There are some business owners who may think that moving to a new office location nearby is easier than moving to a place that is further away. This is only a misconception, due to several reasons.
When you are moving your office to a location nearby, you think that you can move all the items in multiple trips so you tend to give less attention to packing. On the other hand, when you are moving to a location that is significantly further away, you pack everything more carefully and efficiently and load it on a truck.
Many business owners who are moving their offices to nearby locations tend to not hire office moving companies and prefer using personal vehicles for moving purposes. This is quite a wrong approach because there are many items in any office such as appliances and furniture that do not fit in a casual vehicle.
Moreover, due to less space in personal vehicles, it would be necessary to take multiple trips which is very time consuming and tiring.
Following are some of the significant reasons why we believe that an office moving company should be hired for all office relocations, whether moving to nearby locations or long distance.
- Avoiding Breakage
Moving office items in a smaller vehicle will always result in breakages and losses. Since you are not being helped by professional office movers, you will find some shortcuts that will most likely not bring you any favorable outcomes. Tossing in open boxes in the car and jamming up everything in a small space will result in damages.
- Office Furniture and Other Items
You might think that you only have to move a few pieces of office furniture but when you consider all the smaller items such as office appliances and supplies, you will realize how many items need to be moved. Professional office moving companies are good with packing multiple items as well as office furniture.
If you are still not convinced that an office moving company is necessary for short distance office relocations, then make sure you have some packing material and enough manpower to complete your office move.
There are countless other considerations to be aware of when relocating offices. For more on our commercial moving services, call us on (647) 497-7747 or fill out our Contact Form for a free consultation.
