Case Studies Archive - Crown Workspace UK

Investec – relocating 1,722 staff into two separate offices

Investec is a specialist banking group with offices in London. The company wished to move 1,722 staff from 2 Gresham Street into two separate offices on the same street during a six week period, with the aim of creating a more agile working environment.

Royal Holloway – relocation of approximately 13,500 linear metres of books

Royal Holloway is one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities, with 21 academic departments and schools spanning the arts and humanities, sciences, social sciences, management, economics and law.

Transport for London (TfL) – providing a comprehensive clearance on a strict deadline

Transport for London (TfL) needed to clear their Westferry Circus site, holding 1,600 staff, by a strict deadline to avoid the incurrence of an occupation liability. The building was being returned to the landlord and thus required a comprehensive clearance service.

Parliamentary Estate Directorate (PED) – delivering a professional removal and porterage service

The Parliamentary Estate Directorate (PED) required a professional removal and porterage service to cover their entire estate. This was in addition to requiring storage for contemporary and historic furniture that would need transferring in and out of the store, as well as specialised IT relocation services in to cover all requirements of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Woking Library – relocation of approximately 1,700 linear metres of books

Surrey County Council required a professional relocation service provider that was highly experienced in library relocations, to assist them in moving from their current building to temporary accommodation. This was needed to allow building work and refurbishments to take place.

Guys and St Thomas – a specialist hospital move

Guys and St Thomas' issued a tender for a full range of specialist move management services for the entire hospital portfolio of one of the busiest and most diverse trusts in the NHS. They were looking for a highly professional and experienced relocation partner with extensive knowledge of working in the national health services.

Francis Crick Institute – a unique specialist relocation project

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery facility dedicated to understanding why disease develops and to find new ways to treat, diagnose and prevent illness. The creation of this state-of-the-art facility with nearly one million sq.ft of floor space in Kings Cross was one of the single biggest construction projects in the UK in recent times.

Large arts college relocates 300 staff into newly refurbished property

In 2014 Crown Workspace moved the staff from a large art college across London whilst their property underwent a major refurbishment. Following the completion of the works in 2017, Crown Workspace was asked to support the relocation of 300 staff back into the newly refurbished property and facilitate the clearance of their temporary accommodation.

Edge Hill University relocates 5,000 linear metres of books, journals and specialist collections

The Edge Hill University required the relocation of 5,000 linear metres of books, journals and special collections from the existing university library to the new building. The project also required the relocation of over 240 staff from 3 separate buildings, the Library, Careers, Learning Services and Student Services.