03/10/2026
🇮🇩🇧🇪 𝗘-𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮: 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆
A special milestone for E-Crane as we officially opened our expanded facilities in Balikpapan, Indonesia.
Following a welcome by Bas Tolhuizen, Director E-Crane Asia, the official ribbon was cut by Ir. Lieven Bauwens, CEO & Founder of E-Crane, H.E. David Jordens, Ambassador of Belgium to Indonesia, and Mr. Lim Chai Hock, COO & Director of Bayan Resources, in the presence of customers, partners and our local team.
The expansion adds new offices and increases our workshop and spare-parts warehousing capacity, further strengthening the local organization supporting E-Crane customers with project management, service and spare parts.
During his welcome, Bas Tolhuizen referred to the traditional Dayak sape (music instrument) and the local saying: “Berbeda dawai, satu harmoni”, meaning: "different strings, one harmony".
It beautifully reflects the story of E-Crane Indonesia: combining our Flemish engineering roots and no-nonsense approach with Indonesian expertise, relationships and teamwork.
As H.E. David Jordens highlighted during his speech, international success requires more than a good product. It requires understanding the market, finding reliable partners, earning trust and establishing a genuine local presence.
A philosophy deeply embedded in E-Crane.
CEO Lieven Bauwens emphasized, E-Crane machines are designed for a very long working life, but the machine alone is never the complete solution. Technical expertise, local knowledge, spare-parts availability and people with a strong can-do attitude are essential throughout that lifetime.
Our customers play an important role in that journey. Their questions and operational challenges continuously drive the development of our products and services.
After 25 years of building relationships in Indonesia, this investment represents another important step in our long-term commitment to the country and to our customers throughout the region.
We are here. We are investing. We are growing. And we are here to stay.
Terima kasih! 🙏🇮🇩