RLB CRANE INDEX®
The South Island city now hosts seven long-term cranes, up from five previously.
Q1 2024
Highlights
Dunedin recorded an increase in crane numbers. The South Island city now hosts seven long-term cranes, up from five previously. This brings the city’s Crane Index value to a record high of 700 index points.
One crane was added on the new ACC Building on Dowling Street and one crane was added on Otago Regional Council Offices on MacLaggan Street.
Two long-term cranes were also added to the New Dunedin Hospital’s inpatient building project and the outpatient building project; a180 tonne fly-jib crane was put on site in early March. Practical completion is due for late 2025, with clinical services expected to commence in 2026. The commencement of works on the inpatient building comes after cranes were taken down at the main hospital building.
Cranes were removed from the Hillside Engineering Rebuild and Trinity Catholic College.
Q1 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| DUNEDIN | 2 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | 0 | |
| CIVIC | 2 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | N/A | |
| DATA CENTRES | -1 | |
| EDUCATION | -1 | |
| HEALTH | 2 | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | N/A | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | N/A | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q1 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| DUNEDIN | 5 | 3.5% | 4 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 5.0% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3% |
| CIVIC | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28.6% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| DATA CENTRES | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| EDUCATION | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HEALTH | 2 | 40.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 57.1% |
| 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 | 3.5% | 4 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 5.0% |
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