A change of location can allow your business to revise its procedures and update its workspace, which may be almost impossible to do on your current premises.

Here we look at why relocating your head office may bring advantages you haven’t thought of and why your office move needs to be handled with great care.

Sourcing better employees

Our office moving specialists at Harrow Green have assisted thousands of growing UK businesses with their relocations up and down the country. One of the most common reasons for a head office move is when a growing company needs to source a larger pool of employees.

Most small businesses start off in cheaper premises in rural locations or on the outskirts of towns or cities. Once established, many of these businesses will need to relocate to more accessible business districts with a larger pool of potential employees on the doorstep if they want to meet their expansion plans.

Finding staff with particular skill sets or experience could be challenging if your head office is out in the sticks, miles away from where these potential candidates live and work. It can be almost impossible to tempt the right staff into travelling miles to get to work each day, so it can be simpler to bring your company to where your ideal employees live instead. 

Moving to more suitable premises

With so many businesses renting their premises from commercial landlords, it cannot be easy to fit out or alter the premises to meet their needs. Many commercial landlords will be hesitant to allow your company to make structural changes to the building or even install the essential infrastructure that modern head offices need.

If you want to move away from a traditional office set-up and towards a more relaxed and social workplace layout that encourages collaboration and teamwork, having staff isolated at desks in separate offices makes it difficult to make the necessary changes.

Moving to a more flexible, open-plan office space can allow you to install sofas, coffee tables, shared workbenches and hot desks, giving your business the modern makeover it is desperate for.

Move away from a declining area

The economic climate in the UK is often rocky, meaning areas can rapidly decline. If the local economy is struggling, you may see your neighbouring businesses shutting down or relocating to more prosperous areas. 

It can often harm a business’s reputation if they are operating from a run-down area. If your business relies on attracting new customers and promoting a positive image, a move to a more busy, bustling business district can help to raise awareness of your company and attract new customers.

Streamlining your office to lower overheads

Since the pandemic caused a nationwide shutdown, remote working and flexible hybrid working practices have grown in popularity in many UK companies. Business owners can also profit from streamlining their head office to cut costs and lower company overheads.

You can look at moving to smaller, more cost-effective office premises with lower rents and business rates. If you have introduced hybrid working patterns, you will most likely now be paying rent for excess office space that stands empty for most of the week.

It makes financial sense to scale your business premises to fit your needs, which can mean huge savings on office rent and utility bills. You can restructure your office layout to make the best use of every square inch of space and pay less to heat the workplace. 

It is no secret that one of the main reasons for a company to relocate its business or head office is to lower its operational costs. This is especially important when you rent your premises from a commercial landlord that steadily increases the rent each year. It lets you shop around and strike a better deal for your next lease.

Move to modern premises with upgraded facilities

Most startups in the UK will be on a tight budget where they may only be able to afford cheap or older office spaces that are a bit run down and shabby. But once established, it won’t be long before you need to move to larger, better-equipped facilities that may be closer to town.

Relocating to modern offices with upgraded facilities can refresh and reinvigorate your staff and allow them to work smarter and more efficiently with faster broadband speed and better connectivity to the online services they use in their job. 

Harrow Green Business Relocation Services

Our specialist business and office relocation teams at Harrow Green are here to support your office move when you need us! We have everything you need for smooth and successful office relocation, including business storage, IT relocation and asset recycling and reuse. 

We offer fully comprehensive moving services where we handle everything for you from project management, inventory taking, labelling, dismantling and packing of office and IT equipment to careful relocation and re-installation of your office in your new location.

Our Office Relocation Services include:

• Office removals
• Industrial removals
• Temporary and permanent storage
• Furniture recycling
• IT Relocation
• And more…

Your local Harrow Green team will work around your business schedule, including overnight and weekend business relocations, to reduce downtime and ensure your staff are not impacted by your office move.