JB Hi-Fi ‘was established in 1974 by Mr. John Barbuto (JB), trading from a single store in East Keilor, Victoria. He had one simple philosophy: to deliver a specialist range of Hi-Fi and recorded music at Australia’s lowest prices’.
950 Staff Move
Egans relocated 450 JB Hi-Fi staff from Chadstone Shopping Centre and 500 staff from the The Good Guys in Essendon Fields to IBM Tower in Southbank over 3 days.
JB Hi-Fi Move
- 450 personal computers with monitor arms (including disconnect/reconnect)
- 38 chairs
- 450 crates
- 500 boxes
- IT equipment / handsets
- Office and breakout room furniture
The Good Guys Move
- 500 personal computers with monitor arms (including disconnect/reconnect)
- 478 chairs
- 500 crates
- 580 boxes
- IT equipment / handsets
- Office and breakout room furniture
The relocation of 950 staff from two buildings into one over 3 days was made successful by the deployment of dedicated specialist teams;
- Move team
- PC disconnect/reconnect team
- Monitor arm removal team
- Re-installation team
Egans had four trucks on rotation between sites and up to 38 staff on the job at any one time.
