Complex, technical and heavy lift and shift machinery moves
Complex, technical and heavy machinery lifting requires meticulous planning to ensure all aspects of the machinery move are taken into consideration. This includes strict health and safety regulations and selection of the most appropriate lift and shift equipment to do the job safely and efficiently, with as little disruption as possible.
As a specialist lifting company, we have the expertise you need to select the right lift and shift equipment for your project. Whether you need to move a single piece of heavy machinery or an entire factory, we have the lift and shift equipment and experience to help.
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Hydraulic Gantry Services for Heavy Machinery Lifting in Confined Spaces
Our hydraulic gantry services provide the ideal lift and shift equipment for projects that involve heavy machinery lifting on a restricted footprint, or in a congested location. This lift and shift equipment is ideal for specialist machinery lifting projects because it allows us to work around any access restrictions or operational requirements.
Our Megalift hydraulic gantry systems can provide machinery lifting of up to 1,000 tonnes. This provides lift and shift equipment you can trust us, no matter how heavy your equipment may be. The right hydraulic gantry machinery lifting equipment is selected by our experienced team to suit your specific project requirements.
The lift and shift equipment available as part of our hydraulic gantry services includes a varied fleet of machinery lifting equipment, so we can promise:
- Every model in our Megalift hydraulic gantry lift and shift equipment fleet has hydraulic rams.
- Our JS450 and JS130 Megalift hydraulic gantry models have safety cam lock offs for safe and efficient lift and shift machinery moves.
- Our JS40, JS100, JS400 A&B and JS1000 hydraulic gantry machinery lifting systems have non-return valves to ensure complete stability and safety whilst lifting a load.
- Our Megalift JS1000, JS400 A&B and JS 100 hydraulic gantry equipment lifting systems can be run on either diesel or gas.
- Our Megalift JS450 & JS130 hydraulic gantry lift and shift equipment runs on gas only.
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How our hydraulic gantry services can help you with your lift and shift machinery moves
Using hydraulic gantry lift and shift equipment allows us to lift heavy loads without the use of cranes. This versatile machinery lifting equipment uses the force created by the pressure in the equipment’s cylinder chamber to lift heavy loads on a small footprint.
The variety of lift and shift equipment within our specialist hydraulic gantry services allows safe load raising, lowering, turning, tilting and traversing, regardless of the size, shape or weight of your equipment. Using a hydraulic gantry machinery lifting equipment can often avoid the additional costs of dismantling roofs or steelwork. We can configure the right Megalift hydraulic gantry lift and shift equipment for the job, enabling us to meet practically any heavy equipment lifting challenge, or overcome the restrictions of any industrial environment.
Our hydraulic gantry services can make your lift and shift machinery move safer, less complex, faster and more cost-effective. Contact us to find out how.
Lift and shift equipment for any requirement or commercial environment
At AIS Vanguard, we have the lift and shift equipment and expertise to deliver equipment and asset moving projects across all commercial environments, including offices, venues, and hospitality businesses, as well as industrial settings.
Our lift and shift machinery and asset moving track record includes moving delicate and sensitive items, such as IT servers, furniture, interior décor and works of art, along with machinery lifting projects for industrial equipment. Our turnkey approach encompasses much more than jacking and skating hire services; we offer lift and shift equipment and expertise for specialist machinery lifting, disconnection, packing, installation, commissioning, and even a logistics service and international transportation.
Thanks to our wide range of lift and shift equipment, no requirement is too big, too complex or too small for the AIS Vanguard team. You can trust us to risk assess every lift and shift project with the same high standards of due diligence.
Our lift and shift teams provide the specialist machinery lifting skills to complete your lift and shift project on time, in any location, while ensuring your assets are safely positioned in their new location. Our project managers ensure we always deploy the most suitable lift and shift equipment and their expertise is supported SSSTS-trained foremen, riggers, HGV Class 1 & 2 drivers, crane operators, fully certified slinger signallers, banksmen and appointed persons. As a result, we can tailor each lift and shift machinery move project around your needs.
If you’d like to know more about our lift and shift equipment and hydraulic gantry services, contact us.
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Logistics
Asset Realisation
Asset Rationalisation
Crane Installation
Jacking & Skating
Robot Installation
Scrap Machinery Removal
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Our lift and shift expertise extends beyond heavy industrial plant to delicate and sensitive items, such as IT servers, laboratory equipment, and works of art. Our highly trained teams—including SSSTS-trained foremen and certified slinger signallers—ensure every asset is moved with the same high standards of due diligence and precision, regardless of its size or fragility.
Safety is integrated into every stage through meticulous planning and the deployment of our extensive, wholly owned fleet of specialist equipment. This versatile range includes Versa-Lift extendable-frame forklifts, Valla compact cranes, and hydraulic gantry systems, which feature safety cam lock-offs and non-return valves to ensure total stability. Every project is overseen by a LOLER-qualified ‘Appointed Person’ and supported by comprehensive Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), ensuring that all operations comply with the most stringent international health and safety regulations at all times.