Since 1922, we’ve been packing and moving people’s dearest belongings.
There was the classical musician with 3,000 vinyl records and seven keyboard instruments, from clavichords to a baby grand. The big game hunter’s prize trophy heads (we wrapped them individually in plastic). One mover remembers packing the 30,000 comic books an avid collector spent a lifetime accumulating.
We also know that an unassuming little end table may be a cherished reminder of a beloved grandmother.
Whatever you have to move, wherever you are moving we want you to rest easy — your precious belongings will be in strong, safe hands.
Residential Moving
We’re People Movers.
Moving is a sensitive time. You’re about to uproot your household and transplant everything that is most precious to you. What you’re feeling is a heady mix of giddy anticipation and fretful worry.
At Merchants, we understand that we’re not just moving stuff — we’re moving lives. Something that requires both a strong back and a tender touch.
It’s a big responsibility you’re placing in our hands. Our job is to take the worry out of your hands. You need an industry leader who can take the stress out of residential moving to handle your relocation. Someone you can count on for a damage-free move.
The service we deliver is personalized.
With rare exceptions, the same crew that packs and loads your possessions at one end of the move will be unloading your belongings at the destination end.
Corporate Relocation
A Great Relocation Experience Makes Your Employees Feel at Home.
A positive relocation experience may be your new hire’s first real experience with how your company cares for its employees. And a trouble-free move means your new hire or transferee can hit the ground running.
For more than 50 years Merchants has served Fortune 500 companies, providing unrivaled service and care to their relocating employees. We bring the same exacting standards to every business we serve, whether its a globe-spanning enterprise or a small, closely held hometown business.
Storage
Perhaps an employer has required you to show up at your new work location sooner than you can close on a new home. Or maybe you are moving overseas for a few years and wish to travel light. Or maybe you just need to store a few items to declutter your home, and you want a better solution than a metal self storage shed unit.
All loose items must be packed in boxes to prevent loss or damage while moving. It is
recommended that you pack all items and leave the drawers empty.
Items of extraordinary value such as jewelry, money, antiques, and stamp collections
can be included in your shipment, provided that you notify your local moving representative
of these items before packing and moving day. It is strongly recommended that you carry
irreplaceable and expensive articles with you, or make alternate arrangements for their
transport.
In the moving industry, items worth more than $100 per pound are considered to be articles
of "extraordinary value.” To be assured that a claim involving these articles is not limited
to minimal liability, complete and sign your mover's high-value inventory form.
Also, be sure to sign the "Extraordinary Value Article Declaration" box, if applicable, on
your Bill of Lading.
Each mover has a slightly different procedure to follow as it relates to high-value items.
Ask your relocation specialist to provide you with an explanation of their company's process.
This is a confusing (but important) task, so be sure that you clearly understand the rules
prior to load day.