Finsbury moving preparation guide

Confirm the items authorised for the collection

List the furniture, boxes and any equipment included in the move, with the unit or room where they will be ready. For a workspace, confirm the agreed items with the person responsible for releasing them and keep other belongings separate.

Add all prepared sections, accessories and protective packing to the inventory. Label boxes and parts clearly so the load can be identified without relying on a reception contact who may not know which items belong to the collection.

Assign packing and equipment readiness

Agree who packs the contents and makes furniture ready in its travelling form. Keep fixings and loose sections with their labelled item, and supply available furniture instructions when discussing optional dismantling or assembly.

Use the published primary-address scope for optional packing, dismantling and assembly; loading help does not automatically include them. Arrange equipment preparation with the responsible person and discuss any unusual handling requirement before booking rather than assuming it is part of standard transport.

Confirm the moving entrance and person admitting the team

Keep the building, unit, actual moving door and current admission contact with the inventory. If the manager controls a lift or loading entrance, confirm the arrangement and any outstanding acceptance before relying on it.

The permitted-route record helps check the furniture. The London access guide develops the wider questions without replacing the manager’s actual instructions.

Share the same current brief with the recipient

Confirm receiving keys, the intended rooms and the complete delivery route. Send material item, door or appointment changes through support so the customer, admission contact and recipient work from the same moving arrangement.

Illustrative example: an occupier prepares a desk, chair and boxes in a St Luke’s unit. The manager confirms the moving door; the release contact identifies the load; the recipient checks the new room. The customer brings those three responsibilities together before collection.

Run the final unit-release readiness check

• Agreed load prepared, labelled and identifiable.
• Furniture parts and any equipment preparation completed.
• Building, unit and permitted moving route recorded.
• Admission and authorised release contacts confirmed.
• Receiving keys, room and current instructions shared.

Use the admission sequence to connect the contacts. If the manager or occupier changes the plan, use the before-and-now record and tell support before moving day. FMMV allocates a suitable vetted provider after booking.