Say No To Boxes And Plastic Crates for Office Moves

Box-Less moving saves time, money and prevents downtime

A box-less and plastic crate-less move is not a dream, it is in fact a reality. Here is the scenario, your office is relocating, so the first thing you better consider is cost, not just checks to the moving company but total cost. Lost “hidden” payroll dollars due to downtime, lost revenue from being “packed up” or relocating. What about lost good will for the important client who needs your services the week of your move, what if you are all packed up in boxes or plastic crates, and can not respond timely to their needs. Ultimately they are the boss, the reason you are in business and able to pay your self and the others folks in your organization.

Good news, there is a better way, a box-less move! A box-less move totally eliminates the need for packing up and paralyzing your office for long periods prior to move and avoids the productivity killing move hangover associated with using boxes or plastic moving crates. Are plastic crates better than cardboard boxes? Maybe, if I am the plastic crate sales man then yes. If I am the business owner the answer is not much, plastic crates are still boxes albeit “plastic” boxes. They still require making your files, charts, manuals inaccessible before during and after the move.

Another problem with the crate offering is that they are of a size that no office mover, industrial engineer, risk manager should ever let an employee handle. The maximum weight movers and employees should handle is 60 lbs (filled with books, files and charts) which means the container should be no bigger than 1.2 cubic feet. the problem, a plastic crate is 2.7 cubic feet and weighs eight to nine pounds empty and when loaded will be close to 100 lbs. How on earth are your assistants, clerks, employees going to load and stack these behemoths? Then when comes to unpacking them at the new building your going to need the help of the mover, more expense. We may want to rename these plastic (boxes) crates “workman’s comp boxes”. Ask any mover who even occasionally does office moves if he or she would allow a customer to pack a 2.7 or 3.0 cubic foot box? Our friends at CityMove.ca have got it right in their blog entitled Plastic Moving Boxes In Vancouver? Just Say No!

Gondolas appear just before a move, or the same day as move. Why, because transferring items to gondolas takes just a few minutes per office, allows access right up until the time they are shrink-wrapped for transfer. Best of all you can access all items the moment they are unloaded at the new office. Unloading by the way is accomplished in a fraction of the time as a traditional move, requires fewer folks which means lower costs. We have even had a hospital to need access to files during a move which we accomplished because all files stayed completely in order during the entire process. Gondolas are super mobile, because of the easy roller caster system, plus the wheels are 100% non skid and non marking.

Gondolas Are

• Easy to use
• Displace 16 cardboard boxes, or about 10 crates
• Are less expensive than plastic crates or boxes
• Move in a fraction of the time as crates or boxes
• Eliminates packing up an office in advance
• Gets rid of the move hangover
• Decreases downtime and associated expense
• Almost eliminates the hidden internal payroll costs associated
• Allows your organization to focus on its core purpose instead of packing unpacking
• Guards privacy (see secure transfer) because of dramatically reduced transfer time
• Ultimate in GREEN moving because no boxes or crates are needed

If you in a town where plastic crates are the best you can do, then likely you need to go that route. But, if you can go box-less, use gondolas, boost productivity and morale then this is the very best procedure . Look for a box-less mover within reach, remember trucks can roll to any location. Do your homework and don’t get stuck with all the headaches and downtime of a traditional household move procedure. Remember your job is on the line if your mover screws up. The biggest complaint we hear is that inexperienced household mover badly underestimate the time and cost of an office move. According to industry experts two-thirds of employs tasked with coordinating their company’s move either are demoted or fired after a relocation.