What Office Items Will a Moving Company Not Move?

When preparing to move your business, you may be wondering if you will encounter any difficulties when moving certain assets. This is particularly true for businesses with large warehouses, complex machinery, or expansive inventories of unique materials. Generally speaking, there are certain items that simply don’t make sense for moving companies to try to transport, whether it be for reasons concerning increased liability or just the sheer difficulty and expenses associated with moving said items. Consult the following list so you know what your moving company will and will not move.

Hazardous Materials

Substances that are corrosive, flammable, or otherwise dangerous are simply too much of a liability for a standard moving company to undertake. This includes – but is not limited to – ammonia, bleach, chlorine, paint thinner, propane, and gasoline.

Perishable Food

Because of the nature of these items, perishable foods pose too much of a risk of getting ruined or going bad, especially on long distance moves. Therefore, most moving companies refuse to move them.

Live Plants

There is quite a bit of work that goes into moving a garden safely from one location to another, while ensuring that there is no damage to the plants and that they survive the trip. Plus, live plants can be inefficient to transport because they take up so much space and can’t be stacked. Moreover, moving invasive species into another ecosystem can have serious and lasting negative repercussions.

Ammunition and Explosives

Although many moving companies, such as Atlantic Relocation Systems, are willing to transport unloaded firearms, ammunition and explosives are a much different story. Because of the volatile and dangerous nature of these items, most moving companies will not transport them, even if they are in unopened packages.

Although Atlantic Relocation Systems is not able to move any of the items listed above, we maintain our commitment to customer care as a full-service mover. That means we will do everything we can to help you make arrangements with a company that will move these items if need be. Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive corporate relocation services.