Office Removal & Move Management

Moving to new premises or internal change management can be a daunting prospect requiring knowledge and expertise not always available in-house.

Regardless of the size and complexity of your move, the importance of thorough planning and efficient management should not be underestimated.

We operate a diverse fleet of specially equipped removal vehicles and deploy highly trained, security cleared and motivated operatives properly equipped for the task in hand.

When you contact Sargents you have taken the first step to ensure your move is correctly appraised, professionally managed and efficiently operated.

• Accurate move assessment and appraisal.
• Detailed and fully costed move proposals.
• Dedicated account/move manager.
• Definitive move planning, strategy and evaluation.
• Full range of removal crates, equipment and packing consumables.
• Packing and unpacking sequence filing, storage and library material.
• Full technical service including PC, peripheral and server decommissioning and reconnection, patching, screen & CPU mounts, floor box moves, portable appliance testing, clinical external clean.
• System and freestanding furniture dismantling and assembly.
• Fully equipped specialist removal vehicles with air ride suspension, tail lift and satellite tracking facilities.
• Security cleared and fully trained operatives deployed in liveried uniform.
• Post move support.
• Post move cleaning.
• Waste management solutions.
• Redundant furniture and computer clearance, reclamation and recycling.
• ISO accredited for quality, health & safety and environmental management.
• BS 8522 accredited for office removal activities

Records Management & Archive Storage

"Knowledge is power" as the saying goes, and in business terms information is one of your greatest assets. Archiving and storing your records and data is a serious business - but not always given serious consideration. Keeping your records properly stored and effectively managed is critical and, in many cases, a legal requirement so nothing should be left to chance.

Sargents provide a fully integrated offsite multipurpose environment that leaves you with more scope for better utilisation of expensive office space together with a proactive and cost effective solution for records management.

We provide trained and dedicated people, safe and secure premises and use the latest technologies to ensure we offer the very highest quality of service to efficiently manage your records from creation through to secure destruction.

• Secure and safe environment protected with 24 hour CCTV surveillance.
• State of the art bar coding and tracking technology.
• Robust document storage boxes in three different sizes.
• Same day and next day collection and retrieval service.
• Temperature and humidity controlled environments for data and media.
• Secure online ordering service.
• Flexible reporting, invoicing and inventory management.
• Confidential and certificated shredding process.

Furniture & General Storage

With the increasingly volatile nature of the economy it is becoming more and more common for businesses to alter their size and shape accordingly. Downsizing can lead to unused but not necessarily redundant furniture and equipment that may be required at a future time; affordable offsite storage is the obvious solution for these unused items.

Sargents provide 140,000 sq ft of multi modal storage space across 6 self contained warehouses at our main campus in Belvedere. We do not operate fixed terms for storage contracts and therefore provide a flexible solution for short, medium or long term requirements.

To enhance security and assist with identification and instant retrieval of stored items we offer full bar coding technology capability and web based inventory management for rapid product identification and retrieval processing.

Our multi modal facilities provide a range of storage mediums for all types of product:

20' Steel Containers
Ideal for storing bulky office furniture consignments, crated and boxed item providing 1200 cu ft (34 cu metres) capacity.

Removal Industry Standard Wooden Containers
Designed for storing household furniture and effects, we use these containers to store valuable and more sensitive office furniture product not suited for storing densely packed. The capacity of the container is 250 cu ft (7.07 cu metres).

Palletised Storage
Suitable for flat pack product and boxed or small component stock items, economical storage is available on 4 x 3' (1.22 x 0.91 metre) or 4 'x 4' (1.22 x 1.22 metre) pallets secured on purpose built racking.

Conventional – Open Plan and Pen Storage
Ideal for short term storage where product needs to be held temporarily. Open plan and pen storage provides a low cost option and instant access.

Humidity Controlled Environment
Secure and temperature controlled facilities are available via 8 hour rating strong rooms equipped with bespoke racking to store data and media tapes and discs.

Waste Management & Furniture Recycling

Prior to moving office it is likely you will look to reduce filing volumes and dispose of material that you no longer need.

Many businesses have a waste management facility to dispose of material generated on a normal day to day basis. However, preparation for an office move will substantially increase the disposal demand and it is likely that the resources available in house will become exhausted.

Sargents provide a waste management service specifically catering for this extra demand and we can supply with the packing crates confidential bins for disposal of files and general paper waste.

The bins are fitted with secure lids and a robust lock. Unlike the traditional wheelie bin our units have a third wheel at the front which greatly improves manoeuvrability. The internal dimensions of the bin are 1040mm x 635mm x 400mm tapering down to 290mm with an optimum capacity of 340 litres.

The bins are bar coded and will be scanned when collected from your offices and at all key stages during the route to disposal. The material can either be securely shredded and confirmed by way of a destruction certificate on completion or treated as general paper waste and pulped.

We can arrange day to day exchange of loaded bins for empty ones or simply clear the bins from site on removal day.

Furniture Recycling

Sargents furniture recycling processes provide a social inclusion initiative and environmentally responsible disposal route that bridges the gap between organisations that have a requirement to place redundant office furniture and charitable organisations, educational establishments, local community projects and business start-ups that can make far better use of it than a landfill site.

The service is flexible and can be integrated within a general relocation programme or moves and changes framework and, moreover, is competitively priced.

Sargents are the only commercial removal operation that provides an in-house and transparent recycling process working closely with an established network of "placement agents" ensuring your unwanted furniture is quickly put to good use elsewhere.

• Regulatory compliance as a registered waste carrier with the Environment Agency and ISO 14001 accredited
• Complete auditing and validation
• Substantial storage capacity to hold product and prepare for redistribution
• Comprehensive network of strategic partners to filter and redistribute redundant product
• Furniture stripping and constructive re-use of salvageable components
• Commitment to make a positive contribution to reduce the nation's landfill burden

Furniture Hire

Sargents supply a comprehensive range of furniture product for office environments, conferences, exhibitions and examinations for short, medium and long term hire.

We hold a substantial stock of both functional and more specialist furniture product to provide immediate order fulfilment and frequently source and procure non stock items to satisfy unique order requests.

Additionally, we operate a continual investment programme to ensure our stock is of a superior quality and compatible with modern office environments. We provide stringent quality control and a clinical maintenance regime to ensure outgoing and returning stock is thoroughly cleaned and appropriately serviced.

The product is delivered to and collected from site on liveried vehicles featuring a full furniture removal specification and installed by trained and experienced removal personnel familiar with statutory lifting and handling techniques and equipped with appropriate tackle and plant.

Generous discounts are available for long term hire and/or large order requests. Our product range includes:

• 1600mm and 1800mm desks.
• Operator chairs.
• Meeting and conference room furniture.
• A wide ranging stock of storage cabinets for all filing and storage mediums.
• Examination tables.
• Reception and soft furnishings.
• Partition screens and coat stands.

Equipment Hire

A full complement of packing crates, removal equipment and plant are available for hire together with packing consumables for you to purchase at competitive rates:

Standard Crate            
Internal Dimensions – 597mm x 374mm x 330mm
The standard crate is ideal for packing desk pedestal and desk surface contents as well as the contents of bookcases, standard filing cabinets and general stationary. Filing Crate
Internal Dimensions – 1060mm x 420mm x 287mm
Supplied for the packing of metre length and/or sequential suspended, lever arch filing, ring binder filing and library material facilitating shelf to shelf transfer. Computer Crate
Internal Dimensions – 590mm x 550mm x 600mm
Each crate will house one complete desktop system comprising monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse, all cables and telephone handset or standard desktop printers. We can also supply padded monitor covers, cable and accessory bags and anti-static bubble wrap sleeves.
General Purpose Cage
Internal Dimensions – 1430mm x 810mm x 700mm
Supplied with two adjustable shelves, the general purpose cage is ideal for outsize computer monitors, larger printers, server components, boxed stationary items such as envelopes and toner cartridges and other items generally too large for standard or filing crates as well as warehouse stock. The cage will be supplied with durable foam shelf liners when transporting computer items.
Other items available to hire or purchase are:

• Removal dollies
• Sack barrows
• Panel trolleys
• Hydraulic lifting equipment
• Coloured adhesive removal labels
• Packing cartons and paper, bubble wrap rolls and bags, vinyl tape