Industrial & Manufacturing Projects
Industrial and manufacturing projects require more than moving equipment from one location to another. They involve detailed planning, specialized handling, technical coordination, and careful sequencing to protect assets, maintain safety, and support operational continuity. The following are elements we have needed to consider in past projects:
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Heavy Equipment & Rigging
- Riggers to hoist, position, and install large assets
- Industrial movers experienced with heavy and specialized equipment
- Gantry, jib, and suspended overhead crane equipment
- Forklifts, specialized lifting equipment, and load-handling requirements
- Rigging studies and engineered lifting plans
- Equipment disassembly, reassembly, and mechanical installation
- Specialized transportation for oversized or high-value equipment
- Floor loading capacities and structural assessments
- Equipment access routes, door clearances, and turning radius
- Loading dock, freight elevator, and overhead clearance requirements
- Temporary removal or modification of doors, walls, or other building elements
Technical Coordination & Equipment Readiness
- Detailed equipment inventory lists, including dimensions, weights, and lifting points
- Equipment disconnects, reconnections, and commissioning requirements
- Electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic service requirements
- OEM and manufacturer coordination for specialized equipment
- Equipment calibration, testing, and recommissioning
- Equipment anchoring, leveling, and vibration-control requirements
- Utility shutdowns, isolations, and service coordination
- Temporary power, compressed air, gas, water, and other utility requirements
- Production shutdowns, restart sequencing, and operational readiness
- Equipment preservation, protection, and environmental controls during transition
Safety, Compliance & Specialized Environments
- Health and safety planning for equipment handling and transportation
- Lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures and equipment isolation
- Hazardous materials, dangerous goods, and environmental handling requirements
- Hazardous area classifications and explosion-protection requirements
- Fire protection systems and specialized room requirements
- Sprinkler requirements for storage and equipment racking
- Racking design, engineering, regulations, and permits
- Cleanroom, controlled-environment, and contamination-control requirements
- Laboratory, production, and specialized process-area coordination
Packaging, Logistics & Transition Support
- Customized crates and protective packaging for sensitive equipment
- Customized skids, pallets, crating, and shock-protection systems
- Equipment staging, temporary storage, and secure holding areas
- Detailed transportation and delivery sequencing
- Coordination of multiple specialized vendors and service providers
- Waste removal, scrap handling, and recycling of surplus equipment
- Asset disposition, resale, donation, and recycling coordination
- Decommissioning and environmental remediation requirements
- Building handover, landlord requirements, and facility restoration
- Post-move equipment verification and operational readiness
Past Projects
Jason Shanks has delivered more than 80 complex relocation and transition projects across North America, overseeing the successful movement of over 2 million square feet of facility space and $400M+ in capital equipment.
His experience extends from B.C. to the Prairies, Ontario, and beyond, with projects completed in Victoria, Prince George, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Ottawa.
He has also supported business transition projects in the United States, including San Jose, Irvine, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and Rochester, and would welcome the opportunity to support U.S. projects again.
His experience and established network allow Creative Move Management to support complex transition projects wherever your organization needs us.
WEIR Minerals
Managed the fit-up and relocation of a 135,000 SF industrial facility, overseeing trades, logistics, capital equipment installation, and onsite coordination of up to 40 various tradespeople while resolving installation conflicts and coordinating inspections.
Bosch/Rexroth
Managed the closure and decom of an 8,000 SF industrial facility for an Ontario-based client. Coordinating asset removal & transportation of overhead crane, industrial racking, office furniture, and truckloads of assets to Alberta & Ontario.
NORCAN Fluid Power
Managed the relocation of a 23,000 SF industrial facility & 22 staff using commercial & industrial movers, labourers, and disposal vendors for the move of large presses, gantries, lathes, welders, & forklifts.
Hudson Plating
Move Management & decom of a 30,000 SF industrial plating facility. Requiring the move of 2,000-gallon tanks, chemicals, heavy equipment, high-voltage rectifiers, & roof scrubbers, while engaging riggers, millwrights, movers, contractors, & hazardous-material specialists.
QM Environmental
Move Management, asset removal, & decom of an 80,000 SF industrial waste remediation facility & yard under a 30 day move deadline and no destination for 3 months. We stored assets in 15 trailers, relocating critical staff to coworking space.
PICO
Managed the relocation & office TI of a 17,000 SF parts warehouse with 5,000 linear feet of parts inventory & shelving. Coordinated movers, electrical, IT, phone, and warehouse re-lighting.
METHOD Innovation Partners
Managed the move & fit-up of a 72,000 SF industrial manufacturing facility with warehouse & offices. Project included full decommissioning, lease-termination negotiations, & facility handover.
Coanda
40,000 SF relocation of a high-tech industrial lab, office, & warehouse. Using a 45-day, multi-phase move & commissioning schedule allowed operations to continue throughout the project.
PSI Fluid Power
Managed the relocation of a 23,000 SF industrial manufacturing facility, coordinating commercial & industrial movers and the move of presses, lathes, hydraulic testing equipment, pumps, forklifts, and other industrial assets.