CHECKLISTS FOR MOVING PROFESSIONAL

In order to provide an insurance costing it is important to ask your finance department for a valuation of goods.

CHECKLISTS FOR MOVING PROFESSIONAL

No matter how professional or careful the relocation specialist is there is always risk, especially when dealing with valuable instruments or vital research. Aport has an excellent relationship with all major manufacturers.Ī key piece of advice is always insure your relocation. Think about any service contracts you have with manufacturers and see if you can tie in any annual maintenance in with the de-comm / re-comm. It is important to get the timing right to minimise potential downtime. Speak to your relocation specialist and/or the OEM to arrange the best action to take to decommission and recommission your equipment. Its normal for companies to ask the surveyor or company to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to receiving the asset list.Ĥ) Seek advice on decommissioning processes If you are able to supply an asset list prior to the site visit this will help the surveyor understand your instrumentation and requirements in advance. It will allow your chosen provider to make sure appropriate equipment can be used for the safe transportation of any large or valuable pieces. This will allow for checks to access routes so that any complications can be preempted. It is important that you request a site survey at both your existing site and your new location. Think about consumables that might need to be kept at a certain temperature range (15-25) degree c and highlight these to us when you book your move.ģ) Instruct your relocation specialist to conduct a site survey If your consumables are already boxed up (many consumables are sent this way) then there is no need to box these again. What is going to be sold or discarded? This is the perfect opportunity to filter through what you really do not need so that you arrive at your new facility to a fresh and organised start.

Look at what consumables you have and decide what you need to take with you. Temperature range – the sample must be kept at We will require the MSDS’s from at a later stage Quantity (just the quantity of the vessel/container Whether or not you have any of the original packaging We will need as much of the following information as you are able to provide: This will form the basis of your relocation plan. Work through all your equipment that you plan to take with you and detail everything including any chemicals or dangerous goods so that you have an extensive list that is easy to tick off. There is a lot to plan, so breaking it down into a checklist will ensure smooth running and allow you to know what discussions to have with your relocation specialist through your move. When planning your laboratory relocation there are some key stages in the timeline to work towards.

General help and advice / posted by Tom Wickstead Planning your laboratory relocation: A moving checklist

Initial Planning and Project Orientation Services.

OEM/vendor/third party Project Management.

Pre and Post move functionality testing.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Machine relocation.

Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry relocation.

HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography - relocation.

Checklists for moving