An office relocation is a huge event for everyone concerned including the business owner, management, all the other employees, and we dare even say your office removalist will be keen to ensure they do their jobs correctly too. Office relocation also comes with a fair amount of stress and the potential for that stress to be magnified increases should the relocation end up being a shambles. However, it need not be that way.
Whilst not be an everyday occurrence and thus something that most business owners have little experience of, there are ways an office relocation can be made easier. It will take some effort but there is no reason that your office relocation cannot be a success, especially if you follow the 5 steps we have outlined below.
#1 – Commit From The Start That You Will Only Use Established, Professional Office Removalists
From the moment you have decided what new premises you are moving to, it is essential that you pledge to yourself that you will not entrust your office relocation to amateurs. Instead, you should start looking for office removalists who have a proven track record. Their advice, their experience, and their ability to make your office relocation as smooth an operation as possible will make the difference between you having a stress-free move and one that ages you 20 years.
#2 – Start Planning From Day 1
We presume you have a successful business in part due to how well you plan everything, and that same philosophy most certainly should apply to your office relocation. Whichever method you use for planning, be it a mind map, a checklist, or one of the many online planning tools, ensure that you use it to plan everything right down to the finest details such as where the office printer is going to be located in your new office.
#3 – Ensure That At Every Stage Of The Process You Communicate With Everyone Who Has A Vested Interest
Given there will be some level of disruption to your business in the days before, during, and after your relocation takes place, you must communicate effectively with all interested parties. The list may be a long one and should certainly include your suppliers, clients, utility companies, local tax offices, your commercial lawyer, and the most important group of all, your employees.
#4 – Allow Your Staff To Play A Role In The Relocation
We have mentioned that your employees are important, and we hope that you agree, as, without them, you have no business. This is why you should involve them in the entire process. That can start as early as the choice of new premises where you seek their opinions. Beyond that, they can help with planning the move, and their support will be invaluable as you prepare for the move, during it, and after it, as you start setting up your new office.
#5 – Do Not Try To Do Everything Yourself
A theme throughout the previous tips is that other people can assist with your office relocation. This leads us to our final tip and that is your office relocation has little chance of success if you try to do it all yourself. Whilst your willingness to do all that hard work is laudable, doing it all yourself is certain to result in higher stress levels than necessary. Help is available to you including your office removalists and your employees so lighten your workload and accept their support.