Office Moving Tips

You can make moving your office an easy task or a difficult one. It all depends on you. If you are well organized, then moving your office can be a breeze. However, if you are whimsical and not organized then moving your office can be a marathon task.

Moving your office need not to be too much of a hassle. A good and proper planning ahead of time is what you need in order to make the move easier for everyone.

Here are some tips to make this moving easier for you:

Time line

3 months before the actual moving day

• You need to create a master list of all the tasks that need to be accomplished before the actual Moving

• Research on a good moving service which can help you to move your office along with your staff and employees

• Let your employees know that you are Moving. This can be done by pasting signs, conducting meetings etc.

• Research on a good cleaning company which can help you to clean up your office

• Get a lot of change of address labels

• You will also need to set up a new internet connection at the new place, so set that up as soon as possible.

• Find out about how to relocate the phone to the new office

• Decide on some theme or the way you want your office to look

• Think and order the kind of furniture you need for the new office

A month before moving

• Decide on each employees office space and let them know about it

• Do not keep or take clutter

• Send the change of address labels to all your customers and vendors and other important people.

• Remember to get your website updated with new address and details

• Remember to research and get quotes on the insurance for the new office.

• Employ professional movers to move the other electronic items

• Invest on a good security alarm

• Remember to make copies of all the keys and keep them safely

One week before the moving day

• Sort and check all the inventory

• Book moving crates

• The common areas items need to be packed first

• Check the phone in the new office and check the furniture installation

• Tell the post office about the change in address

• The new stationary with the new address needs to be ordered

When you are just a few days away from the moving day then you need to pack up all the desks and label all the items. Remember to take a back up of all data. Apart from that you need to switch off and defrost your refrigerator and also take the new keys. So, moving to a new office is not that tough. All it needs is a little bit of patience and intelligence!