California to Chicago. 1,800 Miles. Delivered Two Days Early and Under Budget.
A global logistics company needed to downsize its California facility and relocate to Chicago. The furniture cost alone looked prohibitive. ASI found a better way and saved them $120,000 in the process.
The Challenge
When this global logistics organization made the strategic decision to downsize its California facility and consolidate operations in Chicago, the project scope was significant: a 55,000 square foot facility housing 200 employees, complete with a server room, Cat 6 network cabling for 300 users, card key and security systems, and a full complement of office cubicles.
The furniture problem alone threatened to derail the budget. The best outside quote for 32 new cubicles at the Chicago location came in at $150,000. With offices more than 1,800 miles apart, moving existing furniture had been written off as impractical.
The company needed a partner with the operational reach, creative problem-solving, and field execution capability to manage a project of this complexity from coast to coast.
The ASI Approach
ASI reframed the problem from the first conversation. Rather than accepting the assumption that new furniture was the only option, ASI proposed repurposing and transporting the existing California cubicles to Chicago. For any provider operating at a local or regional scale, this would have been impossible. ASI operates nationally, and the logistics of cross-country furniture transport, reinstallation, and quality restoration were well within scope.
ASI managed the complete California decommission: full facility clearance, server room removal, Cat 6 cabling extraction for 300 users, card key and security system removal, and building restoration. Simultaneously, ASI coordinated the shipment, transport, and installation of the cubicles at the Chicago location, flying out the same installation managers and engineers who had overseen the California work to ensure continuity and quality.
On arrival in Chicago, every cubicle panel was steam-cleaned to a condition indistinguishable from new.
ASI also recycled 12,000 pounds of metal from the California facility and ensured that 75% of all furniture either found a new purpose or was donated, keeping it out of landfills entirely. The project earned the client two LEED points for construction and demolition waste management.
The Outcome
The repurposed cubicle installation cost the client $30,000, compared to $150,000 for new. An 80% cost reduction on that line item alone.
Results
- $120,000 saved through furniture repurposing vs. purchasing new (80% cost reduction)
- 55,000 sq ft decommissioned in California
- 200 employees relocated
- 12,000 lbs of metal recycled
- 75% of furniture diverted from landfill through repurposing and donation
- 2 LEED points earned for construction and demolition waste management
- Delivered two days early, on budget
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