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Constructability & Logistics Advisory

Tested before it reaches site.

Our Constructability & Logistics Advisory service brings practical industrial installation and relocation experience into project planning, helping clients understand how equipment and materials can be transported, received, moved through a facility and installed within real-world site constraints.

CLA Before It Becomes a Site Problem

Before it becomes a site problem

Early constructability review tests access, lifting, sequencing, logistics and installation requirements before they become problems on site.

The advice is grounded in first-hand experience of industrial equipment installation and relocation, including what happens when equipment arrives on site and has to be unloaded, moved, positioned, installed, connected to building utilities and commissioned.

Six disciplines, one physical journey

CLA Six Disciplines One Physical Journey
Constructability & Installation Feasibility

We carry out constructability reviews from a practical delivery perspective, confirming whether proposed installation activities can be executed within the available site conditions and identifying constraints while there is still time to change the plan.

  • Equipment access, installation routes and building clearances
  • Equipment dimensions, weights and installation sequence
  • Lifting, handling and temporary access requirements
  • Specialist installation equipment and installation space
  • Installation tolerances and removal / replacement requirements
  • Constraints within existing facilities
  • Utility connection points and building tie-in requirements
Equipment Installation Strategy

We develop practical strategies that define what needs to be installed and how it can be physically moved into its final position.

  • Installation methodology and handling strategy
  • Installation sequencing, lifting and positioning strategy
  • Specialist equipment and access requirements
  • Temporary works considerations and installation work packages
  • Equipment protection and installation interfaces
  • Commissioning access requirements
Logistics Advisory

We develop logistics strategies for complex industrial equipment and materials, considering the complete journey from supplier to final installation location and identifying constraints and practical solutions along the way.

  • Equipment delivery strategy and transport planning
  • Delivery sequencing, heavy and abnormal load considerations
  • Route surveys and site access assessments
  • Offloading strategy, laydown planning and temporary storage
  • Internal site movements and handling requirements
  • Logistics risk assessment
Site & Route Assessments

We assess the physical environment through which equipment and materials need to travel, giving clients a clear understanding of whether equipment can reach its intended destination and what enabling measures may be required.

  • Site access surveys and delivery route assessments
  • Internal route surveys, door, opening and clearance assessments
  • Floor loading and turning / manoeuvring requirements
  • Crane and lifting access and laydown areas
  • Obstruction identification and brownfield constraints
  • Live-site restrictions
Equipment Deployment & Installation Planning

For large-scale manufacturing programmes, the challenge is often deploying hundreds or thousands of assets efficiently and consistently. We develop repeatable approaches that move the programme from individual installation activities to coordinated deployment across lines, areas or facilities.

  • Equipment deployment strategies and installation sequencing
  • Standardised installation methodologies and work packages
  • Installation resource requirements and productivity assessments
  • Multi-line and multi-area deployment
  • Replication strategies
  • Installation lessons learned and continuous improvement
Relocation & Reconfiguration Advisory

Our experience in industrial relocation provides additional capability where existing equipment needs to be moved, modified or redeployed.

  • Equipment relocation requirements and existing equipment condition
  • Removal methodology, transport and handling requirements
  • Temporary storage and reinstallation strategy
  • Facility constraints
  • Production and operational restrictions
  • Reconfiguration requirements

Connecting logistics with installation

Logistics and installation are planned as one physical chain. Equipment size and weight influence the transport solution; the delivery route affects access arrangements; installation sequence affects laydown and storage; and area readiness determines when equipment can be delivered.

The complete chain
Transport → Access → Offload → Laydown → Internal Movement → Positioning → Installation → Commissioning

Supporting greenfield and brownfield projects

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Greenfield Projects

Supporting logistics, access and installation strategies as new facilities are developed.
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Brownfield Projects

Assessing existing buildings, restricted access, live operations and physical constraints affecting equipment deployment.
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Large-Scale Equipment Deployment

Developing repeatable approaches for deploying complex equipment across multiple lines, areas or facilities.
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Relocation & Reconfiguration

Planning the removal, movement, modification and reinstallation of existing industrial equipment.
CLA Practical Advice From People Who Install

Practical advice from people who install

Our approach draws on first-hand industrial installation and relocation experience. It allows us to challenge assumptions about access, handling, logistics and installation feasibility against the conditions the delivery team will face on site.

An installation-led strategy for how equipment travels from supplier to its final position, with access, lifting, sequencing and logistics tested against real site conditions before work starts.

From constructability review and installation methodology through logistics, route assessment and deployment planning, we identify physical constraints early and build them into the delivery plan as part of our industrial consulting services.

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Need to know more?

Answers to common questions about our approach, delivery and expertise.
What is a constructability review on an industrial project?

A constructability review tests whether the proposed design and installation approach can be delivered within the actual site conditions. Our constructability review services consider access, lifting, sequencing, temporary works, logistics, work fronts and installation space before those constraints reach site.

When should constructability and installation planning begin?

Pre-construction constructability review is most useful while detailed design and procurement are still developing, before access routes, lifting methods and installation sequences are fixed. Early review gives the project team time to change the methodology, layout or programme while those decisions are still practical to influence.

What does logistics advisory cover for complex industrial equipment?

It covers the equipment journey from supplier to installed position, including transport, site access, delivery sequencing, offloading, laydown, temporary storage, internal movement and the lifting or handling methods needed at each stage.

How do you plan equipment access and lifting in a live or constrained site?

We assess route dimensions, openings, floor loading, turning and manoeuvring requirements, crane access, laydown areas, existing operations and temporary works. The installation sequence is then planned around the work fronts and access that will actually be available. See how this worked in practice on a new pickle line inside an operating steelworks.

How does Constructability & Logistics Advisory differ from Design & Technical Solutions?

Design & Technical Solutions checks the design and documentation interface between building systems and process equipment. Constructability & Logistics Advisory focuses on the physical execution: how equipment reaches the workface, how it is lifted and positioned, and how logistics and installation sequencing work on site.

Can you support equipment relocation and reconfiguration planning?

Yes. The scope can include removal methodology, handling and transport, temporary storage, reinstallation strategy, facility constraints and production restrictions for equipment being moved or redeployed.

From insight to execution.
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