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:

The quest to boost self-storage facility’s operations seems endless for managers, who often look for ways to ensure that their facility runs successfully and with ease. Right from interacting with customers either face-to face or through the phone, meeting monthly occupancy and sales goals as well as marketing their facility, self-storage managers sure know their duties and how to make the most of their facility.

What started as a commercial product in warehouses, then found it’s way into the commercial moving market, is now offering residential consumers an easier, greener alternative to cardboard moving boxes. Whether they’re called boxes, bins or totes, the stack-able nest-able and hinged industrial plastic boxes have been a common site in warehouses for decades. Because they can be used up to 400 times, these warehouse favorites became a go-to choice for commercial movers. They require no assembly or tape, saving their customers time and aggravation. Although the price to purchase these boxes is high, they can be used so many times so the cost per use is much less than cardboard and allowed smart movers to underbid their competitors prices on very large office moves.

What to do when you are told “Hell No” Good for you: your salespeople are doing great jobs! They’re putting themselves out there, taking care of cold calling, presenting your product and modifying their offers. Unfortunately, some of their prospects still went with someone else. How your salespeople handle “No.” can either make or break […]