Check out: Office Removals Checklist Template
How to Plan an Office Removals [FREE Download]
Change is an integral part of the business life cycle. In many cases, change means moving your business to bigger or smaller premises.
We know that planning an office removals can be stressful for business owners, but it doesn’t have to be if you plan it in advance. If an office move is in the cards, you’ll want to download this free office removals checklist template to help you stay on top of the process.
Office Removals Checklist
- Finalise your existing lease and coordinate the transition between your current lease and the new lease.
- Notify insurance companies, banks, Inland Revenue, suppliers, clients and vendors about the change of address.
- Arrange mail forwarding services if required.
- Notify IT, telecom, and utility suppliers to make sure their services will be operational as soon as you move.
- Notify your IT team well in advance so they can carry out all the necessary tests.
- Create a layout and configuration plan for the new office’s IT and telecom equipment.
- Take stock of office equipment and furniture and decide what will be relocated and what will be left behind.
- Arrange office storage if needed.
- Arrange pre and post-move cleaning services.
- Ensure the new office meets all health and safety requirements (e.g. smoke detectors, extinguishers, signage, fire exits, alarms, heating and ventilation, compliance with waste regulations, etc.)
- Set up a security protocol for moving day specifying who is/isn’t allowed in both your old and new offices.
- Create and distribute a moving day plan among your staff.
- Delegate tasks by choosing one staff member per department to coordinate the move.
- Get packing supplies, including boxes, labels, tape, crates, etc.
- Order ID badges and access keycards for the new premises.
- Order new business cards.
- Ensure your company is listed in the new building’s directory or lobby.
- Ensure that parking, lifts, and loading bays will be available and reserved on moving day.
- Keep a list of important / emergency contacts handy.
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