Most Leicester office moves have one thing in common: the business can't afford to stop. Whether you're relocating a professional practice out of the city centre or moving a team from Grove Park to Meridian, the clock the whole job runs against is your trading hours. We plan commercial moves around that, not the other way round. A pre-move survey of both buildings tells us what has to happen, in what order, and when, so your people walk into a working office rather than a room full of unlabelled boxes.
The simplest way to protect a Leicester business is to move it when nobody's working. We run evening and weekend office moves as standard, so the last team member logs off on Friday and the first one logs back in on Monday at the new address. For a phased move, where one department shifts while the rest keep trading, we sequence it so no single team loses more than a few hours. City centre buildings around Colton Square, the Highcross area, and the New Walk professional district often come with fixed loading windows and permit-only access. We confirm those with building management before the day, book the loading bay where one exists, and plan the vehicle around the access you've actually got, not the access we'd like.
Your crew is matched to the job: the size of the office, the amount of IT, the access at both ends, and how tight the window is. We cover commercial moves across all Leicester business locations, from city centre offices in LE1 to the business parks on the edges of the city: Grove Park and Meridian Business Park to the south, Colton Square and the professional district in the centre, and the office and light-industrial units around Beaumont Leys and Frog Island. Moves out to the wider county, and between Leicester and Loughborough, Hinckley, or Market Harborough, are handled regularly too. If your move crosses more than one floor, needs a lift booked, or runs across two buildings at once, that's worked out at the survey so the right team and vehicles are in place.
The part of an office move that causes the most downtime is almost always IT. We handle the physical side: workstations powered down, cabled, labelled by user and desk, and set back down where each person needs them at the new office. Servers and comms equipment are packed with anti-static protection and moved in sequence so nothing critical is off longer than it has to be. We don't reconnect networks or configure hardware, that stays with your IT team or supplier, but we plan the timing around them so the kit is in the right room, ready, when they arrive to bring it back up. Tell us at the survey who's responsible for what, and we build the sequence around it.
Office packing runs on crates, not cardboard, for anything that moves often. We deliver reusable crates ahead of the move so staff can pack their own desks, and the team handles shared areas, filing, and anything fragile or awkward. Everything is labelled by destination so it lands in the right place. If you're downsizing, waiting on a fit-out, or moving in stages, we also offer storage handled directly by our team, so furniture and equipment can sit safely between buildings rather than cluttering the new office on day one. For more on how we handle commercial moves generally, see our office removals service.
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Can you move our office outside working hours?
Yes. Evening and weekend office moves are what we do most often for Leicester businesses, so trading isn't interrupted. We plan the timing around your last working day and your first day back at the new address.
How do you handle city centre loading and permits?
We check loading windows and permit requirements with building management before the day, book the bay where one exists, and plan the vehicle and crew around the access at both buildings. Colton Square, the Highcross area, and New Walk all have their own restrictions, and we account for them at the survey.
Do you move IT and servers?
Yes. We power down, cable-manage, label, and relocate workstations and comms equipment, packing servers with anti-static protection. We don't reconnect or configure hardware, but we sequence the move around your IT team so it's ready for them to bring back up.
How much does an office move in Leicester cost?
It depends on staff numbers, the amount of IT and furniture, the access at both buildings, and whether the move runs out of hours. As a guide, a smaller SME move (under 20 staff) typically falls between £1,500 and £4,000 in 2026. The survey quote reflects your actual move.
How far in advance should we book?
As early as you can, particularly if you need a specific weekend or have a lease end date to hit. We take provisional bookings and confirm once your dates are fixed.
Can you move us in phases?
Yes. For businesses that can't close entirely, we phase the move department by department so no team loses more than a few hours. This is planned in detail at the survey.
Do you provide crates?
Yes. We deliver reusable crates ahead of the move for staff to pack their own desks, and the team handles shared areas, filing, and fragile items.
Can you store furniture between buildings?
Yes. If you're downsizing or waiting on a fit-out, we offer storage handled directly by our team, so equipment and furniture can be held safely until the new office is ready.
Do you cover the wider county for business moves?
Yes. We handle commercial moves across Leicestershire and between Leicester and Loughborough, Hinckley, Coalville, and Market Harborough, as well as longer-distance business relocations.
Planning the move yourself? Our guide to office moves in Leicester walks through relocating without losing a working day.
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