Preparing for the Move
Before contacting any commercial moving services company in Toronto, you first need to prepare for your company’s move. Start with the basics and hold a meeting with the employees and advise them about the future relocation, inform your staff of the moving date, and what each of their duties will entail in preparation for the move (e.g. packing, coordinating, discarding, and organizing).
Your employees should ideally begin packing at least four weeks prior to the actual moving date, which will optimize and sustain productivity within your business, as well as being well prepared and organized the day the Toronto movers arrive to transport your items.
Visit the new location and double-check the amount of physical space, and visualize where your furniture, office equipment, and other miscellaneous items will be placed in order to mesh in with the new layout of your new location. Don’t forget to contact your local post office and request a change of address to the new location a month prior to your moving date. Furthermore, contact your utility companies (e.g. hydro, gas) to inform them of your move and provide them with the new address.
Considering Relocation Expenses for Employees
If you are moving to another province and if any employees are also relocating with your company, make travel arrangements for your employees so that the move will be easier for them. Offer to pay part of their relocation expenses which includes their travel and lodging during the transition period. If you are unable to relocate all the employees, consider a financial compensation package should they decide not to work with your company at your new location for various reasons.
Finding Free Boxes for Packing
Unless you hire commercial moving services that packs and moves your items, you’ll need plenty of moving boxes to pack your items. Some ways to obtain free corrugated boxes would be to contact any friends or family who may have just moved into a new home, or their work involves receiving boxes of all sizes. Another avenue is to visit supermarkets, liquor stores, and shopping malls as they are always discarding or recycling boxes.
Categorize and Label Your Items
To make things easier for the Toronto commercial movers, you should categorize and label items before placing them in the boxes, as well as the boxes themselves. Use newspaper, bubble wrap, and cloth to wrap the items. All of your most fragile items must be placed at the top of your boxes to avoid breakage, and be loaded onto the moving truck last.
Hiring The Right Commercial Moving Services
Go online and search for specific keyword phrases such as “Toronto commercial moving services” or “commercial movers Toronto.” Peruse through each search result and use your own judgement to filter out the good over the bad listings.
When you meet with GTA commercial moving services, request an on-site estimate to have their movers come to your business location to give you an accurate quotation based on the overall volume and weight of your items. You should also know the amount of kilometers you’ll be traveling although the movers will calculate that when providing you with the estimate.
