Equipment moving and rigging in eastern NC

Moving heavy equipment takes the right crew

Moving a machine isn't just picking it up. It has to be disconnected safely, rigged so it doesn't shift or tip, moved through doors and around obstacles, set in its new spot, leveled, and reconnected. Do it wrong and you damage the equipment, the building or someone on the crew.

CDS Electric & Industrial Services moves industrial equipment and machinery up to 50,000 pounds across eastern North Carolina. Because we're also a licensed electrical contractor, we can handle the whole job: disconnect, move, set and reconnect.

What we move and how

Machinery moving in and out of buildings

Production machines, compressors, tanks and other heavy equipment moved into, out of, and around plants, shops and warehouses.

Loading and unloading

Equipment loaded onto and unloaded from flatbeds and trailers, including crated machines arriving from the manufacturer.

Setting equipment

Units set on pads and foundations and positioned for hookup, like chillers, tanks and machinery.

Packaging and preparation for shipping

Equipment packaged and prepared for shipping when it's leaving your facility.

Disconnection and removal

Machinery disconnected, made safe and removed, whether it's being relocated, sold or scrapped.

For full machine relocations, see machinery moving.

The right equipment for each move

We do the rigging ourselves and match the equipment to the job, not the other way around. Depending on the weight, the path and the setting, a move might use:

• Air bags and equipment rollers to lift and roll heavy machines into place inside a building, where a forklift won't fit or the floor can't take one.
• Forklifts for loading, unloading and moving equipment across a site.
• Cranes for lifting tanks, units and machines onto pads, over obstacles or into tight spots.
• Gooseneck flatbeds and tractor-trailers for moving equipment between buildings, sites and towns.

Why use an electrician for rigging?

Almost every machine that moves has to be disconnected first and reconnected after. When the rigging crew and the electricians are different companies, you're coordinating two schedules, and the equipment can sit waiting on one or the other. With CDS, the same crew disconnects the power, moves the equipment and wires it back up, so your downtime is shorter and there's one company responsible for the job.

Manufacturers we've moved and wired equipment for include P&G, Stanadyne, Judco Manufacturing, MJM Yachts and Bijur Delimon International.

Planning a move

Every move starts with a look at the equipment and the path: its weight and dimensions, the floor and doorways, where it's going, and what has to be disconnected. Tell us what you're moving, how much it weighs if you know, and where it needs to go, and we'll put together a plan and a free estimate.

Where we work

We handle equipment moving and rigging for plants, shops and facilities across eastern North Carolina, including Kinston, New Bern, Jacksonville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Havelock, Morehead City, Washington, Wilson, Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, Clayton and Smithfield.