RLB CRANE INDEX®
Hamilton remained stable for this edition of the RLB Crane Index®
Q3 2024
Highlights
The city now has two long-term cranes in its skies.
A crane was added on the Project Kaakano site on Te Ipukura Street.
One crane was removed from the Waikato Regional Theatre on Victoria Street.
Work put in place in the Waikato region during for the first half of 2024 fell by 12.3%. Residential work was down by 6.2% and non-residential was down by 22.5%.
Consents fell sharply for the first half of 2024 by 26.7%. This was driven by both the residential and non-residential sectors, which fell by 24.2% and 31.6% respectively.
Q3 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON | 0 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | N/A | |
| CIVIC | -1 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | 1 | |
| DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | N/A | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | N/A | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | N/A | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q3 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | % | NET | Q3 2024 | % | |||
| HAMILTON | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1.6% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | % | NET | Q3 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| DATA CENTRES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HEALTH | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1.6% |
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