Dubai Movers Office Relocation Experts

Dubai movers are experts in office relocation, working in UAE since 2003.

There’s no doubt office relocation can be a complicated, stressful and time-consuming business. The team at Dubai Movers have worked on many office relocations for clients over the years and have seen and resolved all manner of issues on the way. So, we’ve used our experience to compile 8 top tips for your office move in order to minimize stress, keep costs down and ensure your relocation runs as smoothly as possible.

1. Ensure you’re able to move

Make sure you check your existing lease to check up on your current obligations and liabilities and find out how much notice you need to give.

2. Identify your requirements

Decide on your preferred location, how much space you require and what your budget per sq ft is. Signing a lease for too much or too little space can cost your business dearly. A workplace consultant or interiors specialist can help you plan accurately for this.

Consider the style of the building you have in mind, the length and type of lease required and the facilities you require, for instance, manned reception, parking and links to local transport.

3. Estimating your budget

A detailed budget should then be prepared. Consider the remaining cost of your existing office, including penalties incurred on the lease of your existing office; the rental deposit on the new property; costs of office design, fit-out and furniture costs of IT relocation; possible HR costs including redundancy, relocation and recruitment; updating of stationery and marketing material and finally, your new office rates, business rates, service charges, maintenance and insurance.

4. Timetable

Set a realistic moving date and work backwards from here, remembering to review this with your office interiors specialist. Appoint a project manager for the move if necessary or if you are doing this yourself, create a shared timetable for your move including tasks, actions, timescales and those responsible.

5. Creating a building shortlist

Be aware that your choice of the building can greatly affect the cost of design and build. Work with your agent to draw up a building shortlist and appoint an interiors specialist to determine which of your shortlist is the best fit. Items that should be included in your design brief include:

• Type of business

• An organization chart can be helpful depending on the size of your organization

• Team information is critical: which teams need to be near each other, number of employees per team (including growth figures), and any specialist team requirements

• Size and number of meeting rooms, boardroom, breakout areas, kitchen, common room and reception

• Size of desks and storage requirements

7. Organize IT and telecoms

Don’t forget you must maintain the connectivity needs of your staff and clients throughout the move process. This is often an issue when moving office and a plan should be put in place as early as possible as lead-times can be lengthy. Make an inventory of all your requirements for telephones, computers and networking.  Agree on the overall requirement of hardware, software, licenses, networks, cabling, power cables, installation and testing and discuss all with IT team.

8. Hire office removals company and plan the move day

Get recommendations and quotes for removals as prices and quality of service can differ widely. Make copies of floor plans available to the removals company as well as labels for furniture and equipment to match the floor plan. Notify all staff where they will be located and agree on how to work the overlap of the two offices during the move. Make sure the old office is cleaned up and make good any damages.

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