For Companies Planning A Move

Help Over The Phone

Are you getting your money’s worth? Could you use a degree of objectivity to smooth the vendor selection process? The answers are just a phone call away with Consumer Advocate Consulting services from the International Office Moving Institute.
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Relocation Consultant-Atlanta Area

Minimize disruption, damage, and downtime. Set standards for the mover to protect your property and the building you're moving from and to, and supervise the mover to increase your odds of your move finishing on time for the price quoted.

• Realistic, independent move labor estimate
• Request bids from qualified moving companies
• Present move bids for your objective evaluation
• Assist in project management
• Teach employees how to pack and label
• Hold the mover accountable to minimize the risk of the move not finishing on time.
• Audit the moving company bill
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Success of massive relocation earns consultant high praise
Seventy thousand square feet of office space and a like number in their warehouse sent ViaSat looking for help when it was time to move. According to company officials, of those interviewed, Ed Katz of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI) proved to be the most experienced and the best value.

Two hundred truck loads and 10 miles later, the satillite dish manufacturer's metro Atlanta move went so well, Katz was presented with the award above "in recognition and appreciation" of his contribution.

Do you need an advocate for your next business relocation?

Help Over The Phone

Are you getting your money’s worth? Could you use a degree of objectivity to smooth the vendor selection process? The answers are just a phone call away with Consumer Advocate Consulting services from the International Office Moving Institute. Minimize your risk of damage to furniture and electronic equipment, and to the buildings you’re moving from and to. Minimize nonproductive downtime spent preparing for your move and setting up afterwards. And help ensure your move completes on time for the price quoted.

Which one do you need?
• Project manager
• Relocation or move consultant
• Consumer advocate

Good question. And this is the only place in the world where you’ll find an answer.

Since the terms “project manager” and “relocation” or “move consultant” are often used loosely within the industry, it’s better to know the services available from potential candidate firms, decide which services you need help with, and then find companies that will deliver.

During the vendor selection process,
call 1-800-464-8688 for IOMI’s Consumer Advocate Consultant to help your move team quickly sort through offerings and determine best value based on your company’s unique needs.

Consumer Advocate Consulting available by phone Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

$200 a hour, 15-minute minimum. Pay by credit card.

Relocation Consultant-Atlanta Area

A typical office move is full of unforeseen pitfalls. If you can't afford the downtime from a move that doesn't finish on time or the financial uncertainty of an unguaranteed moving company quote, you need Relocation Consultant Services from the International Office Moving Institute.

Now serving the metro-Atlanta area, our consultant, Ed Katz, brings to small operations big-company services without the big price tag. Katz, founder of Peachtree Movers, ran Atlanta's premier office mover for 24 years before selling the company in 2000. He wrote the book - literally - on office moving. Three of them; Commericial Relocation: A Comprehensive Guide for Service Buyers and Industry Professionals, Office Moving for Movers, and Moving Your Business (Without Becoming a Moving Target). Now he's available to direct your Atlanta-area move.

Minimize disruption, damage, and downtime. Set standards for the mover to protect your property and the building you're moving from and to, and supervise the mover to increase your odds of your move finishing on time for the price quoted.

• Realistic, independent move labor estimate
• Request bids from qualified moving companies
• Present move bids for your objective evaluation
• Assist in project management
• Teach employees how to pack and label
• Hold the mover accountable to minimize the risk of the move not finishing on time.
• Audit the moving company bill

Call 1-800-464-8688

What our clients are saying . . .

Friedman
"Every company that moves must have a move consultant like Ed Katz in order to have a smooth transition."
Sheldon Friedman, Esq., Friedman, Dever & Merlin, LLC, Attorneys At Law

Dever
"Ed coordinated all aspects of our move which increased its efficiency and drastically reduced the inconveniences associated with the move. He did a great job and I'll recommend him to anyone I know who is moving."
Mike Dever, Esq., Friedman, Dever & Merlin, LLC, Attorneys At Law

Merlin
"I have friends who recently moved their law firm and their move was a nightmare. They spent weeks before the move doing nothing but packing where I worked right up until the movers arrived with very little downtime. Where my friend's move was out of control and very disruptive, I didn't break a sweat.  Our move was seamless and I felt like I didn't have to do anything. Thank you Ed."
Larry Merlin, Esq., Friedman, Dever & Merlin, LLC, Attorneys At Law
Ever experienced an office move? Probably not the way we do it. Here is a brief sample of what to expect with Ed Katz as your relocation consultant.
We set standards for the mover to prepare computers by bubble-wrapping the components.
A moving cart full of bubble-wrapped computer componets is stretch-wrapped to protect items in transit and to provide consealment to guard against theft.
To prevent damage and soiling, upholstered furniture is stretch-wrapped.
Desk drawers get a Space Gobbler™ which is inflated to hold loose items in place.
Then desks are stretch-wrapped.
Stretch-wrapped desk is then placed on a dolly and rolled to the moving van.
Lateral files are moved safely with contents inside using a Spider Crane®, saving you packing and unpacking and no lost or mixed-up files.
We make sure that the mover protects entryways with resilient Mat-A-Doors® or some other form of protection to minimize damage at both your former and beautiful new offices. We use the Mat-A-Door® on the lobby-side of elevators and glass doors, too.
We make sure carpets are vacuumed so, come Monday morning, no one can tell you moved over the weekend.