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Five Tips to Plan Your Commercial Move

You don’t know where to start. Your office is moving in a few months, and there’s a bunch of things you need to get lined up. Where should you begin first?

Office moves can be complicated, and may seem like a full-time job. But, we’re going to make this process easy so that you know exactly what you need to do. Here are five things you should do to get organized for your commercial move:

  1. 1GetATimeline
    Get a timeline.
    The first thing you want to ask yourself and your co-workers is when the best time to move would be. Is there a particular time when business is hectic? Or, do you need to be out of your current office at a particular time? Whatever the answers to those questions may be, you need to nail down a time when your business would feel most comfortable moving.
  2. Research Commercial Movers
    Research commercial movers.
    Whatever you do, do not try to move your whole office yourself. It may seem like a good idea, but it’s not. Your office and your employees specialize in your business’ practices, not in commercial moving. There’s a high risk involved when you decide to have your employees move things like computers, scanners, printers, etc. Research professional moving companies in your surrounding area. We also suggest talking to other business owners who have moved and looking at reviews of various commercial moving companies before making your decision. Your business’ stuff is important. It’s your lifeline, so don’t trust it to just anyone. Do your homework.
  3. Contact Vendors
    Contact vendors.
    After you nail down a timeline, and get a commercial mover to move your business during that time frame, it’s time to think about everyone you need to contact to let know that you’re moving. You don’t want your promotional materials to have your old address on them, or have important business materials being shipped to the wrong location. So contacting your vendors is a necessity.
  4. Delegate tasks to employees
    Delegate tasks to employees.
    When we said you should leave the moving to the commercial movers, we meant it. But, that doesn’t mean that you can’t delegate certain tasks to employees. Chances are you don’t want to take everything with you to your new location. You might want to ditch your old furniture, and look for new furniture. Or, you may want to clean out and shred some old paperwork that’s taking up space. Delegate these tasks and any others you might think of to your employees so that your load won’t be so heavy.
  5. Relax during your move
    Relax.
    This is going to be the hardest thing to do because moving takes a lot of coordination, and stress. But, if you pick the right commercial mover that plans in advance, meets with you about timelines and helps you with all of the coordinating so you don’t lose any business hours, then you have nothing to stress about.

Take these small tips to get you started and to get your thoughts organized. So, get out a pen and paper, make a list and get ready to get things moving.

Work with The Quality Group

At The Quality Group, we’re your commercial relocation specialists. Founded in 1987 in New Orleans, LA, The Quality Group serves the Gulf States with comprehensive commercial moving services from move planning to furniture installation. No other company puts in the time or preparation that we do to make your move stress and hassle-free.