Collett & Sons Ltd - Ship Agents

Year's Experience

Services

Transport Management

Our team can provide an entire project management package for heavy transport projects throughout the UK. This can be tailored to incorporate all marine operati...

Abnormal Loads

In undertaking your project, our Team can liaise with all necessary authorities, utilise our code of practice pilot cars, undertake any crane hire and lifting r...

Heavy Transport

Bespoke heavy haulage logistics for abnormal loads and oversized cargo.

General Haulage

Express delivery and General Haulage services throughout the UK.

Crane Vehicles

Heavy lift lorry loaders, providing a flexible haulage solution.

Pilot Cars & Permits

Nationwide eskortebil og tillatelsesdekning som garanterer en trygg og i samsvar levering.

Freight Forwarding

Consolidation and shipping services for the movement of cargo across international borders.

Abnormal load logistics

From initial planning through to final delivery. Our team will undertake all necessary route access surveys, permit notifications and specialist reports for abn...

International Transport

Our international transport team provide a worldwide door-to-door service, delivering both in-gauge and out-of-gauge cargoes as a fully managed international lo...

Express Delivery and General Haulage Solutions

Operating from depots in Halifax, Bradford, Goole and Grangemouth, the general haulage fleet is available for long and short-term contract distribution or immed...

General Haulage Fleet Services

The fleet consists of both rigid flatbed and curtain sided vehicles from 4 to 8 metres long, and artic vehicle fleet consists of 13.6 metre flats, curtains and ...

Cargo Tracking

Vehicles are equipped with satellite tracking systems and digital communications, providing the Traffic Office and customers with real-time and historical trave...

Complete Transport Solutions with Crane Vehicles

Front and rear mounted rigid and articulated crane vehicles offer lifting capacities ranging from 9 Tonne/Metre to 205 Tonne/Metre, operated by ALLMI Certified ...

Grúas y camiones grúa

Our fleet of crane vehicles, also known as HIAB trucks, features front and rear mounted cranes with lifting capacities ranging from 9 to 205 Tonne/Metre. Using ...

Crane Vehicle Safe Handling

For complex lifts, as defined in BS7121 Part 4 (Safe Use of Cranes), Collett provides qualified Appointed Persons (APs), Slinger Signallers, and Crane Superviso...

Rigid & Artic Crane Vehicles

Our crane vehicle fleet consists of both front and rear mounted rigid vehicles including draw-bar trailers (wagon & drag). In addition, our artic crane vehicles...

Flexible Delivery & Project Engineering

Working alongside our general haulage and heavy transport operations, the addition of our crane vehicles allows us to provide a heavy lift loading, offloading a...

Nationwide Coverage for Heavy Haulage Pilot Cars

Our fleet of heavy haulage pilot cars complies with the Highways Agency’s self escorting of abnormal loads code of practice. Coupled with this, our qualified wo...

abstandardl load notifications & permits

Our permits team prepare the necessary haulage notifications for third parties including abnormal load permits, BE16 Special Order and VR1 permits. This service...

Qualified Escort Drivers

All our pilot cars are code of practice compliant and will escort your cargo from collection to delivery point under the supervision of our qualified drivers. A...

General Freight Forwarding & Multi-modal Logistics

With our Global Network of partners and contacts within major worldwide carriers, we are able to facilitate the movement of your goods with a worldwide service ...

Project Cargo Movements

Our team specialise in the International movement of oversized project cargo. We’re well versed in chartering vessels for both short/deep sea voyages and planni...

International Documentation & Commercial Consultation

Our experienced team can assist where required with all aspects of documentation needed to facilitate the International movement of goods. This can include, but...

Abnormal Load Transport

Collett & Sons are experts in abnormal loads. Our team will undertake all planning and provide specialist knowledge and equipment to provide efficient transport...

Heavy Lift Storage

Storage, consolidation & transhipment services for out of gauge cargo. Our heavy-lift Goole and Grangemouth facilities are equipped to handle storage, consolida...

Warehousing

55,000 square meters of secure indoor and outdoor storage. Operating across six depots in Halifax, Elland, Bradford, Goole, and Grangemouth, we have over 55,750...

Cargo Handling and De-vanning Service

Our storage and warehousing facilities provide a cargo handling and de-vanning service, and run hand-in-hand with our transport and haulage services, allowing u...

Heavy Lift Storage Consolidation & Transhipment Services

Featuring 110-tonne capacity straddle carriers, our heavy lift Goole depot and portside Grangemouth facilities are equipped to handle storage, consolidation and...

Cargo Handling

Our depots house a vast array of specialist equipment including jacking & skidding systems, specialist trailers and 100+ axle lines of Scheuerle Intercombi comp...

Heavy Lift Scottish Hub

Our Scottish hub features mobile elevating work platforms allowing us to provide a complete handling solution for a variety of cargoes. This portside location p...

UK’s Furthest Inland Port Heavy Storage Solution

Home to our heavy lift, projects and engineering Teams, our Goole depot is strategically positioned next to the UK’s furthest inland port, the ideal location fo...

Almacenamiento y almacenamiento

collett & sons provide a caboutprehensive warehousing and storage service, offering over 55,000 square metres of secure internal and external storage. with a ra...

Container Handling

With container docking bays, Collett offers a container de-vanning and stuffing service, along with lashing and securing to flat racks. Their heavy-lift Goole a...

Halifax Warehousing Facilities

The two Halifax warehouse facilities consist of the Halifax Head Office and the Mile Thorn Works facility, together offering 5,850sqm of securely monitored inte...

Elland Depot Complex

The Elland Depot Complex offers a total of 4,550sqm internal storage, accommodating all types of goods from heavy lift abnormal cargo through to standard pallet...

Bradford Storage Warehouse

Situated with excellent access to the M62, this 5,600sqm facility provides long and short-term storage solutions. The 6.5m high facility lies 3 miles south of B...

Goole & Grangemouth Depots

The Goole & Grangemouth Depots offer a combined 40,000sqm of external storage and facilitate the handling and storage of complex and overweight cargo. Both depo...

Crane Hire & Contract Lift

Collett Heavy Lift Engineers and Appointed Persons (APs) deliver bespoke lifting solutions for your cargo. Our in-house Appointed Persons, Slingers, Banksmen an...

Ingeniería y Gestión de Proyectos

Complete project management from initial engineering studies through to final transport & delivery. Our Team can provide a comprehensive project management and ...

Levantando y deslizando

Transport, lifting, extraction and load positioning in restricted environments. Where crane hire is not a suitable option, we operate a hydraulic lifting gantry...

Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMT)

SPMT 360° manoeuvrability for heavy transport operations. Our SPMTs are used for moving and positioning heavy loads in environments with restricted accessibilit...

Crane Hire

Under the Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) crane rental conditions the client is responsible for supplying all necessary lift plans, Appointed Persons ...

Contract Lift

Collett Heavy Lift Engineers and Appointed Persons (APs) deliver bespoke lifting solutions for your cargo. Our in-house Appointed Persons, Slingers, Banksmen an...

Mechanical Engineering

The Collett Team will manage your project entirely from initial engineering studies, detailed calculations and specialist reporting through to final delivery. O...

Engineered Transport

As part of our service you will be allocated a dedicated Project Manager who will oversee these requirements and co-ordinate the entire project. This includes f...

Hydraulic Jacking and Skidding

Utilising specialist equipment, the Heavy Lift Team can safely and securely undertake the heavy transport, extraction and load positioning of machinery & indust...

Synchronous Lifting

Operation of a multi-functional synchronous hydraulic heavy lift jacking system capable of monitoring the position of the load between four jacks to within a 1m...

Hydraulic Equipment for Heavy Lifting

Innovative hydraulic equipment allows for raising and sliding industrial machinery, transformers, and components up to 500 Tonnes in a controlled manner, indoor...

Engineered Calculations and Documentation

Provision of all technical documentation, jacking & skidding tolerances, risk assessments, method statements, and engineered calculations by an in-house team. T...

Shipping Agency

Multi-modal shipping solutions using sea, river and canal going vessels. Collett’s shipping agency team are responsible for handling shipments at UK ports and h...

Vessel Chartering

Chartering solutions expertly provided by the Collett Marine Team. Collett has an established reputation and well-developed relations with both charterers and v...

Ports & Stevedores

Complete handling service for abnormal loads across all UK ports. Collett provides full management of all port operations for project cargo, including heavy lif...

Vessel Port Stay Management

Collett’s marine team oversee a vessel's entire port stay, from arrival at port and communicating with local authorities, to arranging necessary documentation a...

Heavy Lift Shipments Handling

Our Marine Team regularly attend to heavy lift shipments, dry bulk, offshore support and ro-ro barge vessels whilst our experience ensures an efficient port cal...

Experienced Ship’s Agents

Our shipping agents are responsible for handling shipments and cargo at ports and harbours across the UK, representing the interests of the vessel owner or char...

Heavy Lift Services

Providing complete marine logistics for breakbulk, heavy lift abnormal loads and industrial quantities of base commodities. With access to the market for specia...

Established Contacts

Using our established contacts in both cargo and vessel chartering markets, the Collett marine team can offer information on freight rates in different sectors....

Stevedores

The marine team at Collett will oversee the complete management of your cargo, covering all ship discharge and offloading, utilising our heavy lift services to ...

Marine Services

Whether handling breakbulk, project cargo, factory production equipment, abnormal loads or the components for complete wind farm developments, our marine servic...

Stevedore Service

Our team of stevedores lash abnormal loads and cargoes in the hold, on deck or wherever the stow may be, including designing load spreading systems so you can b...

Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage

Our highly experienced stevedores are supported by a range of modern plant and equipment, with all work carried out in the safest possible ways due to our compl...

Swept Path Analysis

2D & 3D transport analysis reports to ensure safe execution of heavy transport projects. This service provides detailed modelling and simulation of vehicle move...

Test Drives

Detailed route analysis highlighting modifications necessary for heavy transport projects. Test drives simulate the correct loaded dimensions to assess the suit...

Traffic Management Plans

Minimising the impact on the surrounding environment, on other road users and pedestrians. This service involves the creation of comprehensive plans to manage t...

Route Access Surveys

Analysing horizontal and vertical alignments, weight and dimensional issues. This service provides a thorough assessment of proposed transport routes to identif...

Visual Route Inspections

Identifying loading configurations and suitable routes for abnormal load projects. This service involves on-site inspections to determine the best possible rout...

Topographical Surveys

Analysing a route’s topography and the impact of abnormal loads & heavy transport projects. This service examines the physical features of a route, assessing gr...

2D & 3D Swept Path Analysis Reports

Collett’s expert transport consulting team provide detailed 2D & 3D swept path analysis reports allowing accurate analysis of the impact of abnormal loads and h...

Specialist Reporting with Ordnance Survey Data and Topographical Surveys

Specialist reports are produced using Ordnance Survey Mastermap Data or by conducting specific topographical surveys to ensure the geographical accuracy of any ...

3D Swept Path Analysis for Manually Steered Trailers

Based on practical heavy transport experience and software expertise, Collett can demonstrate the impact of manually steered trailers. With 3D swept path analys...

Abnormal Load Test Drives

Used for wind turbine components and abnormal loads, these heavy transport test drives provide a detailed route analysis to show areas where route modifications...

Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders

Our traffic management plans can also include the application and implementation requirements of TTRO (Temporary Traffic Regulation Order) which may include tem...

Comprehensive Route Data

Background information including traffic data, school holidays, cycle routes, public foot paths, sunrise and sunset times and any other site specific project in...

Heavy Transport Reporting

Collett Consulting route access surveys take into account horizontal and vertical alignments, weight and dimensional issues across all types of roads, structure...

Establishing the Safest Route

Our Team take into account Ordnance Survey grid referencing of these highlighted areas and consideration of gradients dependent on the dimensions of the load be...

Potential Pinch Points

These specialist route access surveys include photographic evidence and overview maps which highlight any potential pinch points or access issues your abnormal ...

Transport Consulting (Topographical Analysis)

Our Transport Consulting experts possess the knowledge, experience and skills to analyse the surrounding topography and the impact of abnormal loads & heavy tra...

Cohesive Transport Surveys

Utilising topographical surveys allows us to examine any proposed route(s) in detail, mapping the contours of the ground and existing features on the surface of...

Expert Route Planning

Armed with all this data our Transport Consulting Teams can undertake expert route planning for the heavy transport of your cargo and identify any impact the mo...

About

collett transport group operates throughout the uk and europe, offering a caboutprehensive range of logistics services including heavy haulage, general haulage, warehousing & storage, heavy lift, marine agency, and transport consulting. the caboutpany has multiple depots and warehouses across halifax, bradford, goole, grangemouth, and ireland, with over 55,000 square metres of secure indoor and outdoor heavy lift storage. their in-house expertise covers project management, marine operations, route planning, and heavy lift requirements.