# Heavy Equipment Movers

> Heavy equipment moving across the UK: machinery relocation, plant and industrial kit moved, lifted and positioned by an experienced rigging team with planned lifts and the right equipment.

Heavy Equipment Movers provides heavy equipment moving for manufacturers, engineering firms, workshops, warehouses, print shops and facilities managers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (250 towns and cities). Customers request a free fixed-price quote using the online form on any page.

## Key facts
- Service: Heavy equipment moving
- Coverage: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Typical cost: Moving a single small workshop machine locally with skates and a tail-lift or HIAB vehicle usually costs £400 to £1,200. A HIAB lorry with operator is usually £500 to £1,000 per day. Larger crane lifts and multi-machine relocations are priced individually after a survey and commonly run from £2,000 to well over £10,000.
- How to get a quote: online form, replies usually the same day

## Guides
- [How much does heavy equipment moving cost in the UK? (2026 guide)](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/heavy-equipment-moving-cost-uk/): In 2026, moving a single small workshop machine locally in the UK usually costs £400 to £1,200, using skates and a tail-lift or HIAB vehicle. A HIAB lorry with operator is usually £500 to £1,000 per day, and a contract crane lift often starts around £1,000 to £3,000. Full workshop or factory relocations are priced after a survey and commonly run from £2,000 to well over £10,000.
- [LOLER and lift plans: what businesses need to know before moving machinery](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/loler-and-lift-plans-for-machinery-moves/): Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), every lifting operation in the UK must be planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out safely, using equipment that is suitable and has been thoroughly examined. For crane and HIAB lifts this usually means a written lift plan following BS 7121, alongside a risk assessment and method statement for the whole move.
- [How to prepare for a machinery move: a checklist for businesses](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/how-to-prepare-for-a-machinery-move/): To prepare for a machinery move, gather each machine's weight, dimensions and lifting points, book electricians and engineers to isolate and reconnect services, and drain coolant, oil and hydraulic fluids where required. Clear and check the route and floor at both ends, mark the new positions, and agree a method statement and lift plan with your mover before the day.
- [How to choose a machinery moving company: questions to ask and red flags](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/how-to-choose-a-machinery-moving-company/): Choose a machinery mover who surveys before quoting, provides a written method statement and lift plan, can show current LOLER thorough examination records for their lifting equipment, and can explain the cover they hold for goods in transit and lifting operations. Be wary of firms that quote a firm price without seeing the machine or the route, cannot name who will supervise, or treat a machine move like general haulage.
- [Machine skates, forklift, HIAB or crane: how heavy machinery is moved](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/machine-skates-vs-forklift-vs-crane/): Heavy machinery is usually moved with machine skates and toe jacks along the floor, with forklifts for loading and short moves, with a HIAB lorry loader for loading and moderate lifts near the vehicle, or with a mobile crane for heavy, long-reach or high lifts. The method depends on the machine's weight and lifting points, the route, the floor, headroom and whether the load must be raised over anything.
- [Transporting heavy machinery by road: vehicles, load securing and abnormal loads](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/transporting-heavy-machinery-by-road-uk/): Most machinery travels on a flatbed, HIAB lorry or low-loader and must be secured with chains or rated straps so it cannot shift, following DVSA load securing guidance. A load becomes abnormal when the vehicle and load exceed standard limits, broadly over 44 tonnes gross, about 2.9 metres wide or 18.65 metres long. Abnormal loads need advance notice to police, highway and bridge authorities, usually at least 2 clear working days.
- [Relocating a CNC machine: a step-by-step guide to protecting accuracy](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/cnc-machine-relocation-guide/): To relocate a CNC machine safely, back up programs and parameters, involve the manufacturer or a service engineer early, fit transport brackets or locks, drain coolant, and have the machine isolated by an electrician. Move it level using its approved lifting or jacking points, then relevel it, reconnect services and check geometry and accuracy, often with a ballbar test, before production restarts. Under PUWER, it should be inspected before being put back into use.
- [Planning a factory relocation: timeline, downtime and who does what](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/guides/planning-a-factory-relocation/): A factory relocation should be planned backwards from the date production must be running at the new site. Start with the floor plan and service requirements, survey every machine, decide between a single shutdown and a phased move, build stock to cover downtime, and line up electricians, services contractors and machine suppliers. Small workshops need a few weeks of planning; larger factories often need three to six months.

## Services
- Machinery relocation: Single machines or full production lines moved within a building, between sites or across the country, including lathes, mills, CNC centres, presses, guillotines and injection moulding machines.
- Rigging and positioning: Machines jacked, skated and positioned to within millimetres using machine skates, toe jacks, hydraulic gantries and counterbalance forklifts, including through restricted doorways and into basements.
- Crane and HIAB lifts: Planned lifts with lorry-mounted HIAB cranes or mobile cranes for loading, unloading and lifting kit over walls, onto mezzanines or onto rooftops, with a lift plan prepared before the day.
- Factory and workshop relocations: Whole sites moved in a planned sequence to keep downtime low, with machines labelled, disconnected, moved and placed to the new floor plan.
- Plant, generators and industrial kit: Generators, compressors, transformers, switchgear, HVAC units, safes and heavy printing equipment moved and positioned safely.
- Storage, export packing and disposal: Machines prepared for storage or export with skids, crating and protection, and redundant equipment removed for resale or scrap recycling.

## Areas by region
- [Heavy equipment moving in London](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/london/): Croydon, Bromley, Barnet, Enfield, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond, Twickenham, Wimbledon, Sutton, Romford, Ilford, Bexleyheath, Orpington, Greenwich, Lewisham, Islington, Camden, Hackney, Walthamstow, Wembley, Battersea, Fulham, Chelsea
- [Heavy equipment moving in South East](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/south-east/): Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne, Hastings, Crawley, Worthing, Chichester, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Redhill, Reigate, Camberley, Farnham, Staines, Weybridge, Esher, Maidstone, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Ashford, Dartford, Gravesend, Sevenoaks, Margate, Folkestone, Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Bracknell, Newbury, Wokingham, Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Abingdon, Henley-on-Thames, Witney, Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Amersham, Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Winchester, Andover, Farnborough, Fareham, Eastleigh, Havant
- [Heavy equipment moving in East of England](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/east-of-england/): Cambridge, Peterborough, Ely, Huntingdon, St Neots, Norwich, King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft, Colchester, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Braintree, Luton, Bedford, St Albans, Watford, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, Welwyn Garden City, Bishop's Stortford, Hitchin
- [Heavy equipment moving in South West](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/south-west/): Bristol, Bath, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil, Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Barnstaple, Truro, Falmouth, Newquay, St Austell, Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth, Swindon, Salisbury, Chippenham, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud
- [Heavy equipment moving in West Midlands](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/west-midlands/): Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton upon Trent, Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Telford, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon
- [Heavy equipment moving in East Midlands](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/east-midlands/): Nottingham, Mansfield, Newark, Derby, Chesterfield, Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Lincoln, Grantham, Boston
- [Heavy equipment moving in North West](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/north-west/): Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Wigan, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Altrincham, Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens, Southport, Warrington, Chester, Crewe, Macclesfield, Preston, Blackpool, Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster, Carlisle, Kendal
- [Heavy equipment moving in Yorkshire](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/yorkshire/): Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Keighley, Dewsbury, Harrogate, York, Scarborough, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley, Hull, Beverley
- [Heavy equipment moving in North East](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/north-east/): Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields, Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool
- [Heavy equipment moving in Wales](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/wales/): Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend, Barry, Wrexham, Bangor, Llandudno, Aberystwyth, Carmarthen
- [Heavy equipment moving in Scotland](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/scotland/): Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Stirling, Perth, Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston, Ayr
- [Heavy equipment moving in Northern Ireland](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/areas/northern-ireland/): Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Derry

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## Service pages
- [Machinery relocation](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/services/machinery-relocation/): Machinery relocation is the planned move of industrial machines such as lathes, mills, CNC machining centres, presses and injection moulding machines, either within a building or to a new site. It suits manufacturers and workshops moving premises, reorganising a shop floor or installing new kit. A single small machine moved locally typically costs around £400 to £1,200 in the UK, with larger machines priced after a survey.
- [Rigging and positioning](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/services/rigging-and-positioning/): Rigging and positioning means moving heavy machines into an exact location using machine skates, toe jacks, hydraulic gantries, forklifts and lifting gear, often through tight doorways or into confined spaces. It suits businesses installing, repositioning or removing machinery where cranes cannot reach. Repositioning a machine within the same building typically costs around £300 to £900 in the UK.
- [Crane and HIAB lifts](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/services/crane-and-hiab-lifts/): Crane and HIAB lifts use a lorry-mounted crane or a mobile crane to load, unload or lift heavy equipment over obstacles, onto mezzanines or onto roofs. They suit any machinery move where items cannot be skated or forklifted into place. A HIAB lorry with operator typically costs £500 to £1,000 per day in the UK, and a contract crane lift often starts around £1,000 to £3,000.
- [Factory and workshop relocations](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/services/factory-and-workshop-relocations/): A factory or workshop relocation is the planned move of a whole production site, including machinery, tooling, racking and stock, to a new building. It suits manufacturers and engineering firms that need to move premises with as little lost production as possible. Small workshop relocations typically cost £2,000 to £8,000 in the UK, with factory moves priced after a survey.
- [Plant, generators and industrial kit](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/services/plant-generators-and-industrial-kit/): This service covers moving and positioning heavy building and industrial plant such as generators, compressors, transformers, switchgear, chillers, HVAC units, safes and printing presses. It suits facilities managers, M&E contractors and businesses installing, replacing or relocating plant. Typical UK costs range from around £500 for a simple local move to several thousand pounds where cranes or confined-space rigging are needed.
- [Storage, export packing and disposal](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/services/storage-export-packing-and-disposal/): This service covers preparing machinery for storage or export with skids, crating and corrosion protection, and removing redundant equipment for resale or scrap recycling. It suits businesses between premises, selling machines abroad or clearing old kit. Export crating typically costs from a few hundred pounds per machine, while scrap removal is often low-cost or offset by the metal value.

## Glossary
- [Heavy equipment moving glossary](https://heavy-equipment-movers.pages.dev/glossary/)