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Machine movement in Hartlepool and across County Durham
We provide machine movement in Hartlepool for fabrication yards, pipe and engineering works, process plants, energy sites and the manufacturers on the town’s industrial estates. We move single machines and complete production lines. That includes installing new equipment, relocating plant between sites, re-laying a works floor for a new line and taking out old machinery for resale or scrap. Loading, transport and storage can all come from us too.
We work across Hartlepool, the Headland, Seaton Carew, Graythorp, Greatham, Hart and Elwick, and out to Billingham, Wynyard, Peterlee and Stockton-on-Tees. Most enquiries get a price the same working day from a desktop survey.
What a machine move involves
Every move runs through disconnection and making safe, rigging and extraction, transport, then positioning and levelling on new mounts. Heavy fabrication plant may need a crane and a low loader, while a machine tool going to the next bay can be skated there without leaving the building. We choose the kit from the weight of the machine and the way it has to come out.
What we move in Hartlepool
| Equipment | Where it usually is | How it moves |
|---|---|---|
| Pipe mill and fabrication plant | Heavy engineering works south of the town | Split at the joints, jacked onto skates and gantried onto a trailer |
| Machine tools and assembly lines | Oakesway, Sovereign Park and Wynyard | Walked on skates to the loading door, or to a new bay on the same floor |
| Pumps, compressors and process skids | Chemical and process plants on the north bank of the Tees and at Seal Sands | Lifted out by crane and carried away on a low loader |
| Welding, cutting and handling equipment | Offshore fabrication and decommissioning yards | Crane and trailer, with mats laid over soft yard surfaces |
| Transformers and switchgear | Coastal energy sites and local substations | Delivered to the hardstanding, then jacked and slid onto the plinth |
| Chillers and plant room equipment | Hospitals, colleges and commercial roofs | Craned to roof level, or hauled through the plant room on skates |
Tell us the weight, the size and both addresses and we will set out what the move needs. Our machine movement service page covers the process step by step.
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Where we work in and around Hartlepool
Our machine movement work in Hartlepool spreads across these sectors.
The port and the offshore yards
The docks and the deep-water yards south of the town build offshore structures and take old ones apart. We bring handling and fabrication equipment in as contracts start and clear the yard when they finish. See our maritime sector page.
Heavy engineering and process plant
Steel pipe and fabrication works, and the chemical plants on the north bank of the Tees, run long, heavy machinery. New mill equipment goes in and pumps and skids are swapped during a shutdown. When a unit closes, we strip the plant out and take it away. See our chemicals and plastics and metals pages.
Energy and renewables
Coastal power generation and the factories making subsea cable and offshore components need switchgear and heavy production machinery moved. Outage dates are booked well ahead and we work to them. See our power and renewables page.
Oakesway, Sovereign Park, Wynyard and Billingham
Most day-to-day moves happen on these estates: a new CNC installed, a line shifted to make room, a firm moving to a bigger unit or old presses sold on. See our industrial sector page.
Hospitals, colleges and schools
Plant room equipment and laboratory kit are moved while the buildings stay in use, or during the school holidays. Routes and timings are agreed with the estates team first. See our healthcare and pharma and education pages.
Utilities, rail and waste
Recycling sites replace balers and conveyors as their contracts change. Utility and rail equipment is moved inside a booked outage or possession, so the date is set from the start. See our waste and recycling and rail pages.
Access and planning for a machine move in Hartlepool
Points we check on most Hartlepool jobs:
- Getting loads in and out. The A19 runs a few miles west of the town, with the A689 and A179 bringing loads in. The A178 follows the coast down to Seaton Carew and Graythorp. Bridge heights and weight limits are checked before we quote.
- Port and yard rules. Inside the port and the yards, every vehicle and operative needs an induction and a permit, and load-outs are timed around vessel and cargo movements.
- Floors and ground. Much of the land by the docks is reclaimed, and older works floors can be thin. We confirm what the ground or slab will carry before fixing a skate route or crane position.
- Working windows. On process and energy sites the move has to fit a shutdown with a set restart. Rigging and clearing away are counted into that time.
- Road closures. If a load-out needs part of a road or pavement, we arrange the traffic management and road closure with Hartlepool Borough Council.
Moving large or heavy machinery by road
A vehicle and load over 44,000kg gross, 2.9m wide or 18.65m long is an abnormal load. Up to 80,000kg the highway and bridge authorities need two clear working days’ notice through ESDAL, rising to five above that, when the police need notice too. Loads over 2.9m wide or 18.65m long also need two clear working days’ notice to the police. Above 150,000kg or 6.1m wide a Special Order is needed, applied for about ten weeks ahead. We handle the notifications ourselves or with your haulier. From Hartlepool, heavy loads take the A689 or A179 out to the A19, then head north or south or cross to the A1(M).
Postcodes and areas we cover
We cover Hartlepool’s TS postcodes and the areas around them:
- Hartlepool: town centre, the Headland, West Park, Rift House, Owton Manor, Oakesway and the docks and marina
- Coast and south: Seaton Carew, Graythorp, Seal Sands, Greatham and Billingham
- North and west: Hart, Elwick, Wynyard, Sedgefield, Castle Eden, Blackhall and Peterlee
- Wider area: Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Seaham and Durham
We also move machinery right across the UK.
Why Hartlepool firms choose Synergy Lifting for machine movement
- Based in Darlington. We are a short run up the A19, so Hartlepool is local work and a breakdown can be attended the same day.
- Used to shutdown work. On process and energy sites we set the extraction and installation around your restart date, and night and weekend working is normal.
- One firm from start to finish. Our own people run the crane, skates, jacks, gantries and transport, giving you one point of contact for the whole move.
- Qualified and accredited. CPCS and NPORS operators, lifts planned to BS 7121, equipment inspected under LOLER and PUWER, SSIP approved, Constructionline Gold Member, certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and members of the Construction Plant-hire Association.
More than machine movement
Machine moves in Hartlepool often come with other work, so we also offer:
How a machine move works
- Send us the weight and dimensions, where the machine is now, where it is going and your dates. Photos help.
- We price it, usually the same working day from a desktop survey. Complex moves may need a site visit first.
- We prepare the method statement, risk assessment and lift plan.
- On the day we rig, extract, transport and position the machine.
- It is set down and levelled, ready for your engineers to reconnect and commission.
Common questions
Can you move equipment inside the port or one of the deep-water yards?
Yes. We sort out the inductions and vehicle passes before the day and time the load-out around vessel and cargo movements. Tell us the yard or berth and the site’s requirements when you first get in touch.
Can you move our whole works from one Hartlepool estate to another?
Yes. We plan the order the machines come out and go back in, so your key machines run first at the new unit. If the building is not ready, we can store machines in between.
Who disconnects and reconnects the machine?
Mechanical disconnection and making safe is usually ours, and we position the machine precisely enough for commissioning. Electrical and control reconnection is coordinated with your own engineers or the machine manufacturer, and who covers what is agreed at survey stage.
Can you move a machine that has broken down?
Yes. Breakdown work goes to the front of the queue because production has usually stopped, and from Darlington we can attend in Hartlepool the same day. Call us with the machine details and we will confirm an arrival time on the call.
Get a quote for machine movement in Hartlepool
- Phone: 01642 843 216
- Email: hartlepool@synergy-lifting.co.uk
Send us the machine’s weight and size, where it is and where it is going. Photos of the way out help.
We also provide machine movement in Middlesbrough, Teesside, Durham and Sunderland. See all the machine movement locations.