AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND | REGIONAL REPORT
Lifting, joined Axel Johnson’s Lifting Solutions arm. One of those five firms was Steven
Flint’s business The Rigging Shed, based in Western Australia. Flint, who is now MD of Certex Lifting,
says joining an international group of companies, which includes international lifting businesses such as Certex, has been advantageous for the Australian set-up, and has a value other competitors within the country might not benefit from: “We’re in the fortunate position where we’re part of the Certex/Lifting Solutions group now and they’ve got very strong bonds with [wind turbine manufacturers] Vestas and Siemens [Gamesa]. So they’re looking to us to partner up here in Australia as well. We’ve also had some good dealings
with Goldwind [another wind turbine manufacturer] as well recently. “Certainly, it’s opened up a lot of doors
for us and given us a lot of exposure to not only international customers, but also international suppliers as well.” The acquisition has been good for
customers too, because it has brought with it a greater product choice and a wider service offering than customers would previously have had access to. “Our portfolio – what we’ve been able
to offer our customers – has increased considerably,” Flint emphasises.
RAISING SAFETY STANDARDS A year and a little more has passed since the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (Leea) formed a Regional
Council for Australia and New Zealand, which Hoist reported on in our September 2021 issue.
R Andy Campbell of Bunzl A POWER STATION UPGRADE IN NEW ZEALAND
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Baker Cranes is the country agent for Abus Crane Systems, which the company says gives it a competitive advantage over its rivals. “There are a number of other companies
around the country and it’s quite competitive – we’re in a good position because we’ve got an agency with Abus, a quality German brand. We design, and manufacture steelwork too… and we do installation, servicing and maintenance on top of that,” says managing director John Kirk. He says the company has been busy
in recent years, carrying out a number of upgrades to power station cranes or complete replacement with new cranes. “Our customers have to weigh up the
cost of replacement versus upgrading,” says Kirk. “Replacement also involves
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