Freight Transport Company
Equipment Relocation - Wellington
Business equipment moves - within a site, between premises, or to a new location. CDT handles the heavy end of the relocation.
Business equipment moves - within a site, between premises, or to a new location. CDT handles the heavy end of the relocation.
When a Wellington business relocates - or reorganises within its existing premises - there's usually a category of equipment that the general removal company can't handle. Production machinery, server room equipment, commercial kitchen plant, workshop tools - anything that's heavy, fixed to the floor, or requires crane assistance to position. CDT handles this category, working alongside other trades and removing the need to source separate crane hire.
Equipment relocation jobs range from moving a single machine from one part of a workshop to another, to managing the entire equipment component of a business move across Wellington. CDT's approach is the same regardless of scale: understand the equipment, assess the lift and transport requirements, and execute the move without damage to the equipment or the premises.
For internal moves within a single premises - reorganising a factory floor, moving a machine from one bay to another - CDT can work in confined spaces using the HIAB crane positioned at a building entrance or loading bay. For inter-site relocations, the full transport and crane service applies. Call Alan on 027 444 2191 to discuss the scope of your equipment relocation.
HIAB cranes handle machinery, generators, HVAC units, sculptures, building materials, and industrial equipment - typically ranging from 200kg up to several tonnes, depending on reach and positioning requirements. Every lift is assessed individually to confirm everything sits safely within the crane's rated capacity and the site's physical constraints. Alan will discuss your specific equipment dimensions and weight before confirming the job.
Equipment relocation employs specialised crane trucks to lift, transport, and position heavy items that can't be carried by hand or rolled on a trolley - particularly when you need to reach elevated positions or navigate around obstacles. Standard moving services deal with items that fit through doorways and can be managed manually. CDT's crane bridges the gap between regular transport and full-scale crane hire.
Wellington's narrow streets, steep sections, and heritage buildings routinely create tight spots where smaller HIAB trucks vastly outperform larger crane services that simply cannot squeeze into confined spaces. CDT regularly operates in locations where full-size cranes can't set up safely or legally. For particularly challenging sites, Alan will visit beforehand to verify everything's feasible before you commit to the move.
CDT covers Wellington city, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua, the Kāpiti Coast including Paraparaumu, and the Wairarapa - backed by decades of experience navigating the region's varied terrain and access challenges. Regional moves receive the same meticulous attention as inner-city work. Travel time gets factored into scheduling but never compromises service quality anywhere across the greater Wellington area.
As a focused operator who doesn't need to marshal a large crew, Alan's response times for urgent moves are typically faster than what bigger companies can manage - though existing commitments naturally play a part. He aims to address genuine emergencies within 24 hours whenever physically possible. Get in touch directly to discuss your timeframe, and he'll give you an honest picture of availability.
Wellington's combination of steep hillside sites, narrow heritage streets, unpredictable wind, and dense urban layout means you need both the right machinery and hard-won local experience to pull things off safely. The terrain forces constant adaptation and route planning that accounts for vehicle dimensions, load swing, and overhead clearances. Years of working locally mean Alan understands these challenges instinctively - rather than discovering them for the first time on the day.