Month: December 2020

Office moves can take a toll, but there are ways to handle it with a minimum impact on your business. Here’s how to move your business and reopen your office without disrupting your workflow.

Keep the Lines of Communication Open

Nothing throws a wrench in a workday like the unexpected. Keeping the lines of communication open with your employees can help make your office move go smoothly. Creating and sharing a schedule and timetable, and updating them if things change, is a great way to keep everyone in the loop.

Track Vital Work Tools and Install Them First

What tools and equipment does your business need most? Make sure they get top priority with move and set up. You want those things available as long as possible at your old location and available as soon as possible at your new one. This is a critical step in preventing disruptions to workflow.

Keeping Everyone Safe

2020 has been a challenging year for businesses across the country but moving to a new location presents even more challenges. Keeping everyone safe is a priority. Doing it without impacting the workflow of your business is important and possible. One way to do it is to minimize the number of people present during the actual move. Choosing a weekend to have your professional moving company pack, load, move, and unload is critical. Make sure you follow local, state, and federal mandates regarding masks, distancing, and other protocols to keep your employees and your movers safe.

With extensive experience in office relocations and strict safety protocols during the COVIC pandemic, we can get your team moved and back to work quickly and safely. Contact the team at Nilson Van and Storage to reopen your business without impacting workflow.

Congratulations on the new job and the corporate move! It’s an exciting time. Do you know what you’re getting? Here are some things to know about a typical relocation package.

It’s a Huge Bonus

Long-distance and international moves can be costly. Most moving companies charge by the weight of the load and distance traveled. When it comes to corporate moves, many people couldn’t afford to move for a job if they had to pay for it themselves. Relocation packages make it possible to take advantage of new jobs and promotions that require relocating to a new place.

They Can Vary by Employee

Different employees get different types of move packages, often depending on their job title and status within the company. Some employees will get a flat fee to cover some expenses while others will get all of their expenses related to their move covered. Often the covered costs are negotiable, especially for higher-level employees.

What the Package Covers

While relocation packages vary, here are some of the basics generally included:

•Professional moving company
•Professional packing services
•Moving supplies including boxes and packing paper

More extensive packages can include:

•Transporting cars and personal vehicles
•Short-term storage
•Hotel costs and short-term rental expenses until they find a permanent residence
•Airfare
•Meals
•Rental cars
•Realtor fees and closing costs when buying a new home

Are you moving for a promotion or a new job? Nilson Van and Storage has extensive experience working with company relocation packages and can help you navigate the process and get you to your destination.

Moving during the holidays getting you down? Do you feel like you’ll be decking the halls with moving boxes? Before you turn into the Grinch, take a look at what moving during the holidays can mean and how to make it easier.

Book Your Movers Early

You’re not the only one that thinks moving during the holidays is a good idea. Whether by choice or by timing, surprisingly, it’s a popular time of year for a move. Booking your moving company as early as possible will help ensure you get on their calendar and get the move date you want.

Start Packing Now

The sooner you start packing, the less stress you’ll feel as your move and the holidays approach. Pack all of the items you don’t need in the immediate future and leave out only what you need between now and your relocation day.

Minimize the Decorations

If you’re moving right after the holidays, minimize your decorations to keep it simple and make it easier on move day. If you’re moving before, consider packing a separate box of some decorations you can put out when you get to your new home. It can keep the spirit of the holidays intact without having to unpack all of your decorations, just to find a few.

You don’t have to ruin family fun or turn yourself into a grouchy Grinch because you’re moving during the holidays. Let the pros help you simplify the process and keep your holidays joyful during your move. Contact the team at Nilson Van and Storage for all the help you need with your holiday move.

Moving is never easy, but there are ways to simplify and de-stress the process. What you need are some easy to follow tips that can help make it easier. Take a look at our top three guaranteed to help you get through your move without pulling your hair out.

Tip #1: Make a Schedule

The more organized you are, the easier your move will be. Start by making a schedule. As soon as you know you’re moving, set up a calendar with target dates to do things like hiring a moving company, pack your belongings, make all of your arrangements at your new home, and manage everything to leave your current home.

Tip #2: Create a Budget

Creating a budget can help reduce your stress when moving. Get some quotes from moving companies to get you started, so you have a sense of what it will cost. Then build on that with everything else involved in the move, including moving supplies, rent deposits, transportation, hotel, food, pet care, childcare, and cleaning supplies. Avoiding unexpected expenses can help make everything easier.

Tip #3: Pack an “Unpack Me First” Box

Nothing makes moving day more miserable than getting to your destination tired and hungry and then not finding what you need. Packing an “unpack me first” box can reduce that misery. Include things like phone chargers, toilet paper, soap, paper towels, medications, pillows, bedding, and toiletries. You’ll be glad to know exactly where those essentials are when you get to your new place.

The team at Nilson Van and Storage is standing by to help you with everything you need to make your move easier. Contact them today for a free quote.