As an owner of a moving business owner, you have had to put out constant fires. By fires, I mean both minor and major issues that needed attention in your company. By putting out these ‘fires’ you have had a helping hand in decreasing stress, tension, animosity and more between office staff, movers, customers and accounts. When your business is operating at full capacity and movers are coming down the tube faster than you can handle them, it can be easy to put a Band-Aid on something that needs stiches. In fact, is in our nature to simply patch things up and get them to operate at the capacity we need them without giving it a second thought, but this can cause what are called ‘landmine’ moments.

Planning a Do-it-Yourself move (or a DIY) move can be hard work, even if you’re hiring some help move it, you’ll probably still need to deal with some of the heavy lifting yourself too. There are certain techniques that professionals use when it comes to loading and lifting heavy items of furniture and other household items that are both efficient and safe.

Moving is stressful for people of all ages. But if you have children, they might not be able to understand why they are moving home. A child might feel powerless because they aren’t in control of this life changing situation. The house or flat which they live in at the moment might be their first home and they are very sentimental about it.

Moving to new locations can be a great way to start your life in a new place. Unfortunately, moving can also be incredibly stressful, but people can avoid many of the stresses by hiring a moving company. Before calling the movers, however, you will want to take some steps to make the process as smooth as possible. Here are a few tips to consider-

When doing research about other moving companies and the industry in general, I sometimes stumble upon online journals, blogs and chats- dedicated to avoiding a horrible moving experience. Moving scams are so common there is even a website devoted to outing these rogue movers (http://www.movingscams.com/). What is surprising is that there are several really obvious – large neon sign – warnings that customers choose to look over when shopping around. Here are the top 5 signs you have hired a rogue mover:

As a professional mover, a strong back is your greatest asset, so keeping it safe and injury free should be your main priority. Most people know to lift with their knees and not their back and also to wear a back support; but knowing how you are most likely to hurt your back during the day is the best way to keep your back safe on or off the job. That being said, here are five ways to keep your back safe while working in removals: