Hall Analytical

The Project

In 2019, Hall Analytical recognised the requirement for a new space in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Due to their internal staff growth, expansion and growing demand from their business and client base, larger office and laboratory facilities were required, allowing end-users to carry out more sample analysis.

We were awarded the project management, laboratory and office relocations to their new premises in September 2019.

Scope of Services

  • Five-month project preparation by a dedicated Project Manager, commencing in October 2019 with bi-weekly meetings for the first three months, increasing to weekly meetings in the new year
  • Balancing the delivery programme with outside contractors, OEMs and the Covid-19 pandemic limitations
  • All meetings lead by the dedicated Project Manager and key stakeholders involved at Hall Analytical
  • Programme build of concurrent office and laboratory relocation
  • Planning of office layout with HA
  • Furniture analysis and design consultation for the new office in line with an interior design specification
  • OEM Management, sometimes dealing with multiple OEMs for a single piece of equipment
  • Chemical relocation
  • Gas and nitrogen relocation
  • Management of outside contractors incl. electricians who were adjusting the onsite video technology
  • Regular updates from and consultation with our inhouse GDPR officer
  • The delivery team distributed with knowledge and understanding of GLP and UKAS requirements
  • Furniture installation

Covid-19 Implications

In February 2020, the month which our original programming saw the commencement of relocations for Hall Analytical, the UK was preparing to go into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe. This meant we weren’t allowed to do a two-man carry of any office furniture or lab equipment, which would prove problematic and force a delay in proceedings.

After gaining approval from the Government to continue working under strict guidelines, the programme was shifted to accommodate for the temporary downtime we experienced, and for the build of new Risk Assessments, Method Statements (RAMS) and the delivery and internal distribution of new, enhanced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Once the new methods had been approved both internally and by Hall analytical themselves, the Project Manager rebuilt and re-resourced the programme around other users of the building including the outside contractors and onsite OEMs.

Site Management

Rebuilding the programme meant a full analysis and utilisation of the buildings; access and egress routes, formulating a one-way system to coincide with social distancing rules and the usability requirements of internal staff (scientists etc. who still required access to the building) and external contractors.

We built bespoke move plans for the building users and integrated and distributed Covid-19 safety measures throughout so all users of the building knew where to expect our presence and when.

The Outcome

Hall Analytical was impressed with the precision and professionalism of the team on site. Despite the minor delays caused by Covid-19, we ensured all works were carried out safely, whilst managing a number of key variables. 

Medicines Discovery

The Project

David Hillier was appointed as the Project Manager to deliver the fit-out & refurbishment works and manage the appointed contractors, including the MEP contractor and the various OEM’s involved.  The project involved the office and specialist laboratory space relocation including Cat2 Laboratories and CATA and CATB fit-outs.

Collaboration

David and the Johnsons team worked to deliver a soft landing of specialist equipment including:

  • Mass Spectrometry, Microscopy Tissue Processing and General Analytical Lab Equipment.
  • Coordination of cradle to the grave installation process of all laboratory apparatus including full coordination of OEM’s equipment.
  • Relationship building with international and regional OEM teams consisting of Carl Zeiss, Bruker and Waters.

Key Deliverables

As a result of Covid-19, the Light House Lab project materialised, and David was appointed by the client to deliver the project at Alderley Park.

The project involved:

  • Property project management, assisting with the refurbishment and upgrade of existing CAT2 Labs creating and supporting the national diagnostic lab network, to support the fight against COVID-19 building industrial testing capacity. Project lead on landlord and tenant interface, collaboration role within property and asset managing team focusing on time-driven delivery for the facility in line with government timelines.
  • Working with the FM Team to coordinate delivery and installation of specialist lab equipment, ranging from PCR Machines to Hamilton Robotics. International and regional coordination of installation program with suppliers Hamilton, CAS.

The project also involved the relocation of staff personal crates, IT and equipment.

Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd

The Project

In 2019, Johnsons provided Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd with a move management and relocation programme to facilitate their requirement for a building consolidation project. Originally spread over two buildings, a recent audit exposed the opportunity for them to draw down on their sustainable estate strategy and utilise the space of just one area instead.

The project was required to take place over two phases split into the relocation of the production areas in the clean room and the relocation of the main offices.

Scope of Services

  • Full Project Move Management to complete the planning and delivery of the relocation of the clean room items and general office areas
  • Provision of our DGSA (Dangerous Goods & Safety Advisor) to support and provide the legally required transportation documentation
  • Supply of experienced/trained/uniformed JLL relocation team members
  • Supply of ADR compliant vehicles and certified ADR drivers as required
  • Rolls of bubble wrap to be supplied for Zeiss UK staff to use to pack
  • Supply of equipment (crates, security seals, labels etc.)
  • Supply of qualified/skilled fitters to undertake the dismantling/reassembling of the racking/workbenches
  • Building protection installed to all main walkways/doorways/lifts as required

The new, modern setting was chosen to mirror the innovative working techniques of both Carl Zeiss Ltd and Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd and has been created to provide an open plan, collaborative and flexible working environment for all of our employees.

As-well as being a larger and a more modern building, ZEISS House also hosted excellent meeting and conferencing facilities throughout the three open plan floors. There were 16 meeting rooms and 5 demo rooms for optimal availability and flexibility for their visiting customers. In addition, the new site had a much larger car park for staff and visitors, as well as many local amenities nearby.

Production Area / Clean Room Relocation

The Production Area relocation comprised of a number of specialist pieces of equipment being transitioned from Coldhams Lane to Canbourne Business Park. The items included cylinders of Nitrogen and Helium, fume cabinet, work benches, large crane/A-Frame, small crane/A-Frames, crates and cages as well as Dexion racking.

Prior to all items being transported from the Clean Room, they were shrink-wrapped with a double layer of shrink wrap. This reduced the chances of all the items that are coming out of the clean-room environment being exposed to an environment of over an ISO level 5/10,000 maximum particle classification.

We unwrapped the first layer outside of the airlock at the new premises and then handed all items over to the Zeiss UK staff through the airlock facility to remove the second layer.

All relocation equipment on each shift was segregated so once equipment had entered the clean room it will stay in there in its “clean” state until the relocation shift was completed. In addition to this, we provided separate removal teams and segregated them so they didn’t continuously pass through the airlock between the cleanroom environment.