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Lifting & Handling Heavy Machinery
Do you need a specialist to lift or move heavy machinery?
For over 100 years Merritts has continually invested in specialist lifting equipment, transport solutions, and experienced personnel to enable us to complete heavy machinery lifting and handling projects that other companies cannot. Our unrivalled experience has allowed us to develop a wide portfolio of moving, lifting, and handling projects of all sizes and complexity.
Every machinery moving project we carry out involves a thorough assessment of what is involved and we provide our clients with detailed method statements, risk assessments and bespoke lifting plans. This approach ensures all aspects of the project meet your approval before the commencement of work, and that the project will be completed safely and on time.
Specialist Lifting & Moving Equipment
Underpinning our history of success and our ability to continually deliver a professional and efficient service to our customers, is our policy of continuous investment in the latest lifting equipment & vehicles. All equipment undergoes regular and stringent maintenance, inspection, and testing procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
The Merritts fleet incorporates an extensive range of modern vehicles; most of which have been custom built to our own specification to fulfil the requirements of the machine transport & installation industry. This ensures we are able to provide customers with lifting solutions for any machinery moving project.
Our vehicle fleet comprises of:
- Semi low loaders
- Standard low loaders
- Flat trailers
- Curtain siders
- Crane trailers
- Fully equipped tackle vans
Our lifting equipment comprises of:
- Electric and gas powered Versa-Lift forklift trucks
- Electric and gas powered forklift trucks including high mast, and container spec options
- JMG pick & carry cranes
- Hydraulic lifting gantries
- Lorry mounted cranes
In addition to our low loader fleet, our team is highly skilled in load rigging and moving. We have in house equipment and expertise to lift, handle and install items of all sizes weighing up to 125Te, enabling us to provide you with lifting and heavy haulage solutions for all of your load moving requirements.
Merritts experienced lift coordinators will provide lift plans for both simple and complex lifts. When combined with Merritts comprehensive insurance, this package forms the basis of our contract lift service.
From the removal and relocation of manufacturing equipment to the storage and delivery of power station equipment, we would be happy to consider any heavy lifting & handling transportation enquiry.
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Why Merritts?
From heavy machinery to modular housing units, Merritts can provide a comprehensive service to ensure your heavy machinery lifting and specialist transport project is managed safely and in accordance with all regulatory requirements.
Occasionally, the size, shape or weight of the industrial equipment to be moved requires specialist knowledge, experience and equipment. We are able to undertake and coordinate all types and sizes of specialist heavy machine lifting and haulage projects. Whether this requires removal due to factory relocation or production line changes, we can arrange everything that is involved with a specialist transport project. Our service includes complex notifications, road closures and European deliveries. Our cost-effective heavy lift service extends to covering all necessary paperwork for both UK and European deliveries.
Examples of Expertise
Merritts lift and handle heavy machinery across all manufacturing sectors. The following are just a few examples of our expertise.
Abnormal Load Installation
“Merritts are the preferred heavy machinery moving partner to many machinery manufacturers who see us as an extension of their brand and trust us that their customers’ investment is being handled by experts who care about the machinery that they are transporting and installing.”