How Edward Baden Can Help Classroom Relocation

During the month of August, a lot of behind the scenes activity happens in schools across the country. It is a time when teachers clear out their classrooms and when schools have a move around, relocating items to different classrooms ready for the start of the new school year in September.

At Edward Baden, we can help make classroom relocation a less stressful and time consuming task. Our extensive experience means that we can help plan your classroom move, relocate furniture using space planning techniques, pack and move all your items for you and help to re-install IT equipment where required.

If you would like any further information, or a quote on our classroom relocation services, please contact us.

Celebrate the Olympics with Our Twitter Race

Did you watch the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony? We did and we absolutely loved the all-British theme from the industrial revolution right through to Her Majesty The Queen leaping out of an airplane with James Bond!

So far we have also delighted in the events that have been held and Team GB’s collection of medals and achievements so far. So inspired by their progress, at Edward Baden we’ve decided to hold our own race on Twitter.

Make sure you follow us on Twitter as we announce our Twitter Race where you could win a free day’s consultancy*. All you have to do to win is be the first person to message us with the day’s gold medal winners. Watch out for our special tweets to find out more

A Guide to Packing Materials From The Relocation Specialists

At Edward Baden, we don’t just deal with office relocation but also home removals too. Although we offer a comprehensive service which takes care of everything from pre-move planning to packing, removal to unpacking again, many of our clients prefer to pack their items themselves. This is fine by us but we thought that we’d put together this handy guide on the types of packing materials that can be used, along with what they are suitable for.

1 – Bubblewrap – bubblewrap is made from two sheets of polythene which are stuck together using a machine that traps air in between the sheets. This air acts as a cushion if the item wrapped in it is bumped or dropped, helping to stop the item from getting damaged. It is ideal for many things found within your home such as wrapping ornaments, plates and mirrors. However it’s important to note that it is not suitable for paintings or other pieces of fine art. This is due to the fact that chemicals used in the production of bubblewrap can cause damage to canvases whilst it can also trap heat and moisture which causes ‘sweating’ or even mould to occur.

2 – Packing Peanuts – packing peanuts are peanut shaped pieces of polystyrene and are wonderful for placing around a series of small items that are packed together in a box. Similar to bubblewrap, they will help cushion the contents of a box from bumps and blows.

3 – Foam – foam usually comes on large rolls and it easy to use. Simply unroll the required length, cut off and wrap around the desired item. Foam will help to absorb the impact of drops or bumps helping to protect the item inside. As with bubblewrap, due to the chemicals used in the production of the foam, it’s not suitable for using to pack paintings.

4 – Breathable Fabric – although breathable fabric will not absorb much of an impact, it is ideal for wrapping around objects that might get scratched or torn such as glass or paintings.

If you would like any further assistance or advice about packing, or would like to know more about our domestic relocation service, please contact us.

An Insight into What We Do: Our Work with Epson

At Edward Baden, we are proud of each and every relocation project that we undertake. After each job has been completed, we ask our clients to provide comprehensive feedback which enables us to analyse our effectiveness and offer better service levels to all our customers, whether big or small in the future.

With this in mind, we’d like to take this opportunity to share with you a relocation project we recently did for Epson which had the added complexity of moving the contents of vast storage rooms, as well as a high number of staff.

As a little background information, Epson UK Ltd has a strong reputation as being an innovation leader in the imaging market. Their ground-breaking new product developments are often showcased at exhibitions around Europe and they have two central offices – one in the UK and the other elsewhere in Europe.

When Epson had the need to relocate their entire UK office, including 235 staff, a large amount of office equipment as well as the contents of large storage rooms, those chose us to do the job based on our excellent customer service levels.

In order to undertake such a large job in the most efficient manner possible, we first assigned Epson with a dedicated project manager from the Edward Baden team who assessed the relocation needs of the company and then put together a comprehensive project delivery plan to ensure the job would be done with the least disruption to staff and the operations of the business itself.

We are pleased to announce that the entire move went to plan and was completed both in budget and to the pre-agreed deadline. Drew Goodwin, Facilities Manager at Epson, even said that we did a ‘fantastic job’.

If you would like to know more about our office relocation services, please click here. Alternatively, you can contact us on 0800 169 5309.

Our Specialist Fields

At Edward Baden, we are proud of all of our services but we would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to three of our specialist services:

Hotel Refurbishment – We are honoured to have worked with a number of hotel brands to undertake projects from bed installation to complete hotel refurbishments. Our specialist service in this field allows us to offer a range of services including removing redundant furniture in an environmentally friendly way and receiving and auditing new products whilst keeping disruption to a minimum.

Hospital and Laboratories – Our unrivalled preparation and planning are paramount to our success within these industries. As most hospitals and laboratories operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it is very important that moves happen with the least hassle and disruption as possible, even when unforeseen circumstances occur. At Edward Baden, we have experience working in these challenging environments.

Factories and Machinery – The task of relocating a whole factory, especially where heavy machinery is involved is a huge undertaking. At Edward Baden, we have a specialist team of staff including engineers who are able to dismantle and reassemble heavy machinery, even where air, gas or water are used.

For more information about any of our specialist services, please contact us.

Our Desktop PC Relocation Service

Whether you’re moving your offices or relocating an entire call centre, at Edward Baden we can help make your move as smooth as possible. One of our most popular and very handy services is our Desktop PC Relocation Service.

You may think that moving some computer equipment is easy but just consider the logistics of moving 2 or 3 or maybe over 20 PCs, each of which needs to have the monitor, hard-drive, keyboard and mouse moving. Plus everything reconnected to the network so employees can access software and files. It’s no easy feat.

At Edward Baden we will do all this for you – plus more. We also audit all your IT equipment during the move to ensure you end up with exactly the same equipment as you started with. We will even document the preferred position of equipment at each desk so your employees experience the least possible upheaval – getting them back to work quicker. For example some employees prefer their monitor straight in front of them, some to the left or some to the right. We’ll make sure everything ends up a suitable position at each terminal after your office relocation.

We will work with you produce a relocation map layout and reinstall equipment in a predetermined order in your desired timeframe.

For more information about our Desktop PC Relocation Service or other relocation services we offer, please contact us today.

Keeping Track of Your IT Equipment

Whether you’ve recently undertaken an office relocation or are considering a business move, it’s important to get a complete audit of what your company has in terms of IT equipment. In a large business, it can be especially difficult as staff may move equipment around. One of the services we offer at Edward Baden as relocation specialists, is a full IT audit.

This is relatively straightforward to do and will require very little time on the part of your staff. We will come to your business premises and identify and tag all IT equipment, regardless of its location. For each item we will give you the following information:

Date – the date the audit was done which identified the equipment was within your business.
Item Description – a full description of the item including the make and model number.
Tag Number – the number of the tag we allocated to the individual item.
Current Location – the current location of the item. This will comprise of the desk number and office number, if applicable so you will be able to instantly find the item.
Value – the current value of the item.


Our IT audits are not only great for identifying equipment you thought was misplaced, but also ideal for providing to your insurance company. Regular IT audits going forward will also help to identify loss, theft or damage to equipment, as well as the flow of equipment through the premises.

For more information about our IT audit or other relocation services we offer, please contact us today.