Hong Kong’s Gammon Construction is the first in Hong Kong to use a battery-powered crane. At a handover ceremony in January 2023, the company officially took possession of the crane produced by Liebherr Group in Austria.
Delivered from Austria and with a maximum lifting capacity of 160 metric tonnes, the new crawler crane will be deployed on Gammon’s Terminal 2 Expansion project at Hong Kong International Airport. The crane with an alternative drive system enables a healthier working environment for everyone working on site, and a net carbon saving of nearly 76 metric tonnes CO2e every year. It can also be used in both plugged and unplugged modes which provides flexibility in its site deployment. In addition, it comes with a 95% recyclable battery with a short charging time of 4.5 hours.
Gammon Chief Executive Kevin O’Brien said, “Introduction of the first electric crawler crane to Hong Kong demonstrates Gammon’s commitment towards net zero. We look forward to having quieter, cleaner and lower carbon construction sites in the future.”
Liebherr (HGK) Limited was established in 1994 in Hong Kong with the aim to expand sales activities in the product areas of crawler cranes, both duty cycle and lift version, as well as piling and drilling rigs to South-East Asia. In the year 2000 a new sales and service company with a total area of 23,000m² was founded. It fulfills the latest market requirements and offers complete customer service thanks to an incorporated repair and maintenance workshop, a customer service and spare parts centre as well as a training centre. In this facility, about 100 experienced workers provide superior service to customers.
Also, other Austrian construction tech providers are actively reaching out to Hong Kong partners to apply their proven technologies in Hong Kong. Four Austrian companies exhibited at the “Construction Innovation Expo” in Dec. 2022. At the “Austrian Tech Days 2022” in Hong Kong, 11 Austrian companies introduced in a webinar together with the Construction Industry Council and the HK Green Building Council their solutions and are still interested in individual meetings, see also the Austrian Tech Days Recap for profiles and links.
