FAQs

Vertex is based in East Kilbride, Glasgow, and delivers projects across the UK, Europe and internationally. We mobilise teams to your site wherever the work is — whether that is a single facility in the UK or a cross-border line transfer — and manage the full engineering and logistics chain in between.

Downtime is almost always the largest cost in a relocation or installation, so we plan backwards from your restart date. The work is sequenced in detail, origin removal and destination preparation run in parallel wherever possible, and every discipline and OEM works to a single integrated programme. You get firm milestones, early warning of anything that threatens them, and a team whose primary job is to protect the date.

We fix a clear, fully defined scope before mobilisation, so the commercial position is agreed up front rather than discovered as the project unfolds. Holding single-point accountability closes the gaps between contractors where overruns typically hide. Where scope genuinely changes, it is raised, priced and approved transparently — there are no surprises at final account.

We are. Vertex takes single-point responsibility for the entire scope — engineering, dismantling, logistics, installation, OEM coordination and commissioning. Instead of managing a chain of separate subcontractors and carrying the risk in the gaps between them, you deal with one team, one programme and one point of contact, accountable for delivery from kick-off to validated production.

Yes. Our work spans the full range, from relocating a single high-value machine to transferring entire production facilities across international borders. We are structured for complex, multi-discipline programmes with demanding restart windows, and we scale the team, governance and reporting to match the value and risk of the project.

Safety governs how every project is delivered, particularly on operational or partially running sites. Work proceeds to method statements and risk assessments agreed with your site team, with controlled isolation of all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and full compliance with site and regulatory requirements. Disciplined risk management is also what keeps a programme on schedule.

Yes. Mechanical, electrical, pipework and welding, process and automation, utilities and infrastructure, OEM coordination and commissioning can all sit within a single Vertex scope. Bringing the disciplines under one contract removes interface risk and gives you a genuine turnkey route from concept to running production.

Yes. We deliver end-to-end international relocations — decommissioning, seaworthy packing and containerisation, freight and customs coordination, then reinstallation, recommissioning and ramp-up at the receiving site. We routinely move complete high-speed lines across borders and manage the logistics and documentation that come with them.

It depends on budget, lead time and specification. Used lines cost significantly less and are available far faster — often inspectable in running condition before purchase — which suits most capacity expansions. New equipment is the right call when you need the latest technology, specific OEM support or an exact specification. We supply and relocate both, and we will give you a straight, commercially honest recommendation for your project.