where we worked

This particular job was in the centre of Paris, for a leading global bank.

challenges

The streets of Paris are notoriously narrow and not made for large scale deliveries of office furniture! The vehicles we’d usually use for these deliveries would simply not be suitable. Entrances to many Paris buildings, beautiful as they are, can be narrow, often with cobbled walkways and steps. We also had to consider that this was a working building so the safety of everyone had to be considered and priority always given to the users of the building.

Thrown into the mix was protests and strikes just to make things more interesting!!

how we managed

To start with, we thought about our transport. We shipped all of the furniture in to a local warehouse a week before it was needed. From there smaller vehicles carried out several runs per day. Parking permits were put in place to assist with the offloading throughout the day.

We used temporary flooring and ramps to assist with the moving of trolleys and cages, and took on some specialist moving equipment to help move some of the larger items up the steps and into the building.

We started early to avoid the morning rush. Scheduling our deliveries to avoid people arriving for work, going for lunch and leaving at the end of the day.

The Results

With our project management expertise and efficiency, we were able to navigate difficulties smoothly, ensuring a happy client and an installation delivered on time. We have been installing furniture in Paris using a local Parisian installation team, as well as UK project managers and fitters for many years. We and have become quite familiar with the challa but also the pleasures of working in such an historic city.

Amazing views of the Eiffel Tower from where we work is always a plus!