HELPFUL ARTICLES AND LINKS WHEN MOVING YOUR COMPANY.

ARTICLES

Featured in Chicago Industrial Properties magazine
"Moving Your Company to a New Facility"
Moving a company to a larger facility is a major undertaking and one that requires careful planning, competent partners and an in-house relocation team that works closely together.

Contractors experienced in company relocations recount stories of companies that have lost time, production and customers due to a poorly executed relocation. In one case, the associated downtime led to the loss of the project manager's job and ultimately the demise of the company. As with any other successful endeavor, Leadership and Organization are key factors. It is critically important to appoint one individual to have overall responsibility for the entire move. This might be a key department manager or even an independent project manager from the outside, who is hired temporarily to plan and execute the relocation. The critical factor is having one person accountable for all aspects of the project.
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Featured in Area Development magazine (an international site and facilities publication)
"Big Decisions for Mid-size Companies"

Moving a midsize company presents a unique set of challenges, all of which can be overcome with help from a variety of internal and external sources.

A good starting point for the mid-size company seeking to relocate is to bring in a specialist to help overcome the initial hurdles. Such a consultant might be used to help articulate a strategy, coordinate and outline the move, or as a fixture through the entire relocation process.
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“Thought Leadership in Business Relocations”

Is your company about to make a move to a new facility? If you’ve never had to deal with a major relocation, I’d like to share with you a few of the things I’ve learned in more than 30 years of planning and managing successful moves.

I think the single biggest challenge of a relocation is making sure you’re thinking of everything—and I mean everything—that has to be done. It’s then absolutely crucial to stay on top of all those details, making sure you raise issues early enough so you can deal with them proactively rather than knee-jerk reacting to them out of necessity.
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LINKS

Midwest Industrial Relocation Associates

Midwest Society of Professional Consultants

Cavolick Consulting Group, Inc. • 1621 Mission Hills Road, Suite 307
Northbrook, IL 60062 • PHONE: 847-753-9898 • FAX 847-753-9858
e-mail: j.cavolick@cavolickconsulting.com