Safe Relocation and Safe Moving
Moving office or house? Shellmate removes, transports and reinstalls heavy safes safely, in Harare and across Zimbabwe. We relocate safes of any make, including Chubb, not only the ones we built.
- Removal and reinstallation
- Heavy safes
- Storage during renovations
- Harare and nationwide
What we move
- Heavy-duty safes between offices, branches or floors.
- Home safes when you move house, including floor and wall safes that need to be lifted out.
- Safes out of premises during renovations, stored, and brought back afterwards.
- Safes bought second-hand, collected and installed at your premises.
- Older Chubb and other branded safes, as well as Shellmate safes.
Who uses safe relocation
Bank branches that open, close or move premises. Shops, fuel stations and supermarkets that refit. Schools, clinics and offices that move to a new building. Families who move house and want the home safe to come with them. Shellmate serves every industry, from mining to retail, so whatever the safe is guarding, tell us what it is and where it is going.
How a safe move works
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| Survey | We check the safe, the route out and the route in: doors, stairs, lifts and floors. |
| Quotation | You receive a written quotation for the move, storage if needed, and reinstallation. |
| Removal | The safe is unbolted and taken out with the right equipment. |
| Transport | Secured on our vehicle. |
| Storage (if needed) | During renovations the safe is kept until the new room is ready. |
| Reinstallation | Positioned and bolted down at the new location. |
Why not move a safe yourself
Even a small safe is far heavier than it looks, and large office and bank safes are heavier still. Moving one without the right equipment risks injury, damaged floors, stairs and door frames, and a damaged lock or hinge on the safe itself. A safe that is moved but never bolted down again is also easy to steal.
Before the move
- Have the key or combination ready so the safe can be checked before and after the move.
- Measure the doors and passages at the new location, or ask us to survey it.
- Choose a spot on a solid concrete floor or wall where the safe can be bolted down.
- Tell us about stairs, lifts or narrow access at either end.
Where we relocate safes
Within Harare and surrounding areas, between towns, and across Zimbabwe including Bulawayo, Mutare and Gweru. Moves to or from outside Harare are quoted with the distance included.
What affects the cost of relocating a safe
- Weight and size of the safe.
- Stairs and access at both ends.
- Distance between the two sites.
- Whether it is stored and reinstalled.
Questions buyers ask
How much does it cost to move a safe?
It depends on the weight of the safe, access at both ends, the distance and whether it is reinstalled. Send the size of the safe and both addresses and we will quote for the move.
Can you move a safe temporarily during renovations?
Yes. We remove the safe, store or relocate it, and reinstall it when the work is done.
Do you move safes that Shellmate did not supply?
Yes. We relocate safes of any make, including older Chubb safes, and bolt them down at the new site.
Will you bolt the safe down at the new location?
Yes. Reinstallation includes positioning the safe and bolting it to the floor or wall, unless you ask us not to.
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Get a quotation
Tell us the size of the safe and the addresses at both ends. We will quote for the move.