Moving Matters, Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2007
In This Issue:
- Introduction
- A GGC Success Story
- Recent Clients
- Company News
- Our Best Referral
- Summer Internships
- Contact Us Today
Introduction
Think moving your company is expensive? Afraid that a relocation, a reconfiguration or an expansion is a necessity you can’t afford? While controlling costs is, indeed, a primary concern when considering a relocation, surprisingly few companies realize that there are also several ways to actually make money on a move. Click here to find out how you can PROFIT from your next relocation.
A GGC Success Story
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!
Recent Clients
McKinsey & Company, Grant Thornton, Sharper Image, San Jose State University, Envision Schools, Husic Capital Management, San Francisco State University, and DemandBase.
Company News
GGC founder was recently nominated for Women Entrepreneurs of the Year award!
Our Best Referral
Do you know of a company that’s moving, expanding or consolidating? Do you know anyone who works for a firm that seems overwhelmed by all the work ahead of them? If so, please do them the favor of introducing them to us. We can handle their move for them so they can continue to focus on their core business.
Summer Internships
We’re currently looking for summer interns! If you know a junior or senior in college that would like to get real-world experience before graduating, please contact us. We’re looking to fill several six-month part-time internships in Marketing, Public Relations and Sales.
Contact Us Today
The Golden Gate Company, LLC
600 Townsend Street, Suite 120e
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 513.4490
Fax: (415) 738.8322
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