Containerized concrete batch plant

A containerized concrete batch plant, comprising:

• a container configured to contain a concrete batch plant to permit the transportation of the concrete batch plant, wherein the container includes opposed ends and structural support members extending along each edge of the container to a top of the container to support a plurality of panels to enclose the container, and wherein the concrete batch plant comprising one or more storage silos to receive a plurality of concrete elements for transfer to a mixer;
• a knuckle crane disposed in the container, wherein the knuckle crane is configurable between a folded position and a deployed position, wherein the folded position allows the knuckle crane to fit within a four sided sub-compartment of the container, a wherein the knuckle crane is to lift a supersack containing one or more of the plurality of concrete elements, and wherein the sub-compartment is defined between one of the storage silos, a group of the structural support members, the top of the container, and a said opposed end of the container;
• a lifting platform under the knuckle crane, wherein the lifting platform is to lift the knuckle crane above the container to deploy the knuckle crane into a space larger than the sub-compartment to convert the knuckle crane between the folded position and the deployed position and to avoid components inside the container to increase the reach of the knuckle crane along the top of the container;
• a hopper to receive concrete from the mixer;
• and
• a concrete pump to pump the concrete out of the hopper.