Laboratory Relocation Services in Chicago, IL

Relocating a laboratory requires more planning than a typical commercial move. Scientific equipment, instruments, workstations, laboratory furniture, records, and other property may have different handling requirements, while the relocation itself often needs to be coordinated around researchers, employees, facilities teams, and other vendors.

Berger Allied Moving & Storage – Chicago provides laboratory relocation services for organizations moving laboratories, research facilities, and related operations in Chicago and beyond. Our experienced laboratory movers work with your organization to understand the scope of the project and develop a relocation plan around the equipment and property being transported, the facilities involved, and your schedule.

Whether you are moving a laboratory within the Chicago area or relocating to another market, Berger can provide the planning, moving, transportation, and storage services needed to support the transition.

Planning a Laboratory Relocation

A laboratory relocation can involve equipment and property with very different requirements. Some items may be straightforward to move, while others require additional preparation, specialized handling, or coordination with technicians and other vendors.

Effective laboratory relocation planning starts with understanding the scope of the project.

Before the move, Berger Chicago can work with your team to identify the property we will be responsible for moving, review access at the origin and destination, establish the relocation schedule, and determine where additional coordination may be required.

For more complex projects, this planning also helps establish responsibilities between Berger Chicago, your laboratory personnel, equipment technicians, facilities teams, and any other providers involved in the relocation.

Moving Laboratory Equipment and Property

Moving laboratory equipment requires an understanding of the equipment being transported, its handling requirements, and any preparation that needs to take place before the move. Laboratories may also contain scientific instruments, worktables, laboratory furniture, computers, files, storage cabinets, support equipment, and other property that needs to be coordinated as part of the relocation.

Berger Chicago can coordinate the packing, handling, transportation, and delivery of laboratory equipment and other property that falls within the scope of the move.

When an instrument or piece of equipment requires preparation by the manufacturer, a technician, or another specialist, Berger Chicago can coordinate the physical move around that work. This allows specialized preparation and servicing to remain with the appropriate provider while Berger Chicago manages the transportation and other moving responsibilities assigned to our team.

Coordinating the Move Around Your Laboratory

The physical transportation of equipment is only one part of a laboratory relocation. The move also needs to work within the requirements of the facilities at both ends of the project.

Loading areas, elevators, doorways, building access, equipment dimensions, delivery sequences, and the readiness of the new space can all affect how the relocation is carried out.

Berger Chicago works with designated members of your organization to coordinate these details before moving day. When multiple parties are involved, our moving team can work within the broader project schedule so that equipment and other property are moved when the appropriate spaces and personnel are ready for them.

Keeping a Complex Relocation Organized

Laboratories often need to maintain operations for as long as practical before a move and resume work at the new facility as efficiently as possible. That can make the sequence and timing of the relocation particularly important.

Depending on the project, a laboratory move may be completed at once or divided into stages. Equipment, furniture, and supporting property can be organized around the relocation schedule so that different portions of the facility move in the appropriate order.

Planning the physical move around these requirements helps reduce avoidable delays and keeps responsibilities clear throughout the relocation.

Storage When Your Laboratory Timeline Requires It

Not every piece of laboratory property can always move directly from one facility to another. Construction, renovations, equipment installation schedules, or a phased relocation may create a temporary need for storage.

Berger Chicago can incorporate commercial storage into the relocation plan for eligible equipment, furniture, and other existing laboratory property. Items can be held at our Chicago warehouse or at any of the warehouse facilities in our nationwide network until the destination is ready to receive them.

Storage requirements can be discussed during the planning process so that appropriate arrangements are made before property leaves the existing facility.

Local and Long-Distance Laboratory Relocations

Berger Chicago can coordinate laboratory moves within Chicago and the surrounding area as well as relocations extending beyond Illinois.

For laboratories relocating to another part of the country, Berger has access to a nationwide network of professional movers that supports moves beyond the Chicago market.

The scope of each laboratory move is evaluated individually so that the moving plan reflects the property being transported, the facilities involved, the distance of the move, and any special project requirements.

Start Planning Your Laboratory Move

The earlier the moving team can understand your laboratory, equipment, facilities, and schedule, the more effectively the physical relocation can be planned.

Contact Berger Allied Moving & Storage – Chicago to discuss your upcoming laboratory move. Our team can review the scope of the project with you, identify the moving and storage services Berger can provide, and develop a plan for relocating your laboratory property to its new location.