Commercial moving is about relocating what a business already owns. Compared to commercial logistics, which more so manages products, freight, storage, receiving, and delivery of inventory or new FF&E if they are moving into a new location or a new build out. .
The truth is that many larger projects need both which is lead to the creation of Tropic Logistics. Tropic Moving has been handling commercial moving in BRevard county and central florida for the past decade and that experience has lead to creating a larger offering for commercial clients in the form of Tropic Logistics.
What Is Commercial Moving?
Standard commercial moving is moving offices in town. It involved moving mainly furniture and boxes and occasionally some specialty equipment. It can include packing and junk removal as well as moving. At Tropic Moving we have experience moving standard offices as well as some more challenging commercial projects such as moving Infinity of Melbourne, Launch Credit Union as well as Mesa Medical transition into a new building and support them through a full renovation.
What make a commercial move so different from a residential move is the coordination and planning involved. There is always a certain amount of pressure involved to get up and running at the new location as quickly as possible that all parties involved in the move need to know their part and execute their part to get to the new office quickly and start getting operations transferred to be able to operate and serve clients as quickly as possible with minimal downtime.
What Is Commercial Logistics?
When we go from commercial moving to commercial logistics we usually go from relocating already existing furniture to:
- Freight receiving
- Warehousing
- Short-term storage
- Project staging
- Cross-docking
- Final-mile delivery
- FF&E receiving
- Delivery and installation
Logistics is about managing incoming deliveries thought physically receiving them, inspecting, inventorying and tracking whats in the warehouse. These items amy be help to delivery to the new office when a business is relocating or may be products for their client like designers buying furniture to be received and eventually delivered to a home for a designer install.
The Biggest Difference
To simplify the biggest difference, commercial moving relocates existing property, commercial logistics manages incoming products and freight, or new FF&E for a new facility.
Where the Two Overlap
For large commercial relocations the two tend to have overlap and this is where Tropic Logistics comes in to allow your commercial transition be handled all under one roof.
Commercial logistics usually comes in when it comes to:
- Large office expansions
- New facility openings
- Renovations
- Healthcare projects
- Retail openings
- Commercial construction
Example:
Existing office furniture needs to move while new furniture is being received and stored. Once the new space is ready, all items need to be moved delivered together so the business can begin operating as quickly as possible at the new location.
When a Logistics Customer Needs a Commercial Mover
Commercial logistics is typically recurring needs for a business partner that we would help as an extension of their business. If that businesses decided to relocate its operation that would require a commercial mover to move the office furniture to the new office location.
Planning for a new space usually starts first with planning how to utilize the new space and what they will need, new, for the new office space.
Once the new office is set up and new furniture is figured out, they can properly plan their move and decide exactly what will be moved front eh current office. .
That is where Tropic Moving can step in.
Because Tropic Moving and Tropic Logistics work together, an existing logistics customer does not have to start over with a separate moving company when their business relocates. Our team can help plan the transition, move the company’s existing contents, coordinate around normal business operations, and work alongside any ongoing receiving or delivery needs that may still be taking place.
For example, a business may start planning and coordinating logistics for the new furniture for an office space and then once that is set they are ready to get a moving estimate. Tropic Logistics can easily get Tropic Moving involved to get their move coordinated in one streamlines service.
The goal is to make the transition easier on the business moving by allowing them to continue working with one local team that already understands their operation, service expectations, and ongoing logistics needs to keep their life as easy and simple as possible during the busy transition.
When a Commercial Moving Customer Needs Logistics
Now when a commercial moving customer needs logistics, a good real world example of this is a current client we have. The client called Tropic Moving for a commercial move of their office and warehouse. This was completed over multiple days. After the move the client had many logistics needs as they were redoing the new building they moved into and gradually received new FF&E that needed to be assembled and set up, specialty items being moved as well as a large cubicle assembly project touching on just about every need possible for a client. Clients like this were a main part of why we decided to diversify our offering.
- New furniture arriving before move day
- Products need storage before delivery
- Multiple suppliers are shipping into one project
- Jobsite isn’t ready yet
- Deliveries need to be staged over several days
We go into more detail in this article about commercial moving services from Tropic Moving. .
Why Tropic Moving and Tropic Logistics Work Together
The goal of having Tropic Moving and Tropic Logistics is for the two companies to complement each other and give our customers one local service team that can handle the different needs of our clients that come up during a large commercial relocation
A great example is when we have residential moves involving local interior designers. We have worked on projects where a client is moving into a new home that their designer is actively working on. They are ordering new furniture, décor, and other pieces from multiple manufacturers. This is typically done when the new home is new construction and the new furniture either has to be delivered to the unfinished home, which cant happen until a certificate of occupancy is issued, or to the clients current home, which then turns into storage space and then the item has to be moved again. Instead of having those shipments delivered at different times and finding space to store it all, Tropic Logistics can receive the incoming furniture at our Melbourne warehouse, inspect and document the shipments, and safely store everything until the new home is ready for it later for the designers “reveal” day.
When moving day arrives, Tropic Moving can handle the client’s local residential move while Tropic Logistics coordinates the new furniture delivery simultaneously for the designer or business. Our logistics team can deliver the designer’s furniture brand new, place it according to the project plan, and remove the packaging materials as well. The result is a much more coordinated transition that creates a seamless transition into the new space for our designer and the new homeowner.
The same approach can be applied to commercial projects. A healthcare office preparing for a move may need its existing furniture and equipment moved while new furniture, fixtures, and equipment are arriving from several manufacturers. A retail storefront may need existing contents relocated while new shelving, counters, displays, and other FF&E that better fit the new space, are received and stored until the space is ready.
In those situations, Tropic Moving can manage the traditional relocation while Tropic Logistics handles the receiving, warehousing, project staging, final-mile delivery, assembly, and placement of the new products.
Having both operations operating allows one local team to coordinate the entire project while keeping communication and service standards consistent for all parties involved. Whether we’re helping a family move into a newly designed home, relocating a medical office, or supporting a new retail location, the goal is the same: to Make Life Easy for our customers by coordinating the entire process and delivering the same high level of service Tropic Moving has provided throughout Brevard County for the past decade.
Local Commercial Support Throughout Brevard County
One of the goals of Tropic Logistics is to create a true on stop shop, space coast logistics hub in the heart of Brevard County, Melbourne Florida. We have been invested in the community and are active members of the local Space Coast Chamber of Commerce. Our central headquarters is located in Melbourne is right off of Eau Gallie BLVD and I95 to quickly give us access to the whole county as well proximity to Melbourne International Airport, major aerospace contractors as well as Eastern Florida State College and Florida Institute of Technology.
Tropic Moving continues to provide its commercial moving service for businesses moving across Brevard into a new offices. When these projects require a little more, Tropic Logistics is right there to step in and provide commercial receiving, warehousing, final-mile delivery, FF&E services or whenever logistics needs come up.
Having both operations operating in Melbourne, Florida, allows us to support projects from multiple angles without customers having to coordinate several different vendors and companies increasing the likelihood of crossing wires and confusion. Whether we’re relocating an existing office, receiving new furniture before a project is ready, storing incoming products, or coordinating final delivery and placement, our teams can build the service around what the project actually requires.
Two businesses, one local team, and the same goal we’ve had from the beginning: Make Life Easy for our clients.
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Real-World Project Example
One of the most frequent clients that merge Tropic Moving and Tropic Logistics are designer clients. When designers are working on a new constitution home, Tropic Logistics will be working on the receiving end of new furniture for the new house while Tropic Moving will help with the packing and relocation of the personal items as well as furniture they will be keeping and bringing to the new home.
We had a designer recently who was helping design a new construction home in the Rockledge neighborhood, Adelaide built by AR Homes. We had new furniture for the designer received and stored until the new home was completed. We provided full service moving through Tropic Moving to get their current home packed and moved over to the new house as well as the new furniture delivered and set up the same day they were moving in. This allowed the designer to install their project on move in day so that the new home could come alive just they way the clients pictured it on day 1.
Who Typically Needs Each Service?
The most common businesses that need commercial moving are business offices, where desks and office furniture need to be moved simply to a businesses new office. Commercial moving also assist moving medical offices, retail storefronts or professional businesses imply moving all of their furniture in their current office to their new location usually nearby in town.
Commercial Logistics on the other hand focuses on the following:
- Manufacturers
- Furniture dealers
- Cabinet suppliers
- Contractors
- Designers
- Building material suppliers
- Healthcare suppliers
The items needing commercial logistics are typically new items that need to get through the supply chain to the client who is purchasing them. There is typically multiple parties involved in getting items the products from the manufacturer to who is ultimately buying them and this is where Tropic Logistics comes in filling the supply chain gap for these businesses to better service their clients.
Final Takeaway
Commercial moving and commercial logistics may overlap, but they solve two different parts of a larger commercial project. Commercial moving focuses on relocating the furniture, equipment, and property a business already owns, while commercial logistics focuses on managing the new incoming products like freight, FF&E, storage, receiving, and deliveries that need to arrive at the right place at the right time.
For many larger relocations, renovations, new construction projects, and facility openings, businesses eventually need both. That is exactly why Tropic Moving and Tropic Logistics work together.
Instead of coordinating a moving company, warehouse, receiving company, delivery provider, and installation team separately, our clients can work with one local team that understands the entire project from beginning to end. Whether we are relocating an existing office, receiving new furniture months before a space is ready, staging products for a phased installation, or coordinating everything to come together on opening day, we can build the service around what the project actually requires.
With Tropic Moving handling the relocation and Tropic Logistics managing the receiving, storage, staging, and final-mile side of the project, businesses throughout Brevard County and Central Florida have a local partner capable of supporting much more than just moving day.
Two services, one local team, and one goal: Make Life Easy.
