| Company |
Walsall College |
| Contract type |
Asset Management services |
| Profile |
- Walsall College is the largest provider of qualifications for 14-19 year olds in the Borough of Walsall, typically supporting 4000 young people
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| Key Issues |
- The existing campus was relocated to a new purpose-built facility within the city centre
- As part of the project the College wanted to catalogue its assets in advance of the move
- Lack of information about assets that were leased or owned meant it was difficult for the college to identify and budget for future requirements
- The software had to compatible with Microsoft applications
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| Solution |
- Pickfords Business Solutions utilised its unique Asset Management software Asset King as the database to capture the College’s assets
- Two experienced Asset Managers spent two days photographing and cataloguing 10,000 assets over a period of 38 days
- Pickfords customised the reporting process to ensure the College could access the data it needed
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| Result |
- Walsall College now has access to all information relating to its furniture and IT equipment and can plan to replace end of lease items or items that reach end of life
- The asset management service was integrated at the time of the move, which meant there was no additional disruption to the College and its students
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