Track record: current moves

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

Temporary covered walkways : 28,000 boxes : maps and artefacts

Commercial Transfer was awarded the contract to relocate the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre from Salisbury and Trowbridge to their new site at Cocklebury Road, Chippenham.

The transfer, which is taking place in phases between March and September 2007, includes the movement of the Conservation Centre from Salisbury; followed by the Archive Conservation Team and the Museum Service Office from Trowbridge; the Record Office and the Local Studies Library from the same site; as well as the Archaeology Services and the Wiltshire Building Records Office. The final phase will be the disposal of furniture and equipment to Green Works for recycling.

The largest phase has been the movement of the archive. This involved the transfer of approximately 28,000 boxes, maps and artefacts currently stored within the Heritage Centre and being relocated to a state of the art facility at the new site.

To assist with this move Commercial Transfer had a purpose-built scaffold erected at the end of the building in Trowbridge, with walkways that sloped down to a height where the high lift tail-lift could reverse onto the platform for loading all the caged material. The whole scaffold was then sheeted to ensure that all the material was moved out under cover.

Eastlake Group / Royal Bank of Scotland

Over 2000 staff relocated : over 1000 desks recycled

Commercial Transfer, working in conjunction with Eastlake Group, was awarded the contract to relocate Royal Bank of Scotland staff and furniture within both the Broad Street premises (NatWest Court) and at Trinity Quay, both in Bristol. This involves large internal relocations, repositioning of furniture and the eventual clearance of the current Redland Building into Trinity Quay.

This work has been carried out over weekend periods, working day and night, for the clearance of Broad Street, including the removal of over 1000 desks to Green Works recycling centres, and the relocation of some 1400 staff within Broad Street and over 500 staff at Trinity Quay.

Other contracts carried out for Eastlake Group / Royal Bank of Scotland include the transfer of 300 staff into Trinity Wharf and the movement of furniture and equipment to Southampton and Truro offices.

Exeter Crown & County Courts

From planning to re-placing : short time frame

Commercial Transfer have carried out the relocation of Exeter Combined Court Centre from Rougemont Castle to their new building in Southernhay.

The brief was to carry out the planning for the relocation, the packing of all filing within the Court buildings; the re-packing and re-placement into the new storage systems within the Court; and finally the transfer of all the staff with desk and personal contents to the new building.

All work was completed to schedule over a short time frame which allowed for minimum disruption to Court services.