Moving Your Company

Moving from your family home, even with just a few rooms and accumulated possessions, is said to be one of the most stressful things you can do. Just imagine what the stress factor is like when moving an entire business, especially if it’s a London removal!

Moving offices can make or break a company.However they can be a blessing in disguise (although sometimes very heavily disguised), presenting the perfect opportunity to rethink some operational and organisational aspects of your business.Planning for an office move is the perfect time to consider ideas on how to make cost savings, consolidate resources, or use new technology to cut down the amount of clutter that you’ve got to move and to improve future working practices.Ask yourself whether you really need to move. You also need to consider if moving will affect your office insurance policy or not?

When it comes to removals, it may make more sense to consider better ways of using your current property.Small companies often grow in an unplanned manner which means that space isn’t always used to its best effect anyway. Consider getting in a professional to advise on making better use of the space you’ve already got.You should consider bringing in flexible working hours, “hot-desking” practices or home working policies that cut down the amount of office space required for a fixed number of people. Another way to maximise the use of your own space is to investigate business storage for office equipment or furniture that you don’t currently need, but may do in the future.

However, if your staff are falling over each other and none of the above options are viable, then it’s time to look at an office move.Ideally, office moves should be on the agenda before you reach that point and when you plan to move from your original offices should form part of your initial business plan.Even if that means using simple triggers like number of staff or turnover, you should begin planning the actual move as soon as possible. Youll also need to inform your business insurance company as soon as you have made plans to move so they can update your policy. Your chosen removal company should survey your new office prior to the move and be prepared to assist in the planning and co-ordination right through to the unpacking of the last box.