RLB CRANE INDEX®

200
-50 (20%)

Hamilton has seen a net decrease of one crane, with four long-term cranes across the city.

Q3 2023

RLB CRANE INDEX®

HAMILTON

Q3 2023

Highlights

Hamilton has seen a net decrease of one crane, with four long-term cranes across the city. The index is currently at 200 index points, down from the 250 points recorded in the last publication.

The only long-term crane movement for the city was the removal of one crane at the MAESRK data centre site in Aka Matua Lane.

Cranes remain at

  • Waikato Regional Theatre (Civic)
  • Union Square, 32 Hood Street (Commercial)
  • Awatere Retirement Village, Stage 2, Victoria Street (Aged Care)

Building consents for the Waikato region grew 1.1% for the twelve months to June 2023. Residential consents fell by 9.4% to $2.2b. Non-Residential consents grew by 32.7% for the twelve months, with significant increases in the industrial and education sectors. The industrial sector grew by 67% to record $527m for the year, and the education sector grew 57% to record consents of $117m.

Q3 2023

Summary

Region Change
HAMILTON -1
Sector Change
AGED CARE 0
CIVIC 0
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL 0
DATA CENTRES -1
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE N/A
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL N/A
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q3 2023

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2023 % NET Q3 2023 %
HAMILTON 5 3.2% 0 -1 -1 4 2.8%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2023 % NET Q3 2023 %
AGED CARE 1 20.0% 0 0 0 1 25.0%
CIVIC 2 40.0% 0 0 0 2 50.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 1 20.0% 0 0 0 1 25.0%
DATA CENTRES 1 20.0% 0 -1 -1 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 5 3.2% 0 -1 -1 4 2.8%