To facilitate your move we have made a comprehensive list of ideal preliminary packing procedures for your employees to follow when packing items, since in most cases packing and unpacking will be done by your staff. Note that it is easier for our moving company if only those staff members that are directly involved with the move are present when our movers are actually relocating.

Desks should be fully emptied with loose items such as pencils and staplers placed in clear bags or envelopes while important papers, books and other items are usually packed in a box. Glass or delicate items should be bubble or paper wrapped and secured tightly in a box.

Upright Filing Cabinets. Most cabinets can be moved without removing their contents. If possible, lock the cabinets for moving, or wrap them with shrink-wrap to secure the drawers: (our movers can do this, but if your staff does it, it can save a lot of time). Many older filing cabinets have a punch in lock, so if you don't have the key for it, be sure to tape around the lock to avoid it accidentally locking in the truck.

Lateral Filing Cabinets. It is better to remove the files inside these cabinets, pack everything into well labeled boxes, and then either lock or shrink-wrap the cabinets to be ready for moving.

Bookcases. Pack everything on the bookshelf into boxes and then shrink-wrap the shelves or tape them together. Put the shelf pins into a baggy and tape it securely to the bookcase or take it with a staff member separately.

Storage Cabinets. Remove and pack all contents into boxes, then shrink-wrap or otherwise lock the cabinets before moving.

Lockers. Remove all contents and then remove lockers from the wall if they are attached.

Small Office Electronics. Fax machines, scanners, printers and other such items should not be packed by staff, the Office Movers will professionally pack them for transport. The cords and smaller detachable items can be removed and packed.

Picture, Boards, Mirrors. Let Skyline Office Movers pack all sensitive items such as mirrors by pad wrapping them. Your staff can pack smaller pictures without glass with newspaper or bubble wrap separating each picture, into boxes marked fragile.

Plants. Skyline Office Movers can move your plants, though it is better if your employees move them as we can not be responsible for any damage done to plants during transport and they tend to take up a lot of space in the moving trucks.

Special Equipment. Many types of special equipment such as large copiers and specialized computer equipment require special servicing by your tech department and/or arrangements with machine vendors prior to moving day. PC's should be backed up and all wires should be disconnected before packing. Special services to disconnect certain machines that may require plumbers, engineers, electricians or machinists should be arranged prior to the moving date. If these criteria are not met, Skyline Moving company cannot be held responsible for damages sustained to the equipment during the move.

Copiers And Other Machines Containing Ink Or Any Other Fluids. these items have to be drained prior to transport as per provincial law. If the criteria listed above is not met, Skyline Office Movers cannot be held responsible for damages sustained to the equipment during the move.

Security Files. All filing cabinets containing secure or sensitive files should be locked and zip-tied during the move. If security sensitivity is high and you require escorts, it can be arranged with your move manager.

Personal Items. Skyline Office Movers cannot be responsible for transporting the personal items of employees