Hiring a Key Employee? 5 Ways a Moving Company Can Help

Is your company hiring a new key employee? Along with preparing to integrate them on an organizational level, you can ease the process of integrating them on a physical level. What can an employer do to make this transition better and smoother for all? One way is to hire a moving company to help you both out during this big change.

Here are five ways a moving company can make things work better.

1. Hire Movers for Long-Distance Relocation

Is your new employee relocating to accept this job? Then one of the most important services you can provide is hiring a moving company to transport their household goods. While reimbursing the employee for the cost of a moving truck is a generous benefit, hiring the movers yourself shows that your company values the new person's time and effort. And it reduces stress during the move.

2. Pack and Unpack Personal Goods

Moving companies do more than just haul a person's belongings to a new home. They also often provide ancillary services like short- and long-term storage of household goods as well as packing and unpacking.

Offering your employee assistance with these related tasks - on either end of their relocation - means they can spend more time focusing on learning their new role within your business. This can be especially important if you need them to hit the ground running. So while packing and unpacking are technically benefits for the employee, these services may benefit the employer as well.

3. Prepare Their New Workspace

Is your new employee's office or work area ready for their arrival? If not, a moving company can help prepare the office no matter whether necessary changes are large or small.

Why use professional movers to do this job? First, it may carry some risk as things are picked up, transported, shifted, and pushed around. By using a professional, your employees are not at risk of injury. Second, you don't have to take time out of your busy schedule to handle this relatively mundane task.

4. Deliver or Relocate Equipment

Will the employee require any specialized equipment? Are you using this as an opportunity to replace outdated equipment with newer models? Heavy, bulky, or fragile equipment should always be moved by trained professional movers. They will use the right tools to protect your new equipment, other workers, and themselves.

And if you need to relocate, sell, donate, or retire the old equipment, many movers can handle this job for the client.

5. Move Other Workspaces

Finally, look around at the area where your new employee will work. Does the entire space need to be adjusted to accommodate another office or workspace? Do cubicles need to be moved to make room for a new cubicle or office? Is this a good time to make an even larger change in your overall layout?

The good news is that professional moving companies don't just move things between locations but also handle internal moves. The pros can disassemble furniture or equipment, move as little or as much as you need, and reassemble while you and your employees continue to focus on doing your jobs. If the company is hiring because it's short-handed, this could be a particularly valuable service.

Where to Start

Could your company or your new employee use help in any of these areas? No matter what you need to do in order to physically accommodate a new hire, a professional moving service can be a great resource.

Superior Economy Moving provides an array of services targeted to the needs of small businesses. Call today to learn more about how we can assist you in ensuring a smooth and stress-free addition to your workforce.