The Purpose of Office Moving Surveys
Office Moving Surveys play an important part in the selection process of choosing an Office Moving Company. It provides the oppportunity to meet with each moving company at your current offices, where they can gain a better understanding of your moving goals, requirements and gather as much as information as possible about the items which are to be moved. This, in turn, will help them to provide an accurate moving estimate for your relocation.
What to expect at the Office Moving Survey
The Office Moving Survey usually takes place at your offices. Before showing the around, sit down and talk about the detail of the relocation; dates, timeline and your business objectives. This is a good opportunity for you to ask questions about the moving company; their credentials, manpower, what trucks and packaging they use and how they would deal with problems or delays that might occur.
Discuss any storage or archiving requirements you may have and also any access issues (to and from both buildings).
Don't forget to ask about insurance and indemnity - a good and accredited Office Moving Company will usually be fully insured and licensed.
How to Prepare for the Office Moving Survey
Here's what information you'll need:
- The moving in / out dates
- Address of new office
- A clear idea of what items need to be moved
- The IT Relocation (who is doing it - Office Moving Company or a seperate IT Relocation Company)
Do as much research as you can before the Office Moving Survey so you can ask them specific questions about past relocation projects.
Finally, it's a good idea to have the Office Moving Checklist at hand as this may also remind you of other issues about the move day that you'll need to discuss.
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