10 Useful Tips for Moving Your Business During the Pandemic
¿You plan to relocate your business to another location during the pandemic, but you are concerned about the safety and well-being of your employees and/or co-workers?
Here are 10 tips for moving successfully, while taking care of yourself and your co-workers in the process.
As we already know, the current pandemic has affected both positively and negatively all types of companies worldwide. Many companies have found it necessary to reduce their workspaces, expand them or adopt telecommuting. Several companies have had to move to another workspace, either smaller to cut costs or larger to maintain distance between employees. Moving has never been an easy task, and now much more so.
Here are some tips for a quick, safe and successful move:
1. Hire a moving company that presents an adequate sanitation and disinfection plan, and that provides biosecurity for everyone in the process.
2. Plan an itinerary with the moving company, with your workers and contractors, so that everyone can be prepared for the move. Make sure your move ends at least two hours before curfew (if this is the case in your country) so that everyone can return home on time and avoid problems.
3. Write an official statement that contains the security measures that will be taken before, during and after the move, (such as: the mandatory use of masks, distancing and taking temperature) and send it to all the workers and contractors of your company .TIP: Be sure to send this communication at least two days before the official move-in date.
4. Hire a specialized company to carry out a deep cleaning and disinfection in the new establishment before you move.
5. Clean and disinfect everything that is going to be moved. make sure to buy 
appropriate disinfectants for each type of material to avoid damaging the furniture. Refering to Technological infrastructure of your company (computers, printers, wiring, telephone networks and other equipment) it is ideal to hire a specialized company such as DTE Online to make sure to properly uninstall, disinfect, pack and re-install this equipment and wiring.
6. Take an inventory of what each box contains so you can unpack faster.
7. Be sure to pre-wire your company’s technology infrastructure before you move. Hire professional services to guide you in the best way to carry out this process.
8. Try to plan different transfer times for each department of your company to avoid crowds. If you request services from contractors for technological installation or other services, make sure that they also follow the security measures. DTE Online has strict protection and organization measures for the technological change of your company.
9. Make sure to keep fans and/or windows open for air circulation.
10. Make a Backup of your company information or consider moving your information to the nube. If you still do not have your information in the cloud or your company has not been digitized, we can advise you on the digital transformation of your company.
By following these tips you can move with your team safely and successfully. Remember, safety and hygiene measures are there to protect us all. Make sure you follow them at all times.
¿Do you need help moving your company’s technological infrastructure? ¡we can help you!
DTE offers services of; IT infrastructures, Information Backup, structured cabling, installation of video security circuits, installation of business telephone exchanges, maintenance of technological equipment (both hardware and software), advisory in digital transformation, among others.