Office shifting in Karachi, Friday to Monday

Office shifting in Karachi's business districts

Karachi's offices are spread across a few busy districts: the banks and trading houses of I.I. Chundrigar Road and the old city, the corporate towers along Shahrah-e-Faisal, offices in PECHS and on Tariq Road, and newer offices in Clifton and DHA. Each district has heavy traffic in the day, tight parking and building rules that limit when goods can move. Office shifting in Karachi works best at night or over a weekend.

Building rules in Karachi office towers

Most commercial buildings in Karachi:

• Allow moving only in the evening or at weekends
• Ask for a written request to the building management, sometimes with a list of items and the vehicle number
• Require the service lift to be booked, with a guard present
• Need a clearance before goods leave, to confirm dues are paid

We give you a checklist for both buildings, old and new, a week before the move.

Power, lifts and generators

Load shedding affects many Karachi buildings. A lift that stops mid-move can turn a night's work into two. We ask the building how the lifts run on generator power and plan heavy items, such as cabinets and safes, for when the lift is sure to work.

How office shifting in Karachi runs

1. Survey of desks, cabinets, files, IT equipment and ACs
2. Seating plan from you, with every desk numbered
3. Packing by department into labelled, numbered cartons
4. Loading after hours in closed containers
5. Transport across Karachi when the roads are clear
6. Setting up desks, partitions and cabinets at the new office

Shops and showrooms in Karachi

Tariq Road, Saddar, Zamzama and the markets of the old city are full of shops that move or renovate. Shop shifting needs fast work: racks and counters dismantled, stock packed by section, and the new shop ready to open quickly. If the new shop is still being fitted, stock and fittings can wait in our warehouse in Karachi.

Planning office shifting in Karachi around traffic

Office shifting in Karachi is shaped by traffic. Shahrah-e-Faisal, I.I. Chundrigar Road and the roads around Clifton are slow from morning to evening, and large vehicles are restricted on many of them in the daytime. Moving at night or on a weekend is not only easier for your staff; it is often the only way a container can reach your building without waiting hours.

IT and records

Ask your IT team to back up computers and plan the network shutdown before the move. We bag and label cables with each computer, and wrap screens and printers separately. Records go in sealed cartons with a signed list, and one of your staff can travel with the vehicle carrying them.

Office shifting from Karachi to other cities

Companies opening or moving a branch in Lahore or Islamabad send furniture and equipment from Karachi in closed containers or a 40 ft container, loaded within the legal limit. See goods transport from Karachi.

After the move

On Monday morning our supervisor checks in with your office manager. Any desk that needs adjusting, any cabinet that needs moving, is fixed the same day.

Office shifting rates in Karachi

The rate depends on the number of workstations and cabinets, the floors and lifts at both ends, the hours allowed and the vehicles needed.