Service provider for machinery installation, heavy machinery moves and factory relocations in industry
Beck & Pollitzer Engineering Ltd
London (Head Office) · Wendelstein (Germany) · Sosnowiec (Poland) · Kolin (Czech Republic) · Komjatice (Slovakia) · Székesfehérvár (Hungary)New on Amplifa
About Beck & Pollitzer
Beck & Pollitzer is an internationally active service provider for industrial installation and machinery relocation. The service portfolio covers machinery installation and dismantling, heavy transport within and between plants, complete factory relocations, project management as well as engineering services such as piping and electrical installation (NICEIC-approved contractor) and steelwork including in-house welding. The company deploys its own fleet of equipment with hydraulic gantry cranes (up to 160 t), truck-mounted cranes (up to 250 t), Versalifts, forklifts, roller systems and heavy-duty transporters. In addition, the company offers industrial metrology (laser tracking) for alignment, surveying and levelling as well as commissioning support, including CNC-controlled equipment. Customers come from, among others, automotive, steel and aluminium, plastics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, energy and warehouse automation. With over 1,000 employees, more than 30 locations on four continents and teams in Germany (including Hannover/Laatzen, Munich/Parsdorf, Wendelstein), projects are delivered locally and worldwide.
- Site
- EC3A 7BA London
- Processes
- Machinery Installation & Removal, Machinery Movers / Heavy Machinery Moving & Relocation, Factory Relocation / Plant Relocation, Industrial Metrology & Site Layout (Laser Tracking), Piping design & installation (piping and ductwork), Electrical design & installation (NICEIC certified), Steelwork design & installation (steelwork incl. welding), Project Management
- Materials
- Industrial Metrology (Laser Tracking), Welding / Steelwork, Electrical Installation (NICEIC), Piping and Ductwork, Commissioning / Decommissioning
- Employees
- 1000+
- 01
Project management and risk assessment
- 02
Mechanical and electrical dismantling
- 03
Match-marking and documentation
- 04
Packing
- 05
Transport (road/sea, incl. permits)
- 06
Unloading and heavy-lift setting with hydraulic gantries/cranes
- 07
Alignment, levelling, laser tracking (metrology)
- 08
Assembly and connection to building services
- 09
Testing, commissioning support, handover
Processes and Equipment
Industrial Metrology (Laser Tracking)
In-house systems for floor marking, alignment, surveying and levelling during machinery moves.
Welding / Steelwork
In-house welders and steelworkers fabricate and install customised platforms, walkways and steel structures on site.
Electrical Installation (NICEIC)
Approved contractor for control cabinets, distribution boards, internal wiring and safety testing.
Piping and Ductwork
Mechanical fitters and pipefitters handle the design, procurement, installation and pressure testing of pipework and ducts.
Commissioning / Decommissioning
Commissioning and decommissioning of complex machinery and CNC-controlled equipment, including test runs and handover documentation.
Locations
London
GBHead Office (UK Headquarters)
Wendelstein
DEGerman Branch (Beck & Pollitzer Germany GmbH, montagen plus)
- Hydraulic gantry cranes (up to 160 t)
- Truck-mounted cranes up to 250 t
- Versalifts
- Forklifts
- Heavy Lift Gantries
- Heavy-duty transporters
Sosnowiec
PLPolish Branch (Head Office)
Kolín
CZCzech Branch
Komjatice
SKSlovak Branch
Székesfehérvár
HUHungarian Branch (Head Office)
Project Examples
Inside the production
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery Installation & RemovalAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machinery Movers / Heavy Machinery Moving & RelocationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Factory Relocation / Plant RelocationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial Metrology & Site Layout (Laser Tracking)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Piping design & installation (piping and ductwork)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical design & installation (NICEIC certified)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steelwork design & installation (steelwork incl. welding)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project ManagementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Specialist ServicesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning / Decommissioning of machinery and CNC equipmentAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical and electrical dismantling, packing, transport and reinstallation ofAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Modernisation and relocation of wire winding machines and coil heat exchangersAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Relocation of casting and rolling lines (furnaces, continuous casting systems, auxiliary equipment)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forklift Trucks / Versalifts / Heavy Lift Gantries (fleet) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydraulic Gantries (lifting capacity up to 160t as gantry) | – | – | – | – | Hannover, Germany (KraussMaffei project) |
| Truck-mounted cranes (truck cranes up to 250t) | – | – | – | – | Hannover, Germany (KraussMaffei project) |
| Mobile and city cranes | – | – | – | – | Hungary/Slovakia (project) |
| Cherry pickers (aerial work platforms) | – | – | – | – | Hungary/Slovakia (project) |
| Roller systems, forklift trucks, hydraulic portal systems | – | – | – | – | St. Petersburg (project) |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1863
Founded as a forwarding and warehouse partnership by John Beck and Sigismund Pollitzer in London
- 1907
Expansion into trade fair and stand construction as well as transport and export business
- 1957
Transport of the Sno-Cat for the 1957/58 Antarctic expedition; start of internationalisation with offices in Europe and Asia
- 1961
Sale of the Pollitzer family's shares to the Transport Development Group (TDG)
- 1994
Return to independent ownership
- 2020
Relocation of a complete casting and rolling line from Bulgaria to the Netherlands (Czech team)
- 2021
Relocation of production lines for hygiene/medical products in the Tula region; modernisation and relocation of wire winding machines and coil heat exchangers in St. Petersburg
- 2022
Machinery relocation Hungary–Slovakia for an automotive customer in five weeks; relocation of metalworking machines (approx. 80 t) from Poland to India
- 2023
Factory relocation KraussMaffei Hannover to Laatzen completed (400 truck loads); follow-up project Munich–Parsdorf started