Whether you are scaling up to get more staff in, or downsizing to streamline the team, you will always be moving office in order to increase your profits. Therefore, it is pretty essential that you do your move in a way that does not get in the way of your business, and that you are always on track with how you want the move to go ahead. Having a good planning team will mean that you can hand over to them to get the job done, but if you are aware of the issues that you want to address before they have even become issues, then you will be in a great position to prevent them from the outset. 1.    Organization. How are you going to make your move happen? You could have a team set up within the staff who will take time off from their normal duties to set about making the packing process happen, or you can leave everything as it is, and try to get the whole thing done over a four day weekend. You will likely have to give the staff who are missing days of work paid leave whilst you do the changeover, which is why a weekend is likely best. However, the full packing and moving of an office will probably take more than two days, so give some thought to the process. A decent removals company who have done office moves before will be able to advise you on how you should go about this part of the move, as they will be able to let you know exactly how long things should take. 2.    Removals company/ Moving VanHaving a well experienced removals company who are well versed in office removals will be essential to your move. Domestic movers are not going to be used to dealing with the high quantities of furniture nor technology that needs to be transported, so they will not be able to handle the weight of the move. However, those companies that deal with office moves regularly, will be able to give you advice on how the move should be done. Having your planning team in cahoots with the removals company is essential, as they will be able to dictate how the move is set up, so that the whole process can be as efficient as possible.3.    Do a site visit.Get the office removals team round to the office so that they can see the place and understand how the move should go down. When it comes to larger office buildings, you may find that elevators and stairwells become an issue when moving large amounts of furniture. There are a great many things that you need to prepare against, from highlighting entrances and exits, to ensuring that the furniture will fit through all the doorways! You may find that some furniture was flat packed and built within their current rooms, meaning that they may need to be disassembled for removal!4.    Sort your filing systems!The main thing that can go wrong on an office removal is that the filing can be mixed up. If you have a series of filing cabinets, then they need to be unpacked and the files put into boxes for transportation. The system needs to be rigorous, as otherwise the files will get out of order, and you will find that setting them back up will be a nightmare! This may be the perfect time to go digital with your filing, so that everything is paperless, and you only have to transport a hard drive, rather than several metal cabinets!