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Finance & Commerce.com Spotlights Suddath and IOMI®
What’s the best way to find a reliable office moving company? How do you know you’re hiring the best? Finance & Commerce.com posed those questions and more to Mike Nash, president and general manager of Suddath Relocation Systems of Eden Prairie, Minn., and to Ed Katz, head of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®) in Mississippi.
In a May 24, 2016, online article entitled “Handling office relocations with care,” Nash and Katz offered the following tips just to get started:
•If your company is buying new furniture and changing its office configuration, start planning 12-18 months in advance.
•Ask building managers at both ends of your move to recommend moving companies.
•Solicit bids from at least three companies.
•Instead of asking for references, request contact information for the last five office moves the company performed.
See all their recommendations, including tips on estimates, pricing, equipment protection and movement, crew supervision and more. Read the full article here.
DC Water facilities personnel learn the best way to dolly a file cabinet. Onsite training of in-house move crews is provided by the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®), which plans to launch an online version of its one-of-a-kind training in 2012. Learn more about training for your in-house crew.
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
DC Water minimizes move damage
JUNE 24, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC — DC Water facilities personnel participated in a one-day operations seminar concentrating on the best-practice methods to minimize the risk of damage to furniture, computers and office buildings.
The event, conducted by Instructor Ed Katz of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®), also provided guidelines for professional conduct when dealing with their client/employees on the job.
Response to the training by crew members was evident on their faces as they received their IOMI® Certified Office Mover® diplomas.
“Ed, I am amazed how much you motivated my people to learn the IOMI® best practice techniques and methods,” said Gus Catalan, building, grounds, facilities and security foreman.
Johns Hopkins in-house crew earns Certified Office Mover® diploma
JUNE 2, 2011 LAUREL, MD — Facilities personnel at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory earned their Certified Office Mover® diploma after completing a one-day course designed for in-house move crews. Students learned best-practice methods from the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®) to minimize the risk of damage to furniture, computers and building surfaces including floors, walls, doors and elevators. Training also covered customer service and professional conduct on the job.
. . . training was great. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the moving industry.
Laura D. Mickey
Section Supervisor
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Everyone pitches in on move day at United Controls International. June Margiotta, controller
Rob Hale, owner and president
Luis Sanchez, chief operating officer
Success of massive relocation earns consultant high praise from ViaSat
Seventy thousand square feet of office space and a like number in their warehouse sent ViaSat looking for help when it was time to move. According to company officials, of those interviewed, Ed Katz of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®) proved to be the most experienced and the best value.
Two hundred truck loads and 10 miles later, the satellite dish manufacturer’s metro Atlanta move went so well, Katz was presented with an award “in recognition and appreciation” of his contribution.
Twice the Green
JUNE 24, 2009 — Planet Diaries, self-described seekers of ecological innovators, spotlights the Boxless Move® offered by JK Moving & Storage with a YouTube video. The Virginia-based mover was also recently cited in a Washington Post article for not only offering green office moves but being able to prove they are really green.
While trendy for its inherent green properties, a Boxless Move® saves more green than the environmental kind. A Boxless Move® means moving desks, flat fliles, and lateral files with the contents still inside. Since the contents are not removed from the furniture and packed up into boxes, no boxes are needed and, therefore, it’s boxless. But that’s not the show-stopper. Where a Boxless Move® really shines is the greenbacks in downtime saved because employees keep working rather than stopping to pack (and then unpack later at the new location).
Spider Cranes® and Space Gobblers™ create a Boxless Move®. JK recently added to its fleet of Spider Cranes®, continuing their commitment to superior customer service.
An army of alien robots? No, just Spider Cranes® at the ready. Designed to deliver a Boxless Move®, the gangly looking devices lift fully loaded lateral files high enough wtih suction to roll a specially designed steel dolly underneath.
Help Over The Phone
Are you getting your money’s worth? Could you use a degree of objectivity to smooth the vendor selection process? The answers are just a phone call away with Consumer Advocate Consulting services from the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®). Minimize your risk of damage to furniture and electronic equipment, and to the buildings you’re moving from and to. Minimize nonproductive downtime spent preparing for your move and setting up afterwards. And help ensure your move completes on time for the price quoted.
Which one do you need?
• Project manager
• Relocation or move consultant
• Consumer advocate
Good question. And this is the only place in the world where you’ll find an answer.
Since the terms “project manager” and “relocation” or “move consultant” are often used loosely within the industry, it’s better to know the services available from potential candidate firms, decide which services you need help with, and then find companies that will deliver.
During the vendor selection process, call 404.358.2172 for IOMI’s® Consumer Advocate Consultant to help your move team quickly sort through offerings and determine best value based on your company’s unique needs.
Consumer Advocate Consulting available by phone Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
$200 a hour, 15-minute minimum. Pay by credit card.
Relocation Consultant-Atlanta Area
A typical office move is full of unforeseen pitfalls. If you can’t afford the downtime from a move that doesn’t finish on time or the financial uncertainty of an unguaranteed moving company quote, you need Relocation Consultant Services from the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®).
Now serving the metro-Atlanta area, our consultant, Ed Katz, brings to small operations big-company services without the big price tag. Katz, founder of Peachtree Movers, ran Atlanta’s premier office mover for 24 years before selling the company in 2000. He wrote the book – literally – on office moving. Three of them; Commericial Relocation: A Comprehensive Guide for Service Buyers and Industry Professionals, Office Moving for Movers, and Moving Your Business (Without Becoming a Moving Target). Now he’s available to direct your Atlanta-area move.
Minimize disruption, damage, and downtime. Set standards for the mover to protect your property and the building you’re moving from and to, and supervise the mover to increase your odds of your move finishing on time for the price quoted.
• Realistic, independent move labor estimate
• Request bids from qualified moving companies
• Present move bids for your objective evaluation
• Assist in project management
• Teach employees how to pack and label
• Hold the mover accountable to minimize the risk of the move not finishing on time.
• Audit the moving company bill
Call 404.358.2172
What our clients are saying . . .
“Every company that moves must have a move consultant like Ed Katz in order to have a smooth transition.”
Sheldon Friedman, Esq.
Friedman, Dever & Merlin, LLC
Attorneys At Law
“Ed coordinated all aspects of our move which increased its efficiency and drastically reduced the inconveniences associated with the move. He did a great job and I’ll recommend him to anyone I know who is moving.”
Mike Dever, Esq.
Friedman, Dever & Merlin, LLC
Attorneys At Law
“I have friends who recently moved their law firm and their move was a nightmare. They spent weeks before the move doing nothing but packing where I worked right up until the movers arrived with very little downtime. Where my friend’s move was out of control and very disruptive, I didn’t break a sweat. Our move was seamless and I felt like I didn’t have to do anything. Thank you Ed.”
Larry Merlin, Esq.
Friedman, Dever & Merlin, LLC
Attorneys At Law
