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Racking, Inventory and Machinery Relocated Across Metro Vancouver
A warehouse rarely closes for a move. Orders still ship, trucks still arrive, and the racking has to come down in an order that keeps the picking faces you still need standing. That is a sequencing problem before it is a lifting one.
Industrial relocations across Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Langley and Abbotsford.
Tell us the square footage, the racking type and your dock hours. We will walk the site and come back with a phased plan.
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What Is In the Building?
Racking, stock and machinery each move differently, and the order they come out in decides how long you spend at half capacity.
Pallet Racking
Teardrop and structural racking stripped, moved and rebuilt to the recorded configuration.
Inventory & Stock
Palletised, wrapped and moved in an order that keeps your picking faces live.
Machinery & Equipment
Skated, braced and set down level, with a rigger where the weight demands it.
Shelving & Mezzanines
Light shelving, workbenches and mezzanine decking taken down and reinstalled.
Cold Storage & Coolers
Sequenced tightly so product spends the least possible time out of temperature.
Phased Cutover
Half the operation running while the other half moves, then the switch.
Warehouse Offices
The mezzanine office, the despatch desk and the IT that runs the floor. Learn more →
Overflow Storage
Stock held while the new building is fitted out or the racking is signed off. Learn more →
Crating for Freight
Machinery and parts crated for onward road, rail or sea movement. Learn more →
What a Warehouse Move Involves
We walk the site with your operations lead and build the sequence around what still has to ship. Usually that means moving slow-moving stock and empty racking first, keeping the fast picking faces live until the last possible day, then swinging the whole operation across a weekend.
Racking is photographed and measured before it comes down, because beam levels and configurations rarely match anybody’s drawings after a few years of adjustments.
- Site walk with operations — dock hours, aisle widths, forklift access and what has to keep shipping.
- Phased sequence — slow stock and empty bays first, live picking faces last.
- Racking measured and photographed — beam levels recorded so it goes back up as it came down.
- Palletised and shrink-wrapped — inventory moved as pallets rather than loose cartons.
- Machinery skated and braced — with a rigger where the weight calls for one.
- Dock scheduling at both ends — loads timed so your bays are never blocked.
- Certificates of insurance — issued for landlords and building managers before the first truck.
Why Sequencing Matters More Than Speed
You Do Not Have to Stop Shipping
Very few warehouses can afford to close for a week. The sequence is built so the fastest-moving stock and the bays that serve it stay live until the final cutover weekend, and everything slower moves around them.
Racking Never Matches the Drawings
Beam levels get adjusted over the years and nobody updates the plan. We photograph and measure each run before it comes down, so it goes back up as it actually was rather than as somebody once drew it.
Docks Are the Real Constraint
Industrial parks restrict dock hours, and a shared yard means your neighbours are affected too. Loads get timed inside your permitted windows and coordinated with the other tenants so nobody is blocked in.
Heavy Things Go on Skates
Machinery is skated, braced and set down level rather than dragged. Where the weight or the height needs it, a rigger or a lift is booked in advance and priced into the plan.
Pallets, Not Loose Cartons
Stock moves palletised and wrapped, counted on and counted off. Loose cartons on a warehouse move is how inventory counts stop reconciling the following month.
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Warehouse Moves Across Metro Vancouver
How a Warehouse Move Runs
1. Site walk. Both buildings, with your operations lead, mapping docks, aisles and what still has to ship.
2. Phased plan and hourly rate. The sequence, the crew, the equipment and what it costs per hour.
3. Phase one. Slow stock and empty racking move first, while picking carries on behind you.
4. Cutover. The live faces move over a weekend, racking goes back up to the recorded configuration, and you ship on Monday.
Equipment We Bring
Machinery skates, pallet jacks, panel carts, ratchet straps, shrink wrap, corner boards, dock plates and the tools to strip and rebuild teardrop and structural racking.
Forklifts, scissor lifts and riggers are arranged where the site needs them. That decision is made at the site walk so the kit arrives with the crew rather than a day later.
Dock Hours, Permits and Downtime
Most industrial parks restrict dock hours and some restrict truck movements at night. We schedule loads inside your permitted windows and coordinate with the neighbouring tenants where a shared yard is involved.
Six to ten weeks of lead time is realistic for anything over ten thousand square feet. Racking permits and fire-system sign-off at the new building are usually the long poles, not the move.
Warehouse Moving FAQs
Can we keep operating while you move us?
Almost always. The plan is phased so slow-moving stock and empty racking go first, the live picking faces stay in place, and the cutover happens over a weekend. Most operations run at reduced capacity for a week or two rather than closing.
Do you dismantle and reinstall pallet racking?
Yes, teardrop and structural both. Each run is measured and photographed before it comes down so beam levels are reproduced exactly. Fire-system sign-off and any permits at the new building are worth starting early, as they usually take longer than the move.
How much does a warehouse move cost?
Billed at an hourly rate, with equipment such as forklifts, lifts or riggers priced separately when a site needs them. Square footage, racking runs, pallet count and dock access all feed into the crew size and the hours. The site walk is what turns that into a number.
How far ahead should we plan?
Six to ten weeks for anything over ten thousand square feet. The move itself can be arranged faster; racking permits, sprinkler sign-off and fit-out at the new building are what set the real timeline.
Can you move machinery that needs rigging?
Yes, with riggers we work with regularly. Anything needing a crane, a heavy lift or specialist disconnection is identified at the site walk and priced in, rather than becoming a surprise on the day.
What about cold storage and temperature-sensitive stock?
Those phases are sequenced tightly and often run first thing in the morning to keep product out of temperature for the shortest possible time. Tell us the tolerances and we will build the plan around them.
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Relocating a Warehouse?
Send us the square footage at both ends, your racking type and your dock hours. We will walk the site and come back with a phased plan and an hourly rate.
Tell us the square footage, the racking type and your dock hours. We will walk the site and come back with a phased plan.