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Factory & Plant Relocation

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A factory relocation takes in the production equipment, utilities, internal infrastructure, logistics, fit-out and reinstallation, all run to the shutdown and restart dates the business needs. Beck & Pollitzer plans and delivers these moves for manufacturers going to a new building, consolidating sites or transferring operations between countries.

Manufacturers such as Novelis, Saint-Gobain and Bosch have used our teams for factory and plant relocations, some of them across borders. One documented relocation involved more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, from ancillary items to CNC machine tools, and over 100,000 project hours.

Where the move includes building works at the new site, Beck & Pollitzer can act as Principal Contractor. Relocation and fit-out then run under one contract as a turnkey project.

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Planning, shutdown, transfer and restart

A factory move runs at both ends at once: the origin site is being emptied while the destination is being made ready. The areas below cover that work. Moves limited to individual machines, cells or production lines are covered by machine and production-line moves.

Relocation planning & phased delivery

Relocation planning & phased delivery

Before shutdown begins, the move is mapped around production priorities, asset groups, site access and readiness at the destination. That plan sets what moves first, what keeps running, what goes into storage and when each area is handed over for reinstallation. Contractor and OEM interfaces, resources and the move schedule are managed through planning and schedule control across both sites.

  • Surveys of both sites
  • Asset registers and move categorisation
  • Phased shutdown and transfer sequence
  • Resource and access requirements
  • Move schedule and milestone tracking
  • Destination-readiness checks
Origin-site shutdown & asset control

Origin-site shutdown & asset control

A factory move can involve production machinery, test equipment, services, steelwork and ancillary infrastructure leaving the site in different phases. Assets are identified, disconnected, documented and prepared for relocation, storage, reuse or disposal, with isolations, lifting and access controls planned through our safety planning for live and partly operational areas. Equipment that is being retired rather than transferred is handled under removal and disposal of retired plant.

  • Mechanical and electrical isolation
  • Asset identification and tagging
  • Sequenced release of areas for removal
  • Asset tracking and movement records
  • Segregation for relocation, storage, reuse or disposal
  • Origin-site handover preparation
Transfer logistics & temporary storage

Transfer logistics & temporary storage

Whole-facility moves travel in planned waves. Machinery, ancillary equipment and materials leave in sequence and arrive as each receiving area becomes ready. Where a receiving area is not ready, warehousing and tracked storage holds equipment and materials until it is.

  • Dispatch waves planned by production area
  • Delivery slots matched to receiving-area readiness
  • Interim storage for equipment not yet needed
  • Movement of materials, tooling and ancillary equipment
  • Heavy and oversized load planning
  • Multi-site and cross-border coordination
Destination fit-out, reinstallation & restart

Destination fit-out, reinstallation & restart

The receiving facility has to be ready before each delivery arrives. Scope can include foundations, floor fixings, primary services, access structures and internal fit-out, with equipment placed and reconnected as each area is released. Rebuilding, connecting and commissioning the machinery itself is handled by our installation, reconnection and handover.

  • Foundation and floor-fixing preparation
  • Primary service and utility installation
  • Mezzanines, platforms and access structures
  • Workshop, office and welfare-area fit-out where in scope
  • Equipment reinstallation and reconnection
  • Testing and handover support
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Wider factory & plant relocation services

The scope depends on how much of the operating facility is transferring and how much work is needed at the receiving site.

    • Factory relocation services
    • Plant relocation services
    • Industrial relocation services
    • Turnkey plant relocations
    • Manufacturing plant relocation
    • Industrial plant relocation services
    • International factory relocation
    • Production facility transfer
    • Site consolidation and plant moves
    • Factory relocation project planning
    • R&D and test facility relocation
    • Building services and utility transfer
    • Internal infrastructure transfer
    • Principal Contractor support
    • Factory relocation project management
    • Phased moves with production running
    • Production restart support
    • Relocation of an operating manufacturing facility

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When should planning for a factory relocation begin?

Planning should start early enough to survey both sites, build the asset register, define shutdown windows and confirm what must be ready at the destination before equipment moves. The move can then be phased around production priorities and the required restart dates.

How can production continue during a factory move?

Where the site and process allow, the move is divided into phases so selected lines or areas keep running while others are released. One approach is to have each line running at the destination before the next one is stopped at the origin.

When does a project become a factory relocation rather than a machine move?

A project becomes a factory relocation when it extends beyond individual assets or lines into several production areas, utilities, infrastructure or wider site functions. A move of an individual machine, cell or production line stays with Machine Relocation.

How is a multi-country factory relocation coordinated?

Origin-site shutdown, transport and destination work are treated as separate stages, each with defined responsibilities and handover points. Teams at the origin and destination handle the on-site stages, with one project structure holding the schedule across both.

What needs to be ready at the new facility before equipment arrives?

Typical requirements include confirmed layouts and control points, access routes, foundations or floor fixings, lifting areas, primary utilities and enough completed building work for each receiving area. The exact criteria depend on the machinery and the installation sequence.

Can building fit-out be included in a factory relocation?

Yes, where it is part of the agreed scope. Fit-out is sequenced against equipment deliveries, so each receiving area is complete before the equipment for it arrives.

What does a full turnkey factory relocation look like in practice?

For a green energy manufacturer in the UK, Beck & Pollitzer moved production machinery, test cells, an R&D facility and combustion chambers into a new purpose-built facility in Leamington Spa. The work included internal workshops, offices and mezzanine floors, with Beck & Pollitzer acting as Principal Contractor while the client stayed operational through the move. Full turnkey factory relocation project.

Relocating a whole facility?

Our team can review the sites, the shutdown window and the destination works, then set out how a phased move would run.

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