Moving a laboratory is unlike any other type of relocation.
It’s not just about transporting equipment, it’s about preserving years of research, maintaining the integrity of data, and ensuring that critical instruments arrive ready for immediate use minimising downtime for lab teams.
At Johnsons Lab Logistics, we understand that science doesn’t stop just because a move is taking place. Every vial, instrument, and sample represents investment, discovery, and potential. That’s why in laboratory relocations, detail matters.
Precision Is Everything
Laboratory relocation environments are among the most complex spaces to reconfigure. From ultra-sensitive analytical instruments and temperature-controlled biological samples to specialist gases, hazardous materials, cryogenic storage, and IT systems, every element must be managed with meticulous precision.
Our teams bring decades of experience in scientific equipment relocation, combining technical expertise, risk management, and lab-specific project planning to deliver seamless transitions for clients across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, and research sectors.
We map, catalogue, and label every item before it moves. We plan access routes down to the millimetre. And we coordinate closely with OEMs, QA teams, biosafety officers, and lab facilities managers to ensure scientific instruments are decommissioned, packaged, transported, and reinstalled exactly as specified.
Because when it comes to moving science, there is no margin for error.
Safety and Compliance First
Moving a laboratory means managing regulated materials and equipment under strict compliance frameworks.
Johnsons Lab Logistics operates under ADR, GDP, and ISO-certified procedures, ensuring that every aspect of the move meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and traceability.
Our project managers oversee:
- Full risk assessments
- Method statements and SOPs
- Hazard classification and segregation
- Chain-of-custody documentation
- Waste management and decontamination where required
Whether moving within a single campus or across international borders, compliance underpins everything we do, from cold-chain logistics to the handling of Category A and B biological materials.
Partnership in Progress
Every successful lab move project is a collaboration.
We work hand-in-hand with scientists, facilities teams, and equipment manufacturers to design transitions that minimise downtime and protect operational continuity.
Our move managers and engineers are trained not only in handling specialist equipment, but in understanding the regulatory and technical complexity of the environments they serve, from BSL-3 containment labs and cleanrooms to teaching spaces and GMP facilities.
When science evolves, we ensure the laboratory environment evolves with it, safely, efficiently, and without compromise.
Innovation in Motion
Behind every successful laboratory relocation is a process designed for control and clarity. Using digital inventory management, environmental monitoring, barcode tracking, and secure temperature-controlled transport, we ensure that every item arrives exactly as it left.
Our investment in relocation technology and real-time tracking gives clients live visibility during transit, offering complete peace of mind that critical assets, including HPLCs, mass spectrometers, robotic systems, and biospecimens, are managed with care and precision.
More Than a Move
At Johnsons Lab Logistics, we don’t just move equipment, we move capability, discovery, and the future of research.
We understand that every piece of laboratory equipment tells part of a bigger story, of innovation, experimentation, and advancement. That’s why our approach blends the precision of technical logistics with the respect of science.
Contact our Lab Logistics team today to find out how we can support your relocation and storage needs; contact@johnsons1871.co.uk