Moving to a new office space can be very exciting although it can also be stressful to leave an office where you’ve been doing business for a long time. When you’re moving your office there are a few things that you can do to make sure that the move is successful and that you are able to get your business open again quickly like:Assign A Move Manager
Having one point of contact for all things move related will dramatically streamline the moving process. Your office manager or another staff member can function as a move manager and take care of organizing, planning, and supervising the move to make sure that everything gets done the way it should. Putting someone you trust in charge of all the move related tasks that need to get done will take a weight off your mind and ensure that the move is a successful one.Don’t D.I.Y.
Putting office furniture together, moving business equipment, and figuring out how to move large bulky items like cubicle walls is best left to the professionals. Unless you’ve got an engineer on staff who also has years of moving experience your move will be a lot more successful if you trust the professionals. Movers that have done a lot of commercial moves will have the skills and experience to move any office furniture that you have, put together items that need it like cubicles, and move large or bulky pieces of equipment like file cabinets or copiers.Stay Organized
Organization is essential in creating a stress free office move. If you have an office manager or someone else in the office that excels at organization let them create an organization system to make sure that files, papers, contracts, and other important documents get moved without getting unorganized or lost. If you take the time to put an organizational system in place before the move when the move is done and you’re in the new office you will be able to pick up work again immediately without any down time to get caught up.Double Check The Details
The last piece of the puzzle when it comes to moving an office is making sure that the details of running your office and moving your office are in place. Do you have the access code for the fright elevator at the new building? Make sure that your move manager has it too. Are the new phones installed and ready to go at the new office? Make sure that system is in place before you move so that your employees won’t miss any client calls. Do the employees who need them have keys for the new building? Did you double check that all the keys work? When all of those types of details fall into place your business can jump right back into business even after a quick moving delay. 