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Office Relocation Safety Tips – After the Transition

It may take longer for some staff members to adapt to their new work environment, so once you have completed the move and settled down, you may want to check out how everyone is dealing with the change of address. Also, arrange for someone to check for any snagging issues regarding the new seating arrangement of each workstation. To ensure you avoid common mistakes during a relocation project, we’ve put together some essential things you need to consider to finish an office relocation project successfully.

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Office Relocation Safety Tips – Moving Day

Corporate relocation comes with is own suite of curses and blessings. Maybe you’re consolidating for efficiency’s sake, or perhaps you’re moving into a larger space. Either way, there are a lot of things in your usual office that require strategic organizing to ensure your business relocation goes smoothly. You’ve found the new ideal destination to match your needs. Your team is ready and on board for the journey ahead. And then, the moving day comes, boxes and people are everywhere. Like it or not, you are right in the middle of it and not sure what to do next. To be sure that nothing unexpected catches you and your team unprepared, here is our guide to preparing your office furniture for the big day.

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The Best Office Move Checklist

If you want to move your working place, bear in mind that you will have to plan the whole thing thoroughly. This process can be stressful, so the ideal scenario would be to create an office move checklist and follow each step on it. Providing stress-free relocation is always challenging, but you can avoid inconvenience and time loss with accurate planning and hiring professional services in advance.

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How to Organize a Successful Office Move

Organizing an office move is a multi-phase and complex process that requires in-detail planning and careful preparation. It is certain that office relocation is more challenging than “simple” residential relocation since there are more people to participate in the entire process. And the whole story becomes even more complicated when it comes to cross-country moving. And if you start to panic and ask yourself how do I plan an office move, we might have an answer. Take a look at an ultimate guide on long-distance moving procedures that will help you plan a flawless experience of relocating your company to another address.

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How to Pack Silverware for Moving

Now that you’ve finally decided to move to a new home, you’ll be tasked with making sure that all of your belongings get there in one piece. This is the main reason why you’ll be wondering how to pack silverware for moving. You’ll want your cutlery, utensils, toasters, and other kitchen items to be transported safely to your new home. Handling everything properly is the first step to making sure that your belongings survive the long trip to your new home. Using the following tips will make the whole thing much easier, whether it’s your everyday utensils or a priceless family heirloom.

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Things to Do Before the Professional Packers Arrive

As with everything in life, a flawless move begins way before the moving trucks arrive at your house. A good way to start this process is to have professional packers handle your move, which is a great way to reduce stress and have a pleasant moving experience. Even if the professionals will be handling the most time consuming and tedious task, there are steps that you can take before they arrive to ensure that the process is done as best as possible.

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How to Pack Valuables When Moving

When packing and moving valuable items such as paintings, antique objects, priceless fine china sets, jewelry pieces, electronic equipment, family heirlooms, and essential or even irreplaceable documents poses a different type of challenge compared to packing and moving clothes, books, and furniture.

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How to Move With a Pet Bird

Moving can be very stressful for your pet bird as birds are very sensitive to change. However, with proper planning, you can minimize the troubling changes in your bird’s world. Most moving companies won’t transport animals or live plants so you will have to move the bird yourself. To help you, we would like to provide you with a few tips on how to prepare your bird for a trip by air and in a car. For the safety and comfort of your pet bird traveling by car is the best option. However, this isn’t always an option and most airlines these days will allow you to carry your bird with you in a carrier in the cabin or the cargo hold.

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How to Pack Food for Your Move

Most movers find that packing the kitchen is the most challenging part of a move and because of this leave the kitchen for last. Before you decide that you would prefer just to throw everything away, use some of these tips to help you see what you should throw out, how to move the things you are keeping and what should be given away.

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Checklist of Things to Do Before Moving

When planning a long-distance relocation, each one of us thinks about the most important things to do before moving. It does not matter how much stuff you own, or how far is your new location; you’ll need a good plan to pull it all off. Remember, time is your most significant resource, so try to use the best of what you have. To help you out, we’ve prepared a checklist that could make your cross country relocation much more straightforward. Let’s check it out.

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