Blue Moves
Storage Solutions When Moving Office In London
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). Office removals can lead to months of frustration, or it can pull your entire team together.Moving the contents of your home is one of the most stressful experiances possible.Multiply 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 presents the perfect time to streamline and restructure.Not a challenge, but an opportunity to rid yourself of your business baggage. That can be true, provided you hire a competent and reliable removal company that surveys your existing and intended office space prior to the move and is prepared to assist in planning and co-ordination right through to the unpacking of the last crate. 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 blues of London removals can be eased and even avoided if you look into alternatives. Are there any better ways that you can use your current property?If staff numbers are the real issue and you can’t bring in shift work or hot desking practices, then clear up some space by outsourcing some activities off site if you can and putting stuff you don’t need in the office (archive files, stationery etc) but do need access to in secure storage.
If you choose a specialist storage company that have fully computerised warehouse equipment and overhead cranes providing secure storage. Household goods, archives and furniture can be safely stored with complete humidity and temperature control to reduce environmental damage.If you’re storing valuable items, you can secure the storage containers with alarm systems.Short or long term storage is charged from £10 per week for containers ranging from 100 cu ft units through to 20 ft containers.
The storage solution could only be a temporary fix or it could be the ultimate solution for your business.Even if it only delays the day that you have to uproot your business, it will still give you extra time to plan for an smooth relocation and do things at your own pace.And for London removals, getting some extra space can be a welcome change to the usual hectic routine!
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