Certainly, shifting office is a big task that definitely required preparation for packing and loading items, coordination of the team, and flawless implementation. Be it office furniture or IT equipment, the goods must handle carefully to avoid loses, breakages or idleness.
Here are some suggestions that help to move your office safely
- Product and Inventory Planning
This is the first thing you do. Normally in every office shifting, the admin / manager of office makes a detailed inventory of all your furniture, Computers and laptops, files equipment and supplies.
If needed, label items like RESALE, REUSED or TRASH icon.
- Packing Electronic Goods
Always wrap and pack CPUs, Monitors, printers, Thermal scanners and fragile items using bubble wrappers.
Recommended Suggestion: Use original cartons and packing materials wherever possible reinforced cartons with foam padding. Don’t forget to label each boxes separately.
- Furniture Unloading & Rigging
Computer tables, office chairs, shelves and conference table must dismantle properly before moving to the new location. Use quality packing materials and thus you can avoid dents and scratches during the shifting.
- Security of Restricted Documents
Always pack sensitive and important items in sealed boxes and mark “Private.” Make sure that authorized personnel handle these boxes. We always recommend that high-value or confidential data shift separately or digitally backup beforehand.
- IT Equipment & Special care goods Handling
Must backup all the essential data before shifting servers and systems. We also recommend, use shockproof cases to transport them safely. Clearly label all equipment by department for hassle free movement.
- Analogies & Downtime Reduction
Based on our shifting experience, Inhouse Expert Packers and Movers suggest shifting during Weekends, to eliminate the disruption of workflow. It’s suggested to assign groups of people things to be done ahead of time, Packing, monitoring, handling tech etc.
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