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Introduction
Minimizing downtime is one of the biggest challenges for business executives planning a corporate relocation. Can you afford to be “out of business,” even temporarily, while desks, computers and critical office equipment and files are moved from one place to another? When employees aren’t able to fulfill their jobs, productivity drops, business opportunities are missed, and customers don’t get their customary level of service.
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By Rachel Walls of The Golden Gate Company, LLC
** This article has been published in Employment Relations Today.
There are a variety of reasons why companies decide to move to new facilities, including the desire to secure more appropriate space for their employees and operations; to capitalize on more favorable business and employment environments; or simply to improve the lifestyle of their employees. According to a recent International Facilities Management Association survey, companies move, remodel, or relocate 25 to 30 percent of their facilities’ total square footage each year. These moves run the gamut of local relocations within the same building or city, to across-the-country moves, to international relocations.Whatever the motivation for the move, senior management of any company expects a company relocation to be a positive experience—one that will result in improved operations, more cost-effective facilities, raised productivity, and increased profits.
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