Rigging-Busters moves heavy machinery and industrial equipment for plants in London, Ontario, and the surrounding area. Our machinery movers and riggers take on industrial machinery moving, heavy equipment rigging, lifting, erecting, loading and unloading, relocation and transportation, from a single CNC machine to a complete production line.
We work for automotive, food processing, defence and aerospace, and advanced manufacturing plants across London’s industrial parks, and for equipment dealers and auction buyers who need heavy equipment moved safely, on schedule and with as little downtime as possible.
- Industrial work only: machine tools, presses, production lines and plant equipment, never household, office or furniture moves.
- One crew from rig-out to levelling: rigging, heavy haul transport, set-in-place and millwright installation, with no hand-off between contractors.
- Quotes within 2–4 business hours, and the estimate is free.
- Service area: London and the surrounding area, from St. Thomas and Woodstock to Strathroy and Stratford.
Want a rough figure before you send drawings? Our Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator gives a first price range.
or give a call +1-647-846-5179
Moving heavy machinery starts with the numbers, not the truck. Our crew handles machines from small and delicate to large and complex. Before anything is lifted, we confirm the weight, centre of gravity and lifting points, the floor capacity, and every door and turn on the route out of your London plant. Then we choose the method: machinery skates, a hydraulic gantry, jack-and-roll, or an overhead lift by a licensed crane partner.
That planning gets each machine to its new site safely and efficiently, and it protects your building, your floors and your production schedule.
Estimates are free. Send us the job details and we will plan the right method for your machinery moving project.
or give a call +1-647-846-5179
Who We Are: London Machinery Movers and Riggers
We are heavy-duty machine movers, riggers and erectors: industrial movers for plants in London and Southwestern Ontario. One crew plans the job, rigs and moves the machinery, and installs it at the new location, so you deal with one team from the first site visit to the final level check.
Our machinery relocation specialists move large, heavy machines from one location to another: across a plant floor, between buildings, off a dealer’s truck and into position, or to a new site in another city. Our heavy machinery moving services cover single machines, production lines and full plant relocations.
We bring the moving equipment, forklifts and transport each job needs, so even complex projects, with several machines, tight doorways or a short shutdown window, stay with one crew.
How We Move Heavy Machinery in London
Every machinery move we plan in London follows the same seven steps, whether it is one machine crossing the plant floor or a full line heading down Highway 401:
- Details and photos: make, model, weight and size of each machine, both addresses, site access and your dates.
- Site check when needed: door openings, floor loads, docks and ramps, lifting points and the route out of the building.
- Move plan and permits: method, crew and schedule, plus any road permits, such as a City of London heavy loads permit for city streets or an MTO single-trip permit for Highways 401 and 402. Ontario asks carriers to apply at least 5 business days before the trip.
- Disconnect and lockout: your maintenance team or your licensed electricians disconnect power, air and water and lock the machine out.
- Rigging, skidding and loading: rated slings, skates, gantries or jack-and-roll take the machine out of position and onto the trailer, secured for the road.
- Heavy haul transport: a trailer matched to the load, with escorts arranged when the size calls for them.
- Set in place and levelling: the machine goes onto its new footprint, levelled and ready for reconnection, with millwright installation if you need it.
Equipment Our Industrial Machine Movers Use
- Machinery skates, dollies and rollers for long rolls along the plant floor
- Hydraulic gantries for machinery lifting in bays with no overhead crane
- Jack-and-roll systems that raise very heavy equipment in stages, then roll it into place
- Industrial forklifts and heavy-capacity lift trucks for loading, unloading and placing machines
- Rated slings, chains and rigging hardware sized for each lift
- Flatbed and lowboy trailers behind semi-trucks, matched to the load and the route along the 401 or 402
- Crane and boom-truck lifts by licensed crane partners, only when a pick needs one
Machinery Transport and Permits in London
As oversized and heavy equipment movers, we arrange the trailer, the permits and any escorts for every load leaving or entering London, so heavy equipment transport is part of the same job. On London streets, a load over the Highway Traffic Act limits needs a permit from the City of London under its Heavy Loads on Roads By-law, and the permit sets the roads and times the move may use. A load over 3.66 m (12 ft) wide, 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) high or 25 m (82 ft) long also needs 72 hours’ notice to police, fire and the railways, plus a police escort if required.
Oversize loads on Highways 401 and 402 need an MTO permit. Middlesex County issues its own permits for county roads and, under its permit rules, does not issue overweight permits in March and April, while road bases may be soft, so heavy spring moves on county roads around Strathroy, Lucan or Komoka are planned around that window.
Millwright Installation and Levelling
At the new location our millwrights set each machine on its footprint, level and align it, and leave it ready for your electricians to reconnect. Machines too large to travel in one piece are dismantled at the old site and reassembled at the new one, in London or wherever the equipment is going.
Only need machines lifted or repositioned inside your London plant, with no trucking? That is a rigging-only job: see industrial rigging services in London, or browse all our services in London.
or give a call +1-647-846-5179
What We Move: CNC Machines, Presses and Production Lines
London plants call our industrial machinery moving specialists for:
- CNC machines, lathes and other precision machines from job shops and tool rooms
- Cutting tools, stamping presses and metal forming equipment for auto parts suppliers
- Plastic and rubber machines, welding machines and textile machines
- Packaging machines and food and beverage processing machines for London’s food plants
- Aerospace manufacturing equipment and machines for the automotive industry
- Commercial printing machines, wood printing machines, printing presses, and folding and paper cutting machines
- Transformers, switchgear and generators
- Heavy lab and medical equipment
- Other heavy equipment, from a single dealer delivery to a full line
Industries We Serve in London
The City of London markets its industrial parks to automotive manufacturing, food processing, defence and aerospace, and advanced manufacturing companies. We move equipment for plants in those sectors, for machine shops and fabricators, and for equipment dealers and auction buyers across Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford counties.
Production Line and Plant Relocations
Line moves in food and auto parts plants are planned backwards from start-up day. Every connection is photographed and tagged, machines leave in an order that lets the line be rebuilt in sequence, and each one is set on its marks, levelled and aligned before your licensed electricians reconnect power. Moving a whole facility? See factory and plant relocation in London.
How We Move CNC Machines and Machine Tools
Before a CNC machining centre or lathe leaves its spot, we lock the axes and secure the spindle, while your team or the OEM backs up the parameters and drains the coolant. The machine then travels on skates, a gantry or a heavy-capacity lift truck, and we set it in place and level it for the OEM technician to recommission. More on CNC machine movers in London.
Every London job starts with a look at the machines and the building, so the transport plan fits your production calendar and downtime stays short.
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How We Estimate Machinery Moving Cost in London
Every London machinery move is priced on its own details, after we see photos or walk the site.
What moves the price:
- The machines: weight, dimensions, structure and how many there are.
- The way out and in: the skidding route, working space and floor condition, plus any stairs, ramps, docks or tight doorways.
- Handling: loading and unloading, crating, packing or unpacking, and any dismantling and re-assembly.
- Crew and gear: how many industrial movers and erectors the job needs, and which heavy-moving equipment, for how long. When a lift needs a crane, the crane partner’s time is included in your quote.
- The road: distance, and permits and escorts for oversize loads on London streets, county roads or provincial highways. A load over 3.66 m wide, 4.11 m high or 25 m long also needs 72 hours’ notice and may need a police escort.
- The season: Middlesex County issues no overweight permits in March and April, so a heavy spring move on county roads may need another date or route.
- Timing and extras: shutdown windows, nights and weekends, and any storage or freight between sites.
Quotes are in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Comparing London movers? Ask each one to price rigging, transport and set-in-place together, so the numbers line up. Before that, the Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator gives a rough range.
Service Area: London, Middlesex and Southwestern Ontario
Our heavy machinery movers serve London, Ontario, and about a 50 km radius around the city. In London that means the east-end industrial parks (Innovation Park on Highway 401 at Veterans Memorial Parkway, Trafalgar Industrial Park off Dundas Street and Skyway Industrial Park beside the London airport), Huron Industrial Park, and plants along the 401 and 402 corridors.
Beyond the city we cover St. Thomas, Aylmer and Port Stanley in Elgin County, Woodstock, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg and Tavistock in Oxford County, Strathroy, Lucan and Parkhill in Middlesex County, and Stratford, St. Marys and Exeter to the north. Neighbouring service areas: Kitchener-Waterloo, Brantford and Windsor.
Key Cities We Serve Around London
| City | Province | Country |
|---|---|---|
| London | Ontario | Canada |
| Aylmer | Ontario | Canada |
| Exeter | Ontario | Canada |
| Ingersoll | Ontario | Canada |
| Lucan | Ontario | Canada |
| Parkhill | Ontario | Canada |
| Port Stanley | Ontario | Canada |
| Saint Marys | Ontario | Canada |
| St. Thomas | Ontario | Canada |
| Strathroy | Ontario | Canada |
| Stratford | Ontario | Canada |
| Tavistock | Ontario | Canada |
| Tillsonburg | Ontario | Canada |
| Woodstock | Ontario | Canada |
Moving equipment locally within London, across Ontario or across the border to the US? We handle the rigging at both ends and the transport in between. Moves from London to the GTA, Barrie or Ottawa are covered on our machinery movers across Ontario page, which links each city’s own page.
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Key Advantages: Why London Plants Hire Us
What London plants get from us:
- Free estimates, fast: a reply within 2–4 business hours, so purchasing and production can plan around a real number.
- Industrial work only: machine tools, presses, lines and plant equipment, with every lift and turn planned before moving day.
- No hand-offs: the crew that rigs the machine also hauls it, sets it in place, levels it and does the millwright installation.
- The right lift for the bay: skates, gantries or jack-and-roll inside the plant, and crane lifts through licensed partners when a pick needs one.
- Permits and routes handled: City of London heavy loads permits, Middlesex County permits and MTO permits for the 401 and 402.
- Built around your shutdown: evening, weekend or holiday-shutdown moves, so downtime stays short.
A good fit: a single CNC machine or press, a food or auto parts line, plant relocations and closures from Innovation Park to Huron Industrial Park, auction removals, and dealer deliveries that need unloading, set-in-place and installation.
Not a fit: equipment repair, crane or forklift rental, and household, apartment or office moves, including appliances, pianos, hot tubs and safes. London has residential movers for those.
Have These Ready for an Exact Quote
Six details get you a firm London price sooner. Send them with your quote request:
- The job: one machine, a production line, or a plant relocation, closure or auction removal
- Make, model, weight and size of each machine, with a nameplate photo if you have one
- Both addresses and the access at each: dock height, door width, stairs and floor
- Your dates or shutdown window (a March or April move on county roads needs extra planning)
- Anything beyond the move: crating, storage, levelling, millwright installation or transport to another city
- Photos of the machine, its connections and the path to the door
Other Services in London
Our London service area page lists every service we offer in London, Ontario.
Related services for London plants:
- Heavy & Industrial Rigging Services in London, ON
- Factory & Plant Relocation Services in London, ON
- Lab & Medical Equipment Movers in London, ON
- Forklift Moving Service in London, ON
- CNC Machine Movers in London, ON
- Printing Press Movers in London, ON
- Electrical Transformer Moving Services in London, ON
- Transformer & Substation Rigging in London and St. Thomas, ON
Location of our sales office:
759 Hyde Park Rd, London, ON N6H 3S2, Canada 👇
Machinery Moving in London: FAQ
Industrial machinery movers, sometimes called equipment moving companies or machine movers, are crews that rig, lift, skid, load, transport and set in place heavy plant equipment such as presses, CNC machines and production lines. Most also dismantle and reinstall machines and do millwright work. In London, our crew handles the whole job for industrial clients only, from the first site check to levelling the machine on its new footprint.
Each machinery move in London is quoted per job. The price depends on the weight and size of each machine, access at both ends, the lifting method, the distance, permits for oversize loads and your timing. For a rough range, use our Heavy Lifting and Moving Calculator, or send the make, model and both addresses for an exact quote.
Safety comes from planning. Before moving day we confirm the weight and centre of gravity of the machine, the floor capacity and every door on the route. On the day, the machine is lifted with a hydraulic gantry or jacks, or by a licensed crane partner, rolled on skates, secured to a trailer matched to the load and levelled at its new spot. Nobody improvises a lift.
Only for oversize or overweight loads, and we arrange them. On London streets, a load over the Highway Traffic Act limits needs a City of London heavy loads permit, and one over 3.66 m wide, 4.11 m high or 25 m long also needs 72 hours’ notice to police, fire and the railways. Highways 401 and 402 need an MTO permit, and Middlesex County issues its own.
Machinery riggers plan and carry out the lift itself. They work out the centre of gravity and lifting points, choose rated slings, chains and shackles, and raise, lower or skid the machine with gantries, jacks, skates or a crane. On a full move the riggers hand the machine to the transport crew; on in-plant jobs they do the whole move.
Yes. Our riggers can lift, skid and reposition machines inside your London plant without any trucking, for example to rearrange a line, make room for new equipment or set a machine your dealer has delivered. If you need a rigging company for an in-plant move, see our industrial rigging services in London, or send us the job for a rigging-only quote.
Because a machine that tips or drops can injure people, crack a floor or end up as scrap. Professional machinery movers check the weight, centre of gravity and floor capacity first, use rated slings, skates, gantries or jack-and-roll instead of improvised lifts, arrange permits for the road, and plan the move around your shutdown so production restarts on time.
Yes. Millwright installation is part of the same job: once the machine is on its new footprint, we level it, align it to the line or to mating equipment, and hand it over ready for your licensed electricians to reconnect. Machines shipped in sections are reassembled on site, so you do not need a second contractor in London to finish the install.
All of London, including Innovation Park, Trafalgar and Skyway in the east end and Huron Industrial Park, plus St. Thomas, Aylmer and Port Stanley, Woodstock, Ingersoll and Tillsonburg, Strathroy, Lucan and Parkhill, and Stratford, St. Marys and Exeter. We also move machinery between London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Brantford, Windsor and the rest of Southwestern Ontario.
No. We move industrial machinery and plant equipment only. London has plenty of residential and office movers for homes, apartments, pianos, hot tubs and appliances, and they are the right call for those jobs. Call us when the load is a CNC machine, a press, a production line, a transformer or the contents of a whole plant.
