Hiring a removal company with storage facilities for your business

Moving your business is a good opportunity to take stock of your equipment, furniture and assets, so it makes sense to combine a removal company that has storage facilities to keep your business acumen safe.

If you know you won't need some items then they should be sold or disposed of to simplify the move, and most removalists can take care of either of these options for you.

If you want items stored until you need them, removalists can provide a combined moving and storage service, which is generally cheaper than using a separate storage facility.

Storage expertise 

Commercial removalists specialise in transporting businesses from one location to another, which includes providing storage solutions for those non-essential items.

"Transportation and storage are the two core businesses in this industry," says Jan Hanley from the Australian Furniture Removers Association.

"If you want to do one you have to be able to do the other. The skills, training and equipment all complement each other."

Two services in one

As removalists transport items to your new premises, they can divert selected items to a storage facility. Because these items are transported as part of your relocation service, the cost of moving them to storage is lower. 

Many removalists store goods for very little per week.

No access to your goods 

Removal firms' storage facilities perform a very different function to self-storage services. As they exist essentially as a holding bay for items until they are required, you will have little or no access to the goods while they are in storage.

To remove the goods you will be required to pay an 'unstowing fee'. This is usually calculated at an hourly rate, based on how long it takes and how many staff are required to transport your items to their new location. 

Benefits of combining storage and removal

• Cheaper rates compared with using separate removal and storage services
• Efficient, trained operators take care of packing, transporting and storing your goods
• Doing it all at once saves you time - and therefore money
• Your items remain safely stored as long as you need them to
• Goods are insured

Talk to a professional

If your business has some items that you don't want to relocate to the new premises, but are not ready to get rid of, a removal company can provide an economical storage solution.

Talk to a removal company and discover the benefits of combining your removal and storage needs.