Guidance

Planning a workplace move.

Written for occupiers, project managers and advisers deciding how an office project should be structured, procured and programmed.

Each guide sets out what governs the date and where office projects usually lose time.

Reading

Written for the people specifying the work.

CAT A versus CAT B office fit-out

The two terms are used loosely in negotiations and precisely in contracts. The gap between those two habits is where a lot of unexpected cost sits.

5 minute read

What to resolve before signing an office fit-out contract

Most office fit-out disputes are visible in the contract documents before anyone starts on site. They just are not read that way.

5 minute read

Refurbishing an office while the business remains operational

The construction in a live office is straightforward. The planning around it is the project.

5 minute read

Office MEP capacity: what must be checked before design approval

A layout approved without a capacity check is a layout that will be redesigned. The only question is how late.

5 minute read

Planning furniture procurement against an office move date

Furniture rarely delays a project because it was installed slowly. It delays projects because it was ordered late.

4 minute read

Discuss an office project

Tell us about the floorplate and the date.

Tell us the building, the area, the scope you expect to hold and the date the business needs to move. We will set out how the programme would run and what has to be resolved first.

Discuss an office project Send a brief or drawings