GGC successfully moves McKinsey & Company!

The Challenge

150 people… one freight elevator… one weekend. That was the extremely tight deadline to accomplish a move in the San Francisco Bay Area for McKinsey & Company, a global strategic and operational needs consulting firm.

To save money on paying an additional month’s rent, it was decided to move their relocation up one week, which meant we had to start moving boxes into the new space while construction was being completed. To further complicate the process, we couldn’t move any earlier because the McKinsey staff needed to work up until close of business on Friday, while we wanted to avoid being in the way of construction. That basically gave us just one weekend to coordinate the move of 150 people and all of their associated computers and files. In addition, we had to juggle our limited schedule with the liquidator, who was clearing out their old office furniture while sharing the freight elevator with us. In all, this was not an easy task!

The Golden Gate Company Solution

Our project manager, Kris Krause, worked closely with the team at McKinsey to prepare the employees ahead of time so the move would proceed quickly. She coordinated with the other vendors and created a schedule that allowed the movers to work with maximum efficiently. She even managed the movers late into the night throughout the entire weekend to make sure that everything was in place –– and exactly where it should be –– by Monday morning.

The Results

The new office space was beautiful on the day following the weekend move! Furthermore, the liquidator was able to clear out their old office space so quickly that McKinsey was able to avoid paying the extra month’s rent. This was a move that could only be completed by a professional relocation service like the Golden Gate Company!