The process of moving business premises can be a minefield. It is ultimately a sign that your business is making leaps and bounds, but if you’ve ever moved house, you know how tough that can be, and the same thing applies to upgrading your business premises. So what are some of the things you need to consider so you can succeed in this move?
Making the Older Premises Safe to Inhabit
One of the biggest things we can all do sometimes is because we’re moving on somewhere, we completely neglect the place that we’ve left behind. It’s critical that we leave the premises in a safe state. So you may want to look at the essentials in these areas. Whether it is commercial waste disposal or working with a cleaning company to ensure the premises are completely free of debris or safety hazards, it is critical to make sure that your old premises are safe to inhabit.
Alternatively, if the space has suffered damage, then recommending or referring services that can fix issues to the new owner and providing a discount could be important. That might be sending them the information for your roofer or those who install your waterproofing cement board for the staff kitchen.
Setting Up the IT Infrastructure Ahead of Time
When we move premises, there’s going to be a lag between the old location and the new, and one of the best things you need to do ahead of time is to set up your IT infrastructure. But you also need to make sure that your business is communicating this to the customers and clients. Ensuring that you set up your IT infrastructure ahead of time but also allowing a few days of downtime to completely embed this infrastructure is critical. It’s not as simple as plugging something in, but it’s about ensuring that this infrastructure bounces back stronger, especially now that you are upgrading it to accommodate more clients and customers.
Will You Need to Introduce Additional Security Measures?Â
You need your employees to feel safe, and therefore upgrading your new premises to encompass a number of new security systems will make a significant difference. Your employees should feel like they are able to work more effectively in this new environment, and therefore, if you are making the mistake of thinking that your new premises will operate the same as the old one, you might be in for a major shock. Upgrading your security measures in terms of your IT as well as your physical infrastructure will make a significant difference.
Giving the New Office a Better Layout
One of the best things to do to ensure that your business can hit the ground running in terms of efficiency is to give that new office a better layout. Office design is far more important in relation to productivity and employee well-being than we thought. If you’re looking to improve office morale, you could benefit from an open or closed office space, as well as incorporating more private function rooms. You also need to consider that, if you’ve got employees that travel for business regularly, they are not feeling left out. It’s easy to underestimate how an office environment can impact our employees, especially those that are working remotely, but we still need to make sure that when those employees come into the office, they should be able to function far more effectively.