5 Factors to Consider When Relocating Your Office

Moving an entire office can be a huge ordeal. Making sure you have all of the tools needed to do so, including hiring commercial movers, is important. Here are some factors to consider when relocating your office.

Location

Choosing the best new location for your office is important. If you’re looking to move closer to certain partners you work with or services you use, choose your location based on that. Along with these aspects, money can be a reason to choose your office’s new location. You may be okay with a slightly higher rent for a better area or you may want to relocate so you can have cheaper rent. Whatever the reason, ask yourself these questions before the move.

Budget

Make enough room in your budget for a commercial mover. Depending on the size of your office, the cost for a commercial moving business will be different. Relocating your office also means different rental requirements. Your new landlord might require better renter’s insurance or a larger utility bill.

Having Open Communication

According to smallbiztrends.com, an office relocation has a positive effect on 68% of employees. Whether you are just starting to think about moving your team’s office space or you are in the works of it already, having that communication with your team is important. It is important to keep them in the know about everything that is going on. It’s thoughtless to tell them that they need to start commuting to a different office building only a week prior. Many factors go into people’s work lives, so it is beneficial for your entire team to know what’s going on. You must also tell your customers if they come by the office for in-person meetings. You don’t want them to not know where you went. This could lose customers, so it’s important to have open communication with everyone involved.

Choosing the Right Commercial Movers

Commercial movers can help you move your office easily and effectively. Commercial moving companies are experienced when it comes to moving any type of office. They know how to help your company relocate with ease, making you not stressed, so you can stay focused on your business.

Whatever reason you are moving for, considering all of these factors when relocating your office is important. These can all make your move go as smoothly as possible. Relocating your office can be overwhelming. Let us help! Contact us today if you need help from commercial movers in your area.

Meet our new installation division!

Olympia Office Movers is proud to introduce our new commercial furniture installation division! With this expansion of our commercial moving service offerings, Olympia is now one of the few New England companies with the skill and capacity to service installation projects of any type or size.

Olympia has brought Juan Guardado on to lead our installation team. Juan joins Olympia with over 15 years of dedicated installation experience. He holds certifications in several major furniture brands including AIS and Hayworth. Juan’s experience includes leading installations for major pharmaceutical companies. In addition, he has also executed complex architectural walls projects and unique installs such as stadium seating.

Juan Guardado
Account Executive, Interior Construction
Olympia Moving & Storage

Olympia’s new installation division perfectly pairs with our full range of office and industrial moving services. Project managers can add Olympia’s decommissioning, product receiving, storage, or commercial moving services to an installation. The result is a smooth, efficient project, managed under one roof.

Learn more about Olympia’s commercial furniture installation services. We offer installation in the Greater Boston, Washington DC, Austin TX, and Philadelphia markets. Click here to request a quote for your next project.

Announcing New Philadelphia Commercial Moving Company Location!

Philadelphia PA Moving Company
Olympia Moving & Storage is now open in Philadelphia, PA

Olympia Moving & Storage, a leading moving company in Boston and Washington DC, announced the opening of their newest Philadelphia moving company location.

“We chose Philadelphia as our newest location in response to the demand from area relocation and real estate professionals. Philadelphia’s historic homes, universities, and industry are a perfect fit for Olympia’s 25 years of experience.” said Michael Gilmartin, President and Founder of the Boston-based moving company.

Olympia Moving & Storage uses highly-trained moving experts, technology, and an extensive a-la-carte menu of services to provide companies with a move that goes far beyond lifting boxes.

In addition to local, interstate, and international moving and storage, the new Philadelphia moving company offers relocation concierge services, designed to assist companies with every aspect of their move. Olympia’s moving consultants recommend services to make the process smoother. Olympia’s concierge services include, office moving, workstation installation, electronics disconnection/re-connection, crate delivery, storage and recycling & disposal.

Olympia uses a combination of personalized customer service and technology to ease pre-move stress and ensure a seamless move. Each client is assigned both a dedicated move consultant and coordinator to plan the move, guide the whole office through the process, and be responsive to client needs. Olympia Moving customers can also track and manage their move online via the Olympia Move Portal, where they can sign and download documents, review details, access moving resources, and more.

Most importantly, Olympia Moving & Storage employs the best full-time moving professionals in
the industry. Olympia’s movers practice their skills in the fully furnished Olympia Training House before stepping foot onto a move site for the first time. The crews’ extensive training includes packing, furniture protection, moving, furniture assembly, and customer service.

“Our goal is to redefine the moving industry. We work with our customers to eliminate the stress and intimidation from the move so they can concentrate on enjoying their new home,” says Michael Gilmartin. “We’re excited to show Philadelphia that there’s a better way to move.”

If you’re in need of a move in Greater Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, or Northern Delaware, request a free, no obligation moving estimate online or by calling 610-951-6090

Olympia at the Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Conference

NEBFM ConferenceOlympia Office Movers is a member of the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), so we were a proud exhibitor at least week’s Northeast Buildings & Facilities Management Show & Conference. This two day event was an educational conference and exhibition for buildings and facilities managers in the greater New England region.

Sales manager Mike Smith and business developer Despina Sidiropoulos represented Olympia at the conference, and had a great time networking and giving away some nifty Olympia Office Movers drawstring bags.

Congrats to Ellen Fee who won our gift card raffle! She will be enjoying dinner at Legal Seafood on us!

Are you interested in networking with Olympia Office Movers? Feel free to contact us at [email protected] to inquire about joining our Boston, MA and Washington, DC area networking groups! Also be sure to connect with us on LinkedIn!

Welcome to the New OlympiaOfficeMovers.com!

Olympia Moving & Storage has been performing office, commercial, and industrial moves for over 20 years, but there’s no doubt that this division of our business has experienced significant growth. We have proven ourselves to be not just a residential mover that does commercial work, but a commercial moving company capable of providing services to a wide range of industries and projects. Our growth is not just evident in our long list of satisfied clients, but in the additional talented staff we have added to this division.

Today we are proud to officially launch Olympia Office Movers as a separate brand in the Olympia family. Clients of the new Olympia Office Movers can expect the same exceptional office, commercial, and industrial relocation services held to our high Olympia Standard. They can also look forward to the benefits of the additional resources we have allocated to this growing business.

Olympia Office Movers Website

This launch is marked by the release of olympiaofficemovers.com. This website, exclusively dedicated to our office, commercial and industrial services, is full of relevant information and resources for potential and current clients, including:

The launch of website is just the beginning, as we plan to continue to build the site over the next few months with information, videos, articles, free downloads, and more.

We’re looking forward to what’s in store for Olympia Office Movers, and we hope you find the new features useful in planning your upcoming project or relocation.