Workplace Management - Case Studies

Below are case studies highlighting some of the experience of our company or its founder:

MindShare Media Following rapid growth in its London office, MindShare needed to rejuvenate their workplace and increase their efficiency. Solutions to improve the general appearance, efficiency and style of the office were provided through upgrades to the general decoration, furniture and equipment. This led us to suggest improvements to the processes governing the workflow and use of the facility as well as its ongoing maintenance. The audit process was undertaken by physical observation, discussions and interviews with relevant personnel, and research via a questionnaire.

M2 Television has grown since the reception area was first created. The area required serious adjustment in order to accommodate a much larger team. We were asked to provide suggestions as to how the reception area can be reconfigured in order to accommodate all these people in a more efficient way. An audit was undertaken to evaluate the issues, understand the business and appreciate the company culture. Three solutions were provided in order to improve the general layout, decoration, furniture and storage.

Reform Club Due to the growth of the external banqueting services of this private members' club in Pall Mall, the Catering Office required a reorganisation of its existing space. A refurbishment was undertaken and new furniture provided. A new PC network was installed using Cat5 cabling and TCP-IP protocols to incorporate an electronic point of sale system that was installed throughout the club at the same time.

Fluke Europe BV The geographic realignment of the European operation of this electronics manufacturer, called for the implementation of a "virtual" office environment utilising dial-up remote networking for each of the sales people. Each member of the team was provided with appropriate equipment, systems and training to ensure an adequate home-office. There was also an office relocation and £40,000 refurbishment to accommodate the non-sales team members.

Haygarth Group In order to house a recently acquired subsidiary company, marketing communications agency Haygarth Group undertook a project to create additional space within their existing building in Wimbledon. As well as a relocation of the new company from W1 to SW19, a £120,000 refurbishment was carried out, including the purchase and installation of new furniture, and Cat5 structured cabling was introduced to accommodate the expansion of the LAN and telephone system. Further growth of the company also called for the expansion of the office by decanting several departments into another building. A £70,000 refurbishment was undertaken in the new office, new furniture was installed and the Cat5 structured cabling was integrated with the main building across a leased line WAN.

CGI London Following the merger of the corporate design agency CGI with the private partnership of Ingleton Thomas, the company needed to relocate from two offices in SW11 and WC2 to a new space in WC2. This involved the creation of a brand new architect-designed space and a £50,000 refurbishment, including the integration of two Mac systems, a new Cat5 structured cabling network and a new digital phone system.

The Broadcast Partnership The project was commissioned by a small television audience research and advertising sales consultancy in London in order to relocate the company from SW6 to W1. This included the reorganisation of the new office space and a £15,000 refurbishment to accommodate the company, and the installation of a new local area computer network and telephone system.