The Differences Between a Residential Move and Commercial Move

Moving may seem to you to be same thing, but where you live and your business are very different types of moving. When moving things is all they have in common, please read below to find more about these differences between a Residential Move and a Commercial Move.

Residential Moves

Moving into a new home is an all too familiar event for most people. The process involves finding a place to live, packing up all of your stuff and moving it from your current residence to your new residence. You can either do the packing of your things yourself and take apart your furniture, or hire a full-service moving company, who will pack your belongings, take them apart and put them in their truck for you to keep, and then move them into your new residence. Some moving companies will even unpack your boxes and dispose of the packing materials for you.

Residential moves can be accomplished with either very little planning or a lot of planning. Quotes from moving companies typically depend on how many movers will be needed for the job and how many hours the job is estimated to take. For example, if you are going to need extra services like packing and unpacking, this will be reflected as an additional charge. One of the most difficult items to move when moving into a new home is usually the extremely heavy or oversized items, and also the items that require the utmost care during transport. A professional mover has the knowledge and tools to accomplish these tasks with ease and efficiency.

Commercial Moves

Commercial moving shares many of the same principles and basic concepts with residential moving, but commercial moving is on a larger scale. For example, while a residential move might involve moving a single-family home, a commercial move might involve moving an entire corporation or factory. While the process of moving a commercial facility is more intricate than that of moving a personal residence, the fact that a delay in moving could adversely affect a commercial entity from being able to conduct business means that dynamics in commercial moving are significantly more complicated than those in residential moving.

The following is an overview of several characteristics that are different from conventional moving that exist within the commercial world:

Commercial Moves Demand Meticulous Planning

Planning ahead is very important when relocating a business. In addition to selecting an appropriate date/time for the move that minimizes disruption to your daily operations, business owners will also need to provide employees ample notice of the impending change in location.

Depending on the type and size of your business, you may need to employ specialized equipment and hire a large crew to assist you with relocating your business’s physical assets. To facilitate the movement of heavy and/or bulky objects, you will probably need to utilize items such as forklifts, toe jacks, and hand trucks. Additionally, machines and other heavy furniture (such as desks, filing cabinets, etc.) require trained personnel to relocate; therefore, hiring an experienced and reputable commercial moving company is the best option.

Due to the fact that commercial movers typically operate on a 24/7 basis, business owners have considerable flexibility in how they conduct their move by selecting times (overnight or weekends) that do not interfere with the operation of their business.

Sensitive Materials Require Specialized Care

Commercial move requires greater levels of protection than household moves because businesses transport larger volumes of sensitive materials than do households. With household moves, many items are small enough to fit into a backpack or can be stored in a location that is less than completely secure; e.g., passports, birth certificates, tax forms, or even your own laptop. In contrast, company relocations require the transport of extensive amounts of private data and materials, including confidential customer records, customer databases, trade secrets, proprietary technology, and servers that must be securely transported using encryption methods, transporting companies with screened and trained employees, and tamper-proof containers. Therefore, companies must develop comprehensive security policies far beyond those required for household moves.

Electronic Equipment Requires Expert Handling

Commercial movers are professionals who specialize in relocating a wide variety of electronic devices safely from one place to another. Examples of office electronics include desktop computers, monitors, printers, photocopiers, and entire IT departments.

In addition, businesses may also have vending machines and refrigerators on their premises as well as coffee machines or coffee vending machines.

Your commercial moving company will keep track of your large and fragile items during the move, and this includes creating a complete list of all of the large and fragile electronics.

Heavy Lifting, Handled with Care: Our Expertise Ensures a Seamless Move

Many businesses need help moving their office furniture and decor when they move to new locations. Businesses also need help moving their large machinery and equipment, especially when they move out of their warehouses, factories, and other industrial facilities.

Professional movers use specialized tools and techniques to transport bulky, heavy, or awkward items from one building to another safely. They are licensed and insured, so you can rest assured that your items will be moved securely.

A Plus International Movers is a commercial mover in Saudi Arabia that offers reliable, fast, and easy solutions to commercial moving needs. With extensive experience in office moving, event logistics, the military and government, we can assist you with planning, scheduling, packing, and moving your commercial space.