Office interiors

Workers Educational Association

The Workers’ Educational Association(WEA) is the UK's largest voluntary provider of adult education. WEA operates at local, regional and national levels. This includes nine regions in England, a Scottish Association and over 650 local Branches make up the WEA's National Association.

Specification and Programme

The WEA selected Premis Transition Management following a formal tender process to manage their transition from their existing corporate services building into new premises. The project included the coordination and management of a specified fit-out over two floors and space planning services to ensure a suitable new office and training environment was created to meet WEA’s current and future needs.

From the initial meeting the Premis project manager created an accurate specification programme, which included a detailed breakdown of project costs associated with all services. This also included specifications, samples, lead times, delivery dates and contractual and procurement guarantees. Project activities included the relocation of all existing furniture and equipment and subsequently there was a requirement to produce a comprehensive and detailed space plan and mapping exercise to ensure all furniture was suitable to transfer and fit. Accurate detailed floor plans were produced which included new partitioning (including a folding wall requirement for the training suite) glazing and storage layout design. The fit-out specification also required the installation of electrical, voice and data floor layouts to support the transferring desks. This was also specified, designed and installed to match the new furniture layouts.

Once the project plan was in place and all costs were agreed and orders placed the Interiors project manager coordinated and managed all relevant subcontractors on-site which included the client appointed removal company. The role of the Interiors project manager was an integral element to the success of the WEA project as it combined a range of diverse services culminating into one area and specific timeframe. The detailed planning, procurement, management and coordination by the Interiors project manager resulted in cost efficient, zero downtime, and overall successful project conclusion. The team at Interiors were able to provide a 'one point of contact' for all fit-out project activities to ensure WEA continued their productivity without interruption or delay to their services.