Notes

Relocation notes

Four long pieces on the parts of a commercial move that cost money when they are misunderstood. Written by the managers who run the programs.

Standards
Cover
IT and comms
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Standards·7 min read·2 September 2026

What AFRA accreditation actually guarantees, and what it does not

Every removalist in Australia says they are fully insured. Accreditation is the only claim on that truck that someone else has checked. Here is exactly how far it goes.

By Jarrah Woodley

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Cover8 min read
Transit cover, public liability and the word 'insured'
Two different policies, two different purposes, and one word that gets used for both. The distinction decides who pays when a monitor arrives in three pieces.
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IT and comms8 min read
The comms room decides your weekend
Furniture can be moved twice. A network cutover cannot. Why the destination comms room is the first thing we check and the last thing most plans consider.
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Records7 min read
Records, retention and the basement problem
Every long-tenanted office has a room nobody opens. A relocation is the only realistic chance you will ever get to fix it.
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Relocation notes

Featured note

What AFRA accreditation actually guarantees, and what it does not

Everything else we have written

Transit cover, public liability and the word 'insured'

The comms room decides your weekend

Records, retention and the basement problem