Rigging-Busters is an industrial rigging company in Guelph, ON, Canada. Our riggers lift, skid, move and set heavy machinery for manufacturers across the city, from the Hanlon business parks near Highway 401 to the Northwest Industrial Park and the York-Watson Industrial Park.
Our focus is industrial rigging services and heavy equipment handling for the industries across Guelph, Ontario: one machine taken off its pad, a robot cell shifted to a new bay, or a whole production line rigged out and rebuilt. Book rigging only, or the full job with transport, set-in-place, levelling and millwright installation.
- Industrial only: machine tools, presses, production lines and plant equipment, never household or office moves.
- One crew from rigging to set-in-place: rigging, transport, levelling and millwright installation.
- Fast, free quotes: replies within 2–4 business hours, and estimates are free.
- Coverage: all of Guelph plus Wellington County, Cambridge, Kitchener and Milton (see our service area).
Planning a budget? Our Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator returns a quick, rough price range estimation before you share any drawings.
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Rigging Service Professionals and Equipment Riggers in Guelph
Our rigging service professionals are riggers, equipment operators and millwrights. As equipment riggers for Guelph plants, they plan each lift, rig the load and set the machine down on its new footprint, working around running lines, automation cells and busy shipping docks.
How We Rig and Lift Machinery in Guelph
- Tell us about the machine. Model, weight, footprint, both addresses and a few photos, including the anchor bolts and anything overhead.
- Site check. A rigger walks the route: floor slab and trench covers, door openings, mezzanine edges, sprinkler pipes and the dock or yard where the trailer will stand.
- Rigging plan. Lift points, centre of gravity, the method (skates, gantry, jack-and-roll, forklift, or a crane when the lift calls for one), crew size and the order of work.
- Shutdown and isolation. Your maintenance team and licensed electricians lock out power, air, hydraulics and coolant; the OEM or integrator backs up controls and robot programs.
- Lift and move. The machine comes off its anchors onto skates or cribbing and rolls to its new bay, or out to the truck once the City permit and any escort are booked.
- Set and level. It goes down on the new pad, is levelled and aligned, and is anchored to your drawings.
- Hand-off. Your trades reconnect the utilities and the OEM runs start-up, while our crew clears its gear and walks the area with you.
Specialized Machinery Moving & Rigging Services
Looking for machinery installation or relocation in Guelph, ON? Our machine moving & rigging services work in both directions: a new machine arriving from a dealer or another plant, and an old one leaving for a buyer or for storage.
Specialty rigging services start with the machine itself: where it can be lifted, what has to come off first, and which parts need bracing for the trip. That is how one crew can handle tall presses, long conveyors, robot cells and machining centres on the same job.
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Industrial Moving Services: Rigging Only or the Full Move
Whether it’s equipment transfers or complete plant relocations, our industrial moving services in Guelph come in two scopes:
- Rigging only: our riggers work inside your building, shifting a machine to another bay, lifting it onto a new pad or a mezzanine, or unloading a delivery at your dock.
- The full move: rig-out, transport across Guelph or to another city, set-in-place, levelling and millwright installation by the same crew.
Either way, the work is sequenced around your shutdown window to keep downtime to a minimum. When trucking is the main job, see our machinery movers in Guelph; for a whole building, see factory and plant relocation in Guelph.
Machinery Transport and Permits in Guelph
An oversized machine on Guelph streets moves under the City’s rules, which are strict about timing:
- City of Guelph permit: an oversized load permit from the City, applied for at least five business days before the move.
- Hours: daylight only, never between 7 and 9 a.m. or 4 and 6 p.m., and not on weekends or statutory holidays.
- Escorts: Guelph Police escort a load wider than 3.65 m on a two-lane road or 4.8 m on a four-lane road, or taller than 4.8 m, and the escort must be booked at least seven days ahead.
- Overhead lines: above 4.15 m, the hydro, phone and cable companies have to be told before the move.
- County roads and highways: Wellington County roads need a County permit with 10 business days’ notice, and the Hanlon Expressway (Highway 6) and Highway 401 need an MTO oversize/overweight permit.
We book the permits, escorts and route. For an oversized move, allow one to two weeks of notice, depending on the roads.
Prioritizing Safety in Every Rigging Job
Your safety is our priority, and on a rigging job that comes down to specific habits:
- a written rigging plan with the weight, centre of gravity and lift points confirmed before the first pick;
- slings, shackles and spreader beams rated for the load and inspected before each use;
- machines locked out by your staff, and robot cells and conveyors made safe, before anyone loosens an anchor bolt;
- a barricaded lift zone that only the rigging crew enters while a load is in the air;
- outdoor picks kept at least 3 m from power lines of 750 to 150,000 volts (O. Reg. 213/91);
- your site orientation, permits and PPE rules followed, including food-safety rules in agri-food plants.
When site conditions differ from the plan, lifting waits until the plan is revised.
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Expert Rigging Project Planning
Got an upcoming rigging project in Guelph, Ontario? Ask our rigging experts to see the site first. They check the slab, trench covers, headroom and the route to the dock, then put the method, crew and timing into one written quote.
Set-in-Place, Levelling and Millwright Installation
Our industrial rigging professionals also handle the final placement. The machine is set on its marked footprint, our millwrights level it and align it to the conveyor, press line or robot cell it feeds, and anchors go in to your drawings. Your licensed electricians reconnect power, and the OEM or integrator runs start-up.
Heavy Industrial Rigging Equipment
For heavy industrial rigging in Guelph, the specialized rigging equipment is matched to the load and the building:
- machinery skates and toe jacks for low, heavy machines and tight aisles;
- hydraulic gantries where there is no overhead crane, or where it cannot reach;
- jack-and-roll gear and steel cribbing for tall presses and heavy bases;
- heavy-capacity forklifts and lift trucks for docks, yards and trailers;
- spreader beams, rated slings and shackles chosen for each pick;
- a crane when a machine must go over a wall or through a roof opening: our crane or a licensed partner crane, arranged with the rigging plan.
Machinery Rigging in Guelph: What We Lift and Move
Our machine riggers regularly handle:
- CNC machining centres, lathes, grinders and boring mills
- Stamping and hydraulic presses, press brakes and shears
- Robot cells, welding fixtures and assembly conveyors
- Injection moulding machines and extruders
- Food and beverage processing and packaging equipment
- Transformers, switchgear, compressors and generators
- Research and lab equipment (see lab equipment moving in Guelph) and printing presses
Guelph Industries We Rig For
Manufacturing is Guelph’s largest sector, at about a quarter of the city’s jobs, according to the City’s employment lands strategy. The City’s community profile counts close to 16,000 residents working in advanced manufacturing and names Linamar, Polycon, DENSO and Hammond Manufacturing among its businesses. Agri-innovation and research add the University of Guelph Research Park and the planned Guelph Innovation District.
We rig for auto-parts and metalworking plants, machine shops, food processors, research labs, utilities and equipment dealers across the city.
Auto-Parts Lines, Robot Cells and Machining Centres
Automotive and metalworking lines are rigged in sequence. Robot cells and conveyors are mapped and tagged before they come apart, machining centres get their axes locked and spindles secured after your team backs up the control, and presses travel with the ram blocked. At the new site, machines are set in the order your team will commission them, so the integrator can bring the line back up section by section.
Rigging Services Cost in Guelph: What Affects the Price
We price each job after seeing the details, because two machines of the same weight can be very different jobs. What moves the number:
- The load: weight, height, centre of gravity and how many pieces
- The building: anchor bolts, trench covers, floor capacity, door sizes and overhead obstructions
- The method: skates, gantry, jack-and-roll, forklift or a crane lift (crane time is included in your quote)
- The road: distance, City, County or MTO permits, police escorts and the daylight-only window for oversized loads in Guelph
- The schedule: shutdown dates and how quickly the line has to restart
- The extras: disassembly, crating, storage, levelling and millwright installation
Use the Heavy Lifting and Moving Calculator for a range, then send the checklist details below for an exact rigging services quote, with rigging, transport and installation on one price.
Additional Rigging Services in Guelph
Our rigging experts in Guelph also help before and after the lift:
- a site visit to plan the method, the route and the crew before you commit;
- loading and unloading at docks and yards, including deliveries from dealers and auctions;
- storage for machines between sites, for days or months;
- machinery transport to and from the United States;
- rig-outs of machines sold at auction or removed from closing plants.
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Service Area: Guelph Business Parks and Nearby Cities
Our riggers cover every part of Guelph, including the employment areas named in the City’s employment lands strategy: the Hanlon Business Park and the Hanlon Creek Business Park along the Hanlon Expressway (Highway 6) near Highway 401, the South Guelph Industrial Area, the Northwest Industrial Park, the York-Watson Industrial Park and the University of Guelph Research Park.
Beyond the city we work across Wellington County, including Centre Wellington (Fergus and Elora), Guelph/Eramosa (Rockwood) and Puslinch, and in Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo and Milton. For rigging jobs in those markets, see industrial rigging in Kitchener, industrial rigging in Milton, rigging contractors in Hamilton and industrial rigging in Brantford.
Key Cities Near Guelph
| City | Province | Country |
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| Guelph | Ontario | Canada |
| Acton | Ontario | Canada |
| Ayr | Ontario | Canada |
| Brampton | Ontario | Canada |
| Brantford | Ontario | Canada |
| Burlington | Ontario | Canada |
| Cambridge | Ontario | Canada |
| Elmira | Ontario | Canada |
| Elora | Ontario | Canada |
| Fergus | Ontario | Canada |
| Halton Hills | Ontario | Canada |
| Hamilton | Ontario | Canada |
| Kitchener | Ontario | Canada |
| Milton | Ontario | Canada |
| Mississauga | Ontario | Canada |
| New Hamburg | Ontario | Canada |
| Oakville | Ontario | Canada |
| Paris | Ontario | Canada |
| Preston | Ontario | Canada |
| Rockwood | Ontario | Canada |
| Salem | Ontario | Canada |
Why Guelph Manufacturers Hire Our Riggers
- Methods that suit tight plants: skates, gantries and jack-and-roll first, and a crane only when the lift needs one.
- One crew, one quote: rigging, transport, set-in-place, levelling and millwright work.
- Guelph’s permit rules handled: City permits, police escorts, County and MTO permits, booked to the daylight-only window.
- Planned around your shutdown: lines are moved in sequence so they restart in order.
- Quick answers: quotes within 2–4 business hours, and estimates are free.
- Insured: liability and workers’ compensation insurance (WSIB in Ontario), with a certificate of insurance on request.
A good fit: machine tool and press moves, robot-cell and conveyor relocations, line rig-outs and re-installs, dealer deliveries, and auction or plant-closure removals.
Not a fit: crane rental or operated crane hire, rigging supplies, slings or equipment rental, construction equipment rental, marine or stage rigging, equipment repair, and household or office moves.
Have These Ready for an Exact Quote
Send these with your quote request and the price comes back faster:
- The machine: make, model, serial plate and the weight from the manual or nameplate
- Size and shape: length, width and height, plus anything that comes off for the move
- Anchoring: bolts, grout, pits or trenches at the old and new spots
- The path: doors, aisles, ramps, floor capacity, overhead lines and truck access
- Timing: both addresses, your shutdown dates and any site rules for contractors
- Photos: the machine from all sides, its lift points and the route out
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Other Services in Guelph
Other Rigging-Busters services for Guelph plants are listed below; the Guelph services page has the full list, and the first link covers trucking-led machinery moves:
- Heavy Equipment & Machinery Movers in Guelph, ON
- Lab & Medical Equipment Movers in Guelph, ON
- Forklift Moving Service in Guelph, ON
Location of our sales office:
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Industrial Rigging in Guelph: FAQ
Industrial rigging means planning and carrying out the lift, move and installation of heavy machinery inside plants and other industrial sites. In a Guelph auto-parts or food plant, it usually means freeing a machine from its anchors, raising it onto skates or a gantry, rolling it past running equipment and setting it down level on its new pad.
An equipment rigger works out how a machine can be lifted and moved safely, then does it: choosing lift points, slings and shackles, setting up skates, jacks or a gantry, and controlling the load until it is set. Our equipment riggers in Guelph also load trucks, coordinate a crane when one is needed and hand the machine to our millwrights for levelling.
Heavy rigging is the specialist end of rigging: machines whose weight, height or balance rule out a normal forklift or hoist. Think of a stamping press, a large CNC machining centre or a transformer. The work is done with hydraulic jacks and cribbing, gantries and skates, sometimes a crane, and every step is planned around the machine’s centre of gravity.
Rigging is the setup and control of a load: deciding where it can be picked, fitting the slings and hardware, and keeping it balanced and guided. Lifting is the vertical move itself, by jacks, a gantry, a forklift or a crane. On a Guelph job one crew handles both, then carries on with the move and the set-in-place.
There is no flat rate: the price depends on the machine’s weight and size, how it is anchored, the floor and doors, the lift method, the distance and the permits. A short in-plant move costs far less than a line taken across Wellington County. Estimates are free, quotes come within 2–4 business hours, and our Heavy Lifting and Moving Calculator gives a first range.
Yes. An oversized load on City of Guelph streets needs a permit from the City, applied for at least five business days before the move. Wellington County roads need a separate County permit with 10 business days’ notice, and the Hanlon Expressway and Highway 401 are provincial, so an MTO permit applies there. We apply for each one and plan the route.
Only in daylight on weekdays. The City permit is not valid between 7 and 9 a.m. or 4 and 6 p.m., or on weekends and statutory holidays. A load wider than 3.65 m on a two-lane road or 4.8 m on a four-lane road, or taller than 4.8 m, needs a Guelph Police escort booked at least seven days ahead, so we fix the date early.
No: we do not rent cranes or supply operated crane hire, and we do not rent or sell rigging gear, slings or construction equipment. A crane joins a job only as part of the rigging work, such as a machine going over a wall or through a roof opening. Then we bring our crane or book a licensed partner crane, and that crane time is part of your quote.
All of Guelph, including the Hanlon Business Park and Hanlon Creek Business Park near Highway 401, the South Guelph Industrial Area, the Northwest Industrial Park, the York-Watson Industrial Park and the University of Guelph Research Park. We also work in Fergus, Elora, Rockwood and the rest of Wellington County, and in Cambridge, Kitchener and Milton.
Yes. Manufacturing is Guelph’s largest sector, at about a quarter of local jobs. We map and tag the presses, machining centres, conveyors and robot cells, rig them out in sequence and set them at the new site in the order your team will commission them. Your integrator or OEM handles controls, programs and start-up.
