How to Pack and Prepare for an Office Move


Businesses in Calgary (or another Canadian city) considering office Movers should take the time to think about how to best prepare and prepare their luggage. Whether you have a small office with only a few employees or a multi-storey building with hundreds of employees, pre-planning makes it easy to move an office.
How to Pack and Prepare for an Office Move

Communication is the most important key for a successful move to an office. Inform your employees in advance of impending relocation. For many people, their professional life and workplace are an integral part of what makes them happy. If you move to another part of the city, take the time to highlight the benefits of the new location. If you have a number of employees who depend on public transit, take the time to point out new routes and new modes of transportation (such as rail travel).

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Your moving partner such as Riteway Moving will assign a mobile manager to the employees of your choice. Set up a small internal committee of employees to work with your moving company on the details of the move. Ask them to come up with a schedule that will minimize downtime and therefore not disturb your customers more than necessary. Hold regular meetings to keep employees informed of the progress of moves. Designate an employee to inform clients of the change of location. Make sure your website is up to date and that outgoing phone messages are changed.

In terms of packaging, take this opportunity to purge the office of files, advertising documents, catalogs, etc. obsolete. It may be wise to ask department managers to ask employees to manage their own areas. Convert digital files as much as possible to reduce paper. Your moving company will disassemble the workstation and pack files, artwork and other office supplies. This is best done after normal business hours to minimize disruption, which is why most office moves take place over a weekend. The moving company will help coordinate the services of others to maximize efficiency.

Most companies ask employees to pack their personal belongings. Ask the moving company to coordinate the delivery of the plastic crates to each service so that it can be done as soon as possible. Ask employees to carefully label their packing crates to facilitate unpacking. It is particularly important to note the location on the new floor plan so that items are delivered to the right place.

Ask your internal relocation committee to work with your moving company to create checklists so that nothing is forgotten. It is important to have available IT support to make the necessary arrangements with the suppliers and to help the employees to configure themselves so that they can get back to work as soon as possible.

It is also important for the moving company to have a contact person if questions arise during the move. Your moving company will be able to provide you with specific information tailored to your particular situation. For more information, contact our Riteway Moving office in Calgary at (403) 714-7483

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