Commercial Moving Services

Business Moving

Office Moves Built Around Your Schedule

A commercial move in the wrong hands costs a business far more in lost productivity than the moving bill itself. Disorganized loading, unlabeled boxes, IT equipment handled without care, furniture placed wherever it lands — every one of those mistakes ripples into real operational downtime. Mantis Moving & Storage approaches commercial relocation the same way a good operations manager would: build the plan backward from your first day at the new location, then execute it without surprises.

We serve businesses throughout Royal Oak, Birmingham, Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Novi, and the surrounding Oakland County corridor. From Royal Oak's downtown storefronts and creative agencies to Troy's corporate office parks and Novi's tech campuses, we know this business landscape well. And because we price commercial work by the hour, you pay for actual time and labor — not a flat-rate estimate padded for worst-case scenarios that you pay regardless.

Mantis is family-owned and locally operated. Every commercial job we take reflects directly on our name in this community. When you book with us, you talk to the people doing the work. When you have a question on move day, you reach the crew lead directly. No call centers, no subcontractors, no guesswork.

Troy office parks and Novi tech campuses priced by the hour so you pay for actual work and not a flat rate padded for worst-case assumptions
Royal Oak creative agencies, Birmingham law firms, and Bloomfield Hills medical practices moved after hours so your team walks in Monday ready to work
Every desk, chair, and cubicle panel disassembled at the origin, wrapped by department, and rebuilt to your approved floor plan at the new location
IT equipment coordinated directly with your tech lead before a single monitor is disconnected or a single cable is touched
Every box and every piece of furniture labeled by destination department and room number so the unload requires no decisions on the fly
Floor runners and doorframe padding at both locations before loading begins so your building stays undamaged at both ends
Certificate of insurance sent to your building management before move day without needing to be asked twice
Evening and weekend scheduling at the same hourly rate as a weekday move because your business hours should not cost you extra to protect

Mantis Moving commercial office move crew

Why It Matters

Why Oakland County Businesses Choose Mantis

Moving a business is a logistics problem with real financial stakes. Every hour your team can't work costs money. Every piece of damaged equipment creates a replacement headache. Every disorganized truck load means your staff spends their first week playing furniture Tetris instead of doing their jobs. Here is how Mantis approaches commercial relocation differently than a typical residential moving company or national franchise.

Hourly Rates, No Guessing Games

Flat-rate commercial quotes are built on worst-case assumptions — and you pay for those assumptions whether the move takes that long or not. Mantis locks in a transparent hourly rate before move day. A small Royal Oak office suite that loads efficiently doesn't cost the same as a full corporate floor relocation. Our billing reflects the actual job, not a buffer margin built into someone's estimate.

After-Hours Is Our Normal

The most disruptive thing about a business move is when it happens during business hours. Mantis schedules commercial work around your team's schedule, not ours. Evenings, weekends, overnight windows — we build the crew plan around the time that works for your business. There's no premium added for after-hours commercial moves that are scheduled in advance.

Department-Level Organization

When a business relocates without a labeling system in place, employees typically spend two to four hours on their first morning hunting for their equipment, moving misplaced furniture, and opening boxes looking for their keyboard. That time has a real dollar value attached to it. Mantis labels every item at the origin with its destination department and position designation and our crew follows that system at the new location without asking for direction at every piece. Your team's first hour at the new office is a working hour, not a logistics hour.

Your IT Team Stays in Control

We don't touch technology without direction. Before any electronics are loaded, we coordinate with your IT lead to understand positioning requirements, fragility concerns, and server room specifics. Computers, monitors, networking hardware, and workstations are individually wrapped and transported to spec. We handle transportation. Your tech team handles configuration.

Oakland County Building Access

Troy office buildings, Birmingham retail complexes, and Novi corporate campuses each have loading dock policies, elevator reservation windows, and building security protocols that outside moving companies discover for the first time on move morning. Mantis has worked in these buildings across Oakland County long enough to know the loading dock hours at specific properties, the lead time required for elevator reservations, and the vehicle height restrictions at each facility. We confirm all access requirements weeks in advance so that move morning runs on schedule instead of starting with a problem at the dock.

Full Commercial Insurance Coverage

Mantis carries commercial cargo and general liability insurance on every job. Your business equipment and assets are covered from the moment loading begins through final placement at the new location. We can provide a certificate of insurance to your building management or legal team in advance of move day — just ask at booking.

How It Works

Our Commercial Moving Process

From the first walkthrough to your crew's first morning in the new space — here's exactly how a commercial move with Mantis runs.

Free Site Walkthrough

We assess both locations in person or via video call: volume, floor plans, elevator and dock access, specialty equipment, and any access constraints at either end.

Written Hourly Quote

You receive a written quote with the exact crew size, truck count, and hourly rate locked in before you commit to anything. No estimate ranges, no surprise line items.

Schedule Around You

We book your move date and time around your business hours — evenings, weekends, overnight windows. Your go-live date drives our schedule, not the other way around.

Execute & Protect

Crew arrives on time with the right equipment. Everything is wrapped, labeled by department, and loaded strategically. Floors and doorframes at both locations stay protected throughout.

Operational by Monday

Furniture in position, technology placed per your IT team's direction, final walkthrough with your office manager. Your team walks in ready to work — not ready to unpack a disaster.

What's Included

Everything in Your Commercial Move

Every Mantis commercial move is fully comprehensive from the pre-move walkthrough through final placement at your new location. Here is what every business move includes at the hourly rate we quote — no add-ons, no surprise line items at the end.

Pre-Move Planning & Floor Mapping

A commercial move without a written plan produces exactly what you would expect: boxes in the wrong rooms, furniture stacked in hallways, and a workforce spending their first productive morning doing logistics instead of their actual jobs. Before a truck is booked, we sit down with your operations lead and build a specific playbook for your relocation. For Troy businesses moving between office parks or Novi companies shifting within campus buildings, we confirm loading dock hours, elevator reservation windows, and access credentials at both ends weeks before move day. The plan is documented, distributed to the crew, and reviewed the morning of the move so everyone arrives knowing exactly what the job looks like from start to finish.

Office Furniture & Workstations

Office furniture in Oakland County businesses ranges from modular standing desk systems in Troy's tech parks to built-in casework and custom conference tables in Bloomfield Hills professional suites. The care level is the same regardless of what the furniture cost. Every piece that requires disassembly is taken apart with the right tools, wrapped in moving blankets, and tagged with the destination department and position number from your approved floor plan. Your facilities team verifies placement against the floor plan before we leave, not after your employees have already tried to work around misplaced furniture.

Technology & Electronics

Novi tech companies moving between campuses have made clear over the years that no piece of equipment is optional to get right. Before loading begins on any commercial move with significant technology, our crew lead meets with your IT director to review transport requirements for every category of equipment. Which items must stay upright during transport, which need to stay together as a matched set, and where each workstation lands at the new location. Monitors are wrapped individually. Desktop towers are oriented and padded per their hardware requirements. Network equipment is photographed before disconnection so the configuration is documented before anything is moved. We manage transportation and placement. Your IT team manages reconnection and configuration and those responsibilities do not overlap.

Sensitive Materials & File Security

Filing cabinets that can be moved sealed are moved sealed and locked. For cabinets that need to be emptied for safe transport, we use sealed document boxes and maintain clear chain of custody. Our crew is briefed on confidentiality requirements before any job involving client records, legal files, or medical information.

Specialty Commercial Items

Large format printers, production equipment, vending machines, safes, industrial shelving, and other non-standard commercial items get assessed during the walkthrough and moved with the appropriate dollies, ramps, and rigging for each specific item. Very few commercial items can't be safely relocated with proper planning and the right equipment.

Final Walkthrough & Sign-Off

When loading is complete at the origin, we sweep every room: storage closets, server rooms, break rooms, utility spaces. Nothing gets left behind. At the new location, we walk through every department with your office manager to verify furniture and equipment placement before we consider the job done.

The Hourly Pricing Advantage

Flat-rate commercial quotes pad the price to cover uncertainty. When your move runs efficiently — because you prepared well and we planned well — that efficiency goes back in your pocket. Mantis's hourly rate means you never overpay for a move that went smoothly.

Business Types

Commercial Moves We Handle

From solo-practitioner offices to multi-floor corporate relocations, here's the range of business moving work Mantis handles across Oakland County and Southeast Michigan.

Small Office Moves (1–10 People)

One suite, a handful of desks, and a server closet. Small office moves are our most common commercial job type and often the cleanest to execute. A two or three person Mantis crew can typically complete a small Royal Oak or Birmingham office move in four to six hours — including disassembly, transport, and reassembly. You're operational the next morning without a prolonged disruption window.

Mid-Size Office Moves (10–50 People)

Multi-room moves require pre-move floor planning, a department-by-department labeling system, and a larger crew. We typically dedicate a full weekend to mid-size office relocations so the work happens entirely outside of business hours. Your team arrives Monday morning to a fully configured workspace at the new address. Hourly billing still applies — no flat-rate premium for larger scope.

Corporate & Multi-Floor Relocations

Large-scale corporate moves get a dedicated move coordinator who manages logistics, communicates with your facilities team, and oversees the full crew throughout. These moves often span multiple nights or a full weekend and require careful staging, multi-truck logistics, and precise floor plan execution at the new location.

Warehouse & Industrial Moves

Inventory, commercial shelving, production equipment, and industrial machinery present challenges that general residential movers aren't equipped for. We assess your warehouse layout, equipment specifications, and inventory system before developing a relocation plan with the right crew size, truck count, and equipment for the scope.

Retail & Storefront Moves

Display cases, POS systems, merchandising fixtures, inventory, and signage — retail moves have their own complexity. We coordinate around your lease transition dates and minimize the number of days your store goes dark. Royal Oak's downtown business corridor and Birmingham's retail district are territory we know well.

Medical & Professional Offices

Law firms, medical practices, accounting offices, and other licensed professionals often handle sensitive client records and specialized equipment. We work within your compliance requirements, handle all materials with appropriate discretion, and get your practice operational at the new location as quickly as possible.

How to Prepare

Preparing Your Business for Moving Day

Even with a full Mantis crew handling the heavy lifting, good preparation on your end shortens move time — and since we bill hourly, a shorter move is a less expensive move. Here's what we recommend to every commercial client before move day.

4–6 Weeks Before Your Move

Notify all vendors, clients, service providers, the post office, and any licensing authorities of your upcoming address change. Some require weeks of lead time to update their systems.
Schedule utility setup at the new location: internet, phone, power, HVAC, security systems, and any specialized services you require. Get confirmed installation dates in writing.
Document your current IT setup with photos so your tech team can replicate it at the new office. Photograph cable routing, server positions, and network equipment before anything is touched.
Begin decluttering: purge outdated files per your records retention schedule, identify furniture that won't make the move, and dispose of anything that has no place in the new space.
Brief your team on the move timeline and their role on move day. Conflicting directions from multiple people on the day of is among the most common sources of commercial move delays.

1–2 Weeks Before

Confirm the new building's access requirements: loading dock hours, elevator reservation windows, truck parking rules, and the after-hours contact for building access.
Have employees pack their own desk drawers and personal items into labeled boxes with their name and destination department. Unlabeled personal boxes waste meaningful time on move day.
Distribute a floor plan of the new office showing department locations and individual workstations. Give us a copy so we can unload by destination without asking for directions at each step.
Back up all critical data before move day. Even with careful handling, IT moves carry some risk — protect your data independently of the physical move.

Move Day

Designate one point of contact with real decision-making authority who will be present for the entire move. Waiting on someone to make a call about where something goes is the most common cause of commercial move overruns.
Ensure all equipment is powered down and cables disconnected before our crew arrives. Computers and monitors that are still connected when we get there delay the start of loading.
Label everything. Every box, every monitor, every chair should have a clear destination label. Our crew uses these labels to place items directly without asking for direction at every piece.
Have building access credentials, elevator codes, dock passes, and parking permits ready for our crew at both locations before we arrive.
Before we leave the original location, do a complete walkthrough of every room, closet, server area, break room, and storage space. Nothing should be left behind when that last truck pulls away.

One Decision-Maker Changes Everything

The most valuable thing you can provide on move day is one person with the authority to make calls, who knows the floor plan, and who is present from start to finish. This single factor determines whether a commercial move runs on schedule or drags. We handle our side — make sure your side is covered.

FAQ

Commercial Moving Questions Answered

How much does a commercial move in Royal Oak or Oakland County cost? ▾

Commercial move pricing with Mantis is hourly — you pay for actual crew time and truck usage, not a flat-rate estimate padded for worst-case scenarios. Small office moves of one to five people typically run $400 to $1,000. Mid-size office relocations of 10 to 30 employees generally range from $1,200 to $3,500 for a full weekend move. Larger corporate relocations are scoped after a walkthrough. You receive a written hourly quote before you commit to anything — no surprises at the end.

Do you charge extra for after-hours or weekend commercial moves? ▾

No. Scheduled after-hours and weekend commercial moves are billed at our standard hourly rate. We don't add an overtime premium for evening or weekend work that was booked in advance — that's simply how commercial moving works for business clients at Mantis. The rate in your written quote is the rate you pay, regardless of when the move happens.

How far in advance should I schedule a commercial move? ▾

For larger commercial moves with 20 or more employees, we recommend booking four to eight weeks in advance so we can allocate adequate crew time and conduct a thorough pre-move walkthrough. Small office moves of one to ten employees can often be accommodated with two to three weeks' notice. If your timeline is tight due to a lease situation or relocation deadline, call us at (248) 773-4884 and we'll tell you honestly what we can make work.

Will you move our IT equipment and computers? ▾

Yes. We transport computers, monitors, servers, and networking equipment. We don't configure or reconnect any technology — that's your IT team's role — but we handle transport, positioning, and placement according to their instructions. We coordinate directly with your IT lead before loading begins to understand fragility requirements, transport orientation needs, and positioning specifications for the new location.

Can you handle a multi-floor or multi-building commercial move? ▾

Yes. Multi-floor moves are common in Oakland County's commercial buildings. We coordinate elevator reservations with building management, protect lobby and common area surfaces with floor runners, and organize crew flow to keep the operation moving efficiently. Multi-building moves are scoped and executed as a single project with one move coordinator overseeing the full operation.

Are you insured for commercial moves in Michigan? ▾

Yes. Mantis Moving & Storage carries commercial cargo and general liability insurance that covers your business equipment and property during transit and at both locations throughout the move. We can provide a certificate of insurance to your building management or legal team in advance of your move date — just request it when you book. Never hire a commercial mover without verifying their coverage; the liability exposure on uninsured commercial work is significant.

Can you do a free walkthrough of our current office? ▾

Absolutely, and we strongly recommend it for any commercial move with 10 or more employees. An in-person walkthrough lets us assess volume accurately, identify specialty items, plan the loading order by department, and provide you with the most precise written quote possible. We can also conduct virtual walkthroughs via video call if that format works better for your schedule.

What if something is damaged during our business move? ▾

Mantis carries full commercial cargo and liability insurance covering your equipment and property during the move. If something is damaged due to our handling, we file a claim and resolve it. In practice, our commercial moves are carefully planned to prevent damage through proper wrapping, strategic loading, and appropriate equipment — but the insurance protection is there if you ever need it.

Do you handle confidential documents and sensitive files? ▾

Yes. Filing cabinets that can be transported sealed are moved sealed and locked. For cabinets that must be emptied for safe transport, we use sealed document boxes and maintain clear chain of custody. Our crew is briefed on confidentiality requirements before any job involving client files, legal records, HR materials, or patient information. Many Oakland County businesses handle sensitive information and we take that responsibility seriously.

What commercial areas in Southeast Michigan do you serve? ▾

We provide commercial moving services throughout Oakland County and Southeast Michigan, including Royal Oak, Birmingham, Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Novi, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Madison Heights, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, West Bloomfield, Sterling Heights, Warren, Clawson, Ferndale, and Berkley. For larger commercial projects, we also travel to Detroit, Ann Arbor, and other Michigan markets. Call us to discuss your specific locations and we'll confirm what we can accommodate.