Everyone knows that the moving process can be a stressful and overwhelming process. With a commercial move, times the amount of stress that can happen by 10 as there are more items to worry about. With this knowledge, it is always best to go with a moving company to handle this move. This is because while you are preparing for your move you still need to go through your businesses day-to-day activities. To help with the overall office relocation process, here are a few tips to help you make everything go as smoothly as possible.
4 Tips For Moving To A New Office
Plan Early
When it comes to moving in general, you always want to plan ahead and have an action plan of how everything will go. With office moving, there is no such thing as winging it or waiting until the last minute. With everything that needs to be moved, planning early is crucial to having a successful move. To plan properly you will want to plan how things will get together and how they will be moved. Take some time to divvy out who will handle what when it comes to employees packing up everything they have in their space. Then you can assign groups of people to tackle different parts of the office to pack up. Then you can hire a moving company to handle the rest of your office move, with the actual moving of items. To help even more you can have a blueprint of the new office and where you would like certain items to be placed once the movers get to the new office.
Appoint A Move Manager
While you have a plan of how everything will be packed and who will be doing it, it is important to assign a manager to facilitate the plan. This manager will make sure the events before the move runs smoothly as well as following up with the movers throughout the whole moving process to ensure everything arrives in the manner they left the old office.
Find The Best Company For You
There are tons of moving companies out on the market that all have their own rates for all kinds of moving from commercial to residential moving. This is why we recommend looking at a few different companies and asking for a quote from each one to compare their prices and go with the one that best suits your budget. If you have the budget, go for a full-service company as they will handle everything from the packing to the unpacking at the new office. Ask around for recommendations as well before you make the final say in what company you will go with.
Don’t Forget I.T.
A common issue that companies run into when moving offices is disconnecting and reconnecting all of the electrical equipment and tech that runs your office. The second you find out the moving dates, have your I.T. department come up with a plan of how and when they will disconnect and transfer the office’s technical equipment. This is because once you are settled into the new office you will want to resume business as usual as quickly as possible. With the tech part being the only part you can’t outsource, you will need to plan this big part of the move well in advance and make sure your team is on board and knows every step of your plan.
If you are looking to move offices or are in need of other types of commercial moving services, be sure to contact us today for a free quote!
