Furniture orders rarely arrive on the exact day an office is ready. Manufacturers ship when product is finished, construction runs late, and some items arrive weeks before others. Receiving and storage sit in that gap, so the install happens in the right order instead of whenever the trucks show up.
What happens at receiving
Shipments are unloaded at a warehouse, counted against the order, and checked for damage. Problems are photographed and reported right away, while there is still time to order replacements. Everything is labeled by project, floor or room so it can be found later.
Short-term staging versus long-term storage
Short-term staging holds product for days or weeks before an install so the site isn't crowded with boxes. Long-term storage helps when move-in is delayed, a project is phased over months, or surplus furniture still has value for a future office. Precision has more than 100,000 square feet of warehouse space across the Eastern US for both.
Delivering in install order
The real value of storage is controlled release. Instead of one delivery that buries the floor, furniture goes to site by floor, room or phase, and crews install straight from the truck. That protects the building, the product and the schedule.
When to plan for it
Plan for receiving and storage when product arrives from several manufacturers, when the site has limited access or space, when construction dates are uncertain, or when an occupied office will be installed in phases. It is far easier to set up before the first shipment than after the trucks are already on the road.
Booking deliveries
Dealers, designers and project managers can book deliveries on our Schedule Receiving page. Learn more about our storage service or request a quote.