Principal Contractor
West London, UK

Forensic Science Laboratory Campus

10k + 3k sqm
Heathrow + Birchwood
200 scientists
6 departments moved
-25%
Budget beaten
Principal Contractor
West London, UK

Forensic Science Laboratory Campus

10k + 3k sqm
Heathrow + Birchwood
200 scientists
6 departments moved
-25%
Budget beaten

The Challenge

Relocating the client’s business, whilst fully operational, to two separate campuses of fully accredited, state-of-the-art laboratories.

Our Approach

Working closely with the client’s senior team and end users to structure the change programme into phases, optimising service levels and minimising risk.

Key Activities

Leadership of all aspects of the change programme across 11 workstreams
Full financial management
Ownership of the communication process with the client's customer base

The Impact

Owning the leadership of a major, strategically critical project for the client, allowing them to focus on core business delivery and growth.

Project Scale

Multi-million pound budget
6 major departments relocated
200 scientists moved
60 major instruments and 53 scientific processes fully accredited post-move to ISO 17025
A 10,000 sqm site opened at one campus and a 3,000 sqm site remodelled at the other

Results

Two-year programme delivered on time
During a global pandemic
Complex business relocated to two locations
With no service impact
Build programme delivered to budget
Transfer budget beaten by 25%

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