Transport, tracking & insurance. We operate unbranded, optional GPS-tracked, air-ride vehicles on direct routes (no hub transfers), traffic diversions planned in advance. Secure overnighting is available in alarmed, CCTV-monitored facilities.
Your move is protected by Employers Liability £10m, Public Liability £5m, Professional Indemnity £1m, and Goods-in-Transit £250k+ per vehicle. Post-move you receive an evidence pack: seal logs, route report, photos/video, and signed delivery
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Ace IT Relocation specialises in moving and installing business-critical technology— from office IT rollouts and desk builds to full data-centre migrations and international freight for servers, storage and AV.
Every job follows secure processes with labelled assets, sealed consignments, tracked transport and evidence-ready reporting. Whether you need same-day help across town or a customs-cleared shipment overseas, our engineers plan, pack, move and re-commission your kit so you’re ready to work on day one.
Below you’ll find answers to the questions we’re asked most often. If you don’t see what you need, just ask.
We cover the full range of data centre relocations, including:
Turnkey migrations – from planning and pre-cabling through to recommissioning.
Populated rack moves – safely transporting fully built racks without de-racking.
Live environment IT audits – mapping dependencies, cabling, and risks before the move.
Colocation transitions – migrating between providers or facilities.
Each scope is backed by detailed site surveys, rack diagrams, and contingency planning, ensuring every device is tracked and protected from start to finish.
Yes — with careful planning and phased execution. For critical systems, we coordinate migrations around maintenance windows, replicate workloads where possible, and work in tandem with your support partners.
In financial services, for example, we often perform rack moves overnight after market close. Systems are patched, powered, and tested by morning, ensuring zero impact to business-critical operations.
Populated rack moves require a different approach to de-racking. We use:
Rack sacks & anti-static protection.
Anti-static padding and straps to secure equipment in-rack.
Air-ride vehicles to reduce vibration.
Split-load distribution across multiple vehicles to minimise risk.
Tamper-evident seals and GPS-tracked logistics.
This ensures racks arrive at the destination in exactly the same condition they left — fully cabled, secure, and ready to power up.
Absolutely. Every migration is led by a dedicated project manager who works as an extension of your internal team. They handle scheduling, change management approvals, RAMS (Risk Assessment & Method Statements), and act as a single point of contact throughout the project.
Project managers also coordinate with colocation providers, building management, and client IT/security teams. This ensures no detail is overlooked, from access permissions to contingency planning.
We don’t just relocate — we rebuild and verify the environment. Typical build services include:
Cabinet installation and relocation.
Structured cabling (fibre and copper termination).
Containment systems: tray, basket, and trunking.
Power distribution and PDU installation.
Raised floor tile cutting and underfloor cabling.
Connectivity and port testing before handover.
This allows your racks to be fully operational the moment they are powered up at the destination site.
Compliance is central to our process. Every relocation includes certified audits, asset tagging, QR labelling, and documented test results. We align with international standards principles, GDPR data handling rules, and WEEE for disposals.
At project close, clients receive:
Asset audit reports with serial numbers and conditions.
Cable schedules and rack elevation diagrams.
Certificates of secure transport and chain-of-custody logs.
This creates a full audit trail, ensuring your organisation remains compliant long after the migration.
Yes — all projects are fully insured and risk-mitigated. Cover includes:
£10M Employers’ Liability Insurance
£5M Public Liability Insurance
£1M Professional Indemnity Insurance
£250k+ per vehicle Goods-in-Transit cover
We also reduce risk operationally by splitting critical racks across vehicles, staging failover infrastructure, and ensuring rollback plans are in place before beginning any move.
Yes. Many data centre relocations involve decommissioning redundant devices. We provide secure ITAD, including certified wiping of data-bearing assets, physical drive shredding where required, and environmentally compliant recycling.
This avoids unnecessary transport costs, reduces rack footprint at the new site, and ensures full compliance with data protection laws. Certificates of destruction are provided for audit and regulatory purposes.
Yes, our service includes Public Liability and Transit Insurance. Full details of our policies are available upon request. Get a FREE quote now.
Our dedicated service covers the whole of the UK and Western Europe. If you need assistance with other parts of the world please contact us to discuss your requirements. Contact us now.
Absolutely. We provide a 24/7 service to ensure that we fit in with your window of downtime. Contact us now.
Well put simply… it depends. Most racks are not designed to be moved fully populated. Unless they are rated as such, due to the risk to personnel and your equipment, we insist on removing the devices from the racks prior to moving. The reasons for this are as follows:
Aside from the obvious damage which may be caused to the device, if your staff use their own car, does their insurance cover them carrying your goods? In the unthinkable event of an accident, as 30kg server flying forward from the back seat is pretty dangerous. Do you really want to risk asking your staff to undertake this? We can relocate servers.
It can vary a lot depending on many different factors, for a better understanding of what’s involved and to get a quote for data center relocation services.
To plane a relocation takes time each client’s needs different, we create a bespoke plan step by step and conduct risk assessment before ethe move with following a detailed data centre migration checklist.
