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New Office & Office Move IT Services

Moving office or opening a new location? We can help get the technology side organised.

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$168
Per hour, flat rate
$0
Callout, travel & booking
No contract
No monthly minimum
1 hr
Minimum — told before it’s up
01  What we help with

The furniture gets all the attention, and then on day one the internet is not connected, the printer cannot find anyone’s laptop and the phones are still in a box.

Services can include:

  • Internet planning
  • Network setup
  • Wi-Fi installation
  • Workstation setup
  • Printer deployment
  • Microsoft 365
  • Business phones
  • Network hardware
  • Equipment migration
  • Technology planning
  • Vendor coordination
02  Planning

What needs to happen, and in what order

The jobs with lead times come first.

  1. Before you commit to the space. Check what internet connection is available at the address and what cabling the premises already has. It is far cheaper to learn it before signing than after.
  2. As early as you can. Order the internet connection. Business connections can take weeks, and everything else depends on it.
  3. Before fit-out finishes. Agree where network points, access points and the comms equipment will sit, while walls can still be opened.
  4. Move week. Equipment migrated, workstations connected, printers and phones working, and staff able to log in on the first morning.
  5. Afterwards. Return visit or remote check for anything that only shows up once people are working in the space.
03  Coordination

Vendors, so you don’t have to

A single office move can involve an internet provider, a cabler, a phone supplier, a landlord and a furniture crew, each with their own timeline. We coordinate the technology vendors and make sure what each of them delivers fits together, so you are dealing with one point of contact for the IT side.

Where equipment is moving rather than replaced, we plan how it is shut down, transported, reconnected and tested — and who is without a computer for how long.

04  Surprises

What usually catches businesses out

Most of these are cheap to avoid if you hear about them early.

  • The internet connection takes weeks to arrive and nobody ordered it
  • The walls have no network cabling, or it ends somewhere unhelpful
  • Building management controls access to the comms riser
  • The phone numbers have to be moved, and the old provider has a notice period
  • The printer works for the person who installed it and nobody else
  • Staff arrive on day one and nobody has told the system they exist
05  Questions

Common questions

As early as you can — ideally before you sign the lease. Internet connections and cabling carry the longest lead times, and they decide what is possible.

Yes. We plan the shutdown and reconnection of workstations and network equipment and test that everything works at the new location before staff arrive.

We help with business phones as part of an office setup, including coordinating with your phone provider. Tell us what you currently use and what you are moving to.

We attend office projects onsite across Brisbane, Ipswich, Moreton Bay and Logan. For the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast we can plan and configure remotely, but physical installation needs a local provider.
06  Related

Related business IT help

07  Get help

What does your business need help with?

Tell us what is going on and how you would describe your requirements. Your answer tells us which team should pick it up, so nobody tries to sell you a managed IT agreement you did not ask for.

Hours
Mon–Fri 8:30am–4:30pm
Sat 9am–2pm
Rate
$168/hr, no callout fee
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