What Are The Possible Repercussions Of Not Making The Most Of Mezzanine Floors

| Saturday, April 2, 2011
By Jamaal Mcdowell Dale


Efficiency is key to survival in today's business world. Maximizing on the resources available to you and your business will help you remain competitive. It is now an international trend to have employees take on several roles in a company. Companies are venturing into several sectors and businesses are increasingly running twenty four hour operations. The main reason for all these efforts is to reduce costs and increase profitable production.

Being a precious resource means that office space must be efficiently utilized. Every single inch that you pay rent for must be put into some productive use. For this reason, many offices have embraced mezzanine flooring as a way to make productive use of space that was previously open and unused. Mezzanine flooring that is constructed can be put into several uses. It could be for storage, increased operations capacity, server rooms, security surveillance and monitoring, meeting rooms, show rooms and much more. Those who fail to apply modern methods in their business operations cannot survive with the high costs and wastage of resources.

The alternative to mezzanine flooring for a business is to look for more office space to let. The options here include getting more space in the building currently housing the business or at a secondary location. Both these options result in a higher monthly bill for rent. Getting more space off site will actually have an extra cost since there will be transport involved when commuting to and from the head office. These options cannot compare with mezzanine flooring which has a one off cost.

Having a business out grow the office it operates from does not always mean that it can afford an increase in rent. In this case a mezzanine floor would be a perfect solution. Not taking this option will either restrict the growth of the business or cripple its operations due to high costs. Business growth and office capacity can be increase without necessarily incurring higher operation costs. Making good use of office space is one of the ways through which you can impress financiers or investors who are assessing your business. Do not expect the bank to give you money for more office space when the one you already have is underutilized.

Moving your business from one location to another can be an expensive affair. You should expect interruption of normal operations before and even after relocation due to the many adjustments expected following the process. You can also expect to lose some clients as they may not be comfortable with your new location. Mezzanine flooring is a logical consideration that should be looked at before moving due to need for increased office space. Fifteen to twenty months is the average period within which most businesses are able to recoup their investment in a mezzanine floor. The cost of relocating your business may never be recovered especially if your new location does not work out as well as the original one.




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