0 downtime
40-desk tech HQ, Manchester city centre
Friday-night relocation across two floors of a Spinningfields office. IT cutover by 02:00, desks live by 07:30 — zero lost trading hours.
Commercial moves, without the chaos
A surveyed plan. A named PM. A move your team barely notices.
A business relocation is not a bigger house move — it's a project. Trading hours to protect, IT to recommission, leases that don't move, staff who need to be productive on Monday. Every job we quote starts with a walk-through, a written plan and a fixed price so nothing on move day is a surprise.
Project-managed
Named PM, written plan, single point of contact.
After-hours by default
Evenings, weekends and overnights with no surcharge.
IT-aware
ESD-safe handling and structured recommission.
RAMS & insured
Method statements and £1m / £10m cover as standard.
Planning aBusiness Relocation?
Book a free, no-obligation site survey. We'll walk the building and come back with a fixed-price plan within 24 hours.
What we relocate
One specialist team for every part of your move
Pick the scope that fits — or hand us the whole programme. Everything below sits under a single fixed-price proposal and one named project manager.
Office Moves
From 10-desk practices to multi-floor HQs — surveyed, phased and signed-off.
IT & Server Relocation
ESD-safe decommission, asset-tagged transit, structured recommission.
Warehouse & Stock Moves
Racking, palletised stock, FLT-loaded transfers between sites.
Retail & Hospitality
Overnight refits, fixture swaps and store-to-store transfers without losing trading days.
Schools & Education
Classroom, library and admin moves planned around term dates and safeguarding.
Healthcare Admin
GP, dental and clinic admin relocations with confidential records handled correctly.
Legal & Financial Archives
Sequenced, tracked file transfers with chain-of-custody paperwork.
Public Sector & Charity
Compliant moves for councils, housing associations and not-for-profits.
Business Storage
Containerised, alarmed, inventoried swing space — short or long-term.
Clearance & Recycling
WEEE, FF&E and certified document destruction with waste-transfer notes.
Packing & Crate Hire
Lift-lid crates, monitor sleeves, IT bags, archive boxes and full pack-out.
FF&E Install
Desk, screen and storage assembly at the new site, ready for day one.
Why Smart Move beats a basic man & van
A commercial mover, not a removals lottery.
A man-and-van can shift boxes. A business relocation has to land your team trading again on Monday — with insurance, RAMS and IT discipline behind every hour of work. Here's what changes when you book a commercial operator.
| Capability | Smart Move | Basic man & van |
|---|---|---|
| Site survey & written plan | ||
| Named project manager | ||
| RAMS & method statements | ||
| Out-of-hours & weekend working at no surcharge | ||
| IT decommission, transit & recommission | ||
| £1m public liability + £10m employer's liability | ||
| Goods-in-transit insurance included | ||
| Fixed-price proposal (no hourly meter) | ||
| Crate hire, labelling & colour-coded floor plans | ||
| Business storage & clearance under one roof |
Our process
Six steps from first walk-through to signed-off handover
01
Free site survey
We walk the building, capture inventory, access constraints and timing windows.
02
Fixed-price plan
A written proposal with phasing, crew sizing, vehicles and a single named PM.
03
RAMS & sign-off
Risk assessments, method statements and certificates of insurance issued to facilities.
04
Pack & label
Crates delivered, colour-coded labelling, optional evening pack-out the night before.
05
Move day
Floor-marshalled, radio-coordinated crews. Trading-hours protection from minute one.
06
Recommission & sign-off
IT tested online, FF&E in place, snag list closed, you sign off — we leave.
Built around minimum downtime
Move on Friday night. Trade as normal on Monday.
- Out-of-hours, weekend and overnight working at no surcharge
- Phased moves so half the team keeps trading while the other half lands
- Swing-space storage between sites if leases don't line up
- Parallel IT cutover with a tested-online sign-off before crews leave
- Floor-marshalled, radio-coordinated crews for fast, calm execution
Free planning resource
The Smart Move Commercial Relocation Checklist
Twelve weeks of milestones, IT cutover prompts, lease and parking dispensations, RAMS and sign-off checks — everything our project managers work through on every commercial move.
Areas covered
Strong locally. UK-wide on the day.
Our hub sits in the North West, with daily commercial movements across Manchester, Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria — and project-managed relocations anywhere in the UK from a single named PM.
Trust & credentials
Family-run. Commercially competent. Fully accountable.
£1m PL · £10m EL
Plus goods-in-transit cover as standard. Higher limits on request.
DBS-checked crews
Vetted, uniformed, briefed before every commercial move.
Family-run
Same family running the business, the crews and the phone line.
Reviewed & rated
Hundreds of verified client reviews across the North West and beyond.
Recent commercial moves
Real relocations, signed off on time.
6 stores · 4 nights
Multi-site retail refit, North West
Six-store fixture swap across Cheshire and Lancashire over four overnight phases. Stores opened on schedule each morning.
12,000 files
Legal archive relocation, Preston → Stockport
12,000 client files moved with sealed, sequenced, tracked crates and full chain-of-custody documentation.
FAQs
Answers before you ask
Anything else? Call 01772 230147 or message us on WhatsApp — we'll come back the same working day.
A surveyed, project-managed move covering planning, RAMS, packing, crate hire, labelling, secure transport, IT decommission and recommission, FF&E install and a tested sign-off. One named project manager owns the programme from first walk-through to final handover.