31 January 2010
Is It Time For Your CompanyTo Move?
Posted by articleranks under: Money .
Moving the contents of your family home, even with just a few rooms and collected possessions, is said to be one of the most stressful things you can do. Just imagine the amount of stress involved when moving an entire business, especially if it’s a London removal!
Office moves can make a company and its staff, however, it can also break it.But they can be a blessing in disguise (although sometimes heavily disguised), presenting the perfect opportunity to rethink some operational and organisational aspects of your business.The planning for an office move is the perfect time to integrate thoughts on how to make some cost savings, consolidate resources, or use new technology to minimise the clutter you’ve got to move and to improve future working practices.Ask yourself if it’s really necessary to move in the first place.
When it comes to London removals, it may make more sense to consider better ways of using your current property. Small companies often grow in an organic, unplanned, manner which means that space isn’t always used to its best effect anyway.Consider getting in a professional to advise you on the best ways to use the space you already own. You could consider implementing flexible working hours, “hot-desking” practices or home working policies that reduce the office space required for a fixed number of people.Another way to improve the way you use your space is to consider business storage for equipment and furniture that you don’t need, but may do in the future.
However, if your staff are falling over each other and none of the above options are viable, you need to start researching into moving office. Ideally, London removals should be on the agenda before you get to that point and when you intend to move from your original offices should form part of your initial business plan.Even if that involves using simple triggers like number of staff or turnover, you should start planning the move as early as possible. Your selected removal company should survey your office prior to the move and be prepared to assist in planning and co-ordination right through to the unpacking of the last crate.