Articles and guides for business moves.

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Guides to help plan your move An open moving guide shows a floor plan with clearly marked destination rooms. GuidesList itemsWorkMeetingFilesRoom plan and labels
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An office move planned around the working day. An office floor plan shows where labelled items go at the new site. WorkstationsMeeting roomFilesRoom AITNew siteRoom ADesks and ITDestination

Office moves | Planning workstations, IT and building access

Start with when the new office needs to be operational. Work backwards from there to plan transport, staffing and IT.

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Pricing starts with the scope. A scope-of-work document covers furniture, files, access, timing and extras. Scope of workInventoryRoute and accessTransport and extrasTiming and termsFurnitureFiles

Business moving costs | Compare scope and quotes

Compare quotes that cover the same work. Once the scope is clear, you can judge what each price includes.

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A checklist for your business move. A moving checklist, a destination room label, a key and a calendar help plan the move. Company move planInventory and roomsBoth addressesIT and team leadsScope and checksList · check · saveRoom ADatesMTWTFSS

Business and office move checklist

Use the list to plan the move with your team. Tick off the items you’ve reviewed and download your copy.

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When there's a gap between sites. Labelled storage shelves, an accessible trolley and a storage calendar are linked to redelivery. A FilesFurnitureITB FilesFurnitureITC FilesFurnitureITAccessITStorageMTWTFSSRedelivery

Storage during a business move | Plan what to store and deliver

If you need storage during the move, include it in your plan. Describe storage and transport as parts of the same job.

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Put together your office move brief. One quote brief covers rooms, furniture, storage, access, dates and services. WorkMeetingStorageQuote briefRooms and inventoryAccessDatesServicesTarget room

Prepare an office move brief

List workstations, inventory and access for the quote.

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Plan the handover between sites. One moving plan sets out when to clear the site, clean it, get access and hand it over. Sequence and dependenciesBeforeAccessMoveCheckDoneClear outCleanAccessHand overMove outNew site

Coordinate moving, cleaning and handover

Sequence clearing, cleaning and access.

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Check what the moving quote commits to. An inventory list is compared with a moving quote to check scope, pricing and terms. Inventory listItemsAccessExtrasDatesMoving quoteScopePricingTermsContract party

Review a moving quote

Check scope, pricing, extras and dates.

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The right items in the right rooms. Labels on boxes and IT equipment use the same room names as the shared room plan. Room AMeeting room BStoreroom CLevel 2Meeting room BScreenDestinationMeeting room BStoreroom C

Label for a smoother move

Match furniture, boxes and IT to a floor plan.

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