In the construction industry, speed and efficiency are of the utmost importance and it takes a large amount of hard work to get it right. The requirements of a machinery mover are many and involve shipping, moving, and auditing of machinery; and packing among other things.

Specific duties of machinery movers

Uninstalling machines and equipment in order for it to be shipped to a new location

This is a complicated process with no room for error. This stage not only covers the removal of the equipment from a site but also the careful study of audit notes so as to make sure that every piece of equipment is accounted for. It is important that all cables and fixings are carefully recorded so that they can be successfully installed at the new location. The removal of equipment includes the following;

The removal of overhead cranes.
The removal of all machines.
Organisation of cables etc.
The movement of safes and fire-proof cabinets.
Factors that have to be taken into consideration include;

Complete control of cost which means a tight grasp of the expected budget.
A full understanding of health and safety.
Communication between machinery mover and client.
Installing machines and equipment at new location

Once the machines and equipment have been moved to the new site they have to be installed correctly. The engineers are responsible for unloading the machines on arrival at the desired location. Special care is taken to ensure that the machines are unloaded in a secure storage area so that they are ready to be installed. The following is a list of the areas where machine movers are needed; Industrial relocation factor and moving company 

Factory removal and relocation.

Bulky factory machinery can be moved with relative ease by professional engineers. The machines are placed on the factory floor with extreme precision thanks to the initial planning stage. The audit notes are referred to so that the machines are placed correctly on the factory floor. With input from the client the machines are placed in the desired place. The interconnections are then reconnected. As a general rule machine movers will refer to the removal documentation to help the engineers with this stage of the process.

Commercial and retail industry

This area of the machine mover business can help the following commercial and retail sectors;

Airports
Hospitals
Shopping centres
Ports
The commercial and retail sector focuses on the installation of clean rooms, walkways, escalators and laboratories.