We have moved!

We're in!  Better have been smooth since that is the business we are in!  Phones, computer networks... the whole deal is in and working.  We are really excited about our new offices and will post some pictures in the near future.  One thing that is thrilling; our new offices were built in 1847, it's 5 below zero outside and nice and toasty inside.  Never know in these old buildings.

Our new address is:

616 Main Street
Weston, VT 05161

Our new mailing address:

PO Box 27
Weston, VT 05161

Everything else is the same!  Same phone numbers, same emails, same extensions.

802-824-3496
800-839-6683
www.consumersrelocation.com

CRS Moving Day 1/22!

Today we are officially cutting over our phones to our new offices.  The cut over will be between 8am and noon if all goes well.  We look forward to serving all of our customers from our new home in beautiful
Main Street, Weston, Vermont! 

We're Moving!

Consumers Relocation is moving to our new headquarters building in historic Weston, Vermont!  We purchased an old (circa 1840) building which is on the National Historic Register right on Main Street.  Years ago the location was the former Mildred's Coffee Shop and most recently a residence.  We have spend the last month and half, 24/7 making conversions to accommodate our new offices.

We are really excited about the move.   We plan to make the final switch over to new home on January 22.  Keeping our fingers crossed that the phone switch over will go smoothly without much interruption to phone service.  All of our phone numbers and contact information remains the same.

Les

Some are seeing break in real estate market

This month we have been getting some calls from new customers who have sold their homes much faster than they expected.  One customer, who called this morning, had a showing at 6:30 this morning and they sold their home on the spot.  They weren't planning on moving until April!

It seems these calls are coming from places that were hardest hit by the recession.  Funny time of year to see positive real estate market signs; the dead of winter!  But, anyone connected with the real estate market, as we are,  will take it!

Being very cautious here, we will not say that this is a long term trend, but it's so nice to see people selling homes and moving in January.

Many saw a short moving season this summer

Crazy summer 2012!  Unfortunately many van lines were caught off guard for the rapid spike in demand early on.  May's demand continued on into June, creating stress on van lines with reduced assets and drivers.

Over the last several years, many companies reduced their capacity by up to 40% matching the reduction in business since the recession began.  Ramping up for this past summer did not happen and many companies were blacking out load dates more than a month in advance.  July was for many companies a catch up month repositioning trucks and crews, as well as taking care of shipments that had been held in warehouse.

For CRS, August proved to be much more orderly, with less scrambling to cover shipments.  Throughout the summer, all of our corporate account moves were taken care of within the time frames required.  However, we have heard of many people that had difficult times finding available movers.

We have developed our network of suppliers over the last 19 years, and possess the most comprehensive network available.  Our supply line takes us right down to the local agents of all the mover and van lines we contract with.  During peak periods we go beyond the van line's traffic departments to the local/regional agents who can haul long distance or regionally with their own available equipment, operating under the van line's authority and our agreements.

Gear up for 2013 and contact CRS to move your employees now.  Our programs are flexible allowing us to fashion a Household Goods Move Management program to meet your corporate objectives.

Vermont SHRM 2012

CRS attended Vermont's annual SHRM conference in Burlington last week.  The event included over 200 of Vermont's Human Resources managers for a 2 day conference.  This is the second year that CRS has attended this conference, and it has proven to be a great one for us to see our corporate accounts and meet new companies. 

As usual much interest was expressed for our services, and we are confident that we will be serving even more clients in Vermont and New England in the coming year. 

Relocation Move Manager for Lump Sum or Companies with Less Structured Programs

Consumers Relocation provides moving services structured to accommodate companies that require their employees to participate in the administration of their moves. Typically these programs include:

•  The company that offers a lump sum reimbursement of relocation expenses
• Companies that have worked directly with van lines/movers
•  The company that requires the transferee to obtain moving estimates on their own and submit them to the company.
•  Or for company retirees moving on their own.

In both situations, Consumers Relocation reduces the administration required by both the transferee and the human resources personnel in obtaining and negotiating moving estimates, arranging for the many services that are required in a move, arranging for a direct billing to the company, and scheduling the move to minimize the employees time away from the job.

Administrators who have been working through employees to arrange for moving  estimates, or directly with movers/van lines find the administrative time by working with CRS in a managed  program reduces that time dramatically.  Employees are much more satisfied since they can work with a knowledgeable moving Consultant throughout their move. 

We will work directly with you and your employee structuring your program to fit best with your company’s current plan. Your employee or you can make the final selection of mover. We can arrange for your employee to pay for part or the entire move or have the cost direct billed to your company.

Consumers Relocation will save the company and the employee money in their move because of volume discounts and benefits provided due to our large volume of moves with the van lines. Our experience working with our van line partners for 15 years allows us to know the system and how to get things done that individuals or companies not in the transportation business may not be fully aware of.

Put the experts to work for you and your transferees! Make your job more effective and your transferee’s transition smoother. Call Consumers Relocation today and ask to speak with corporate marketing or send an e mail to info@consumersrelocation.com directed to corporate marketing.