Looking to relocate and get an old building updated? This can be a very cost-effective way of upgrading your business at low cost. But if you are moving the business from the expensive Home Counties to Yorkshire, and Leeds in particular, you will find that some firms can provide both office removals and refurbishment to high standards. The question is: ‘Should I do that, or find two specialists?’ Of course, you need to search for good firms, but you will find that in Leeds you can get both jobs done well by one firm. The reason for this is that Leeds is such an old city that there are plenty of old buildings that have been converted to offices in the past 20 years.

It may well pay to use one firm for office removals in Leeds and your office refurbishment. Another question is whether you should find the removals firm or the refurbishment firm, and ask if they can do the other part of the job. Look for a refurbishment specialist because you can live with poor delivery, but not with a poor working environment.

At the start of your search for office refurbishment in Leeds, you will obviously get some quotes from a number of firms, and will assess the people you meet as well. Maybe you can also talk to people who have had this type of work done. You might need to join the local Chamber of Commerce to get some help here. Local members of the Federation of Small Businesses will also be able to help in this respect.

The good thing about using one firm for both jobs, is that when they do the removals they will know the best way of getting your equipment into the building. Also, they will have the chance to suggest that some doorways are made bigger than normal to speed up the removals process. Also, you will build a good working relationship with the firm. If you have two firms doing the job, one is apt to blame the other firm for any problems it encountered, such as: ‘If only they had made this door 20 cm wider’, or ‘pity they didn’t alter the staircase’, and so on.

With a single company doing all the work, you will get a more personal approach, and could be all set when you need a little maintenance doing. You can try a newcomer, but it is also usually best to get a firm that has been doing this sort of work for some time to do your removals and refurbishment.

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