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[blackhampete]

Folks, I am completely new to this forum.
I am completely non technical
I am trying to find out how to move an exchange
I need to find out where I can engage a very experienced telecom engineer who can help me with this project
Your assistance appreciated
Peter

[roseway]

I'm sorry, but this can't be a serious question. Is it intended as a joke?

[Ronski]

It's perfectly feasible to move a building, there's many companies that specialise in it https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Structure_relocation

[meritez]

It's perfectly feasible to move a building, there's many companies that specialise in it https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Structure_relocation

I agree, they did it in the Black Country Living Museum, recreating all the buildings brick by brick: https://bclm.com/

[burakkucat]

Of course the request for information may not be relating to the move of a physical building but to moving a rack or cabinet of electronics. Let's wait and see if the OP supplies any further details.

[j0hn]

Considering the OP wants an experienced telecoms engineer to help move the "exchange" I think it's safe to say they don't mean a building.

[meritez]

They probably mean a frame in a office building.

[Black Sheep]

I have to admit, when I read the OP ... my response was similar to roseway's 

But I am wondering if the poster intended this to mean a mini-MDF or similar ?? For example in large places like BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, Hospitals etc ... they do have their own frame and associated switch systems (Exchange). I'm wondering if the terminology, is making this request initially sound ludicrous ??

[kitz]

I've had a PM from the OP about this thread.   Reading between the lines I think this is actually a serious post but the op says he is not very technical and so I dont think the phrase "move an exchange" should be taken literally.   I'm not even sure if English is first language. 

As I'm not around much this week due to medical reasons and literally have been totally wiped when I get home, there's not much point me entering into PMs as I dont even have any further technical info from the OP.. so I'd appreciate if you guys can try help fathoming out what it is he is wanting to achieve. 

Cheers.

[kitz]

@blackhampete - it may help if you can perhaps answer the following questions so that we can have a better idea of what it is that you are wanting to do.

• Is it perhaps you mean that you want to change which exchange that your telephone line comes out of?   
• Possibly because there is another telephone exchange which is nearer to your premises?
• Are you wanting your telephone line re-routing and if so why?
• Is this for a residential or business property?

Whilst do have some experienced people here, unfortunately no-one can help until we have a little bit more information about what it is that you are trying to achieve and why.   

[blackhampete]

many thanks for moving me to this forum

As I mentioned I am non technical and also new to this forum

i am trying to find someone who can advise me on what is required in order to move an exchange
I want to buy an exchange site, move the technology to a nearby location and build a residence on the site
I have got to believe the technology must have moved on in the last 20 years to allow the new stuff to be located in a much smaller space.
I am trying to understand if it is technically possible. the exchange has 494 residential users and 32 non residential users
Thanks

[Alex Atkin UK]

Surely if you buy an exchange site then the move would be down who owns the exchange itself and you'd pay them the cost of doing it?

[licquorice]

Why on earth would the operator of a working exchange consider selling the site. The work and costs involved would be phenomenal in any case, in the hundreds of thousands of pounds region and take months to complete to re-arrange all the external cabling as well as provide new equipment at the new location, you can't just move an exchange.

It ain't gonna happen, you have no idea of the enormity of the task.

[Black Sheep]

I know I'm going to be accused of preconceptions .... but that last post by blackhampete does not smack of a geezer who is enquiring about elements of a genuine business proposal/opportunity.

Apologies if I'm off the mark, but it sounds like a spliff-based, wild dream. 

[4candles]

Agreed with licquorice, and BS may have a point.