Office move checklist

Two months before

• Appoint one move owner who makes decisions.
• Get the new office plan and number rooms and workstations.
• Decide which furniture moves and what is removed.
• Book a date with the moving company.

One month before

• Coordinate with IT: connectivity, internet, server room and move order.
• Book service elevators and parking with both buildings.
• Tell clients and suppliers your new address.
• Sort the archive and throw out what you do not need.

One week before

• Hand out boxes and labels to employees.
• Each employee packs their desk and labels it with the new workstation number.
• Back up computers and servers.

Moving day

• An owner at each office.
• Computers travel with their cables, labelled by workstation.
• Furniture is reassembled according to the plan.

First day

• Morning walk-through to check every workstation works.
• A list of small fixes for the crew.
• Update your address on the website, Google and invoices.

More guides

• How to move an office over a weekend without losing a working dayHow to plan an office move that starts Thursday afternoon and finishes before Sunday morning: timeline, roles and what to prepare in advance.
• How much does an office move cost?What affects the cost of an office move: number of workstations, furniture disassembly, floors and elevators, working hours, server rooms and safes. How to get an accurate quote.
• A labelling system for office moves: every box at the right deskA simple labelling system for an office move: number rooms and workstations, colour-code labels by floor, label computers and cables, and sign the new office.
• Moving company in central IsraelCity Hovalot, a moving company in central Israel: office, apartment, lab and heavy equipment moving in Gush Dan, the Sharon and the Shfela. Over 20 years of experience.