Relocating your business to a new office can be tedious. On the one hand, you want to transition as quickly as possible. On the other hand, you want to avoid costly mistakes. If you’re planning an office moving project, here are three key mistakes you can prevent.

Common Office Moving Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make

1. Poor Planning

When preparing for a move, there’s no such thing as over planning. You’ll want to ensure that you’ve got your bases covered. Contact clients and service providers about your move well in advance. Notifying them a couple of months before your move ensures that clients know where to find you and guarantees that your utilities will be ready when you arrive at your new location.

Also, take special care when planning your IT infrastructure. Make sure your utilities and office layout will fit any IT systems your business depends on, such as servers, switchboards, routers, and office phone systems. You want to avoid any downtime if at all possible.

2. Moving Everything

Office moving is the perfect opportunity to declutter. Go through all of your equipment, supplies, furniture, and files. If any of it is unnecessary, it shouldn’t come with you. This decluttering phase is a perfect time to invest in professional shredding services for sensitive documents that don’t need to be kept.

As you’re going through everything in your office, take the time to pack properly. Haphazard packing increases the risk of losing or damaging your property along the way. 

3. Not Insuring Equipment

Any successful office moving project has to take into consideration the potential for disaster. That means you should always insure any valuable equipment before having it transported.

You might even consider modifying your business’s insurance policies entirely. There are business insurance plans that include “in-transit” clauses that will cover your property during a move, just as if it were sitting in your office. 

If you're in the Cincinnati, OH, area, and you’ve got an office to move, never underestimate the value of contacting the moving professionals at Bolt Moving to help keep your transition speedy and secure. Bolt Moving has provided years of service to both residential and business clients and has the expertise to handle just about anything. Call them today at (513) 391-7021 or visit their website for more information.