Whether you’re upscaling, downscaling, or simply moving your business to a new location everyone knows plenty of wrong ways to get it done. At ABS Movers & Storage Ltd, we’ve heard it all from clients who tried the wrong way first. Because we value your time, and as experienced office movers we think it’s critical to be efficient and organized.
As a family owned and operated company that prides itself on low rates and high-quality service, ABS Movers & Storage Ltd can classify, organize your furniture, pack boxes with appropriate labels, ship, store, and deliver your entire office. If you’ve decided it’s time to move your business, there is a right way, and it involves many of the same tactics used in creating your successful business – planning and sound strategies. Here’s some help to get you started.

Start early with office moving and space planning, develop an office moving checklist, and identify your major phases like breakdown of the current office, vacating the current space, transporting goods and settling into the new office. Then, determine the tasks for each phase, noting any dependencies in your list.

Next, determine a timeframe, while furniture, equipment and other business assets might get moved in one day, others can take months of planning. Experts recommend planning anywhere from 9-18 months out, depending on the size of your business or department.

Which leads us to budgeting for the move, including all of your responsibilities for leaving your current office, and consider the cost of cleaning and restoring the vacated space to the landlord’s expectations. Budget for the cost of new building/lease, legal costs, utility cost, office fit-out, network infrastructure, internet and telephone installation, and the physical move of furniture. Consider cost savings on other planned projects that would be convenient to complete during a move, like a technology upgrade.

This leads us into the next phase of the office review and space planning process. To take optimal advantage of space decisions, do an occupancy review, an employee census, analyze what future staff need, and identify how space is used currently. This will allow you to determine square footage required and create an effective floor plan that includes workstations, equipment centers, offices, conference rooms, fixtures and other spaces.

Once you’re prepared, prepare your staff, some will be resistant to change if not properly coached through the process. Appoint a few leaders in each department to start the process of preparing the staff, and plan for an adjustment period afterwards.

Once the plan and people are in place, it’s time to roll up the sleeves and get busy. Label everything, and distribute layout maps of the new space to your staff, movers, and any other project managers – ensuring everyone knows where to put everything, including where the moving trucks can park and unload at the new building. Knowing these logistical details will save you a ton of time and money.

Finally, if in doubt, hire a professional like ABS Movers & Storage Ltd who can minimize lost productivity, money, and time to get your office fully functional as quickly as possible. If you have questions, need experienced office movers, storage, or even junk removal contact ABS Movers & Storage Ltd at 416-588-1499 today for quick estimate or to take advantage of our lower mid-month rates.