Heavy Equipment and Machinery Movers for the Aerospace Industry
At AIS Vanguard, we work across the defence industry supply chain to provide defence handling equipment services for manufacturers, service providers and defence organisations. Our track record in providing defence lifting equipment services means that our defence sector customers can trust us to commit to the strictest standards of confidentiality while providing safe, efficient, and cost-effective defence lifting equipment services.
Many of the assets that need to be moved for defence industry organisations are both heavy and hazardous, requiring defence machinery relocation services that adhere to rigorous safety protocols, delivered with complete discretion and professionalism.
At AIS Vanguard, we have the track record in defence handling equipment services that you can rely on to protect both the asset and all personnel, including your teams and our own.
We are experts in technical, complex and heavy lifting, which makes us an ideal partner for defence machinery relocation services. It means we have the knowledge, lifting equipment and safety-first approach for defence machinery relocation services that combine heavy lifting expertise and specialist equipment with a focus on preventing any potential damage to the asset during the defence lifting equipment services operation. It also means that we know the importance of meeting mission critical deadlines for your defence machinery relocation services project.
Our defence machinery relocation services include:
- A dedicated project manager with experience of defence lifting equipment services and the specific safety and operational challenges of defence sector environments.
- Detailed RAMS for your defence machinery relocation project, including any specific safety criteria for the asset or your operational environment, and consideration of any confidentiality requirements.
- Selection of the most appropriate kit to deliver defence lifting equipment services for your defence machinery relocation project, drawing on our wholly-owned fleet across our UK and European branch network.
- Deployment of trained and certified personnel with experience of defence lifting equipment services.
- Mechanical and electrical engineering
- Disconnections, isolations, service diversions and decommissioning support.
- Dismantling of equipment for defence machinery relocation services.
- Equipment and machinery installation.
- A full logistics service for defence machinery relocation services, including loading to transport, transportation with wide/heavy load support vehicle and permits where required, offloading and shipping arrangements.
- Contract lifts.
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What does a typical defence lifting equipment services project look like?
Our defence lifting equipment services cover every aspect of the defence industry supply chain, so there is no such thing as a typical project. We approach every defence handling equipment services project with a focus on your bespoke requirements, including the specific safety, operational and commercial parameters of your defence machinery relocation requirements and the lifting equipment and skills required.
Defence lifting equipment services case study:
AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment), Berkshire
AWE supports the UK’s defence industry and has some of the most advanced nuclear research and production facilities in the world. AIS Vanguard has been an approved AWE supplier since 2012, providing defence handling equipment services with security clearance sponsored by AWE.
The scope of this defence machinery relocation project included equipment transfers, subject to a specific NDA. The defence lifting equipment services AIS Vanguard provided involved transfer of the equipment between locations at AWE Aldermaston and from AWE Burghfield.
The AIS Vanguard team was responsible for all risk assessment, safety planning and method statement requirements for the defence machinery relocation services project, providing turnkey delivery, including lifting, mechanical and electrical engineering services and a responsive logistics service.
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What can you expect from our defence handling equipment services?
We understand that operators in the defence sector have to meet mission critical deadlines while adhering to strict safety, security and confidentiality criteria. That’s why we deliver our defence handling equipment services within a rigorous due diligence framework.
We regularly deliver defence handling equipment services projects under NDA agreements and all our personnel and vetted supply chain partners understand the important of confidentiality and safety.
We are used to delivering defence machinery relocation projects in secure environments, across the UK and beyond, with an international branch network and experienced team to provide all the defence lifting equipment services you need in any location, safely and securely.
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Frequently Asked Questions
For global relocations, we provide a comprehensive turnkey service delivered through AIS Eurelo, ensuring a seamless transition across international borders. This process begins with early-stage planning and asset cataloguing—including match-marking and detailed photographic documentation during dismantling—and extends through to final commissioning at the new destination. By leveraging our shared group resources and expert knowledge of cross-border logistics, we manage the entire shipping process, including the production of container packing lists, export commercial invoices, and the handling of all customs requirements to ensure a hassle-free journey by road or sea.
We specialise in technical, complex, and heavy lifting for hazardous assets that require rigorous safety protocols. Every defence project is overseen by a dedicated project manager and supported by detailed RAMS that account for specific safety criteria and confidentiality. We often work under Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) to protect sensitive information while ensuring the safe and secure relocation of equipment.
We provide a full turnkey solution, including mechanical and electrical engineering, decommissioning, and dismantling. Our services also encompass a complete logistics package with specialist lifting equipment from our wholly-owned fleet, secure loading, and transportation—including support vehicles and permits for wide or heavy loads where required.