Acton Relocation Management Ltd has project managed multiple business relocations for Balfour Beatty throughout the UK.
This case study focuses on specific projects in Scotland and Derby in the East Midlands, where businesses were brought together to rationalise the property portfolio.
Scotland
- Full project management, creating a plan for circa 450 staff to relocate out of seven buildings across the M8 corridor, located from Paisley in the west to Edinburgh in the east, into a new central Scottish office at Maxim 7, Motherwell.
- Chair of the Balfour Beatty project team, harnessing the input and managing the actions of key stakeholders representing each site:
- Balfour Beatty Construction (main contractor),
- Operational leads for each transferring business,
- IT services,
- Local Facilities Management,
- Group Property,
- Health & Safety
- Paperwork, furniture, and IT equipment audits
- Design & specification of the relocation strategy to undertake the moves over three consecutive weekends,
- contractor procurement,
- planning and management for the physical transfer of selected furniture and equipment from the existing sites,
- on-site attendance for all moves.
- All client staff were back to work within the first hour, every Monday morning.
- Cost savings of £60,000 were generated by identifying re-usable assets via a furniture audit
- Selected furniture was redistributed to other BB projects principally Sheffield and Derby, enabling cost-efficient re-use.
- Five leased buildings were subsequently sustainably cleared of abandoned furniture and WEEE prior to being surrendered.
Scotland Head Office
Example of Scottish Office Interior
Derby
- Management and procurement exercise for three sites transferring to one, featuring:
- C100 office staff,
- R & D laboratory/engineering workshops,
- Warehouse and stores.
- Chair of the Balfour Beatty project team, harnessing the input and managing the actions of key stakeholders representing each site:
- Operational leads for all businesses involved,
- IT services,
- Local Facilities Management,
- Group Property,
- Health & Safety.
- Paperwork, furniture, and IT equipment audits.
- Relocation strategy design & specification,
- contractor procurement,
- planning and management for the physical transfer of selected furniture and equipment from the existing sites,
- on-site attendance for all moves.
- Identification and procurement of specialist handling for:
- Workshop equipment
- R&D test rigs and associated analytical equipment
- Warehouse stock & storage systems.
- Cost-effective redeployment of re-useable furniture from Scotland.
Engineering Workshop Equipment
Other smaller projects are also undertaken for Balfour Beatty included:
Croydon to Redhill | Sunderland to Newcastle | Rochester to Folkestone | Liverpool to Liverpool
“Balfour Beatty would recommend and endorse Acton Relocation Management’s services for any individual or organisation undertaking similar office moves and relocations”… (Read full Testimonial here)
Alan Young, Commercial Manager | Balfour Beatty, Regional and Construction Services UK
“They bring a wealth of experience that ensured the project avoided the hazards and pitfalls that a novice mover could fall foul of”… (Read full Testimonial here)
Neil Platt, Asset & Compliance Manager | Balfour Beatty, Service and Living Places