Business Move Planner
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Careful thought and planning is essential for a smooth office move. Utilize the following Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage checklist to ensure you’ve considered all these key factors. It’s ideal to begin planning your move six months before the scheduled date.
Six months before moving
- Establish a “move committee” of key staff members
- Meet with space planner and interior designer
- Meet with telecommunications people and discuss design of telecommunication system and budgetary figures
- Request preliminary office-move cost estimates
- Identify initial layout of computer facilities
Three months before moving
- Follow up and meet with “move committee”
- Select the telephone system
- Incorporate office design changes
- Develop computer facility plans
Two months before moving
- Confirm phone system order/hook-up
- Complete office service changes:
- stationery
- address changes
- copier service
- vending machines
- plant service
- new purchases
- Choose moving company
- Finalize floor plans and telephone changes
One month before moving
- Notify all suppliers of new address
- Notify customers of move
- Schedule equipment services for a day prior to move
- Verify computer system progress
- Conduct employee orientation meeting
- trouble-shooting
- security systems
- new procedures
Two-three weeks before moving
- Arrange for new parking spaces
- Order building and office keys
- Confirm move with building manager
- Meet with mover to confirm furniture and floor plans
- Finalize phone and computer installation
One week before moving
- Employee pre-move meeting and packing demonstration conducted by mover
- Label all furniture according to plan
- Tour new facility and double-check furniture and floor plans
- Finalize phone and computer installation
One day before moving
- Complete packing and labeling
- De-install and re-install phone equipment
- Walk-through with staff indicating new work areas
- Post floor plans and label all areas according to plan
Moving day
- Only moving company employees and “move committee” members on-site
- Install computer systems
- Unpack and settle-in
- Adjust furniture as needed
Relax! You made it!
Why Choose Us
History
Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage is locally owned and operated by the same family for four generations, since 1890. We have a well-established reputation for service quality and reliability with a high percentage of repeat household and commercial clients.
Professionalism
We’re a certified ProMover by the American Moving and Storage Association with A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, voted “Best in Western Washington” in 2009 and from 2011 to 2016 by KING5. Our company is fully licensed and insured and member of WMC and AMSA.
Value
Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage provide free, no-obligation in-home estimate and competitive rates, including low minimum rates for shipments moving under 300 miles. We’ve set a refund policy for unused packing materials and three Puget Sound locations to help clients save on travel fee costs.
