Quality Moving & Delivery Services You Can Depend On!

At Professional Movers.com we have devised, developed, and implemented the best and most innovative methods for protecting and moving your office. We would like to share our secrets with you. Below you will find the processes that we apply on each and every office move. Our highly skilled process is what differentiates us from our competitors. When making a decision on your next office move, we ask that you review our office moving process and compare us to other office moving companies. We are confident that you will discover there truly is no comparison.

Professional Movers.com is not only the company that makes promises, WE ARE THE COMPANY THAT KEEPS PROMISES.

Professional Movers.com

OFFICE MOVING PROCESSES

The Ultimate in Moving Efficiency

 

Protection for your Office Building

At Professional Movers.com our movers are skilled and experienced at moving all of your office furniture. However, before our movers begin to load or unload your office items, our movers are trained to place protective materials throughout your office building to ensure that the appearance of your property is not compromised. Prior to your scheduled move date, Our Certified Office Moving Consultant will survey your current office and your new facility to create a list of protective moving materials that will be utilized during your relocation. In addition, Our Certified Office Moving Consultant will make sure that all building rules and regulations are meticulously followed.

Prior to your move, we will deliver a current copy of our insurance policy to your building management and your company representative. Our insurance policy will meet or exceed the requirements set forth by your building.

Below you will find a list of some of the more common items we will utilize to protect your office environment:

Builder Board & Masonite – This product will be placed in heavy traffic areas or office areas containing granite, travertine, marble, terrazzo, stone, colored concrete, tile, wood, carpet, or linoleum. Our movers will install the builder board by rolling it out and seaming it together to cover large areas. It is made of a heavy-duty corrugated material that is approximately 48 millimeters thick. The builder board will absorb the weight of heavy moving equipment while our movers are rolling your furniture over your fragile surfaces. Upon completion of your move, our movers will remove the builder board, leaving your floor surface clean and damage-free. The builder board is an earth friendly product that is recyclable and made of at least 33% post consumer material.

Doorway Protection – A door jam protector pad will be placed along your office entry doorway. Our door jamb protector pads are spring-loaded to hold them in place on either side of the door. This means we can protect either the edge of the door that swings out or apply it to the edge of the door near the hinges to protect the door and the frame at the same time. Not only will our door jamb protector pad prevent damage to your door, but it will also protect the items as we carry them through the entryway.

Elevator Protection – Most office buildings provide their own protection for their elevators. However, if our movers are scheduled to use an elevator and there are no protective materials in place, our movers will build a custom elevator protection barrier using plywood and premium pads. Our movers are trained to cover any elevator surface that may be in contact with furniture or moving materials as our team is working.

Rental Crates Not Boxes for your Office

Professional Movers.com will provide your office staff with rental crates to pack their office contents. The rental crates will be delivered to your office a few days prior to your move date. Our Certified Office Moving Consultant will visit your office and provide your employees with a packing and labeling demonstration on how to use the rental crates.

Benefits of Rental Crates vs. Cardboard Boxes

• The rental crates will arrive pre-assembled and have an attached lid. This means that your employees can begin packing right away and they will not have to waste time constructing and taping boxes together.
• The rental crates will be filled, stacked in rows of 4, and nested on top of a mobile skate or dolly. Our rental crates will eliminate heavy lifting for your employees with our specially designed pack and stack crate and dolly system, which can reduce the risk of workers’ compensation issues. The skate or dolly allows the rental crates to be easily rolled around your office for easy loading and unloading. In addition, since the rental crates will already be stacked on skates, our movers will be able to position and move your rental crates faster than traditional cardboard boxes. This means your move will require less movers and will be completed in less time, which ultimately means your total moving costs will be reduced.
• The rental crates nested design and their ability to be stacked allow our movers to load the truck in a more uniform fashion. Also, since rental crates stack higher then cardboard boxes, your office will require fewer trucks to move.
• The rental crates typically cost less to rent than the cost to purchase new traditional cardboard boxes. Also, since rental crates are 100% larger than cardboard boxes you will need 50% less crates than boxes to pack your office.
• The rental crates are made of hard durable plastic that is crush-proof, waterproof and 100% reusable. Your office contents are better protected with our resilient rental crates, as opposed to cardboard boxes that can get crushed, rip or tear.
• The rental crates can be secured using normal zip strips that keeps the crate harder to penetrate than a normal cardboard box.
• Trees have to be sacrificed to build cardboard boxes that are used once or maybe twice. Ultimately, the cardboard box will end up in a landfill. The rental crates are made of plastic that once created, can be used over and over again. At Professional Movers.com we have been using the same rental crates for over 5 years.

Non-Adhesive Moving Labels

Professional Movers.com will provide you with non-adhesive moving labels for your office move. Professional Movers.com stocks an assortment of labels in 10 various colors. We ask our clients to label all items that they would like to be moved. The labels enable our movers to easily position your office items into their correct position at your new office. The moving labels have a non-adhesive backing that allows them to stick to furniture without leaving residue when it is peeled off at a later date. Our Certified Office Moving Consultant will provide recommendation of the quantity of labels your office will need. In addition, he will work with you to devise a color-coded labeling system for your relocation. When your labels are delivered to your office, our Certified Office Moving Consultant will provide a demonstration on where to place labels and what to write on the labels. During the demonstration, our Certified Office Moving Consultant will provide your employees with a worksheet containing pictures of furniture that illustrate the correct spots to position the labels.

Oversized Speed Pack Boxes

Professional Movers.com Oversized Speed Pack Boxes enable our movers to relocate multiple boxes, chairs, desk parts, pictures, and small pieces of furniture at the same time. Our Oversized Speed Pack Boxes are about 5 feet long by 3 feet wide. They comfortably fit in most elevators and through commercial doorways. Professional Movers.com is the ONLY mover in metro Detroit that stocks this particular speed pack box. This size of our speed pack offers us a unique advantage over other office moving companies. Since our Oversized Speed Pack Box is a larger box than our competitors, our movers are able to transport more items and are able to reduce the amount of time it will take to complete your move.

Office Moving Tool Set

Each of our office moving teams are supplied with a full assortment of various tools that may be used to disconnect or reconnect furniture that would be impossible or unsafe to move if left together. Examples of furniture items that our movers will often take apart during an office move are: cubicles, L-shaped executive desks, hutches, conference tables, appliances in your office kitchen, and racking. As part of our standard service, anything our movers disassemble, we will put back together. Our standard toolbox includes a drill, a ratchet set, crescent wrench, vice grips, various set of screw drivers, and a set of allen wrenches. When our Certified Office Moving Consultants visit your office for your estimate, they will review any items that may need to be disassembled and let our moving team know before they arrive on moving day.

Rental Rolling Record Carts

Professional Movers.com will utilize Rental Rolling Record Carts to relocate your office files, legal files, record charts, and medical record charts. Rental Rolling Record Carts are durable book carts that are on wheels. The Rental Rolling Record Carts can be positioned in place right next to your existing record files. Our movers or your employees can transfer your files from your file racks to the Rental Rolling Record Carts. The files can be easily kept in their original sequence so if files need to be accessed during your move, your employees can still find the files they need. Once each Rental Rolling Record Cart is filled with your files, our movers will stretch-wrap each cart in black stretch-wrap to provide privacy for your office, client, or patient records. The Rental Rolling Record Carts allow our movers to easily transport your files on elevators and down long hallways. They reduce the amount of moving labor, use less truck space, and decrease overall time it takes to complete your move. If you elect to have your employees load and unload the Rental Rolling Record Carts, our Certified Office Moving Consultant will visit your office and provide your employees with a demonstration on how to use and label the Rental Rolling Record Carts.

Dimensions of Rental Rolling Record Carts:

• Length 35″ (4 shelves) Depth 17″ 12 Linear feet of files
• 20 Linear feet of law books

Flat Panel Plasma & LCD TV Case

At Professional Movers.com we recognize the best way to move your Flat Panel TV is by utilizing the TV’s original packaging. Unfortunately, it is quite common for offices to dispose of their original packaging when they purchase a TV. When this happens, we can offer our clients use of our Mobile Flat Panel TV Case. Our Mobile Flat Panel TV Case is designed to safely transport TV’s from 20” to 52”. The outside casing is made of durable metal and hard plastic. It has hinged locks and 4 swivel rubber wheels that allow our movers to seamlessly glide the case across any surface. The inside of the case is lined in protective Styrofoam with multiple compartments that can hold both the TV and other additional components such as speakers or cables. The Professional Movers.com Mobile Flat Panel TV Case has revolutionized the moving market in Detroit. Our Mobile Flat Panel TV Case saves you money by improving efficiency and cutting down on waste. It eliminates the need for movers to build costly customized wooden crates. Finally, since the case is reusable, Professional Movers.com practices sustainability and the preservation of future generations by pursuing and utilizing innovative practices that are eco-friendly and conserve resources.

Black Stretch-Wrap

Any upholstered office furniture excluding office chairs will be stretch wrapped inside your office using Black Stretch Wrap. We are the only office mover in the Michigan market that prefers the use of Black Stretch Wrap. Our Black Stretch Wrap will cover the entire surface area of your upholstered furniture. Since our stretch wrap is black not clear, it is easy to see that the entire piece of furniture is covered. Many movers use clear or see through stretch wrap because it is a cheaper product. When clear or see through stretch wrap is applied to furniture it is difficult to determine if any of the surface area on the furniture is still exposed. Our theory is that if even a spot the size of a quarter is exposed while moving, there is a chance for that one exposed area to become dirty or soiled. We eliminate any possibilities of leaving your furniture exposed by using Black Stretch Wrap. This keeps your upholstered furniture clean during the entire relocation process. Our Black Stretch Wrap will also be used to wrap any record carts to provide privacy to your files.

Rental Computer Crates & Keyboard Baggies

Professional Movers.com will utilize rental computer crates to help pack and transport your computer equipment. Our rental computer crates are larger dimensions than our standard rental crate. Our rental computer crates allow the computer’s hard drive, monitor, and components to be stored in a single crate. We will also provide computer baggies for your keyboard and peripherals. Professional Movers.com IT Specialists can disconnect, label, pack, transport, and reconnect your computers. Conversely, if you elect to perform the packing, your employees can perform the packing services and our movers can transport your computers. Included when we pack, our IT Specialists will use paper pads to pack and wrap computer equipment.

Roll-A-Lift Move System

Professional Movers.com will move all of your bulky, heavy items using our Roll-A-Lift Move System. Often, our movers utilize the Roll-A-Lift Move System to move items that are too heavy for our standard moving equipment. Our Roll-A-Lift Move System has the capacity to lift and move up to 4,000lbs. Items such as safes, machinery, and utility generators are examples of some of the items we have relocated using our Roll-A-Lift Move System. It is constructed of heavy-duty steel with swivel casters. Our movers place the Roll-A-Lift Move System along each side of your bulky item. Then, using hook straps, the Roll-A-Lift Move System will be ratcheted to the bulky item. Our movers will hand operate hydraulic jacks to elevate your bulky item. Once the bulky item is lifted, our movers will carefully maneuver the bulky item onto or off of the moving trucks. The Roll-A-Lift Move system will allow us to transport your bulky items in a controlled, safe, and efficient manner.

Panel & Cubicle Partition Carts

Professional Movers.com has a full inventory of panel & cubicle partition carts designed for moving office panels, modular furniture, conference table tops, pictures, and whiteboards. The carts are counter-balanced to provide a safe and level transport of multiple panels or furniture items at once. Your panels and other office items will be supported by upright steel tubing that is carpeted to prevent any scratches or knicks. The steel tubing is designed to be removable so our movers can increase the loading capacity. Our Certified Office Moving Consultants will recommend the number of panel & cubicle partition carts your office move will require. We have found that by utilizing panel & cubicle partition carts, we have saved our clients hours of unnecessary labor costs.

Rubber Capped Four Wheeler

At Professional Movers.com we have a full inventory of rubber capped four wheelers. During your office move, virtually all of your office furniture will be carefully placed on four wheelers. Our four wheelers are made of a durable hardwood frame, with extra-thick end rails covered with a molded rubber cap. The rubber caps keep your furniture from sliding off the four wheeler and protects the end rails from scratching the surface of your furniture. Our rubber capped four wheelers will dramatically reduce your overall move time. Many office moving companies utilize four wheelers in the Detroit market, however, only Professional Movers.com brings enough four wheelers to place every piece of office furniture on its own four wheeler. Our competitors will just bring a few four wheelers and keep reusing the same four wheeler on multiple pieces of furniture. This is an inefficient method that will increase your overall move time and add to the total cost of your move. Instead, our Certified Office Moving Consultant will have a detailed list of the items you want to move before our movers arrive. He will ensure that the proper number of four wheelers are assigned to your move.

The Executive Desk Riser

During a walkthrough of your current office, our Certified Office Moving Consultant will identify certain types of furniture that require special moving equipment. One such item is an executive desk. Often the top of the executive desk hangs over the base of the desk. The top of the desk prevents movers from being able to place the desk directly onto a four wheeler. Therefore, our movers will utilize an executive desk riser to raise the desk high enough to place a four wheeler underneath the side of the desk. Without the use of an executive desk riser, movers would have to hand-carry the desk, a task that is both time-consuming and straining. If your move requires the use of an executive desk riser, our Certified Office Moving Consultants will make sure your move team comes equipped with one on the day of your move.

Box Dolly

At Professional Movers.com we use box dollies that are custom built for office moving. They are made of light aluminum which allows our movers to exert less energy and keeps them working at an efficient pace. Our box dolly’s tires have pneumatic tires that are made of soft rubber that will not leave marks on your floors. The front frame of our box dollies are fully padded to prevent your furniture from rubbing against the aluminum frame. In addition, we add low friction polymer skid bar glides to our box dolly’s backside, to protect your stairs.

Professional Movers.com will utilize an appliance dolly to move refrigerators, dishwashers, upright filing cabinets, lateral filing cabinets, and small safes.  Our appliance dollies feature ratcheted adjustable straps to securely hold the furniture or appliance on the dolly while we move. Along the backside of the appliance dolly we have installed stair rollers with V belts on roller bearings that make it easier to move heavy appliances up and down stairs without damaging your staircase.

The Floating Method

You can immediately measure the level of sophistication of your mover if he uses the “floating” method for loading the furniture instead of the stacking method. The floating method keeps the furniture on the dolly on the floor of the moving van. It is fast, safe, and efficient. The old-fashioned way is the stacking method, where the mover undollies the furniture onto the truck and stacks it floor to ceiling. This procedure (used by most Detroit Office Moving Companies) can cause considerable crushing damage to anything at the bottom of the pile. It is also slow and very labor intensive. At Professional Movers.com we float load our trucks, which means your property is efficiently positioned on the truck without stacking items. The floating method is quick and safe, preventing damage to your property and minimizing the possibility of injury to our crews. Air ride suspension on our trucks keeps road vibration to a minimum, protecting furniture and electronics from damage. To apply the floating method, a moving company must have the capacity to provide additional moving trucks and four wheelers. At Professional Movers.com we have the most comprehensive and complete inventory of company owned trucks and office moving equipment in the Detroit Market. Our Certified Office Moving Consultant will recommend the correct number of trucks and equipment, so our movers can utilize the floating method to complete your office move.

Low Profile Moving Trucks

At Professional Movers.com we maintain a fleet of late model, low profile moving trucks that are purely designed to move office items. Our low profile moving trucks are not just your standard U-Haul style truck with wood planks on the inside walls that require non-reliable rope to secure your items. Instead, we have reinforced e-tracking that lets our moving teams safely secure your items inside the truck using ratchet straps. All of our moving trucks are lowered to the ground to reduce the pitch of our moving ramps. This allows our movers to carefully load and unload your items without exerting excess energy that can lead to movers being fatigued from carrying heavy items. We stock (4) various sized ramps in each moving truck that our move teams can place along curbs or loading docks, which enables our movers to work smarter, safer, and much faster. All of our moving trucks have access doors on both the sides and the rear of the truck. This permits our moving teams to position our trucks in the closest possible load and unload location, helping to reduce the overall move time and thus saving you money. Finally, our moving trucks are sanitized and maintained each night to ensure that they are debris-free, trouble-free and ready for your move.

Lift-gate Moving Trucks

At Professional Movers.com we maintain a fleet of late model lift-gate moving trucks that are designed to move heavy or bulky items that cannot be pushed or carried up a ramp. Typically, we utilize lift-gate trucks to move items such as office safes, copier machines, plotters, server racks, and drill presses. Our lift-gate moving trucks have reinforced e-tracking that lets our moving teams safely secure your items inside the truck using ratchet straps. Our lift-gate trucks have the capacity to lift items up to 3,500lbs. The lift-gate on each truck rises at a 90 degree level and are operated using a hand control that enables our movers to safely raise or lower your items. Our lift-gate trucks help reduce the overall move time, thus saving you money. Finally, our lift-gate moving trucks are sanitized and maintained each night to ensure that they are debris-free, trouble-free and ready for your move.

Flat Bed Moving Trucks

At Professional Movers.com we maintain a fleet of late model flat bed moving trucks that are designed to move warehouse machinery and racking. Typically, we utilize flat bed trucks to move items that are too large to fit through the rear doors of a normal moving truck. Instead, our flat bed moving trucks can be loaded using 3 sides of the flat bed truck. Our flat bed moving trucks have built in adjustable 4” straps to secure the load. In addition, our movers utilize additional 2” hook straps to reinforce sections of the load that require more security. As an option, we carry an assortment of tarps that allow us to cover your items incase of inclement weather. Finally, our flat bed moving trucks are sanitized and maintained each night to ensure that they are trouble-free and ready for your move.

Fork-lift Drivers and Rental

At Professional Movers.com we have certified and insured fork-lift drivers that are available for warehouse and facility moves. Each driver is skilled and experienced in operating various style fork-lifts. Our fork-lift drivers can operate your fleet of fork-lifts, or we can deliver a fork-lift that meets your needs.