How do Merritts help the food and drink industry?

Merritts works closely with a number of machinery manufacturers, distributors and processing companies. Over the last few months, throughout the COVID-19 lockdown period we have helped many businesses within the industry to install new machinery, remove and relocate existing machinery, as a response to increased consumption from the general public for food and drink related products.

It is our thorough understanding of working in clean environments and the importance of health and safety compliance, that has enabled us to become a trusted name within the industry for moving heavy machinery.

We ensure that all our employees are aware of the stringent requirements that need to be followed regarding protective clothing. They understand low and high care production areas and wear the appropriate PPE depending on the protection specification.

We also realise that fitting in with production schedules and shift patterns may mean working out of hours and/or at the weekends. Therefore, planning strategies are meticulously executed by our project managers to ensure production down time is kept to an absolute minimum.

Our vast fleet of modern vehicles and specialist lifting equipment enables us to carry out heavy machinery moves, no matter the complexities. We have invested heavily in Versa-Lift technology and Enerpac lifting gantries to ensure we can accommodate the most difficult machinery moving projects, even when working in compact spaces.

Our turnkey machinery moving service includes:

• Lifting and loading/offloading
• Transport
• De-crating and de-stuffing
• Installation package including mechanical and electrical services
• Positioning
• Core drilling and bolting down
• Aligning and levelling
• Commissioning assistance for manufacturers
• Storage services
• Packaging services

Examples of the food and drink machinery that we have transported and installed include;

• Conveyor systems
• Filling machines
• Weighing machines
• Food mixing and preparation
• Ovens
• Commercial fridges and cold stores
• Packaging and vacuum machinery
• Washing and spraying equipment

If you are considering a heavy machinery removal, relocation or installation project, need to temporarily store new or redundant heavy machinery, or simply need space to carry out servicing and maintenance, please get in touch.