Cost of Moving

Costs of Moving

When you find yourself dealing with moving your business to a new office, then the costs of moving can be highly surprising. You might assume that moving your office from A to B is going to be a simple enough task – it is, though, a highly expensive operation that requires a huge amount of manpower. Remember that just about anyone helping your business to move in this way will have to disassemble, pack, and then move your items from one office to the next.

With all of this in mind, then, what can you do if you wish to try and cut down a little on the typical costs of moving?

While hiring expert assistance for an office move is always recommended, there are some small things that you can do if you wish to try and reduce the typical cost of managing an office move. Where, then, should you begin?

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Create An Easy To Follow Plan

The first thing to do is focus on making a cast iron plan that the moving team can follow. This should show them the priority rooms to manage, what kind of items are staying in place, and what is a priority. If you can show them basically piece-by-piece what to look for, you can speed up the whole process.

A lot of the early time will come down to planning and preparation. If you can do some of the planning for them, though, the results can be much more effective and quickly arranged.

Clearly Mark Everything

Try and spend time marking everything that is to stay put and what is to be taken. This could even just be simple things like little green stickers for moving, red stickers for keeping etc.

These small but simple tasks can be a great way to help speed up the process and minimise the stress that your moving team are feeling. You will find that with clear marking, less time is spent trying to work out what needs to be brought along. Less time spent planning equals less time on the job, also it negates lost, missing or forgotten items in the move thus lowering moving costs.

Start Packing Things Up

You could even start packing up the office a little. You might even wish to focus on packing up fragile objects and items that should be kept together. This allows for the moving team to simply come in and lift up those boxes ready to be put from A to B.

You will find that this does a good job of speeding up the process. Not only that, but the reduced time spent planning and then packing prior to transport will reduce the time, and thus the costs of moving.

Speak With The Team Clearly

When you hire experts like ourselves to manage your office move, you want to be transparent and open at all times. The more details that you can share with the moving staff, the less confusion they are going to feel when managing each section of the move.

Communication is key to ensuring that nothing is broken or left behind. The more conversation had, and the more instructions provided, the less likely it is that a mistake will be made that could negatively impact on your chance of a successful and cost-effective office move.

Mark Out Your New Office Venue Too

Another way to help speed up the process and cut down on the costs of moving is to mark your new office. This means for example, that everything from your server room can be taken to the new server room. If possible, try and show a rough floor plan of where things like desks and seating are going to be placed. Office Clearance London can provide full CAD designs to make this a seamless process.

This means that the team managing your office move can easily plank things down where they should be going. This will speed up the process and reduces the confusion for all.

Be Available For Support

When hiring a company to help you, one of the easiest ways to reduce the costs of moving is to be available. If they have any questions or concerns, being able to reach out to you for confirmation is very useful. Remember that you are paying these services a rate that is agreed beforehand; the sooner they can finish, the cheaper the final costs of moving.

Therefore, make sure you always provide yourself as available and open for access and dialogue. The more helpful you can be in terms of planning and co-operation, the quicker the move will be, the more organised it will be, and the cheaper it will be.

Contact us here today to see how we can help you with your business’s relocation and costs of moving or alternatively call us on +44(0)207 205 2668.

We look forward to hearing from you.