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Moving the contents of the home, with just a few rooms and collected possessions, is said to be one of the most stressful things you can do. Just imagine what the stress factor is like when moving an entire business, especially if it’s a London removal!

Office moves can make or break a company and its staff.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.Planning for an office move is the perfect time to consider ideas on how to make cost savings, consolidate resources, or use new technology to cut down the amount of clutter that you’ve got to move and to improve future working practices.Ask yourself whether you really need to move offices 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 can often grow in an unplanned manner which often means that office space isn’t always used to its best effect anyway.Consider getting in a professional give you advise on how you can use the space you’ve already got better.You could consider bringing in flexible working hours, “hot-desking” practices or home working policies that reduce the amount of space required for a fixed number of people.   Another way to maximise the use of your own space is to investigate business storage for office equipment or furniture that you don’t currently need, but may do in the future.

However, if your staff are falling over each other and none of the above options are viable, then it’s time to look at an office move.Ideally, office moves should be on the agenda before you reach that point and when you plan to move from your original offices should form part of your initial business plan.Even if that means using simple triggers like number of staff or turnover, it’s wise to start planning the move as early as possible.Your chosen removal company should survey your new office prior to the move and be prepared to assist in the planning and co-ordination right through to the unpacking of the last box.

You’ll know it’s time to move in your business life  when there aren’t enough seats in the boardroom for a full staff meeting or extensive use is being made of the low level filing facility (the floor).   Moving office can pull together your staff and your team, or it can lead to months of frustration.Moving the contents of a domestic home is one of the most stressful things you will ever do.  Magnify that stress factor by several powers and you’ve got an idea of what it could be like for relocating an entire business, particularly if it’s a London removal!

The eternal optimists among us say that moving is the best time to restructure and streamline.Not a challenge, but an opportunity to get rid of all that unwated business baggage.That can be true, provided you hire a reliable and competent removal company that surveys your current and intended office before the move and is prepared to assist in planning and co-ordination right through to the unpacking of the last box.  The pain of London removals is also eased if you’ve begun the planning process well in advance using pre-set business milestones such as staffing levels as the indicators for a move.    

The trauma of London removals can be avoided altogether if you look into alternatives. Are there better ways for you to use your current property?If the number of staff is the real issue and you can’t implement shift work or hot desking practices, then clear up some extra space by outsourcing some activities off site if you can (does your accounts department need to share the same office space for example) and putting stuff you don’t need in the office (archive files, stationery etc) but do need access to in secure storage. 

Specialist London removals firm Amber Moves for example has a modern, full computerised, warehouse equipped with two high capacity overhead cranes providing secure storage in 20 ft steel containers.Furniture, household goods and archives can all be stored safely with controlled humidity and temperatures to reduce any environmental damage.If you are storing valuable items, you can ensure their safety by protecting the containers with alarmed protection.Short or long term storage is available ranging from a 100 cu ft unit through to the 20 ft containers and is charged weekly from as little as £10.

The storage solution may only be a temporary palliative or it could be the ultimate solution.It may only delay the inevitable dat that you have to move your business, but it will still give you extra time to plan for a smooth relocation and do things at your own pace and be more efficient.And for London removals, getting extra breathing space is a nice change to the usual hectic routine!