Office Moves: Building a Furniture and Equipment Inventory
An office moving inventory should tell a provider what travels, where it starts and where it needs to finish. Staff numbers or floor area alone leave too much open: an office can contain similar desks but very different storage, meeting furniture and equipment. Create the inventory before asking for final moving proposals. Give one person responsibility for maintaining it so the version sent to providers matches the work your team has approved. Divide the workplace into collection areas Start with areas that people can identify on moving day: reception, meeting room, workstation area, storage room and kitchen. Give each area a short code if room names are repeated across floors. Separate furniture from boxed contents and equipment. For each item or group, record quantity, approximate dimensions where useful, destination and preparation status. Note whether it is going to the new office, remaining in place or being handled through a separate […]



