Moving Tips
Floor Plans
It is important that floor plans be prepared showing the position and floor level for the furniture and equipment at your new premises.
Floor plans should use an allocated numbering system and coloured coded labels.
Personal Items
Personnel items (ie:) photo’s, ornaments, money, laptop computers, calculator etc staff members are to pack their personnel items.
Pre Packing
All chairs, mobile pedestals, bookcases and stationary cases must be emptied. We will supply sufficient cartons, labels and tape to pack these items.
Labelling
All items to be relocated must be clearly labelled with the BFR Furniture Removals labels supplied.
These should be marked accordingly to the information on the floor plan to assist BFR Furniture Removals to relocate everything to its proper place at your new location.
No label – no go !
This includes all items such as computer equipment components, desk returns, glass tabletops etc.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all items are labelled to insure correct destination. Labels are to be clearly visible and preferably placed on sides of cartons, top corner of desks, stationary cabinets and filing cabinets and placed on hard surfaces of chairs.
Office Furniture
Desks and cabinets should be emptied and their contents packed into cartons. Lock or tape door and drawers closed.
Packing Cartons
If you need extra packing cartons, simply ask your BFR Furniture Removals relocation representative to supply more, being of uniform dimension. This helps us to calculate the carrying capacity required for your move. Do not over fill packing cartons as this may present problems when packing cartons into our trucks for transport. Ensure that the top flaps remain level when folded closed. Packing cartons will be picked up by BFR Furniture Removals after unpacking has been completed. Ensure cartons are stored flat after unpacking and stacked in a central position for collection.
Filing Cabinets
Filing cabinets should be prepared as follows:
4 drawer – top two drawers to be emptied
3 drawer – top drawer to be emptied
2 drawer – do not have to empty
* please note that our cartons are designed to take a full drawer from a filing cabinet.
Filing cabinets are to be locked where possible or taped closed. Do not leave keys in cabinet locks; tape them to the surface of the cabinet.
Office Equipment
All electronic equipment should be disconnected from their power supply. BFR Furniture Removals uses special packing cartons and techniques to enure safe transport of these items. However, do apply colour-coded labels to assist in their proper relocation at your new premises.
Photocopiers
You should advise your supplier / maintenance contractor of the removal date, as they will probably need to prepare the unit for transportation, ie: detachment of collator section. Photocopiers and plain printers with liquid toner or powder must be emptied prior to removal.
Computers
Please do not pack computer terminals, personal computers, typewriters or fax machines in cartons.
Our staff will pack these. Simply turn off, disconnect the keyboards, screens, and printers and unplug from mains power supply. Cables for use with specific computer equipment are to be placed in a large plastic bag and labelled accordingly.
Refrigerators
Refrigerators must be emptied, defrosted and drip trays emptied the day before your relocation.
Artworks
Framed pictures and charts should be labelled and left hanging, so that BFR Furniture Removals relocation staff can pack them using specialised materials to ensure their protection.
Location Access
Please ensure that building supervisors and / or security have been made aware of the relocation and the dates. Also ensure that security, lifts and loading docks are booked at both uplift and destination location. BFR Furniture Removals will respond to the building supervisors request and confirm bookings, dates and times.
Location Supervisors
We require an authorised person from your company to be available and on site at both your uplift and destination location to make decisions on the relocation, and be familiar with building security ie: opening and closing procedures.
Insurance
Transit insurance cover is not provided unless especially arranged BFR Furniture Removals recommend that transit insurance be taken and can arrange for cover as required. Electrical derangement of electronic equipment such as computers, faxes, printers etc. will not be accepted, even on insured claims, without physical evidence of damage.