Month: December 2017

A military relocation can result in worry and stress for the entire family.

Military relocations come with the territory of being in a military family, but it doesn’t mean they’re any easier to handle. The following is a list of three tips that can help your family adjust during the next military relocation.

1.Break the News as Soon as Possible

One the biggest ways to help family members adjust for a military relocation move is to inform them of the move as soon as possible. The sooner they find out, the sooner they can adapt to the idea of living and working in a new location. It also gives family members as much time as possible to make their own arrangements before the move, concerning friends, classmates and coworkers.

2.Have Your Family Help with the Move

If you let your family members contribute to the move, it can help them deal with the news. Even better is letting your family members make decisions about the move, such as when the move will take place, choosing your new home and deciding on a moving company. Being able to help with the move can provide a sense of control over something that could otherwise make them feel powerless.

3.Encourage Family Members to Keep in Touch

Just because your family moves to another location, that doesn’t mean they can’t see or communicate with their old friends. With the internet, keeping in touch is easier than ever. In fact, there’s no excuse for not being able to post a message on social media, send an e-mail, engage in a video chat or shoot over a text message. By allowing family members to hold on to a bit of what they left, they can adjust more quickly to their new location.

A military relocation can seem sudden and unexpected. To help the move go smoothly and reduce the amount of stress involved, consider using our team at Nilson Van and Storage for your next military relocation. Contact us today!

You can help your office relocation go more quickly and smoothly by using a temporary storage facility.

When you are planning for an office relocation, there’s more going on than the actual move. This is because you have to continue running your business while the move occurs. Temporary storage solutions can help with this transition of offices in several ways, and here are two of them.

Reduce the Chance of Theft

Depending on when the old office will be vacant and the new office ready for business, there can be a period when office contents are in a vacant building. With no one creating a constant presence in the office, the risk of theft can be much higher than if the office has permanent occupants.

But how will your business avoid this risk? Temporary storage can help in several ways. First, your office’s contents exist in a location no one will be aware of, besides your work employees. Potential thieves may know of your old or new office’s location, but probably not which temporary storage facility you’re using.

Second, temporary storage facilities are secure in that they are under lock and key and constant surveillance. While a theft at a temporary storage location is still possible, it’s much less likely. Additionally, if it does occur, there should be extra evidence of who’s responsible.

Provide Increased Flexibility for the Moving Date

In an ideal world, you can perfectly time when you leave the office and move into the new office. Unfortunately, coordinating schedules isn’t always possible. Therefore, there may be a period when you need to leave the old office, but the new office isn’t quite ready. What can you do? Place the contents from the old office into temporary storage until the new office is for you to move in.

If you want to take advantage of some of the benefits of temporary storage for your office relocation, contact the experts at Nilson Van today!

Before you arrange your next move, spring for an in-home estimate.

To most effectively move your home, you will need to an in-home estimate. Below are four major benefits of getting an in-home estimate before getting started with your residential move.

Benefit #1: Accuracy

Unlike a moving quote obtained online or over the phone, an in-home estimate is the most accurate way to anticipate your moving costs. Nothing compares with a representative from the moving company walking through your home to see exactly what needs moving, as well as spot any potential hurdles that might cause surprise price increases or moving delays.

Benefit #2: Best Price

Because in-home estimates are the most accurate quotes possible, they allow you to more effectively compare prices among different moving companies. Since all the moving companies will see the same home and the same items that need moving, it’s easier to have an apples-to-apples comparison. This, in turn, will allow you to choose the best price among available moving companies.

Benefit #3: Avoid Unexpected Price Jumps

Without actually seeing your home and items that need moving, a moving company will make assumptions about the move. But often, these assumptions are incorrect. This can lead to a surprise bump in price that you must pay before you can take back your property and unload it in your new home. In-home estimates avoid these situations.

Benefit #4: Avoid Unexpected Logistical Surprises on Moving Day

Another surprise you can avoid with an in-home estimate is a problem with the movers not having the right tools, movers or moving truck for your home. Imagine the nightmare scenario where your home is empty and everything packed in boxes, but it turns out the truck for the move is just a little bit too small to carry everything. This requires the moving company to acquire a second truck or move everything into a larger truck, causing massive delays. In-home estimates can prevent these unexpected delays from happening.

If you’re interested in moving your home and understand the importance of getting an in-home estimate, consider getting one from our team at Nilson Van and Storage. Contact us before your next residential move.

If you’re planning a warehouse move, keep these tips in mind to make it go as smooth as possible.

Conducting a warehouse move can present a unique set of challenges that require extra care and organization far in advance. To help a warehouse move go as smoothly as possible, consider the following tips:

Assess Current Inventory

By its very nature, a warehouse has a lot of stuff that needs moving. But not all of it is necessary at the new location. By assessing the current inventory, you’ll not only organize much of what needs transportation to the new place but also identify things that don’t need to take part in the warehouse move. Perhaps it’s stale inventory that requires disposal or return to the manufacturer. Or maybe it’s inventory that belongs at a different location. Either way, a full assessment of the entire inventory is necessary for a successful and efficient move.

Carefully Plan Warehouse Deliveries

During the transition between the old and new warehouse, you’ll still need to carry on your business. To work efficiently, you’ll need to make proper arrangements with your shipping companies. For example, the last thing you want to do is receive a shipment of new inventory only to have to pack and send those items to the new warehouse. Along those lines, you don’t want to make arrangements to move certain inventory from the old warehouse to the new one, yet have that inventory go out in a shipment before the movers can get to it.

Use a Moving Company with Warehouse Experience

Not every moving company is capable of handling a warehouse move. To receive the best service possible, choose a moving company with proven experience and capability of completing a warehouse move.

Before you start your move, carefully make plans so it will go as efficiently as possible. If you’re looking for a moving company with warehouse moving experience, contact our team at Nilson Van and Storage.