- Plan your move at least six months in advance. Commercial moves can be very time consuming and daunting unless you follow these essential commercial moving tips. In order to prepare properly and least affect the business, it is best to begin planning early.
- Carefully choose a moving day. Moving can affect not only your day to day business operations, but also your finances. It is wise to carefully choose a date that will cause minimal disruption to all of your business proceedings.
- Designate one person to spearhead the move. Choosing one person to be in charge of the move will keep things organized and consistent. When too many people are involved, things can get confusing and affect the efficiency.
- Supply packing materials for every employee. Supply employees with file boxes, sharpies, packing tape and plastic zipper bags for electrical cord storage and small office supplies such as paper clips, etc and then they can pack and label the supplies. Have employees temporarily take home personal items such as picture frames and trinkets. Make sure that you follow the above commercial moving tips and everything is labelled clearly with employee’s name, department, and contents of box.
- Make sure everyone and everything is insured. Review your moving company’s insurance policy carefully, paying close attention to the items covered, transportation of items, and even worker’s comp. It is important to make sure that your moving company does have worker’s comp insurance so that you are not held liable if someone were to get injured during the move.
- Communicate! Communicate with both your employees and your clients. You want your employees to have a clear understanding of the moving plan as well as the timeline of the move. It is also vital that you communicate the details of the move with your clients such as the new location of your business and the day(s) that you will no longer be operating in the old building, and will be operating in the new one.
- Create and post floor plans in the new building. It is important to have a clear floor plan posted in every room of the new building to help guide the movers to get everything to the right location and minimize lost or misplaced items. Clear floor plans and clearly labelled move notes will help make the transition into your new building as soon as possible.
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