Contrary to what people think, an office move is not like a large house move

Contrary to what most people think, an office move is not like a really large house move

Admiral Movers Is Montgomery’s Office Mover

Office moves of any real size are an incredible challenge even for an experienced house mover. Unfortunately, for their customers they often find themselves in way over their heads halfway into the move. Make no mistake; office moving is as different from a household moving as orthopedic medicine is from dentistry. Even if you have the very best orthopedic surgeon, do you want him or her doing your root canal? Because of inexperience, a household mover attempts to judge an office move similar to a big house move, or a bunch of big house moves all stacked together and they underestimate the project. This makes for a no win situation. Commercial relocations require constant focus on thousands of tiny details or the relocation will get out of hand quickly. A good-sized office move is like a train, a train trying very hard to skip the tracks. It takes a very experienced conductor and crew to prevent disaster.

The first red flag is a mover who presents a dramatically lower price or significantly, less time and/or workers than the other movers you are considering or a mover that possesses a proven commercial relocation record of accomplishment. Office furnishings are much heavier than household furniture. They require specialized equipment, planning, and knowhow and that starts with the proper estimating tools. A specialized office cube sheet that enables the move consultant to know how many truck loads a move will take and not only weight or volume is key. House movers stack tightly to the roof of the truck for long trips. Conversely, an office mover keeps everything on wheels and moves much more quickly because they use a bucket brigade method. You cannot afford to UN-dolly and dolly everything several times at the truck like a household move.

Household movers or inexperienced estimators are notorious for underestimating commercial moves. Underestimating the real size of an office move means the workers become fatigued resulting in damage, stress and disorganized placement, which drives your office downtime up and lost productivity to the max. Ed Katz, the “office moving guru” states that “Two-thirds of those responsible for their company’s relocations either lose their job or get demoted afterwards. A well run office relocation allows managers to not only save their job but to come out looking good.”

Another red flag is a mover suggesting using boxes (see later blog regarding this pitfall). This is a classic give away. Do not let the camouflage fool you this is a household goods mover disguised as an office mover. Tough economic times are causing many home movers to re-brand themselves as an office mover. Without the proper training, their workers will be learning on the job with your company’s relocation. Does that sound like a good deal? Can you really afford to provide on-the-job training and risk your company’s well-being? It pays to go with an office-moving professional for solutions instead of problems. Call 334-262-6666, or email info@admiralmovers.com or visit alwaysleading.com.

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About Scott McNelley

Scott McNelley is a lifelong problem-solver and entrepreneur who uses creativity, ingenuity and hard work to find the best solutions for his moving and storage customers in Alabama and beyond. When a good solution doesn’t already exist, Scott creates one by “Imagineering” new equipment or systems that deliver the results his customers need and deserve. Scott’s first business was a small local moving company that he started while in college and later sold (the company is still in business today). He then started Admiral Movers, which has grown over the years into a much larger office moving firm, now known as “Montgomery’s Only True Office Mover.” With Admiral, Scott took office moving to the next level, by creating several revolutionary techniques and new moving equipment that he conceived and built in direct response to the unmet needs of his customers. Among other office move improvements, Scott created Admiral’s AirGlide℠ Computer Moving and Office Gondola℠ Systems, which together offer a truly “boxless, crateless” moving solution that better protects expensive equipment and gives customers better access to their property before, during and after a move. Encouraged by the success of Admiral Movers, Scott was able to expand his ability to serve his customers by starting two other enterprises: Redwood Properties, a real estate holding company, and Admiral Records Management (ARM), a document management and storage specialty firm and a proven leader in secure information transition, relocation, conversion and storage. Banks, hospitals, government agencies, the military, corporations, and medical practices have come to rely on ARM to maintain privacy, coordinate logistics, and provide the ultimate in protection of their client data. ARM is a natural extension of his work with Admiral, and Scott brought the same creativity and problem-solving ingenuity to the difficulties his customers face when managing their critical business records. With ARM, Scott introduced Intelligent Archiving, an unconventional approach to on-demand document scanning services that makes it easier and less expensive than ever for customers to transition to a fully-paperless office. Intelligent Archiving also safeguards patient privacy and ensures total compliance for customers in the medical and healthcare fields that are making the change. Scott’s efficient and cost-effective solutions have saved his customers money, time, backaches and headaches over the years, and his innovations, along with service that consistently exceeds expectations, are the biggest reasons his customers won’t go anywhere else for office moving or document management and storage assistance. To learn more about how Scott’s passion for creative problem-solving can help your firm with an office move or document management and storage, please visit: www.alwaysleading.com www.admiralmovers.com www.admiralrecordsmanagement.com Or you can simply email info@alwaysleading.com, or call 334-262-6666 today!

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