An IOMI® Client that “Walks the Talk!”
The Federico family, that owns Liberty Moving & Storage in metropolitan New York City, practices what they preach. Under their leadership, they are committed to a core set of values: honesty, integrity, and reliability.
I recently got to see these traits firsthand when I met the third-generation family members, Bella and Michael Federico. These “kids” are the grandchildren of the founder, “Papa” Michael Federico. Bella and Michael attended IOMI’s three day, in-person office moving seminar at our “Mississippi Compound” in Madison, Mississippi.
During the seminar, I learned that Liberty’s moving crews are background checked, drug tested and trained. The company prides itself by never hiring undocumented day labor. This business model sets them apart from the moving industry and has earned them a stellar reputation with their clients.
Hoping to outpace their competition even more is what led them to contact the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI)—the world’s only university of office moving. Papa Mike wanted his grandchildren to learn IOMI’s best practice methods for estimating jobs accurately to ensure that their moves finished on time for the price quoted with a minimum risk of damage to their clients’ furniture and electronics.
Liberty also enrolled all their branches in IOMI’s online office moving seminar so they could train their new hires and office movers to handle their projected growth. As a result, the Liberty team is poised to make the most of their IOMI investment, according to IOMI president, Ed Katz.
Michael Federico
Bella Federico and Michael Federico at our IOMI® Mississippi Compound
Bella Federico
An interview with Bella and Michael Federico, Liberty Moving & Storage
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For more than a decade, many in the moving industry and companies planning a move have come to rely on officemoves.com as a steadfast source of best practices. We advocate, and through the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®), teach:
• Minimizing the risk of damage to walls, floors, doors and elevators during your move. IOMI® Certified Office Movers® and Certified Project Managers® learn the best practice methods for installing extensive building protection.
• Minimizing the risk of damage to furniture and computers during your move. IOMI® Certified Office Movers® and Certified Project Managers® learn the best-practice methods for wrapping every monitor, printer, CPU, server, and copier with two layers of anti-static bubble wrap (with the bubbles facing the bubbles) instead of pad-wrapping computers with filthy furniture pads.
• Timing is of the essence on your office move. If your mover doesn’t finish the job on time, it can cost your company thousands of dollars of nonproductive downtime. IOMI® Certified Office Movers® and Certified Project Managers® learn an estimating formula that’s based upon man-hours instead of the unreliable method typically used on household moves that’s based on weight.
The IOMI® proprietary estimating formula is uncannily accurate because it factors in not only volume but the unique logistics of both the building you’re moving from and to.
Why hire an IOMI®
Certified Office Mover®?
1. On time for the price quoted
One of the biggest complaints about movers is that they often badly underestimate the cost of a move and then don’t finish on time. An International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®)-trained mover learns a formula for accurately estimating cost. By calculating the number of trucks and movers for how long, IOMI® Certified Office Movers® can base estimates on man-hours, volume, and logistics, and not weight, which household movers typically use when quoting an office move. As a result, the chances of a move completing on time for the price quoted is greatly improved.
2. Minimize risk of damage
IOMI® Certified Office Movers® learn the latest techniques to minimize risk of damage to furniture and computers, and are trained in extensive building protection to minimize risk of damage to carpet, walls, doors, and door jambs.
3. Minimize downtime
There is a better way! IOMI® Certified Office Movers® understand that their customers can’t afford to shut down operations during a move, and are trained in techniques to keep client employees working. Many IOMI® graduates offer the “boxless” move — moving the contents in the furniture instead of the contents and the furniture.
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