Drummonds, Tennessee  /  Serving the Mid-South

We move the machines that move the South.

Rigging, machinery setup, plant shutdowns and custom fabrication. Done by a crew that shows up with its own cranes, its own forklifts, and every tool the job calls for.

Start a Project Call (901) 835-3231
0+
Years in the trade, going back to Edwards Sheetmetal
0
Call gets you the crew, the cranes and the tools
0
Trades in one crew: mechanical, welding, blow pipe, air & vacuum
0
Borrowed forklifts. We bring our own.

Why Universal

Most contractors show up and ask for your forklift.
We show up with ours.

Downtime costs you money every hour. So we don't make your team stop to support ours. Universal rolls in with enclosed field trailers already stocked for the job, plus our own cranes, forklifts in several sizes, MIG welding rigs and material handling gear.

  • Self-sufficient crews. We don't need your people, your equipment or your patience.
  • Turnkey from start to finish. We design, fabricate, install and hand it back running.
  • Tough jobsites are normal for us. Large cranes, tight plant floors, even barges.
  • Southern work ethic. Our word is our schedule, and our standard is "built to last."

What we do

Heavy iron. Tight tolerances.
No excuses.

01

Rigging & Machinery Setup

We set, level and align heavy equipment with precision, whether that means moving one machine or relocating a whole line. We own the cranes and forklifts, so we're on your schedule.

02

Industrial Maintenance & Repair

We diagnose and repair the equipment that keeps your plant running. Drives, bearings, conveyors, structural fixes: we get it running right and keep it that way.

03

Plant Shutdowns

When you have a short outage window, you need a crew that's already planned every hour of it. We bring in the people and equipment to finish the work and get you back online on time.

04

Ceramic Wear Tile

We line chutes, elbows, cyclones and hoppers with ceramic wear tile so they last years longer under heavy abrasion. Less wear means fewer shutdowns.

05

System Installation

We install complete systems: pneumatic and pellet air, vacuum, dust collection, grinding and bins. We know how the pieces fit together, so the whole system runs right.

06

Steel Pipe Fabrication

We cut, fit and weld pipe and structural steel in-house, then install it ourselves. Blow pipe, supports, platforms and custom assemblies, all built to fit the first time.

07

Sheet Metal

Hoods, transitions, cyclones, funnels and ductwork. Sheet metal is how this family business started, and we still do it the same careful way.

08

Barge & Crane Work

Some jobs don't happen on a plant floor. We set up on barges and work with large cranes to reach the jobs other crews turn down.

Specialty

Feed mills are our home turf.

We've installed and serviced feed mill systems from the receiving pit to load-out. Hover over a component and you'll see the kind of work we do on it.

  1. A
    Bins & StorageWe fabricate, install and repair bins, plus the platforms and access around them.
  2. B
    Screw ConveyorsWe handle installation, alignment, flighting, bearings and ongoing maintenance.
  3. C
    Grinding SystemsWe set and align hammer mills and grinders, and handle drive service.
  4. D
    Pellet Air SystemsWe engineer and install blow pipe and pneumatic conveying lines.
  5. E
    Dust Collection & CyclonesWe install cyclones and dust collection and line them with ceramic wear tile.
A B C D E FIG. 01 — TYPICAL FEED MILL LINE // UNIVERSAL MILLWRIGHT

How a job runs

From first call to full production.

  1. 01

    Walk the Site

    We come out, see the equipment, measure the space and listen to what you need. We don't quote anything from a guess.

  2. 02

    Plan the Lift

    We plan out the rigging, the equipment list and the schedule, and we build it around your downtime window instead of ours.

  3. 03

    Fabricate

    Pipe, sheet metal and steel are built ahead of time so install day goes fast and everything fits.

  4. 04

    Set & Install

    Our crew arrives with stocked trailers, cranes and forklifts and gets to work without waiting on anyone.

  5. 05

    Hand It Back Running

    We align, test and clean up after ourselves, so your plant goes back to work and so does ours.

Our roots

Family-built.
Southern-proud.

Universal Millwright grew out of Edwards Sheetmetal Corp., which did metal work across the Mid-South from the late 1970s into the early 1990s. Edwards is still our sister company and handles system design and metal fabrication. With both shops together, you get the design, the fabrication and the installation from one family of tradesmen.

“We give our customers proud Southern equipment and service standards, every job, every time.”

Our mission
  1. Late '70s
    Edwards Sheetmetal Corp.The family opens a sheet metal and fabrication shop.
  2. '90s
    Universal Millwright, Inc.The business grows into full millwright services: rigging, setup and repair.
  3. Today
    Two shops, one standard.Universal handles the field work and Edwards handles design and fabrication.
  4. Next
    Your project.Let's talk about what you need. Get in touch →

In the field

The work speaks.

Real jobs from our shop floor and job sites: cyclones, hoppers, pipe, platforms and the lifts that put them in place.

Shutdown coming up?
Call before it's an emergency.

(901) 835-3231

Let's get to work

Tell us what
needs moving.

Whether it's a single machine or a full system, we'd like to hear about it. Ask for Jimbo Brashier.

Phone
(901) 835-3231
Fax
(901) 835-3033
Shop
317 Wilkinsville Rd.
Drummonds, TN 38023

Request a Quote

Prefer to talk? Call (901) 835-3231.