As the county town of Rutland, Oakham holds more business than its size suggests: professional practices and small firms around the market place, plus the rural business units scattered through the surrounding countryside. It's a spread-out patch, and a move here often means longer runs between properties down country roads rather than a quick hop across town. We survey both buildings first, work out what moves and in what order, and plan the job around your trading hours so the business keeps running while it relocates.
The cleanest office move is one your customers never notice. We run evening and weekend moves as standard, so your team finishes at the old premises and starts at the new one without losing a working day. For a phased move, we shift one area at a time while the rest keeps running. Offices around the Market Place and High Street can have limited parking and narrow access, particularly on market days, and we plan the vehicle and timing around that at the survey. Rural business units on the edges of Oakham and out into the Rutland villages often involve longer carries and single-track approaches, which we assess in advance so the right vehicle is chosen from the start.
Your crew is matched to the job: staff numbers, the amount of IT and equipment, the access at both ends, and how tight the window is. We cover commercial moves across Oakham and the LE15 area, and throughout Rutland, from town centre offices to the rural business units in the surrounding villages. The A606 connects Oakham to Melton Mowbray and Stamford, and we handle moves along that corridor regularly, along with relocations into Leicestershire and across to the wider East Midlands. Rutland is a rural county, so we're used to planning moves around country access and longer distances between sites, and that all goes into the survey.
IT is where most office downtime comes from, so it gets the most planning. Workstations are powered down, cables managed, labelled by user and desk, and set back down where each person needs them at the new premises. Servers and comms equipment are packed with anti-static protection and moved in sequence so critical kit is off for as little time as possible. We handle the physical move; reconnecting the network and configuring hardware stays with your IT team or supplier. Our job is to sequence the move around them, so equipment is in the right room and ready when they arrive to bring it back up. Tell us at the survey who's responsible for what, and we plan to fit.
Office packing runs on reusable crates rather than cardboard for anything that moves often. Crates go out ahead of the move so staff can pack their own desks, and the team handles shared areas, filing, and fragile or awkward items. For professional firms, client files and records are packed in sequence, labelled, and kept together so nothing is misplaced. 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, equipment, and archived records can be held safely between buildings. For more on how we run commercial moves, see our office removals service.
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Can you move our office outside working hours?
Yes. Evening and weekend moves are standard for the Oakham businesses we work with, so trading isn't interrupted. We plan around your last working day and your first day back at the new premises.
Do you cover the rest of Rutland?
Yes. We cover Oakham and across Rutland, including Uppingham and the surrounding villages, and we're used to planning moves around rural access and longer distances between sites.
Do you move IT and servers?
Yes. We power down, cable-manage, label, and relocate workstations, and pack servers and comms equipment 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.
How much does an office move in Oakham cost?
It depends on staff numbers, the amount of IT and furniture, access at both buildings, distance between sites, 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 do you handle rural and town centre access?
Market Place offices can have limited parking and narrow access, especially on market days, while rural units often have longer carries and single-track approaches. We assess both at the survey and choose the right vehicle and plan accordingly.
Can you move us in phases?
Yes. For businesses that can't close, we phase the move so no single area 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 or records between buildings?
Yes. If you're downsizing or waiting on a fit-out, we offer storage handled directly by our team, so furniture, equipment, and archived records can be held until the new premises is ready.
Do you cover moves out of the area?
Yes. We handle moves along the A606 to Melton Mowbray and Stamford, into Leicestershire, and across the wider East Midlands, along with longer-distance business relocations.