Moving – it’s a familiar undertaking for many business owners. Relocation Strategies Principal, Corey Udkoff, was recently featured in the podcast Exit Coach as he shared some of the most important aspects of moving a business and strategies to keep in mind while developing a business relocation plan during COVID-19. Whether you think you need more space, less space, or just a different space, this episode is the resource for you. 

Planning, strategizing, and executing a corporate relocation is very different from just packing up some boxes and hiring a moving company. Here’s how your pandemic move plan should look and how a relocation project manager can help. 

Adjusting to the Modern Workplace

Are we headed back into the office? The easy answer here is, yes! Most businesses are experiencing a lack of collaboration and might be feeling nostalgic for the synergy and socialization of an office. While remote flexibility may still exist in the modern workplace, most companies are opting to remain open for their employees to return to the office when it’s safe. 

However, for those looking to downsize or relocate to accommodate these changes, you’ve likely been stewing on the idea for months. This is good. An office or industrial relocation project can take anywhere from 12-18 months. 

Owners and managers are busy enough as it is and don’t always have the bandwidth to manage a corporate relocation. By hiring a relocation team to spearhead the project management side of things, owners can continue to focus on running their business and leave the moving to the pros. 

Square Footage Considerations

Given that people may be spending less time overall at their desks in an office and opting for one or two days to work from home, companies are allocating less square footage per person per office. Companies 15-20 years ago once granted around 200-250 office square feet per head. Since then, it has slowly dwindled down to less than 150 square feet per head. Relocation Strategies’, Corey Udkoff, says thanks to social distancing, that will start to increase again. 

Whether this means your company needs to find more space or maybe just a space where people can comfortably remain socially distant, more and more teams are opting for relocation. Your new space needs to reflect your employee’s preferences and what’s right for your business.  

Space Planning

When it comes to moving a business, the theme to keep in mind here is space. Businesses need to assess their team’s preferences and manage their new offices to meet the specific needs of their workforce. This is where space planning expertise comes in. 

Your move manager can help your team make the most of your corporate office or industrial space. The space plan will define employee circulation patterns to adhere to social distancing guidelines and will also help create efficiency in how people move through the space. The plan is finished by adding details of all the furniture, equipment, and hardware placement, which can be chosen through our list of trusted vendors. 

Relocation Strategies

A lot is being discussed these days about “right-sizing” office space to deal with some of the changing trends. To learn more about business relocation services, listen to Udkoff’s interview or give one of our representatives a call.