The Best Moving Boxes: Their Value After The Office Move

We don't think much about boxes after the move, but by choosing better quality boxes you will find many advantages during the unpacking stage.

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Reusable Moving Boxes

Quality moving boxes can be folded up for reuse at a later date

• No need to dispose or recycle
• Store flat for space-saving

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Perfect for Storage

The best moving boxes for storage are durable enough for the long-term. Many of the items you moved can go directly into a storage facility.

Stay Packed and Still Have Access

Tape free moving boxes are also great for storage because you can access them at any time without tearing through the lids. 

Moving Boxes That Stack Perfectly

Quality moving boxes also stack perfectly in your storage facility so you can keep  storage items perfectly organized. 

How to Pack the Office for Relocation

With moving boxes and moving supplies ready to go, begin the packing process by distributing boxes and supplies to individual employees. They should be responsible for packing up their desk, workstation or office. Let them know when they should be completely packed up and ready to go. Use a packing checklist to coordinate the right moving boxes with items that need to be packed.

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The Packing Checklist Helps Match up the Right Boxes with Items to Be Packed.

Labeling Will Save You Stress

Label every box. Be specific and make sure every box is labeled with a specific destination. Use color coded labels to make it easier for movers to coordinate where every box goes.  

 

Color coded labels should match up with a  Destination Office Map.

When Do You Start Packing? 

 Begin with non-essential items up to two months before moving day. Employees should be packed and ready 5-7 days before moving day. Use the Free Packing Tips Guide to help with scheduling your packing process.

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How-To Guide for Office Moving

The Best Boxes for Moving the Office

The most common mistake you can make during office relocation is deciding that any moving box will do. Few realize that good moving boxes can actually make an office move easier and less stressful. Click for the Complete Online Moving Guide

What to Look For:

Tape Free Moving Boxes

Without tape to get in the way, tape-free boxes can be easily packed and unpacked. Packed something you weren't suppose to? You can just unfold the top and get back inside.

Other Great Features of Tape-Free Boxes

• Strong Handles
• Easy Assembly
• Reusable

Priority Moving Boxes

These are the essential moving boxes for items that need to be unpacked first on arrival. Every executive office or even the sales desk that needs to be up and running right away needs this type of box.

Other Great Features of  Priority Moving Boxes

•  Easy lift off lid
•  No packing tape needed!
•  Easy assembly
• Strong handles

Other Boxes for Moving the Office

File  Boxes for Moving Records

Boxes for Moving Binders

Boxes for Moving Computer Printouts

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How I Managed the Office Move: Hiring Movers

Home Movers Are Not Office Movers

Your first impulse when considering movers is to contact the same company that moved your house. But what I quickly found out is that commercial movers are more familiar with moving office equipment and more experienced when it comes to ensuring everything goes where it needs to go in the new office space. Get your quotes from commercial movers and narrow your list down by price, experience, licensing and insurance verification and basically your overall confidence after a face to face meeting.

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Moving Company Proposal Summary

Use this free moving company proposal summary to define the right commercial movers and estimate your moving inventory.

Free Moving Company Proposal Summary    

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Get Your Own Moving Supplies- Order Moving Supplies in One Easy Step

All movers will want to upsell you moving supplies. But you can get your own at a much more reasonable price ( always remember your moving budget!) Plus, there are other factors to consider:

1. Moving boxes are often leased for a move. The moving company will want them back after the move, rushing your unpacking process.
2. You may want to keep some things in long term storage and you may want to keep those boxes.

Quick Tip: Order All Your Supplies At Once So You Don't Forget Anything.

What To Pack and What Not to Pack

Moving is a very good time to also take stock of what is no longer necessary in the office. Consider obsolete office equipment and decide if it is really worth taking to the new space. Also documents and records that have been sitting in file rooms for ages become heavy and expensive loads to transport to the new location. Review these records and decide which ones are essential and which ones need to be destroyed.

Use the free document/destruction retention template

Additional Office Moving Resources

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Office Moving Widsom

"What you don't pack is just as important as what you do pack."

Managing the Office Move

New Responsibility at the Office

When my boss gave me the responsibility of the office move, I admit I was stressed. I moved out of my apartment, and that was a big deal. Now an entire office of 30 people? Where do I begin?

Take a Breath and Get Organized

I had to really take a minute and look at our current office space. It wasn't huge but it was big enough to be a problem if I didn't take time to get organized. The first thing I did was assign roles to other employees, making one person responsible for packing up each department. When I did my homework, I found out that with larger office moves a moving coordinator would be assigned to do basically what I am doing.

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What a Moving Coordinator Does

Map Out Your New Location

Here you have to envision the new office space and the old side by side. I made a color coded chart to help define how the different departments would be set up in the new space. I started out making several drafts that all ended up in the wastebasket. Finally, I found a free online template that helped.

Free Color Coded Office Space Map Template

Make A Timeline and Stick To It

I created a timeline that was reasonable. The key word there is reasonable. Don't stress everybody out with tight deadlines. Give every one in every department enough time to pack up their individual offices and cubicles, and eventually their whole department will be buttoned up by moving day. At the same time, don't let the timeline become just a frame of reference. Make sure you schedule weekly meetings with your assigned moving team and ensure that everyone has met their weekly goals for getting packed.

Free Office Moving Timeline Template

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Office Moving Wisdom

"A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. She is never late. She always keeps up her sleeve a margin for the unexpected.".