Pernod Ricard

case study

Pernod Ricard are a multinational company headquartered in France that produce alcoholic beverages for sale globally. They have a considerable portfolio of internationally recognised brands a number of which are featured in the global top 100 wines and spirits.

Within this country, Pernod Ricard UK are accountable for bringing their brands to British consumers. Historically they have had an estate primarily located in London across a number of locations.

Challenge

Utilisation of Space

Pernod Ricard UK were working in the UK at an office over 2 floors at 12 Chiswick Place, and additionally 2 floors at a location in Hammersmith. They had committed to relocating from these offices to one location in Chiswick Park and needed to understand whether it was possible, how the various teams and brands would fit, what space was currently being utilised for furniture and filing / storage, and how they could utilise the new space in the most effective and efficient manner.

solution

Developing a future workspace

Baker Stuart were commissioned to undertake furniture and filing / storage audits using their FileLOOK and AssetLOOK tools.

The full project was conducted over a 4 week period and the surveys included looking at the following:

Filing / Storage

All paper filing across the 2 locations
Logging all storage room contents including marketing materials, samples and the staff shop, as well as roller and racking / high density filing
Recommendations for reduction and digitisation of filing and rationalisation of product and marketing storage

Furniture

Grouping all products and categorising them by type
Ensuring that all artwork was catalogued with detailed photographs
Understanding of storage space and the frequency with which products are used
All storewall elements as well as all office and breakout areas

All findings were then collated and presented as both PDFs and in our online portal.

benefits

Saving of 916 linear metres of storage across locations – this equated to a total saving of 305 cabinets
Annual cost saving of over £230,000 in saved space
Understanding of storage space and the frequency with which products are used
Significant reuse of furniture in the new facility saving approximately £0.5m