Warehouse & Logistics Decommissioning

From warehouse closure to the next use of your assets.

Closing or restructuring a warehouse involves more than removing equipment. Storage systems, material handling machinery and supporting installations need to be dismantled, transported and, where possible, prepared for reuse.

Through our industrial decommissioning services, SSMI manages this process from initial planning to final site handover. With warehouse facilities across several European countries, our own logistics fleet and technical project expertise, we have the infrastructure to support every stage.

We also help surplus equipment find its next purpose, recovering value for your organisation while extending the useful life of industrial assets.

Warehouse decommissioning without unnecessary complexity

Warehouse closures, relocations and facility upgrades often involve several interconnected activities. Equipment needs to be disconnected and removed, transport must be coordinated and the building has to be returned in the agreed condition.

When different contractors manage these activities separately, responsibility can become fragmented. SSMI brings the process together. We coordinate technical planning, HSE requirements, dismantling, storage, transport and asset recovery within one project structure.

This gives your team a clear point of contact and reduces the time spent coordinating suppliers. Where warehouse operations need to continue during the project, we incorporate those requirements into the execution plan.

What equipment can be included?

Warehouse and logistics facilities contain a wide range of equipment. Some assets can be redeployed within your organisation, while others may still have commercial value on the used equipment market. Depending on the facility and agreed project scope, we can assess and coordinate the removal of:

Conveyor and sorting systems
Material handling equipment
Automated warehouse installations
Storage and racking systems
Packaging and palletising equipment
Supporting mechanical and electrical installations
Surplus machinery and associated production equipment

As with our production line decommissioning projects, the intended destination of each asset is considered during planning. This helps determine how equipment should be dismantled, handled and prepared for transport. This helps determine how equipment should be dismantled, handled and prepared for transport.

Our own European warehousing and logistics capacity

The infrastructure to keep your project moving. Removing equipment is one part of the process. Getting it to the right destination, at the right time, requires reliable logistics and sufficient storage capacity.

SSMI has access to its own large-scale warehouse facilities in several European countries, supported by our industrial logistics and transport capabilities. This gives us greater control over the movement and handling of equipment throughout a project.

Machinery can be transported to another production site, moved into storage or prepared for its next owner. When the receiving location is not yet ready, our warehousing capacity provides additional flexibility.

For facility owners working towards a fixed handover date, this is particularly valuable. The removal schedule does not always have to depend on the availability of an external buyer or receiving facility. One coordinated process, from dismantling to storage and onward transport.

Recover value from surplus warehouse equipment

A warehouse closure or production change can release equipment that is still suitable for use elsewhere. Through our asset recovery and machinery repurposing approach, SSMI considers the future of these assets before dismantling begins.

Through our industrial projects across different sectors, warehouse and logistics equipment regularly becomes available. Explore a selection of available industrial equipment to discover current opportunities below. This gives us practical experience with surplus machinery and creates opportunities to connect equipment with organisations looking for used industrial assets. Depending on its condition and market demand, equipment may be redeployed internally, sold directly or offered through alternative sales channels.

Our European warehouse facilities and logistics capabilities support this process. Equipment can be removed, stored and prepared for its next destination without unnecessarily delaying the wider decommissioning project. The aim is simple. Recover commercial value where possible and keep useful equipment in operation for longer.

Power Generating Set

SKU: SSMIWAR1-00004543

Brand: KOHLER Power Systems / SDMO

Year: 2023

Warehouse & Logistics Decommissioning

From warehouse closure to the next use of your assets.

Warehouse decommissioning without unnecessary complexity

What equipment can be included?

Our own European warehousing and logistics capacity

Recover value from surplus warehouse equipment

Power Generating Set

Power Generating Set

Tow truck

Forklift

Plate heat exchanger

Battery

Roller Conveyor System With Electrical Cabinet- Packing Area

Robopac Impianto Steel Roller Conveyor System- Packing Area

Pallet Racking

Pallet Racking

IBC stainless-steel support stand

Cabinet

Pallet Racking

IBC stainless-steel support stand

Various Cranes

How we manage your warehouse decommissioning project

Project Intake

Project Planning

Disassembly

Storage & Transport

Final Site Transfer

Why work with SSMI?

Full Project Ownership

Dedicated Logistics Capacity

European Warehousing

Asset Recovery

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