Ed Katz, head of the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI) at Georgia Highlands College, a unit of the University System of Georgia in Cartersville. In early 2008, IOMI proudly partnered with Georgia Highlands College to award Continuing Education Credits for Certified Mover and Certified Project Manager® training when held at the Cartersville campus. Katz is president of the college's Continuing Education Advisory Council.

The World's Only University of Office Moving

Based in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI) offers training programs and seminars in office moving and project management methods, techniques, and business practices. Our customized programs for moving companies, project management companies, furniture sales and other service providers, and inhouse move crews offer the industry's "best practices" in marketing and sales, job estimating, and operations. Our computer-based, interactive multimedia CDs -- the first in the industry - deliver economical solutions to training and turnover problems, conflicts over scheduling training sessions, and inconsistent instruction among employees.

In early 2008, IOMI proudly partnered with Georgia Highlands College, a unit of the University System of Georgia in Cartersville, to award Continuing Education Credits for Certified Mover and Certified Project Manager® training when held at the Cartersville campus.

Dubbed the "world's only university of office moving," IOMI is dedicated to raising the moving industry's image by educating both professionals and consumers. IOMI is neither a trade association nor a moving company or an affiliate, but an independent, unbiased training organization beholden to no one.

For more than a decade, many in the moving industry and companies planning a move have come to rely on IOMI as a steadfast source of best practices. We advocate and teach:

• Minimizing the risk of damage to walls, floors, doors and elevators during a move. IOMI Certified Movers and Certified Project Managers® learn the best practice methods for installing extensive building protection.

• Minimizing the risk of damage to furniture and computers during a move. IOMI Certified Movers and Certified Project Managers® learn the best-practice methods for wrapping every monitor, printer, CPU, server, and copier with two layers of anti-static bubble wrap (with the bubbles facing the bubbles) instead of pad-wrapping computers with filthy furniture pads.

• Timing is of the essence on an office move. If the mover doesn’t finish on time, it can cost their customer thousands of dollars of nonproductive downtime. IOMI Certified Movers and Certified Project Managers® learn an estimating formula that’s based upon man-hours instead of the unreliable method typically used on household moves that's based on weight. The IOMI proprietary estimating formula is uncannily accurate because it factors in not only volume but unique origin and destination logistics.

• How can you verify a prospective mover or project manager is IOMI-certified? If they can't produce credentials, check our list of Certified Movers or Certified Project Managers®. If they aren't on our list, they aren't IOMI-trained.

For more information, call 1-800-464-8688 or e-mail training@officemoves.com.