Deloitte & Touche
Architect: Deilmann KochOffice Planning: Bene / Objektform
A logistical masterpiece for a product made to measure
Bene has pulled off a logistical masterpiece in completing Spherion, Deloitte & Touche’s new office building in Düsseldorf: An incredible 11,000 panels of office dividing walls, manufactured in Waidhofen according to the architects’ specifications, were delivered, assembled and commissioned in a matter of ten days.
3,300 running metres of wall panelling, consisting of 11,000 panels for 580 office rooms. 850 sideboards, 6,570 shelf boards, 880 pencil trays, 500 monitor supports, 250 hanging file boxes, 250 cable trays, 2,000 picture hooks: Bene landed a large contract from one of Germany’s leading auditing and consulting companies to manufacture panel elements for dividing walls separating the offices in Deloitte & Touche’s new building. There was just one catch – under the special terms of the contract, delivery, assembly and commissioning all had to be carried out within ten (!) days!
Precise logistical concept.
Bene’s project team managed to pull off a logistical masterpiece. 27 containers with sufficient material for four assembly teams had to be unloaded and deposited in the respective rooms on the first day, ensuring a smooth work flow for 25 staff members who supplied the material, and for 39 assembly workers. It was necessary to arrange the panels correctly to ensure that the panels for each individual room would form the desired veneer pattern. The project was implemented according to a precise logistical plan drawn up by a special database ensuring an adequate flow of information.
Deloitte & Touche’s head of administration has nothing but praise for Bene’s achievement: "A logistical feat based on proactive programming, staff competence and focused working towards an agreed target. The outcome is an outstanding product of excellent workmanship down to the last detail".
A customised product.
Bene’s product consists of wall panels for dividing walls used to structure the flexible floor plans. In their attempt to organise the workplaces in a highly compact manner, architects Deilmann Koch developed wall-oriented workstations where most work resources are simply hooked into the respective panel elements and are organised vertically to save space. Monitor, lamp and boards are mounted on the wall above the workstation, permitting the tables to be detached from the wall and variously configured as needed for meetings.
Using architect Jürgen Koch’s sketches, the Bene Waidhofen development team built the first prototypes, which were used for contracting without actually having a real product in hand. With only four weeks scheduled for delivery and assembly, Bene’s project manager hastened once again to Düsseldorf, taking along these initial samples in order to reassure the architect. "Your veneerers are artists rather than craftsmen", declared architect Koch enthusiastically. Indeed, it was rather difficult to procure the required amount of real-wood veneer: The order called for Italian nutwood in amounts which made it necessary to purchase Europe’s total two-year production from several veneer dealers.
"This project would not have been doable without Bene", Deloitte & Touche Düsseldorf’s head of administration says enthusiastically. Once more, Bene has proved its worth as a customer-oriented and efficient company.
