A laboratory move is not a standard office move. The equipment is sensitive and often calibrated, some materials are temperature-controlled or hazardous, and the science cannot simply stop while it happens. Ede's relocates research, scientific and healthcare laboratories across London and the UK, planning each move around the equipment, the materials and the need to keep research running, so instruments arrive ready to use and continuity is protected from the initial consultation through to completion.
A specialist is worth choosing because a lab move carries risks a general removal does not:
Calibrated and sensitive instruments. Many instruments are calibrated and have to be handled, moved and often recalibrated so they read true afterwards. We move and protect them, and coordinate recommissioning and recalibration with the manufacturer or your own specialists.
Temperature-sensitive materials. Samples, reagents and biological materials may depend on a cold chain that cannot be broken. We plan the move around those requirements and work with your team to keep temperature-controlled items in the right conditions.
Decontamination before the move. Equipment often has to be decontaminated and certified safe before it can be moved. This is normally carried out by your lab team or a specialist, and we schedule the move around it.
Hazardous materials. Chemicals and other hazardous materials need correct handling and, in many cases, licensed carriers. We work with you and the appropriate specialists so these are dealt with properly rather than moved with everything else.
Downtime costs research, not just revenue. A stalled experiment or a broken cold chain can lose months of work, so continuity is planned as carefully as the logistics.
Every laboratory relocation starts with a survey and a plan. We record the equipment, its handling requirements and the access at both sites, then build a sequence that keeps critical work running for as long as possible. A dedicated project manager coordinates the move with your teams and any specialists involved, and a move management help desk gives you a single point of contact throughout. Where research cannot all stop at once, the move is phased so that some areas keep working while others are relocated.
Instruments and equipment are handled by trained, directly employed staff, packed in protective or bespoke crating and moved with care to avoid shock and vibration. Reusable crates keep smaller items secure and organised. Large or heavy equipment is handled by the same team as our machinery moves, with lift planning and specialist handling where the weight or size demands it.
A laboratory move only works if it is planned with the people who run the lab. We work alongside your laboratory teams, technicians and stakeholders so that specialist tasks are done by the right people and the move fits around live research. For university and college laboratories, this connects with our education moves work, where term dates and teaching schedules shape the timetable.
We handle the physical move, including disconnection and reconnection, and we coordinate specialist decommissioning, recommissioning and recalibration with the manufacturer or your own technicians where an instrument requires it. That way each piece of equipment is signed off by the people qualified to do it.
Temperature-sensitive samples and reagents are planned around their cold-chain requirements. We work with your lab team to keep them in the right conditions during the move and to relocate them quickly and in the correct order, so the chain is not broken.
Yes. A laboratory move can be phased so that critical work continues while other areas are relocated, sequencing the move around your research and around equipment that cannot all be offline at the same time.
Our staff are directly employed, permanent and security-cleared, and DBS checks are in place where a site or contract requires them. We can confirm the checks that apply to your project before work starts.
Calibrated instruments are handled by trained staff, packed in protective or bespoke crating and moved with care to avoid shock and vibration. Where an instrument needs recalibration afterwards, we coordinate that with the manufacturer or your specialists so it reads true before you rely on it.
Yes. We work alongside your technicians and specialists throughout, so that tasks such as decommissioning, decontamination and handling hazardous or sensitive materials are carried out by the right people and coordinated with the physical move.
To plan a laboratory relocation or arrange a site survey, contact our team.
Every successful business relocation starts with careful planning. Drawing on decades of experience in office and commercial relocations, our experienced teams manage every stage of the move, ensuring minimal disruption while protecting business continuity from start to finish.
Our relocation crews are permanently employed, trained in-house and Enhanced DBS checked, as standard. This gives our clients complete confidence that experienced, trusted professionals are supporting them.
Accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, Ede's combines industry-recognised quality, environmental and health & safety management systems with secure GDPR-compliant data handling and responsive customer support.
From straightforward office moves to complex multi-site relocations, we develop bespoke solutions that are tailored to your business, your objectives and your budget.
