Beck & Pollitzer utilise the latest heavy lifting equipment. Continual investment has allowed the company fleet to grow in both number and capacity to suit our customer requirements.

In 1863 Mr. Sigismund Pollitzer, London Paper agent, and Mr. John Beck established a general carrier and warehousing partnership at 211 Upper Thames Street. The partnership flourished.

By the turn of the century the Pollitzer family were in charge and moved to larger premises where the warehousing and wharfage business continued to grow. Riverside cranes were installed and horses began to give way to steam traction engines, increasing carrying capacity and speed of distribution.
 
Between the two wars the Head Office moved to Universal House on the Southwark Bridge. Traditional activities expanded, transport developing into machinery removals, and wharfage into export packing and storage. Exhibition contracting and stand manufacturing also commenced. After the Second World War the departments were located by activity; exhibition services at Hampstead, export packing in South London and Manchester, transport, cranes and machinery removals at Lambeth.

The transport fleet grew both in number and size, thus the heavy haulage fleet was developed. The number of cranes also increased and with the introduction of lorry mounted cranes and fork lift trucks incorporating Jib attachments the industrial removals department began the quest for further technical improvement.
 
This policy continued for more than thirty years in which the company was part of the Transport Development Group PLC, with investments in more labour saving handling equipment, particularly electric and hydraulic powered gantries. In 1994 Beck & Pollitzer Engineering Limited returned to independent ownership. This has ensured the continuation of all the Company’s services on a national basis and encouraged its further development as Europe’s most innovative and customer dedicated contractor, capable of competing for business throughout the world.
 
Beck & Pollitzer is now turning towards the future, developing a strong network of offices throughout Europe to make sure we are where the customer wants to go. The company is largely expanding in Central Europe to become a preferred partner for worldwide relocations.

Beck & Pollitzer is able to offer fully integrated project solutions, using the latest technologies in heavy lifting and 140 years of experience