Heavy Lift

What Heavy Lift does

Collett & Sons Ltd, trading as Collett Transport Group, is a UK-headquartered multi-modal heavy haulage and logistics specialist serving industrial, infrastructure, marine, and freight forwarding customers. The company operates a fully integrated service portfolio organised around five pillars: Transport (heavy haulage, general haulage, crane vehicles, pilot cars and permits, freight forwarding, and abnormal loads), Warehousing and Storage (over 55,000 square metres of indoor and outdoor heavy lift storage across Halifax, Bradford, Goole, and Grangemouth), Heavy Lift and SPMTs (crane hire, contract lifting, jacking and skidding, and self-propelled modular transporters), Marine (Collett Marine covering ship's agency, vessel chartering, and ports/stevedores), and Consulting (swept path analysis, route access surveys, traffic management plans, visual route inspections, and topographical surveys). The company holds capability to handle loads up to 500 tonnes, such as transformers.

The underlying fleet comprises specialised trucks, trailers, crane vehicles, and self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), supported by an in-house engineering and project management team. The company leverages route planning and access survey capabilities (swept path analysis, topographical surveys, visual route inspections) as part of its transport consulting offering, which is differentiated from pure haulage competitors by its integrated, turnkey delivery model. Geographic coverage spans England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and broader Europe through UK depots in Halifax, Bradford, Goole, and Grangemouth, plus an Irish regional headquarters in Naas, Co. Kildare.

The revenue model is professional services, project-based, and bespoke: pricing is quote-driven and determined by cargo specifications, route complexity, equipment requirements, and project duration, with multi-year contracts cited as the billing cadence. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, engaging project managers, logistics coordinators, and procurement teams at industrial, construction, and energy firms. The company carries ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, and 45001 certifications, FORS Silver, SafeContractor, and Achilles UVDB accreditations, and is a member of BIFA, FIATA, ESTA, SC&RA, HTA, RHA, CPA, and ALLMI. Legal entity is Collett & Sons Ltd, a privately held UK private limited company operating under the Collett Transport Group brand, with no disclosed external institutional investors or parent company.

Name

Heavy Lift

Legal name

Collett & Sons Ltd

Website

https://heavy-lift.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Collett & Sons Ltd (Collett Transport Group) is a UK-headquartered multi-modal heavy haulage and logistics specialist providing transport, heavy lift, marine, warehousing, and consulting services for oversized and project cargo up to 500 tonnes across the UK and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Haulage and Multi-Modal Logistics Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local (484220), General Freight Trucking (4841)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Site Delivery, Installation Support & On-Site Supervision (Door-to-Site) (TLACAIAM), Energy & Power Projects (Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power Generation) (TLACAIAB), Industrial Plants & Process Equipment (EPC/Turnkey Projects) (TLACAIAA), Construction & Infrastructure Modules (Bridges, Rail, Roads, Tunneling) (TLACAIAD)

Keywords

• Heavy haulage services
• Abnormal load transport
• Heavy lift logistics
• Project cargo handling
• Multi-modal transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Halifax

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Heavy Transport Services: Specialist heavy haulage and abnormal load transport services for indivisible cargo requiring specialised vehicles, pilot cars, and permits. Services range from single unit transport to complex multi-axle configurations for loads up to 500 tonnes.
2. Heavy Lift Services: Crane hire, contract lift, jacking and skidding, and SPMT operations for positioning and relocating heavy industrial equipment and machinery in various environments.
3. General Haulage: Standard freight transport and distribution services including single pallet deliveries through to project cargo handling.
4. Warehousing and Storage: Indoor and outdoor heavy lift storage facilities across multiple UK depots, providing secure storage for oversized cargo.
5. Marine Agency Services: Ship's agency, vessel chartering, and port operations for project cargo through Collett Marine division.
6. Transport Consulting: Specialist route planning and analysis services including swept path analysis, test drives, traffic management plans, and route access surveys.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Heavy Lift provides multi-modal heavy haulage, heavy lift, marine agency, warehousing and transport consulting services for oversized, indivisible and abnormal cargo loads up to 500 tonnes. The company uses a specialist fleet of trucks, trailers, crane vehicles and Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) to deliver fully managed project-based logistics packages for industrial, energy, construction and marine clients across the UK and Europe.

Product overview

Collett & Sons Ltd (trading as Collett Transport Group) is a multi-modal heavy haulage and logistics services company offering a broad portfolio of integrated services. The portfolio is structured around five core pillars: Transport (heavy transport, general haulage, crane vehicles, pilot cars & permits, freight forwarding, and abnormal loads), Warehousing & Storage (heavy lift storage and general warehousing across 55,000+ sqm in Halifax, Bradford, Goole, and Grangemouth), Heavy Lift & SPMTs (crane hire & contract lift, engineering & project management, jacking & skidding, and self-propelled modular transporters), Marine (shipping agency, vessel chartering, and ports & stevedores), and Consulting (swept path analysis, test drives, traffic management plans, route access surveys, visual route inspections, and topographical surveys). The company operates a fully managed multi-modal package, combining its expansive fleet of trucks, trailers, crane vehicles and SPMTs with in-house project management, marine operations, route planning and heavy lift capabilities to deliver complete transport solutions throughout the UK and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Transport Specialist heavy haulage transport service using a comprehensive fleet of specialist vehicles and pilot cars to move abnormal and oversized cargo loads, targeted at industrial, energy, construction and infrastructure customers.
• General Haulage Standard haulage service for single unit goods and cargoes, handling distribution and delivery from single pallets through to one-off deliveries, for commercial customers across the UK and Europe.
• Crane Vehicles Fleet of crane-equipped vehicles for lifting and loading operations, used as part of the integrated transport package for industrial and infrastructure clients.
• Pilot Cars & Permits Specialist escort vehicles and permit acquisition services to support abnormal load transport operations across the UK road network.
• Freight Forwarding International and domestic freight forwarding services coordinating multi-modal logistics for industrial, energy, marine and logistics customers.
• Abnormal Loads Specialist logistics and extensive planning services for the transport of abnormal loads, including loads up to 500 tonnes, for industrial and infrastructure customers.
• Heavy Lift Storage Secure indoor and outdoor storage for heavy lift cargo across depots in Halifax, Bradford, Goole and Grangemouth, totalling over 55,000 square metres.
• Warehousing General warehousing and storage services for goods and cargo across multiple UK depots.
• Crane Hire & Contract Lift Crane hire and full contract lifting services with skilled operators for industrial and infrastructure heavy lift requirements.
• Engineering & Project Management In-house engineering and project management services for planning and executing complex heavy lift and transport projects for industrial, construction and infrastructure customers.
• Jacking & Skidding Specialist jacking and skidding services to manoeuvre, position, extract and relocate heavy loads in various environments, including restricted-access sites.
• Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMT) Specialist Self-Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT) equipment and operations, provided with skilled engineers to manoeuvre, position, extract and relocate heavy loads, including in restricted-access environments.
• Shipping Agency Ship's agency services managed by Collett Marine for project cargo operations, including port calls, documentation and coordination.
• Vessel Chartering Vessel chartering services for project cargo and marine transport requirements, provided via Collett Marine.
• Ports & Stevedores Port operations and stevedoring services for project cargo handling at UK ports.
• Swept Path Analysis Transport consulting service analysing the swept path requirements of abnormal loads to ensure route feasibility for industrial, construction and infrastructure projects.
• Test Drives Transport consulting service involving route testing for abnormal loads to validate planned routes and transport plans.
• Traffic Management Plans Specialist traffic management planning services for heavy haulage projects to support abnormal load movements.
• Route Access Surveys Route access survey services to assess the feasibility of transporting abnormal loads along planned routes.
• Visual Route Inspections On-site visual inspection services to assess route conditions for heavy transport operations.
• Topographical Surveys Topographical survey services to map and analyse terrain along transport routes for heavy haulage and abnormal load projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Capability to handle loads up to 500 tonnes (e.g., transformers)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fagioli: Italian heavy lifting and transport engineering company handling oversized cargo for oil & gas, power and infrastructure sectors. Comparable in SPMT, jacking/skidding and engineered transport services, though more international in scope.
• Allelys Heavy Haulage: UK specialist in heavy haulage, abnormal load transport and project cargo with extensive trailer fleet. Closest UK pure-play comparable in heavy transport, though smaller and less multi-modal than Collett's full service stack.
• Sarens: Belgian-headquartered heavy lifting, crane hire and modular transport specialist with global operations. Comparable offering of SPMTs, cranes and engineered heavy transport for energy, petrochemical and infrastructure clients.
• Emerson Crane Hire: UK crane hire and contract lifting provider with nationwide depot coverage. Comparable in contract lift services and UK footprint, though lacking Collett's transport and marine integration.
• Ainscough Crane Hire: UK's largest crane hire company operating a large mobile crane fleet serving construction, infrastructure and industrial markets. Comparable in heavy lift capability and UK depot network, though less integrated on the transport/road haulage side.
• Mammoet: Global market leader in heavy lifting and abnormal load transport with SPMT fleets, crane operations and engineered transport services. Directly comparable in core capabilities, geographic reach (much larger), and end-market focus on energy, infrastructure and industrial projects.
• Hare Transport: UK-based abnormal load and heavy haulage specialist with a fleet configured for oversized and indivisible cargo. Comparable in heavy transport focus and UK customer base, though smaller scale than Collett.

Regional players

• De Boer: Dutch heavy transport and lifting specialist with strong North-West European presence. Comparable SPMT and abnormal load capabilities, primarily serving Netherlands and Benelux markets rather than UK.

Broad incumbents

• Aberdeen-based NorSea (now part of Blue Water Shipping) heavy project forwarding: Project forwarding and heavy lift logistics provider serving the North Sea energy sector with vessel chartering, port operations and abnormal load transport. Comparable in marine agency and energy-sector project cargo focus.
• DHL Industrial Projects: Global logistics giant with a dedicated Industrial Projects division handling oversized and heavy-lift cargo for energy, mining and infrastructure customers. Broad incumbent offering overlap in project forwarding and marine, though not a pure-play heavy haulier.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CollettLtd
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-VzHNvZwv-CnmMmEclaMlQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/CollettandSons
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heavy-lift
• Instagraminstagram.com/collettheavytransport

Compliance6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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