January 2021

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Benefits of Renting a Lorry with a Driver when Moving

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Moving from one place to another is without a doubt one of the most tedious jobs for many. Many decisions need to be made, including whether to hire a moving company or rent a lorry with driver to help you move.

Think about it. If you’re moving your entire household to another location in Singapore, it can be quite overwhelming for one person to take charge of. Likewise, relocating your office equipment requires everyone’s cooperation for a smooth move.

For you to make an informed decision and ensure a successful move, you’ll need all the relevant information – the benefits of renting a lorry with driver, risks of moving on your own, and if hiring full-service movers will be worth the cost. In layman’s terms, you need to know the pros and cons of moving without professional movers.

 

Read on to find out some of the benefits of renting a lorry with a driver and the possible hardships you may encounter if you choose to move on your own without any help from professional movers.

 

Benefits of getting professional help

Professional movers don’t just provide muscle-power and means of transportation for a house move. They have the know-how and equipment to ensure a smooth, efficient, and stress-free move.

Stress-free move

When it comes to moving your entire household, you’ll need all the help you can get to move all of the stuff in your house. However, it can be quite a difficult task if you don’t have the right transport. You can instead rent a lorry with driver to make your move easier.

Besides, who else understands the moving truck better than the professional movers themselves? Also, the drivers of moving trucks know how to safely drive them in any condition (think weather, traffic, and road).

Safe relocation

It can be tough to entrust all your belongings to professional movers but they’re trained to help people move all their stuff with utmost care and attention. If it’s your first move, you may have little knowledge of how to pack some of the fragile items in your house.

Professional movers, on the other hand, are equipped with the know-how to safely pack your items and prevent damages during the moving process. Also, they’ll use specialised moving equipment (moving dollies, straps, furniture pads, sliders, etc.) to move your items with ease without causing any damage to your properties.

Saves time

Time is likely your second biggest concern when moving house as there are too many things to do, tasks to complete, and preparation to make. You also still need to go to work, take care of your household, etc. 24 hours a day is simply not enough for you to handle it all.

Getting professional movers to help with your move will solve that problem so that you can take care of other things. Besides, they’ll do the job in record time as they’re trained to do so in the fastest and most efficient way possible.

 

Now that you’ve learnt about some of the benefits of getting professional help when moving, ahead are some of the possible hardships that you may encounter if you try to move all by yourself.

 

Cons of a DIY move

It’s common for you to be in a dilemma of whether to hire professional movers or simply rent a lorry with driver to move all your items from your current house to your new location. While a DIY move is cost-friendly, it doesn’t guarantee that you can get all the muscle-power you need from your family or friends.

Besides, a DIY move can also be time-consuming if you decide to multitask between your work and packing some of your items after work. And if you don’t put in the extra effort to complete all the packing before your moving day, you may have to postpone or delay your move to a later date. This may also affect your budget in the long run.

If you’re planning to relocate your office, a DIY move is a no-no. You may have the authority to ask your employees to help move some of the items, but it’ll be risky and costly to take that path.

Even if your employees are tech-savvy, they may not have the know-how on moving the office equipment safely. Should there be any mishaps during the moving process, you may have to cover the damages with the funds for running your business.

 

Instead of putting you and your employees through all that worry and trouble, getting professional movers to help with your office move is the best solution.

 

How to rent a lorry with driver in Singapore?

Much like hiring full-service movers, you’ll need to plan and make your bookings early to ensure rental availability. Otherwise, you’ll have to get someone else to help with the driving and moving.

Before you decide on any lorry rental with driver, be sure to get the estimated cost based on the amount of stuff you have and moving distance so that you can adjust your budget according to the situation.

You should also ask for recommendations from your family or friends on the credibility of lorry rentals with drivers. That way, you can prevent any unwanted situation from happening.

 

At LCH Logistics, we offer three types of moving services – local deliveries, house move or corporate move, and full container haulage. If you’re looking for an affordable lorry rental with driver, you’ve come to the right place. For your moving needs, email us at operation@lchlogistics.com.sg or contact us at (65) 6570 9560 or (65) 9224 9911.

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How to Ensure a Safe Office Relocation amid the Pandemic

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Relocating your business operations during this pandemic can be challenging and stressful as everyone is required to adhere to safe management measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

For businesses that were affected by the pandemic, the gradual reopening can be regarded as good news. While for others, moving into Phase 3 could mean that some offices may need to relocate to a new space to fit not all but some of their employees.

 

That said, many office relocations can’t be delayed, whether your business remains open or had to cease operations due to the pandemic. Property leases continue to flow regardless of the situation and your circumstances.

If you have an office relocation planned in the next few months, here are some tips to ensure a safe office relocation amid the pandemic while adhering to safe management measures.

 

Get moving cost estimates

Much like planning for a residential move, office relocation requires thorough planning and consideration, especially at a time like this. Before you decide on a relocation service provider in Singapore, request for cost estimations from several moving companies. That way, you can weigh on the pros and cons of hiring a specific relocation service company.

Some companies provide virtual estimates while some offer onsite estimations. Virtual estimations can be challenging as you need to provide the necessary information to get an estimate of your office relocation. As for onsite estimation, the estimator will give you a quote based on his visit. Make sure you wear your mask and ask the estimator to do the same as a safety measure.

 

Analyse the moving company’s adherence to safety measures

For the safety of all persons involved in your office relocation, you’ll want to vet a moving company to see whether you can rely on their services. Ask them questions related to the health of their movers and moving process. That way, you can rest assured that your belongings will be handled with care while adhering to safety measures.

Among the questions which you can ask are: What is your moving policy during this pandemic? Do your team members undergo regular swab tests? Will they be wearing gloves while performing the move? How often do you sanitise the trucks and moving equipment?

 

Perform a deep clean sanitisation

Under normal circumstances, cleaning a new office is something business owners would do with their employees. However, a deep clean and sanitisation of the office are necessary during this pandemic to curb the spread of COVID-19. Make sure to perform a deep clean sanitisation before moving office items and allowing your employees to enter.

That said, you may want to check with your moving company whether they provide sanitising kits to the movers. Otherwise, you can prepare some during the move. Also, remember to enforce safety measures and place hand sanitisers throughout your office space for everyone to sanitise themselves.

 

Wipe all office items after the relocation

Once the movers relocate all your office items and furnishings, you’ll want to wipe down all items that have been touched by them. This is because the virus has been proven to live on surfaces for a certain amount of time. After wiping down all the surfaces, immediately wash your hands and clean up all the packaging for an office that’s clean and operational.

 

Hire professional office movers

If you’re planning for office relocation in the next few months, you can hire office relocation service provider like LCH Logistics to help with the move. That way, you’ll save yourself the trouble of designating any moving tasks to your employees.

Hiring professional movers have its pros and cons with the pros outweigh the cons. First of all, you’ll have movers who are trained and equipped with the necessary knowledge of commercial moving. So, you can rest assured that your office equipment and the furnishings are handled with the utmost care.

 

Besides, professional movers can handle the tricky part of packing office equipment by applying proper techniques to prevent any damage during the relocation process. You wouldn’t want to burden your employees with moving fragile equipment like computer monitors.

Depending on your choice of an office moving company, you may be able to get a quote before deciding on any of their services. Your employees will also appreciate the help rendered by professional movers and save the time of trying to figure out the technical details.

 

The moving company may be able to provide the necessary equipment to lift some of your office’s heavy equipment like the multifunction device onto the moving truck. Just be sure to check with them on that.

 

At LCH Logistics, we offer three types of moving services – local deliveries, house move or corporate move, and full container haulage. If you’re looking for an affordable office moving service, you’ve come to the right place. For your moving needs, email us at operation@lchlogistics.com.sg or contact us at (65) 6570 9560 or (65) 9224 9911.