Commercial removals Edinburgh, planned around your trading hours
Shops, studios, salons, clinics, kitchens, workshops and trade counters moved overnight or across a Sunday, so the shutters go up again on time. Fixed written quote, one crew, one point of contact.
- Overnight and Sunday moves
- Fully insured crews
- Fixed written quotes
How a commercial move is planned
Business removals Edinburgh firms book with us are priced on closed hours as much as on volume. We survey both units, agree a window that costs you the least trade, and move in one continuous run so you are never half in and half out.
| Stage | What it protects |
|---|---|
| Survey of both units | Shutter widths, stair access, service yards and where a van can legally stand. |
| Trading window agreed | Overnight, a Sunday or a quiet weekday, so closed hours stay to a minimum. |
| Stock and fittings packed | Rails, shelving, display units and stock crated and labelled by section. |
| Equipment handled | Counters, chillers, ovens, treatment chairs and machinery moved on skates and straps. |
| Rebuild and clear | Fittings reassembled in the new unit, packaging removed before you reopen. |
What we move for Edinburgh businesses
The fit-out, the equipment and the stock, handled by the same crew from the first crate to the last. Purely desk-based? Our office removals service covers that instead.
Stock and displays
Rails, gondolas, shelving, cabinets and the stock on them, crated by section so the new unit can be merchandised in the same order.
Counters and equipment
Serve-over counters, chillers, ovens, coffee machines, treatment chairs and salon units, moved on skates and straps by a crew sized to the weight.
Workshop and trade fit-out
Benches, racking, tooling, compressors and stock from workshops, trade counters and light industrial units.
Signage and soft fit-out
Lightboxes, wall panels, mirrors, planters and seating, wrapped properly and rebuilt where they belong.
How a business relocation in Edinburgh runs
Four stages, agreed in writing before anything is lifted.
Survey and costing
We measure both units, check shutter and stair access, service yards and loading windows, then price the move against the closed hours it will cost you.
Crates and stock prep
Crates delivered ahead so stock can be packed down section by section around trading, rather than in one panicked night.
The move window
Usually overnight or a Sunday. Floors protected, equipment on skates, fit-out dismantled and loaded in the order it will come off.
Rebuild and reopen
Fittings rebuilt, stock delivered to the right sections, packaging cleared, and a walk round with you before the doors open.
Tell us about your business move
Send both addresses, what the unit holds and the date you need to be trading from the new one. We will come back with a fixed written quote, usually within one working day, and a move window that costs you the fewest closed hours.
Premises we move Edinburgh businesses out of
The unit sets the plan far more than the square footage does. These are the four kinds of premises we work in most, and what changes in each.
Shops and showrooms
Grassmarket, Victoria Street, Stockbridge and the arcades. Narrow frontages, pedestrian streets and delivery windows that close early, so most of these move overnight.
Studios, salons and clinics
Treatment rooms, chairs, mirrors and equipment that has to arrive undamaged and working. We rebuild the room, not just deliver the boxes.
Cafes, bars and kitchens
Chillers, counters, ovens and glassware, usually moved after close and installed before the first delivery arrives. Heavy, tight and time critical.
Workshops and trade counters
Benches, racking, tooling and stock from units in Leith, Sighthill, Newbridge and Loanhead, where level access makes for the quickest days we do.
What we plan for before a commercial move
The four things that decide whether a business reopens on schedule.
Loading windows and pedestrian streets
Large parts of the Old Town and Rose Street take deliveries only in set morning windows. We book the move around those hours rather than hoping a van can sit there.
Bay suspensions and shutter access
Where a unit sits in a controlled parking zone we apply to the City of Edinburgh Council in advance, so the crew is carrying metres rather than streets.
Landlord and centre rules
Shopping centres and managed parades want insurance documents, out-of-hours passes and a booked service lift. We send the paperwork before the date is confirmed.
Equipment that has to work on Monday
Chillers need settling time, machinery needs levelling, treatment chairs need rebuilding. We sequence those first so nothing is discovered at opening time.
Why Edinburgh businesses choose us
We are a single local firm handling commercial removals in Edinburgh ourselves, not a broker passing your enquiry on. That is the difference between a business relocation Edinburgh owners can plan around and one that improvises overnight.
Priced on closed hours, not square feet
What a commercial move really costs a business is the time the doors are shut. We quote against that, then plan the window to keep it as short as the building allows.
One crew, one contact
The person who surveys your unit runs the move. No call centre in between, and no subcontractor meeting your landlord for the first time at ten at night.
Comfortable with awkward kit
Chillers, counters, benches and machinery are routine for us, including down a close, through a shutter or up a stair that was never designed for them.
Moving a desk-based workplace instead? See office removals in Edinburgh. Moving a home? Start with our Edinburgh removals service. Packing, crates and storage sit on the services page, and the Edinburgh moving guide covers permits and access rules across the city.
Commercial removals in Edinburgh: your questions answered
The questions owners and managers ask us most often.
Volume matters, but access and closed hours matter more. A trade counter in Sighthill with level access and a yard is a very different job from a Grassmarket shop with a narrow frontage and a morning-only loading window. We survey both units, then issue one fixed written quote covering crates, the move, reassembly and clearing packaging, so nothing is added afterwards.
Yes, and most business removals we run in the city happen outside trading hours. Overnight suits shops and cafes, Sundays suit salons, clinics and studios, and quiet weekdays often suit workshops. The limit is usually building access rather than our diary, so we confirm out-of-hours entry with your landlord or centre management before fixing the date.
Most single-unit moves are done inside one window, so the honest answer for a typical shop, salon or small kitchen is one closed day at most, and often none if we work overnight. Bigger fit-outs and anything needing equipment to settle or be recommissioned can need a second morning. We tell you which at survey rather than on the night.
Yes. Chillers, counters, ovens, glass-washers and coffee machines are regular work, moved on skates and straps with the crew sized to the weight rather than the room. Disconnection and reconnection of gas, water and electrics stays with your qualified engineers, and we sequence our lifts around when they are on site.
Yes. We send insurance documents to landlords and centre management, book service lifts and out-of-hours passes, and apply to the City of Edinburgh Council for bay suspensions where the unit sits inside a controlled parking zone. You get told what has been arranged rather than being asked to arrange it.
Yes. Lease dates rarely line up, and storage is the usual answer when the new unit is not ready. We can collect, store and redeliver stock, racking and fit-out when you take entry. Ask at survey stage so it is priced into the same quote instead of becoming a separate job later.
Edinburgh to Glasgow, Fife, Dundee and down into England are all routine, with the same crew loading and unloading so nothing is handed to a third party at a depot. Longer moves are usually planned across a weekend so the closed window stays inside days you were quiet anyway.
We do, but desk-based workplace moves have their own page because they are planned differently, around IT downtime and floorplates rather than trading hours. If your move is mostly desks, screens and files, start with our office removals service instead.
Get a quote for your commercial move
Send your addresses, what the unit holds and your target date. We will come back with a fixed written quote, usually within one working day, and no obligation to go ahead.