It's always important to consider how you will safely move fragile items for your office move. For example, if electronics, such as computers, scanners, and copy machines, are not packed properly, they could get damaged during transportation.
Always make sure you are partnered with a qualified moving company that will assure your electronics are packed safely. At Brandon Moving & Storage, for instance, we follow Sensitive Equipment Handling and Heavy Equipment Moving guidelines to safely and securely relocate your office items. It’s important to find a relocation partner you can depend on.
Here are some methods for preparing your electronics to ensure a smooth-sailing office move:
Brief your IT Technicians
Your IT department will be essential in helping move electronics to your new office, so if you don’t have any technicians on board, it is wise to hire some. Electronics must be packed in specific ways, and there are other procedures that only IT technicians can handle.
Some things IT technicians must consider when planning an office move include making backups for computers, labeling devices, removing batteries from equipment, and separating removable parts from electronic devices.
This is extremely important, as a minor battery leak in a device could incur corrosion and wreck your devices. Ensure your IT technicians have everything in order before proceeding with your move.
Try and Source the Original Packing Boxes
When finding suitable boxes to move your electronics, the original packing boxes for the equipment will be the best option. They will have specially made these boxes to assure they will deliver the equipment safely.
It is also good to find any user manuals for your electronics so that technicians and movers know all the details about our electronics. That way, if any equipment requires some special maintenance to be moved or reassembled, your moving company and technicians will have all the crucial details.
If you cannot find the original boxes for some of your electronics, contact your moving company and provide them with details about the products with missing packaging. They will be able to assist you in picking the right packing boxes.
Take Care when Unpacking Electronics
It is crucial to leave your electronics alone for a while after unpacking them and before turning them on. This is because electronics are sensitive to heat and may need to acclimatize to the new office temperature.
By leaving the electronics to adapt to the new temperature, you can assure they won't react poorly to newer temperatures. Once you have done this, allow your IT technicians to reinstall all of your electronics using the user manuals.
Stick to the Plan
As long as you take adequate care when planning your office move, your electronics should be in tip-top shape by the time they make it to the new office.
Assure that all your electronics are packed in their original packing boxes, or contact your moving company to get the best alternative. Once you have done that, ensure you have IT technicians on hand to deal with packing and unpacking your electronics along with a moving company. Then, leave your electronics to acclimatize to your new environment.
If you abide by all of these steps and take proper precautions when moving your electronics to a new office, you should have no issues on moving day!
