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Moving the contents of the family home is said to be one of the most stressful things you can do. Imagine the huge amount of stress involved when moving your entire business, especially if it’s a London removal!

Office moves can either 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 organizational aspects of your business.Planning for an office move is generally the best time to consider thoughts on how to make cost savings, consolidate resources, or use new technology to reduce the amount clutter 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 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 help you use the space you’ve already got to your advantage.  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 maximize the use of your own space is to invest in business storage for unused 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 office before the move and be prepared to help in planning and co-ordination right through to the unpacking of the last crate.