Rigging-Busters Ottawa handles industrial moving, machinery moving, heavy equipment moving and rigging for plants, labs, utilities and technology firms across Ottawa, Kanata and the Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada. As a rigging company and heavy equipment moving company in one, our machine movers and equipment riggers lift, skid, load, haul and set machine tools, printing presses, generators, transformers and lab equipment. For a machine relocation from one site to another, see our machinery movers in Ottawa; for lifts and repositioning inside a building, see industrial rigging services in Ottawa.
- Industrial and institutional work only: plants, labs, hospitals, utilities and data centres; no home or office moves.
- Single crew: the riggers who skid a machine out also truck it, set it, level it and install it.
- Lifting gear: machinery skates, hydraulic gantries and jack-and-roll, with our small crane or a licensed partner crane when the lift calls for one.
- Estimates: free, with quotes usually back within 2–4 working hours once we have all the details.
- Minimum job: 3,500 CAD before tax. Most industrial jobs cost more, and your written quote shows the full price.
- Equipment: jack-and-roll systems for loads up to 600 tons, lift trucks up to 60,000 lb and float trailers for loads up to 50 tons.
- Insured: $5 million in liability insurance that includes cargo coverage, plus workers’ compensation coverage (WSIB in Ontario). Certificate of insurance and WSIB clearance certificate on request.
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Most Requested Machinery Moving and Rigging Services in Ottawa
- Machinery movers in Ottawa: our industrial machinery movers handle machine relocations, heavy equipment moving and hauling between Ottawa sites and across Eastern Ontario
- Industrial rigging services in Ottawa: equipment riggers for lifts, skidding and repositioning inside plants, labs and data centres
- Heavy equipment loading and unloading in Ottawa: offloading new equipment from the delivery truck and loading machines for shipping
- Electrical transformer moving in Ottawa: transformers, switchgear and generators rigged, hauled and set on their pads
- Lab and medical equipment movers in Ottawa: heavy research, hospital and production equipment moved between buildings
- Machinery transport in Ontario: hauls from Ottawa and Kanata to Kingston, the GTA and other cities in the province, on the trailer each load needs
Heavy Equipment Moving, Rigging and Installation Services in Ottawa
Most services below also have a page in French (version française).
Heavy Machinery & Equipment Movers in Ottawa
Our heavy machinery movers in Ottawa handle the relocation of industrial machinery, from single machine tools to complete production and print lines.
Déménageurs de Machinerie Lourde à Ottawa
Nos déménageurs de machinerie lourde à Ottawa assurent la relocalisation de vos machines industrielles, de la machine-outil isolée à la ligne de production complète.
Heavy & Industrial Rigging Services in Ottawa
Industrial rigging in Ottawa: our riggers lift, skid and position equipment in plants, labs and data centres with skates, gantries and jack-and-roll.
Services de Gréage Industriel à Ottawa
Services de gréage industriel à Ottawa pour lever, riper et positionner vos équipements en usine, en laboratoire ou en centre de données, avec des patins, des portiques hydrauliques et des vérins.
Lab & Medical Equipment Movers in Ottawa
Lab and medical equipment movers in Ottawa: autoclaves, environmental chambers, freezers and other heavy lab and hospital equipment moved between buildings and set in place.
Déménagement d’Équipement Médical et de Laboratoire à Ottawa
Pour le déménagement d’équipement médical et de laboratoire à Ottawa, nous déplaçons et mettons en place autoclaves, chambres climatiques et autres appareils lourds, l’étalonnage restant confié au fabricant.
Forklift Moving Service in Ottawa
Forklift moving service in Ottawa for hauling lift trucks between sites and for forklift-assisted unloading of equipment at loading docks.
Transport de Chariots Élévateurs à Ottawa
Transport de chariots élévateurs à Ottawa, d’un site à l’autre, et déchargement d’équipement au chariot élévateur à vos quais de chargement.
CNC machine movers in Ottawa for machining centres, lathes and grinders in machine shops and prototype labs, braced for transport and set in place for OEM recommissioning.
Electrical Transformer Moving Services in Ottawa
Electrical transformer moving services in Ottawa: transformers, switchgear and generators rigged and set on pads at utility, campus and data-centre sites.
Heavy Equipment Loading & Unloading in Ottawa
Efficient and safe loading/unloading for heavy commercial and industrial equipment. Trust us for rapid and reliable service.
Industrial Millwright Services in Ottawa
Industrial millwright services in Ottawa: equipment levelled, aligned and anchored after a move or when new machines arrive.
Machinery & Heavy Equipment Transport in Ontario
Ottawa and Kanata loads, from machine tools and printing presses to generators, go on a flatbed, tilt-deck or float for the haul across Ontario.
Auction Machinery Removal in Ontario
Machine tools, presses and packaging lines bought at Ottawa and Kanata plant sales, taken out on the sale’s schedule and trucked to your site or into storage.
Industries We Move Heavy Equipment For in Ottawa
Invest Ottawa counts more than 300 aerospace and defence companies in the region and says Ottawa is home to 90% of Canada’s industrial telecom research and development. Behind that work sit test chambers, production tools, machine shops and backup power: heavy equipment that has to be rigged with care when a lab is fitted out or a company changes buildings.
We also move equipment for machine shops, printers and food plants, and for research labs, hospitals and data centres, where generators, transformers, switchgear and UPS units are rigged and set in place. Servers and IT hardware stay with your IT team; our job is the heavy equipment around them.
Areas We Cover from Ottawa
Our heavy equipment movers work across the business parks named in the City of Ottawa’s employment-land inventory: Kanata North and Kanata South, Stittsville, Bells Corners, Merivale and South Merivale, the Colonnade, the airport area, Hawthorne-Stevenage, Sheffield, Canotek and Taylor Creek, plus the Carp Road corridor. We also serve Nepean, Orleans, Gloucester and Barrhaven and the Ottawa Valley, and haul equipment to and from Gatineau. Nearby service area: Kingston. For the rest of the province, see our machinery movers across Ontario, and for Quebec, our services in Montreal.
Oversize Loads and Truck Routes in Ottawa
Under the City’s Over-dimensional Vehicles By-law (2003-497), a truck and load that meets or exceeds 4.15 m high, 2.6 m wide, 21 m long or 63,500 kg needs an ODV permit: a single-trip permit takes three business days and a super load ten. No over-dimensional moves are allowed in the downtown core from 7 to 9:30 a.m. or from 3:30 to 6 p.m., every move is subject to the City’s escort requirements, and permits are not valid on posted roads and bridges or during load restrictions. The NCC parkways are closed to commercial vehicles, and Highways 417 and 416 are provincial, so they need an MTO permit, requested at least five business days ahead.
Gatineau and the Outaouais
We also take jobs on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River: Gatineau (the Aylmer, Hull, Gatineau, Masson-Angers and Buckingham sectors) and the rest of the Outaouais. The same crew rigs the machine, hauls it and sets it in place, with levelling and millwright installation, so a move between an Ottawa plant and a Gatineau site is one job with one quote.
An oversize or overweight load needs a permit from each road authority on its route. On the Ontario side, that means the City of Ottawa for city roads and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) for provincial highways such as the 417. On the Quebec side, it means a special permit from the Quebec transport ministry (MTMD), plus any city permit the route needs. We apply for each one, and all of them are part of our plan and your quote.
Have These Ready for an Exact Quote
Send these six items and we can quote an Ottawa job quickly and accurately. Use the quote request form, or try the Heavy Lifting and Moving Calculator for a first range:
- Equipment list: each machine or unit with make, model, weight and dimensions
- Pick-up and delivery: both addresses, loading docks, freight elevators, door and corridor widths
- Site rules: security clearance, badge or escort requirements, and the hours work is allowed
- Timing: shutdown, fit-out or lease deadlines, whether night or weekend work is needed, and whether machines must be crated or stored until the new space is ready
- Utilities: who disconnects power, gas, water and data: your licensed electricians, your trades or the OEM
- Photos: the equipment, its connections and the path out of the building
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Ottawa Heavy Equipment Moving and Rigging: FAQ
If the machine leaves your building, start with our machinery movers in Ottawa. If it only has to be lifted, skidded or turned inside the building, that is industrial rigging in Ottawa. If a supplier is delivering new equipment and you need it taken off the truck and placed, see heavy equipment loading and unloading in Ottawa.
Yes, with planning, because moving heavy machinery downtown is restricted by the clock. The City allows no over-dimensional moves in the downtown core from 7 to 9:30 a.m. or from 3:30 to 6 p.m., and daytime moves there are subject to escort requirements. A single-trip permit takes three business days. Downtown buildings also bring loading-dock bookings and freight-elevator limits, so send those details with your request.
Not the parkways: the National Capital Commission closes them to commercial vehicles. The Queensway is Highway 417, a provincial highway, so an oversize load on it needs an MTO permit, applied for at least five business days ahead, on top of the City permit for municipal roads. We plan the route around both.
Many Ottawa sites have security clearance, badge or escort rules. Tell us the requirements and lead times when you ask for a quote: clearances become part of the schedule, and our crew follows the site escort, sign-in and working-hour rules. Plan extra time for approvals before the move date.
Yes. We rig, haul and set generators, transformers, switchgear and UPS units at utility, campus and data-centre sites, using gantries, skates or a partner crane where the lift needs it. We do not move servers or IT hardware. See electrical transformer moving in Ottawa for transformer work.
Yes, the heavy part of a lab move: autoclaves, environmental chambers, freezers, process skids and similar units moved between buildings and set in place. Your team or the equipment maker disconnects, calibrates and restarts the instruments. See lab and medical equipment movers in Ottawa for details.
We haul machinery and equipment across the river between Ottawa and Gatineau. The same crew does the rigging, set-in-place, levelling and millwright installation at both ends, so the move is one job with one quote. The Ontario and Quebec permits are part of the plan. Most services on this page also have a French version.
No. We do not rent cranes, forklifts or rigging gear, we do not move homes or offices, and we do not run an emergency or around-the-clock service. Urgent industrial jobs are scheduled as soon as the crew, equipment and any permits allow, so send the details early.
