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PROJECT PROFILE – CLIFFORD CHANCE

Planned over two years, but undertaken in

just five weekends, Clifford Chance, the

world’s largest, fully integrated law firm

moved over 3,000 staff to centralise its

London offices into a one million sq ft

building in the heart of Canary Wharf.

The layout of the office enables Clifford

Chance’s legal specialists and support staff

to work together as part of project teams.

Taller units are used to define office areas

with tambour shutters opening to the

walkway and rear facing tool-rails enabling

notice boards, screens and even artwork to

be suspended above the workstations.

Appearance also influenced the units

chosen, with architects Gensler opting for

white cabinets to maintain the light, open

appearance of the building. Low cabinets

featured sloping birch tops to match the

desks and provide reading space while

preventing papers being left on view.

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PROJECT PROFILE – CLUTTONS

When the lease ran out on Cluttons’

elegant head office in Berkeley Square, it

provided the opportunity to reassess their

approach to the working environment.

A technologically advanced property

consultant, Cluttons is part of a profession

that is still heavily dependent on paper, so

storage was a key factor.

The objective was to improve communication

by developing closer working relationships.

Though individual commercial areas operated

independently, there was the chance to

share more information on business

opportunities, creating a strong case for

open plan.

A storage strategy was developed based on

the Bisley LateralFile range that combines

high-density storage with a sleek finish to

complement systems furniture. The solution

required the availability of capacity, without

impacting on the openness of the space.

Low cabinets were used at the end of desk

clusters and to define meeting areas, while

extra deep, desk-height pedestals were

selected to provide the maximum desk-

located personal storage.

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PROJECT PROFILE – BBC RADIO HUMBERSIDE

BBC Radio Humberside is now one of the

BBC’s most successful radio stations with

up to 250,000 listeners... its new state-

of-the-art production centre and studios

at the Queens Court in Hull also houses

regional television, Internet and broadband

TV output, with a staff of over 100.

Given the 24/7 culture of TV and radio,

furniture for the new facilities had to be

both robust and highly adaptable; the

flexible Bisley LateralFile storage system

was selected to store the many types of

different media, from video and DVD to

traditional paper-based systems.

To provide an organic element in the

office environment, planters were fixed

to the top of the cabinets and the subtle

silver finish gave a visual coherence to

the vibrant interior of the new building.

The BBC’s commitment to new office

facilities will ensure that its staff has the

best possible ambience to create the next

generation of broadcasting.

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PROJECT PROFILE – BBC MEDIA VILLAGE

Five new buildings by architects Allies

and Morrison have joined the original

BBC White City to create the new 17-

acre BBC Media Village, providing office

space for approximately 6,000 people.

Set to regenerate the wider urban area,

the development provides state-of-the-

art broadcast facilities and offices as well

as shops, cafés and a post office – open to

local residents and BBC staff – centred on

a public boulevard.

Integral to the office accommodation is

Bisley LateralFile, providing a coherent

and cohesive structure to the office

environment. Specified in discussion with

DEGW and user groups, one carcase size

provides enough drawer, door and flipper

combinations to store a wide variety of

media. The same carcase is also used with

sloping shelves to display publications, as

MySpace lockers for personal storage

and as ‘post points’ with pigeonholes and

in/out boxes. Low cabinets with thick

seat pads have the dual purpose of storage

and seating for impromptu meetings.

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PROJECT PROFILE – HEWITT BACON & WOODROW

Hewitt Associates is an NYSE-quoted,

global outsourcing and consulting firm

delivering a complete range of human

capital management services. Operating

in the UK as Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow

Ltd, the organisation recently moved its

London office to a new location at Foster

& Partners’ More London development.

Over 300 people moved over one weekend

into 56,000 sq ft of office space designed

by Pringle Brandon.

Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow undertook a full

filing survey before the move, organised

by specialist consultants McDermott and

Partners. The solution recommended was

Bisley LateralFile and enabled both US

and UK formats to be stored efficiently.

As market leader, Bisley was selected for

both high quality manufacture and a strong

financial base to ensure future supply.

Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow were able to

reduce storage space required by nearly 50%.

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PROJECT PROFILE – THE MET OFFICE

The new £80 million Met Office headquarters

in Exeter, delivered on time and on budget,

is one of the most successful Public Private

Partnerships. The three-story site includes

two supercomputers, a training college,

sports and recreation area and conference

facilities as well as 13,000m2 of office space.

Taking advantage of the flexibility of Bisley

SystemFile, the Met Office selected both

double doors and tambours depending on

aisle space and five and six-drawer units to

vary the degree of privacy. Based on ‘working

scenarios’, the Met Office staff opted for

more storage rather than extra desk space

and using cabinets to act as space dividers

instead of screens.

Bisley was also vital to successful project

completion, accommodating the complex,

five-month delivery schedule, as well as

being able to respond quickly to changing

needs and increased demand.

The official opening of the new building

marked the Met Office’s 150th anniversary

creating a facility for successful development

well into the 21st Century.

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PROJECT PROFILE – BOODLE HATFIELD

One of the West End’s oldest law firms,

has been providing bespoke legal services

for more than 275 years. Recent growth

has led the company to re-locate to a

new flagship headquarters building in

fashionable New Bond Street.

Like every law firm, Boodle Hatfield are

paperwork dependent and confidentiality

conscious. The Bisley Tower Pedestal range

specified made it easy to secure work in

progress quickly and easily. As well as the

flexibility of adjustable storage levels, a key

factor was the extra work surface provided

which can be retracted and locked away.

Bisley also supplied the Towers with pin-

able screens to match the screens on the

furniture systems and tops to match the

desks.

The hanging rail system used to position

desktop accessories greatly encouraged

people to adopt a ‘clean-desk’ policy,

which was particularly important in

overcoming the culture shock of an open

plan environment.

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PROJECT PROFILE – CIEH

The Chartered Institute of Environmental

Health (CIEH). With 17 centres across the

UK, the CIEH has approximately 9,800

members dedicated to maintaining,

enhancing and promoting improvements

in public and environmental health. When

its head office required refurbishment to a

fire-damaged area, Bisley InnerSpace was

installed to provide high-density storage.

The design brief for the refurbishment made

it clear that the key to both a pleasant and

efficient office environment was effective

space utilisation. The benefit of InnerSpace’s

high-density design was the ability to gain

maximum storage capacity for minimum

floor space, increasing the storage capacity

of existing areas by up to 100%.

CIEH were able to increase capacity even

further by adopting a dedicated filing format.

By combining InnerSpace with the Mappei

filing system and modular file-containers to

concentrate their paper filing, additional

space savings of up to 80% could be

released, as well as promoting more

efficient document processing.

Focussing on productivity within the

workplace, the result was a successful

implementation and the decision to extend

the project further.

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PROJECT PROFILE – HERBERT SMITH

The award-winning law firm opted for

Bisley’s storage to meet its expansion

needs for additional office space in the

City of London. Storage was considered

crucial to the overall fit-out, because

records management was so vital for

day-to-day working.

The key requirements were solutions for

‘personal’ storage at each workstation,

‘general’ filing in the open-plan areas,

‘high-density’ archives to cope with the

volume of work and one manufacturer

to supply a complete solution. Bisley

LateralFile was selected as the core

element for both personal and general

office storage. Bisley InnerSpace, the only

high-density mobile storage system

specifically designed for the ‘front office’

was selected to provide archive storage.

Though high-density, the design and

positioning of InnerSpace enabled ready

access to all files and maintained the

aesthetic of the office design.

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PROJECT PROFILE – G & J SEDDON LTD

One of the North West’s largest construction

employers has completed its move to a

purpose built headquarters building.

Though taking particular care to create the

right working environment for its 100 plus

staff, the key design criterion was future

growth without further disruption.

Storage was a key element; dealing primarily

with construction contacts, Seddon’s operate

a paper-orientated process requiring

printed records of all the various build

stages, over long time spans. A solution

was devised using low and high two-door

cupboards, accommodating lever arch files

to store all common sizes of paper.

The Bisley storage matched the desks in

style and colour… the silver finish of the

desking and storage units matched

perfectly… Two-door Bisley LateralFile

units were used to give instant access to

‘work-ongoing’ and to provide surfaces for

fax and copiers, taller units at screen

height helped to create workstation

clusters. Tambour cabinets were used for

material needing less frequent access and

to define different office areas.

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PROJECT PROFILE – GIVAUDAN

Givaudan – in their ‘Creation Centre’

laboratory, Givaudan called in expert

advice when their requirement for storing

thousands of flavours in the right

environment outgrew the available space.

A high–density storage solution was

provided by the award winning front office

mobile storage system – Bisley InnerSpace.

Asked to come up with a storage solution

for flavouring samples and ingredients is

an unusual brief; the flexibility of InnerSpace

proved vital. The shelving space needed to

store specially developed ingredient trays,

so adjustable storage levels to maximise

density and accommodate the variable

trays heights was required.

Security and confidentiality were also serious

considerations as Givaudan develop

unique flavours and tastes for their

customers. InnerSpace made it possible to

secure both historic ingredients and work

in progress. A further requirement was

matching the style of the modern laboratory

environment, InnerSpace achieved this

perfectly.

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PROJECT PROFILE – THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

The enlarged and modernised Royal

Opera House, home to the Royal Opera

and the Royal Ballet, has proved to be

one of London’s most exciting public

spaces, since its re-opening.

Behind the scenes, up to 650 people

work on-site including costume makers,

cloth dyers and wig makers.

This prestigious project demanded a

breadth of product to meet the varying

requirements and applications. Wings

workstations together with a wide variety

of different storage solutions were chosen

for their adaptability and versatility and their

simple clean aesthetics complemented

the building design. The project was

successfully managed and completed by

Furniture For Business.

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PROJECT PROFILE – SINGAPORE AIRLINES

When Singapore Airlines moved their

London office to the award–winning

Chiswick Park development, they required

an efficient and contemporary interior design

scheme to comfortably accommodate all

the people and associated paperwork of

a complex customer–facing operation.

The task set was to create a cohesive

working environment which provided

personal and team storage, and made

efficient use of budgets. Stylish Bisley

pedestals for personal use and co-ordinating

two-door cupboards accommodating the

lateral filing preferred by Singapore

Airlines were specified; the storage having

to compliment the white and chrome

colour scheme.

With just 5 days to complete the whole

design, the varied functionality and easy

specification of the Bisley units was a key

factor enabling the architects and furniture

suppliers to meet their deadlines.

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