.Lesley & Associates, a Houston-based corporate relocation management firm, concentrates on specific relocation issues such as space allocation, data center relocation, and employee communications. With a philosophy based on good communications and employee participation, Lesley & Associates lessens the trauma, maintains productivity, and ensures a smooth transition. The ultimate goal of Lesley & Associates is to minimize stress, downtime, and disruption by managing the impact of relocation on employee through the anticipation and addressing of issues before they become problems.

Lesley & Associates plans and manages relocations and new installations for corporations, health care and educational institutions, professional firms, and public sector entities.

Since 1984, Lesley has managed over 30 million square feet of office, industrial, institutional, government, and scientific projects. Headquartered in Houston, Lesley manages large and complex projects throughout the nation and provides outsource move-management staffing.

A 1.2 million square-foot corporate headquarters relocation to a new 16-building campus is our largest office project to date. Our most complex and sensitive projects have involved critical operational factors:

• Scientific—Interstate relocation of a 1 million square foot pharmaceutical research and development laboratory under FDA regulations to maintain the integrity of ongoing research projects.
• Medical—Moving a major hospital’s emergency and patient care facilities, equipment, staff, and patients to a new building.
• Global Trading—Relocating energy company trading floors without disrupting trading operations.
• Criminal Justice—Moving police department evidence and crime lab operations to new headquarters under SWAT team escort.

Self-managed moves draw management resources away from higher-value activities, without providing the benefits of relocation experience and expertise. They invariably cost more and incur greater risks than professional management.
Even corporate facilities staffs rarely have the necessary expertise: two-thirds of facilities managers responsible for their companies' moves were demoted or fired afterward, according to the International Facilities Management Association. Movers who offer "management" services focus on the physical move, leaving the client to deal with everything else.
Lesley's systematic planning and management avoid these pitfalls and deliver real advantages:

• Efficiency-Organization and planning efficiencies eliminate cost overruns and duplication of resources.
• Economy-Experienced counsel on purchasing and vendor selection minimizes costs for products and services.
• Control-On-site supervision and auditing of all project activities ensure adherence to budgets and schedules.
• Productivity-Efficient allocation of resources minimizes disruption of operations and lost productivity.
• Problem Management-Experience tells us what problems to anticipate and avoid.