What’s really involved in international machinery moves

Any machinery move project can be complex and involves wide-ranging safety considerations, but when there is an international element requiring movement of assets across borders, there are additional layers of complexity that require the expertise of a specialist.

At AIS Eurelo, we specialise in moving machinery, production lines and entire factories across borders, often from one side of Europe to the other, or beyond. It means that we truly understand what’s really involved in international machinery moves and can help our clients plan and implement successful projects, whether they are investing, decommissioning, relocating or implementing an asset rationalisation programme.

Planning your international move is critical

Whether you’re moving a single machine or an entire factory, the machinery move involved cannot be considered in isolation because preparation will be required at each end of the asset’s journey, and the move could have operational and commercial effects on your business.

Bringing in expert international machinery movers as early as possible in the planning process will help you identify any mission critical parameters for your project, and any risk factors. This planning process should include consideration of elements such as:

• Any machinery, building services or production lines that need to continue operating on a business as usual footing during the project.
• Any access, ingress or egress challenges.
• Any mechanical or electrical services diversions.
• Whether the machinery to be moved will need to be dismantled prior to removal.
• Any site or project specific hazards and safety considerations.
• Any exceptional transport requirements, including wide loads and international shipping.

At AIS Eurelo, our experienced project managers visit site to fully understand your operational and commercial requirements so that we can help you identify and address any challenges, preventing the risk of unexpected costs or delays.

Preparing your load for transport is key

At AIS Eurelo, we don’t just carry out the heavy lifting involved in machinery moves; we offer a full turnkey service, which includes preparing your assets for transportation to their new location. Often, this involves collaborating with multiple partners, including machinery suppliers, new owners who have bought your redundant assets, or managers at your other sites.

The machinery move may involve a journey of hundreds or thousands of miles, potentially even involving transport of different assets to different locations. As expert international machinery movers, it’s our job to make sure that this is done safely, efficiently and as cost effectively as possible. We do this by:

• Ensuring that we select the right vehicle or combination of vehicles for the job.
• Planning the logistics so that space on the vehicles is optimised to minimise the number of vehicles required while ensuring all vehicles are loaded safely.
• Packing your assets to protect them during transportation and offloading.
• Co-ordinating the sequence of loading to transport and keeping a detailed record of what’s been loaded to which vehicle.

An international machinery mover can support you with compliance and paperwork

One of the challenges of international machinery moves is ensuring that each load is compliant with local regulations and transport restrictions for each country during transit, as well as the countries of origin and destination. This may mean having paperwork available in various different languages and working with a team that understands the local requirements for each country your assets will pass through.

As expert international machinery movers, this is an integral part of our industrial services at AIS Eurelo. We will map the most efficient route from A to B with you at the planning stage, taking into account the ease and speed of transportation through various countries, as well as the shortest route.

And if you need shipping beyond mainland Europe, we can arrange that for you too, working with shipping providers to ensure your consignment reaches its destination within the required timeframe.

A bespoke approach to international machinery moves

Every international machinery move is different, with its own challenges and opportunities to enhance safety, efficiency and cost management. As experts in international machinery moves, our team can guide you through the right choices for your project and ensure that the whole process runs smoothly.