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Machinery relocation services

Machinery relocation services

Headland provides turnkey machinery relocation services across Australia and New Zealand. From a single machine to a complete production line, with a dedicated team at every stage.

Your machines. Our move.

Headland provides turnkey machinery relocation services across Australia and New Zealand, coordinating planning, decommissioning, logistics experience, installation and return to production. From a single machine to a complete production line, we support Headland-supplied equipment and machinery from other manufacturers.

You tell us where it is and where it needs to go. We take care of the rest.

Plan your machinery relocation

Why choose our machinery relocation services?

  • One accountable team: Headland brings project management, engineering, specialist logistics and site coordination together through one coordinated relocation project.
  • Minimised disruption: Every move is planned around your production requirements, project schedule and destination readiness to help reduce downtime.
  • Turnkey relocation: From site evaluation and decommissioning through to lifting, transport, reinstallation and recommissioning, we coordinate each stage of the move.
  • Care for valuable assets: Machinery is handled with the planning, technical expertise and specialist resources required to protect your equipment throughout the relocation.
  • Tailored to your operation: Each project is scoped around the machinery, site conditions, technical requirements and operational priorities.

Machinery relocation is more than moving equipment

Your machinery is a valuable production asset. A successful relocation requires careful planning, technical understanding, specialist handling and coordination across every stage.Headland manages the relocation as a complete project – from initial assessment through to installation and return to productive operation.

What we can coordinate

  • Site assessment and planning
  • Decommissioning and preparation
  • Specialist lifting and rigging
  • Transport and logistics
  • Destination – site readiness
  • Reinstallation and positioning
  • Testing and recommissioning
  • Operator and technical support

Reinstallation and technical support are delivered by Headland or coordinated with the appropriate OEM or specialist where required.

Managed by Headland's Project Management Office

One accountable team. Every stage coordinated.

  • 375 machines relocated
  • 2,189 machines installed
  • 52 service engineers

Machinery relocation can involve engineers, riggers, transport providers, contractors, OEMs and multiple site stakeholders.

Headland’s Project Management Office brings those requirements together through one coordinated project team.

Depending on the move, this can include:

Project management | Engineering | Specialist logistics | Rigging | Site coordination | Installation | Recommissioning

Your machinery. Whatever the make.

The equipment does not need to have been supplied by Headland.

We can assess relocation projects involving machinery from other manufacturers and coordinate the appropriate technical, logistics and OEM requirements where required.

Machinery may include

  • CNC machines and machining centres
  • Laser cutting equipment
  • Press brakes and punching machines
  • Plastics and injection moulding machinery
  • Waterjet systems
  • Automated production cells
  • Vertical storage systems
  • Printing and packaging equipment
  • Complete production lines

All projects are subject to technical and site assessment.

One simple process
 
01 Assess

Machinery, existing site, destination and production requirements.

02 Plan

Project scope, scheduling, logistics, lifting and site readiness.

03 Prepare

Decommission, disconnect and prepare machinery for relocation.

04 Move

Coordinate specialist lifting, rigging and transport.

05 Install

Position, reassemble and reconnect equipment at the destination.

06 Recommission

Testing and technical support by Headland or the appropriate specialist.

07 Support

Training, service and ongoing technical support where required.

The experts behind every move

Grant MacCreadie

Grant MacCreadie

Project Management Office Lead

1300 138 285

grantm@headland.com.au

Frequently asked questions

Planning a machinery relocation

It often raises questions around timing, logistics, technical requirements and responsibilities. Here are answers to some of the most common questions we receive about machinery relocation across Australia and New Zealand.

Yes. We can assess machinery from other manufacturers and coordinate the appropriate relocation and specialist requirements.

Yes. Headland supports machinery projects across Australia and New Zealand, subject to project requirements.

Yes. These requirements can be coordinated as part of the overall relocation project.

Yes, where within Headland’s technical capability. Where OEM-specific support is required, we can coordinate with the appropriate OEM or specialist.

Cost depends on machinery size and weight, access, origin and destination, lifting requirements, transport, installation, OEM involvement and timing. Headland assesses these requirements before preparing the project scope.

Yes. Projects can range from one machine through to multiple-machine, production-line and factory relocation requirements.

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Planning a machinery relocation?

Whether you’re moving one machine, purchasing pre-owned equipment, relocating a production line or planning a wider facility move, involve Headland early.

Tell us:

What are you moving?
Where is it now?
Where does it need to go?
When does it need to move?

Your machines. Our move.

  1. Site evaluation We assess the machinery, current site and destination to understand access, space, services, lifting requirements and installation considerations.

  2. Detailed planning Headland’s project team coordinates the relocation around your production schedule, technical requirements, logistics and site readiness to minimise disruption.

  3. Decommissioning and preparation Machinery is safely isolated, documented, disconnected and prepared for relocation in line with the agreed project scope.

  4. Specialist lifting and transport We coordinate the appropriate rigging, lifting and transport requirements to move your equipment safely and efficiently.

  5. Reinstallation and recommissioning At the destination, machinery is positioned, reinstalled and tested, with OEM or specialist support coordinated where required.

  6. Handover and ongoing support Where applicable, Headland can provide operator handover, training and ongoing technical support to help return the equipment to productive operation.

Why choose Headland as your high tech manufacturing partner

  • With our portfolio of 28 world-class machinery brands covering sheet metal, heavy metal fabrication, CNC, additive manufacturing, automated storage and plastic machinery, whatever your manufacturing challenge we will find a solution.
  • In addition to supplying you industry-leading manufacturing equipment, we provide machine servicing, software support and smart manufacturing consulting for all our brands.