Case Studies

Machinery Relocation Project Automotive & Aerospace Manufacturing Sector

The Automotive and Aerospace Manufacturing sector has been an environment that RRS Group has excelled in for decades. Our experience and knowledge made us the perfect fit to secure a large factory relocation project with a blue-chip Automotive component manufacturer.

• Early discussions with our client highlighted the plan for a large manufacturing area of the site to be
• relocated to India.
• The plan involved the decommissioning and dismantling of all machinery within scope.
• Working alongside our clients’ capex plan we were involved at every step of the process to enable future
• investment plans to replace the decommissioned area.
• As Principal Contractor RRS Group had a full-time Project Manager on site under the CDM regulations.
• Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality systems were managed by RRS Group.
• A team of directly employed skilled site personnel was assigned to the project to carry out
• multi-discipline machinery dismantling tasks.
• Specialist lifting plant, equipment, fully equipped tackle stores and vans, PPE, consumables and
• welfare provision were provided and managed by RRS Group.
• The project consisted of careful dismantling, matchmarking, packing, removal, lifting and loading onto
• our specialist in-house fleet of HGV’s:
  • Extruder Lines
  • Conveying Lines
  • Two Robot Cells
  • 40 Tonne Presses
  • Decoiler Lines
  • All M & E services match-marked including hydraulics, pneumatics and power

Our Approach: Our Turnkey approach offered our client a solution which fully encompassed the integration of all their project requirements. A successful project outcome was achieved by utilising our Group divisions including our specialist transport fleet and our comprehensive cache of lifting and moving equipment. Add in our directly employed highly skilled and competent site team of riggers, fitters, electricians and project engineers and our client received a professional service, safely delivered to the project plan in every way.

Conclusion: Fully managed projects enable our clients to have security in the knowledge that each step is covered in a professional way. The project was commercially measured at all times working to budget demands. The project timing plan, technical methodology and risk was managed throughout at every step with daily communication and progress meetings with our client.

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