Office Moving

Office Move

Office move is a reality today and more and more companies are moving to bigger and better offices. The larger the company size the larger is the challenge. Office moves need to be planned well and executed perfection so as to have minimum downtime.

If your office move is over 300 people then you need to freeze the packers and moves at least 12 weeks in advance. One has to assume every possibility and not leave anything to chance.

All office moves normally happen over the weekend and sometimes late at night, the office is normally closed over that period of time and only people who are assisting with the move need be present.

Guidelines on Moving

Preparing to Go

It is essential that the staff clears out all the items that they do not require and shred these items and discard all items that they are not moving.

Its always advised that all personal and expensive items are taken home for the duration of the move to ensure safety.

Once you have cleared everything, you are requested to put all you items in the box, (please do not overfill boxes) place the label which marks you name, current location code and new location code. Please leave the box in your current location and do not move it yourself.

Moving

It is preferred that the office is let out early and the staff is out of the way, the packers then shall proceed with the plan and pack and label all IT equipments like PC, Telephones, Photocopier, Shredder, Fax Machines, UPS, etc.

The mover then shall start moving all items to the new location as per the decided code and shall unpack all the IT equipments and places them at the pre-designated place and leave the individual cartons at the new location of the employee. The employee needs to unpack and place their own items and files.

Unpacking
Packers shall be in the office to assist on the first working day after the move, they shall help remove all the debris and assist in last minute challenges and changes that are typical of the move.

Please ensure that all cartons are unpacked on the same day and returned to the moving company as they could charge if cartons are not returned and need to come back another day for picking them up.

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Excess Baggage

Today the urban Indian is truly mobile and dose not think twice about moving from one country to another for short / long term assignments. There is always a question on short term assignments is how much to carry? If you are traveling for 3 to 6 months you normally end up being with more than two bags as the weather shall change during that period of time. Also the airlines charge a very high amount for excess baggage, plus you have to lug that goods from home to Airport and at the destination from Airport to home, some times you have to take a larger vehicle at destination.

In most case one moves first to a hotel apartment before they finally find a place to stay and should that be the case then you have to carry all the goods again.

Would it not be better if some one came home, packed your goods and shipped them to your final destination? All you will have to do is unpack the goods and are ready?

This is the reason that I have created an excess baggage matrix for all over the world from India and would really appreciate your comments and opinions on it.

Regards….

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Moving Pets from India

I have always been asked this question, pets being part of the family have to be moved when people are relocating from one city to another or one country to another. It’s fairly simple when one is moving within the country and totally different when one is moving to another country.
There are various customs formalities that need to be kept in mind, like you cannot take a pet to Australia, even if you do you have to have the pet in quarantine for 6 months. People are confused with documentation requirement and vaccinations at destinations.
Its been observed that the best way to carry a pet is to book it with your own airline ticket, not only does the airlines provide you with a list of documents but the pet also flies with you and you can meet the pet in transit point. This is the most preferred way to move with a pet.

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