What Is a Facility Relocation?
A facility relocation is moving an operation, its racking, equipment, machinery, inventory, and people, from one building to another without losing the business in the process. It is one of the highest-risk projects an operator ever runs, because every day of downtime is revenue that never comes back.
Done properly, a relocation is a sequenced engineering project: what moves, in what order, over which weekends, with the new site racked and powered before the first truck rolls. MTLI has moved everything from single production lines to a 1,000,000+ sq ft hospital campus with zero disruption to operations.
What a Relocation Involves
Relocation planning
Sequencing, risk planning, and a master schedule built backward from the day you must ship.
Teardown and decommissioning
Racking, conveyor, machinery, and utilities safely dismantled, tagged, and prepared for transport.
Transport and logistics
Crating, rigging, and freight coordinated across any distance, local or cross-border.
New-site preparation
Racking, power, dock equipment, and construction ready before arrival, permits included.
Reinstallation and commissioning
Everything reassembled, leveled, powered, and proven before cutover.
Asset recovery and liquidation
Surplus racking and equipment bought back, sold, or scrapped, returning the old building to lease condition.
How MTLI Works With Facility Relocation
Design & Engineering
It starts with your data, not a catalog: throughput, product profile, building, and budget. Our engineers design the right answer, with stamped drawings and permits where structures are involved.
Supply & Procurement
We source across 500+ manufacturer partners worldwide, brand-agnostic, new and used where it makes sense, with volume pricing passed through to you.
Installation & Commissioning
Our own crews install, integrate, and commission, phased around live operations when needed, with an MTLI supervisor on site every day and 98% on-time delivery.
Support & Lifecycle
After handover we stay: preventative maintenance programs, inspections, controls support, and 24/7 options, designed around your uptime targets.
Where MTLI Can Help You
- Warehouse and DC moves between buildings or cities
- Plant and production line relocations with machinery rigging
- Facility closures, decommissioning, and lease restorations
- Consolidating multiple sites into one operation
- Phased moves where both sites run in parallel
- Cross-border moves between the USA and Canada
From under $100K to $100M+ turnkey. A specialist calls within one business day.
Common Questions, Answered
How long does a facility relocation take?
Planning typically starts 3 to 6 months out; the physical move can be a weekend for a small operation or a phased program over months for a large one. The schedule is engineered around your shipping calendar, not ours.
Can we keep operating during the move?
Yes, that is the point of phased relocation: part of the operation ships from the old site while the new site comes alive, with cutover timed to your slowest window.
What happens to racking and equipment we no longer need?
MTLI buys back and liquidates surplus racking and equipment, turning leftover assets into budget, and we return the old building to the condition your lease requires.
Who handles permits at the new site?
We do: racking permits, electrical, and construction approvals at the destination, engineered and stamped before the move so nothing waits on paperwork.