London Lifting - Lift and Shift Services
We provide specialist lift & shift and lifting support across Greater London, working regularly throughout Central London and surrounding boroughs including Westminster, Camden, Islington, Croydon, Stratford, Barking and Wembley. Our teams are experienced in operating within congested city environments, restricted access basements, plant rooms and live construction sites. In London space is always at a premium. Close proximity working with the public and other trades requires careful planning and precision working.
Every project is planned and executed with full RAMS, lift plans and competent supervision. We understand the logistical challenges of London sites - tight access, traffic management, time-restricted working windows and coordination with principal contractors. Whether positioning heavy machinery, relocating plant equipment or supporting complex installations, we provide safe, controlled lifting solutions throughout London.
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Heavy Lifting & Lift and Shift in London
Fast Response
Regular London coverage with quick mobilisation for planned works, shutdowns and time-critical lifts.
Restricted Access
Experienced with tight access, basements, corridors and city-centre constraints across Greater London.
Planned Lifts
Lift plans and RAMS with competent supervision for machinery moves, plant installation and positioning.
London Coverage & What We Move
We regularly carry out lift & shift work across London, supporting construction, M&E contractors, facilities teams and specialist installations.
- Machinery moves, positioning and relocation
- Plant room equipment, AHUs, chillers and transformers
- Restricted access lifts in basements and tight spaces
- RAMS, lift plans and competent supervision as standard
Recent London Lifting Jobs
Some of our regular London work. From single item moves in houses to the top of the London Orbit tower at the Olympic Park.
Dumper Truck Removal From A London Development Basement
Scope: Complex internal lift and removal of construction plant from the basement of 22 Berners St, Fitzrovia.
Environment: Active construction site
Location: Fitzrovia
Key constraints:
- Tight restricted access
- Hole small than the plant footprint
- Live site with a major concurrent works
Method summary:
- Complex compound gantry lift
- Dump truck rotation so that it would fit through the only exit space available
- Active London construction site
Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall
Scope: Remove and transport 2 ton stone planters through hotel, down scaffold ramp and HIAB transport to RAC country club and golf course
Environment: Hotel in central London
Location: London SW1Y
Key constraints:
- Multiple 2 ton stone planters moved from the rear garden and transported away
- High-end finishes could not be marked
- Antique flooring had to be strengthened and supported for removal
Method summary:
- Structural scaffold ramp for removal via entrance
- surface protection throughout, skated to the front of the property, plants to remain in the pots throughout.
- HIAB lorry crane lifted so that they could be transported from London to Woodcote Park Epsom.
Rosewood Chancery Hotel
Scope: Installation of a 4-metre marble table into hotel foyer
Environment: New high-end hotel
Location: Grosvenor Square, London
Key constraints:
- High-value finishes that could not be marked
- Table required rotation and stair lifting
- Out-of-hours delivery and installation
Method summary:
- Scaffold, gantry and stair-climbing techniques
- Delivered to site using HIAB lorry
- Sideways lift into building and precision placement
Installation of 1 ton tables for Apple in Covent Garden
Scope: Scope: Distribution of 26 x 1 ton wooden tables throughout various floors of the flagship Apple store in Covent Garden.
Environment: ISG Construction site, Out of hours night work.
Location: 1-7 The Piazza, WC2E
Key constraints:
- Limited floor weight loading
- 4 night turn-around
- Noise constraints working at night in Covent Garden
Method summary:
- Fully designed and calculated scaffold structure.
- Niko C-track lifting system for safe and efficient operation
- Skoots positioning system.
Addison Road Basement Glass
Scope: Hoisting glass panel to the basement gym using Vacuum lifting equipment.
Environment:High end residential property
Location: London W14
Key constraints:
- Curved staircase to lift through
- High-end finishes could not be marked
- Limited space required lifting and manipulating the glass
Method summary:
- Gantry lifting system install in London house.
- Lifting glass into property with mechanical aides.
- Hoisting the glass to the basement gym.
City St George's, University of London
Scope: Installation of 5 multi-ton fine-finish pre-cast concrete sections
Environment: New building at UoL
Location: Spencer St, London
Key constraints:
- High-value finishes that could not be marked
- Floor loadings stopped the use of traditional plant
- Complex pin-fixing arrangement of the sections
Method summary:
- Mixed scaffold hoisting and heavy weight material lifts
- Floor weight spreading technology
- Precision placement of sections onto locating pins
