Hawkes Bay Crane & Platform Hire

What Hawkes Bay Crane & Platform Hire does

Hawke's Bay Crane & Platform Hire is a privately held, family-owned equipment hire business headquartered at 5 Rangitane Road, Whakatu, Hastings, New Zealand. It provides rental of cranes (10 to 220 tonnes, including the largest mobile crane in Hawke's Bay), hiab crane trucks (cab- and rear-mounted, including the 15-tonne-capacity 'Bumblebee' unit), transporters, elevated work platforms (slab scissor, rough-terrain scissor and Z-boom lifts), forklifts (2.5 to 9 tonnes) and bulk water deliveries (1,000L to 15,000L), all available 24/7 across the Hawke's Bay region with mobilization capability across the lower, central and upper North Island. All operators hold the New Zealand Certificate in Crane Operations, equipment is maintained by an in-house technician team, and customers are bundled with rigging gear, slings, man cages and spreader bars as required.

The business makes money on a transactional hire-fee basis: customers request quotes via a website form (with 24-hour response), phone, or segmented email inboxes for EWP/Water/Forklifts versus Cranes/Hiabs/Transporters, and hire the appropriate machine with or without an operator. Pricing is fully quote-based and not publicly disclosed, supported by a price-beat guarantee and a free site pre-inspection service that is intended to lock in project relationships. The customer base is dominated by construction, with secondary demand from maintenance and manufacturing, road and rail infrastructure, and heavy engineering, prequalified via SiteWise Green and Impac PREQUAL credentials and association memberships with the Crane Association of New Zealand and the Elevated Work Platform Association of New Zealand.

In December 2023 the company approximately doubled its fleet by acquiring cranes and hiabs from a ceased-trading local competitor, taking crane count from 10 to 20 units and adding capacity up to 220 tonnes, materially expanding its ability to bid for larger and more complex projects across the wider North Island. The company remains family-led, with Aaron as Managing Director and Kirsty and Paula handling bookings across the two equipment groupings, with no institutional investment, parent entity or external capital identified in the source material.

Name

Hawkes Bay Crane & Platform Hire

Legal name

Hawke's Bay Crane & Platform Hire

Website

https://hbcraneandplatform.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hawke's Bay Crane & Platform Hire is a family-owned equipment hire firm in Hastings, New Zealand, renting cranes (10 to 220 tonnes), hiabs, transporters, EWPs, forklifts and water tankers with certified operators to construction, maintenance, infrastructure and engineering customers across the Hawke's Bay region and wider North Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Equipment Rental

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing (IMAHAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cranes, Hoists & Overhead Material Handling (Industrial) (IMAHABAE)

Keywords

• Crane hire services
• Elevated work platforms
• Heavy equipment rental
• Forklift hire
• Hiab transport services

Headquarters

HQ city

Whakatu, Hastings

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Equipment Hire - Cranes: Short and long-term crane hire ranging from 10 tonne city cranes to 220 tonne mobile cranes. Cranes come with licensed operators, appropriate rigging gear, specialist slings, ropes, man cages and spreader bars as needed.
2. Equipment Hire - Hiabs: Hiab crane truck hire with cab-mounted and rear-mounted options. Can transport loads up to 20m in length and up to 12 tonnes. Largest unit 'Bumblebee' can lift from 100kg to 15 tonnes.
3. Equipment Hire - Transporters: Transportation services for products and items up to 17m in length. Pilot vehicles provided if required. Deck capacities from 5 to 24 tonnes.
4. Equipment Hire - EWPs: Elevated Work Platform hire including slab scissor lifts for flat ground, rough terrain scissor lifts, and Z-booms for reaching over obstacles. Harnesses and lanyards available.
5. Equipment Hire - Forklifts: Forklift hire available short or long-term, with or without operator. Fork extensions also available. Load capacities from 2.5 to 9 tonnes.
6. Bulk Water Deliveries: Water delivery services from 1000 litres in IBC tank up to 15,000 litre truckload for pools, tanks, festivals, and work sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hawke's Bay Crane & Platform Hire provides short and long-term equipment hire services including cranes (10 to 220 tonne), hiabs, transporters, elevated work platforms (EWPs), forklifts, and bulk water deliveries. All equipment is available with or without qualified operators and includes supporting rigging gear, slings, man cages, and spreader bars. Services are available 24/7 across the Hawke's Bay region and the wider North Island of New Zealand.

Product overview

Hawke's Bay Crane & Platform Hire is an equipment hire company offering a unified fleet of heavy lifting and access equipment available 24/7. The core offering consists of six integrated service categories: Crane Hire (from 10T to 220T capacity, including the largest mobile crane in Hawke's Bay), Hiab Hire (truck-mounted cranes for load transport up to 12 tonnes), Transporter Services (small to large deck transporters), Elevated Work Platform (EWP) Hire (scissor lifts, rough terrain, and boom lifts), Forklift Hire, and Bulk Water Deliveries. All services include access to operators and supporting safety equipment with current certifications. The company operates from a single Whakatu, Hastings location and primarily serves the greater Hawke's Bay region with capacity to mobilize across the lower, central, or upper North Island.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crane Hire Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Co-operative Hire: Independent equipment rental co-operative serving the lower North Island with cranes, forklifts and access equipment. Comparable regional equipment hire model focused on construction and industrial customers, though with a smaller crane fleet.

Direct peers

• Sherriff Crane Hire: New Zealand crane hire specialist operating mobile cranes across the North Island. Directly comparable core service (mobile crane hire with operators) and overlapping customer base in construction and infrastructure.
• Kennards Hire: Trans-Tasman equipment rental chain with branches across New Zealand, hiring out access equipment, lifting gear and forklifts. Comparable in customer segments (construction, maintenance) and product categories, with broader branch network.
• Hirepool: New Zealand's largest general equipment rental company, offering cranes, EWPs, forklifts and materials handling equipment nationwide. Directly comparable as a multi-line equipment hire business, though operating at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• CablePrice: New Zealand dealer and renter of heavy construction and materials handling equipment (Hitachi, Volvo, Manitou). Comparable in equipment types and customer base, but primarily a sales/distribution incumbent with a smaller rental arm.
• Coates Hire: Australia and New Zealand's largest equipment rental operator, providing cranes, EWPs, forklifts and industrial solutions. Overlaps on crane and access equipment hire but operates at enterprise scale with a national branch network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hbcraneandplatform
• Instagraminstagram.com/hbcraneandplatform
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hawkes-bay-crane-&-platform-hire

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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