Relocating Your Office
Relocating your office is not as easy as it seems and sometimes you need a little help other than choosing the size of the new office to make sure everything’s done. Perhaps these steps will help towards a successful move.
Firstly, other than the actual office itself have you considered the area around it? Location is key to an office move and practicality has to be priority! Are the transportation links nearby and accessible? Is the new location easy to describe to customers, colleagues etc and is there adequate parking for your visitors and staff?
The neighbourhood should be reasonably acceptable too in terms of places for your staff and clients to grab some lunch, or even where your competition are situated, as next door to them is not a good choice of location. Potential business partners could be a reason to sway towards an area and possibly some popular places around to drive the public towards your company.
Before settling on the first prices you hear, why not shop around and stick to a budget. The best way to do this is grab quotes on everything to do with your move including, storage, planning permission, service charges, design and fitting and more importantly furniture rental.
A lot of your money will be driven into the designing and fitting in your new office so possibly a long chat with an expert in this area is good advice and they can therefore assess your needs and ensure your new space still has room to expand.
Furniture is one of the more important aspects of your office move and factors such as the difference in office size and materials of your existing furniture will need to be taken into account before the shift.
By choosing furniture hire it means a cost efficient, practical way of ensuring that your furniture is high-quality and fit for your purpose. Even if you are planning to sell your previous furniture and purchase all new updated pieces or ones of a different size the time scale is uncertain between the exchange and furniture rental ensures that everything still runs smoothly.
If you need help with all your decisions or advice select a project manager who has the power to make the decisions, knows everything there is to know about your business and is a great with communication and budget.
After arranging with the removals company and organising the packaging and delivery process’s the next steps are all up to you to make your office, colleagues and clients as happy as possible.
Written by: Jane Booth
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