Nova Machine Movement
Decommission, move and re-install production machinery.
What Nova Machine Movement covers
Nova Machine Movement decommissions, relocates and re-installs production machinery across the UK and Europe. From a single CNC to an entire press shop, we plan the move, disconnect services, rig the load, transport it and bring it back online.
Machine moves are about more than lifting weight — they're about protecting fragile spindles, alignments and electronics through a controlled sequence of disconnect, rig, transport and re-set. We treat every machine as a one-off, with a method statement built around its OEM rigging points and centre of gravity.
On the new site we level and align the machine to manufacturer tolerances — often using laser alignment — before re-terminating services and supporting commissioning.
Capabilities
- Mechanical and electrical disconnection
- Rigging and crating
- Heavy haulage coordination
- Re-installation and levelling
- Laser alignment
- Commissioning support
Our process
- 01
Survey & plan
Capture machine data, OEM rigging points, route and services.
- 02
Decommission
Safe isolation, drain-down and mechanical disconnection.
- 03
Rig, transport, re-rig
Loaded, transported and re-rigged into final position.
- 04
Level, align, sign off
Laser-levelled, services re-terminated, handed to commissioning.
What you receive
- • Pre-move survey and rigging plan
- • Disconnection certificates and isolations
- • Transport from origin to destination
- • Re-set, align and handover to commissioning
Standards
- • LOLER 1998
- • PUWER 1998
- • CDM 2015
Why clients pick Nova Machine Movement
In-house qualified electricians for safe isolation
Specialist rigging kit for low-headroom moves
Experience across UK and European relocations
Single contract from decommission to commissioning support
Machine Movement in action
Common questions
- Do you handle the electrical disconnection too?
- Yes. We provide qualified electricians for safe isolation, disconnection and re-termination as part of a single-contract machine move.
- Can you move machinery overseas?
- Yes — we routinely coordinate UK and European machine moves, including export crating and freight forwarding.
Other things we do
Have a lift, machine move or steel job coming up?
One accountable contractor for cranes, riggers, steel, civils and site management. Tell us about the job — we'll come back inside a working day with a plan and a price.