Lifting Solutions for Factories and Facilities
Quick summary
- Who for: factories and production lines, maintenance departments and machine installation contractors.
- Equipment: scissor and man lifts for work at height, forklifts for handling, cranes for installing heavy machines.
- What decides the choice: clear height, floor loading, and whether production continues during the work.
- Availability, transport and operating costs are set after reviewing the project site and rental period.
This equipment is supplied to projects across the Kingdom, subject to equipment availability, the project location, and transport and operating requirements.
When you need this
- Maintenance above production lines and equipment in high halls.
- Installing new machines and moving or re-arranging existing ones.
- Maintaining lighting, HVAC, roofs and steelwork.
- Moving raw material and product between production and storage.
Suitable equipment
| Category | Sizes | Its role in this work | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scissor Lifts | 6-22 m | maintenance work above production lines inside high halls | In detail |
| Man Lifts | 10-43 m | reaching over fixed plant inside industrial halls | In detail |
| Forklifts | 1.5-30 ton | moving raw material and finished product between production lines and stores | In detail |
| Cranes | 25-500 ton | installing machinery when a production line is built or expanded | In detail |
How to choose the machine
- Clear height and obstructions over the line: straight up, or reach over machinery.
- Floor strength and finish: finished floors need non-marking tyres.
- Indoor work favours electric machines.
- The size of the doors and openings the machine must pass through.
- Whether the work happens during production or in a planned stop.
Safety and execution on site
General planning practice; your site's and facility's own requirements come first.
- Isolate the work area from staff movement and live production.
- Isolate energy to the equipment being worked on under the factory's procedures.
- Check floor capacity before bringing in a heavy machine or crane.
- The machine is operated by a qualified operator to the site's requirements.
What to send for a quote
- The working height and any obstructions above the work point.
- The narrowest door or aisle and the floor capacity.
- For machine installation: weight, dimensions and the setting point.
- The date and duration, and whether it is in a planned stop.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will the machine mark the factory floor?
Machines with non-marking tyres exist for finished floors; state the floor type in your request so the right one is chosen.
Scissor lift or man lift inside a factory?
A scissor lift rises straight up with a larger platform for work directly above; a man lift reaches points behind obstructions or over machinery.
Can a crane install a machine inside a factory?
It depends on access, clear height and floor capacity. Send the machine's weight, size and setting point to establish whether a crane suits or another method is needed.
Can the work happen without stopping production?
Often yes, with the work area isolated, though some tasks need a stop at the factory's discretion.