AGD brings electric Marchetti to UK: lifting and access notes for site engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
AGD Equipment has introduced the fully electric Marchetti CW23.35 HY compact crawler crane to the UK hire market, offering a 25‑tonne lifting capacity and up to 35m reach with fly‑jib. The machine operates pick‑and‑carry loads up to 17 tonnes, powered by a 210Ah battery and 110kW electric motor, and was first shown at Vertikal Days. With a transport width of 2.5m, it targets constrained urban or industrial sites where emissions limits, access restrictions and tight lifting radii drive crane selection.
Technical Brief
- Fully electric configuration removes on-site exhaust ventilation requirements for enclosed shafts, basements and tunnels.
- Compact crawler format suits crane pads on restricted platforms, temporary decks and piled working platforms.
- Zero tailpipe emissions simplify compliance with urban low‑emission or zero‑emission site specifications.
- Electric drive reduces local noise, easing operation adjacent to occupied buildings or sensitive infrastructure.
- For geotechnical works, pick‑and‑carry capability aids handling of casings, segmental piles and reinforcement cages.
- Similar electric crawler cranes are increasingly being specified on rail possessions and inner‑city foundation projects.
Our Take
Within our 906-item Infrastructure corpus, very few Product/Sustainability pieces feature fully electric cranes in the 25 t class, so AGD Equipment’s UK introduction positions it at the heavier end of the early-adopter curve for battery-powered lifting plant.
The 2.5 m transport width and 17 t pick-and-carry capacity make this Marchetti unit a candidate to replace smaller diesel telecrawlers on constrained sites, potentially allowing fleet owners to consolidate machine types while still meeting low-emission requirements on UK infrastructure projects.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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