To offset some of the work that moving an entire office requires, many office moving companies offer moving coordination. The task may be provided by one moving coordinator or, quite often, by a moving coordination team.

There are a lot of advantages to using this service, and if you are moving a particularly large office, you may really want to consider going this route. A poorly planned office move can become extremely costly, as time is wasted and files are lost. This will affect the morale of your employees and your clients. It will also affect business. On the other hand, a smoothly executed office move can do quite the opposite; it can impress your employees, your clients, and everyone else who strolls through your new, shiny-looking office. It can be an important if not vital step toward taking your business to the next level.

Moving coordination is a service developed to help you do just that. Moving coordinators can do a lot for you. They will start by developing a plan of attack for the move, along with a workable timeline. And they will do this carefully, checking departmental requirements and making sure that contractor, IT, and other requirements are met. They will make sure that all the small stuff is taken care of-because there is a lot of it. From sending out change of address notices to buying new stationary, your moving coordinators will be there for you. In fact, you may even need to employ outside help with your move. If this is the case, the moving coordinators will figure out which external resources are required and will help you arrange for their services.

In addition, they can arrange regular meetings for you and everyone else involved in the move. They will keep you updated and informed. Essentially, they will keep you from worrying too much. Indeed, they will even setup checklists and assignments, making sure that everyone is doing what they need to when they need to. They will even assist in talking with your employees, to ensure that they know what to expect with the upcoming move; it can be a very confusing experience for them if they are not properly informed.

During the move, your moving coordinators will be there for on sight supervision, and they can help with coordinating the installation of new furniture and equipment. They can help you deal with the old, unwanted stuff too. They will also arrange for the clean up of your old office, along with the throwing out and/or selling of you old equipment.

And lastly, if anything unanticipated goes wrong, they will be there for you. They have seen it all before, and they will know what to do. Rest assured your move will avoid any grievous setbacks with moving coordination. So if you are currently drowning in worry about an upcoming office move, consider employing a little extra help. Moving offices is a very time-consuming process that takes many months, and moving coordinators can and will make your life, for that period of time, a whole lot easier.

Author Bio: Lorne MacInnes is a managing partner at Ferguson Moving & Storage. We are office moving specialists, you can read our office moving checklist to learn more about office moving.

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