IN FOCUS / BRISBANE BUILDERS AND ZOOMLION
BUILDING BRISBANE WITH ZOOMLION Brisbane Builders use the Zoomlion 16t Hammerhead for precast panel jobs, because it has a 16t lifting capacity and 70m of jib.
Brisbane Builders has been working with Zoomlion tower cranes and Zoomlion hoists for many years. Owner and director Jason Habchi talks about the Zoomlion product and the importance he places on the relationship with distributor Nationwide Machinery Group. HABCHI STARTED BRISBANE BUILDERS IN 2007 and the business now specialises in the construction of multi-residential and commercial construction, with projects valued up to $40 to $45 million. At any given time, Brisbane Builders will be running two jobs and operating two crews including foremen, leading hands, and two crane crews. Initially Habchi was renting tower cranes for his projects but, as the business grew, he could see it made economic sense if he owned his own cranes. “As the business and the size of projects grew, I could see the benefits of owning our own cranes,” he said. “We had a project which suited a self-erecting crane and I bought it. I figured we were going to consistently be requiring cranes for our sites and I worked out that, by the time you hire the crane and hire the operator, it made better sense to me to buy one. “My guys are carpenters by trade, and many have been with me for over 10 years. They are now trained as dogmen and crane operators, meaning they can multi-task on our projects. From my foremen to our labourers, everyone has a crane ticket,” he said. The construction process is streamlined, more productive, and efficient as a result of owning and operating his own cranes, says Habchi.
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May/June 2022 CAL / 31
