Heavy machinery and tank lifting across Christchurch and Canterbury.

Hiab hire for moving generators, HVAC units, water tanks, fuel tanks, compressors, electrical plant, farm gear and industrial loads.

Built for rural, trade and industrial jobs

ManaLift provides hiab hire across Christchurch and Canterbury for trade contractors, rural lifestyle blocks, and industrial businesses. If you've got a generator, compressor, water tank, fuel tank, HVAC unit, or a piece of equipment that's too heavy for a standard truck and too awkward for site machinery — that's our wheelhouse. We assess the job, price it straight, and get it moved.

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The jobs that need more than a standard truck.

The common thread across all these jobs is the same — something heavy needs lifting and standard transport can't do it. HVAC units onto a rooftop. A water tank set on a rural block. A generator swapped out on an industrial site. We assess the job, confirm access and get it placed.

HVAC, electrical and trade contractors

Air conditioning units, commercial HVAC equipment, electrical plant, transformers and roof-mounted trade gear. We handle lifts for HVAC contractors and specialist trades across Christchurch, getting equipment to where site machinery cannot reach.

Tanks, rural and fuel businesses

Water tanks, empty fuel tanks, farm tanks and septic tanks on rural lifestyle blocks, farming properties and commercial sites. We lift and set them on their bases where a standard truck cannot get close enough to do the job.

Machinery and industrial equipment

Generators, compressors, site equipment, industrial machinery and oversized or irregular loads for equipment hire companies, manufacturers and general industrial businesses. We take on one-off lifts and repeat jobs across Canterbury.

Difficult site access

Tight yards, no vehicle access, elevated placements and sites where standard equipment can't manoeuvre. We assess before we quote and confirm the approach before anything moves.

What to expect on the day

Send us the job details. We assess it, price it and get it done.

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Two movers arranging black furniture and white blankets inside a moving truck.

Tell us what needs lifting and where

Fill in the form with the item type, weight if you know it, pickup and delivery addresses, and any access notes. Photos of the site help. Most quotes are back the same day.

CARE 4 MOVERS truck parked on a city street with its loading ramp down, surrounded by orange traffic cones, in front of historic buildings.

We review the job and confirm the approach

We look at the item weight, site access and lift requirements before confirming. Some jobs need a site visit first. Most do not. We come back with a clear price and lock in the booking.

Two men in shorts and t-shirts working together to wrap a large item with a black moving blanket outside a garage.

The truck arrives and we set up for the lift

Our hiab truck parks up and we set the outriggers. We confirm the lift path, overhead clearances and rigging before the lift begins. Machinery and heavy equipment jobs get the same care as any other lift.

Two movers loading items into the back of a truck with dolly carts under a bright blue sky.

Item placed, truck packed down, job done.

We place the item, confirm it's sitting correctly and pack the truck down. Site left tidy, invoice sent. Need the same job done next month? Your details are already on file.

Need machinery or tank lifting in Canterbury?

Trade, rural and industrial jobs across Christchurch and Canterbury. Send us the details and we will get a price back to you the same day.

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