Active was engaged to manage its FM services and support the business throughout the refurbishment.
Ongoing Contract
Facilities Management
London
2020-2023
Dolby was founded in London in 1965, now headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe. From movies and TV shows, to apps, music,sports and gaming, Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences for billions of people worldwide.
Now operating out of Soho Square, Dolby's EMEA Headquarters houses state-of-the-art audio equipment, testing rooms with hypersensitive acoustic flooring and meticulously organised cabling. The facility also houses a 60+ seater screening room to showcase their remarkable cutting-edge technology, as well as mixing an grading Hollywood movies.
Because of all of this specialist equipment, Dolby needed a total facilities management partner that could handle delicate, complex equipment, while ensuring minimal disruption to their day-to-day business. As well as this, the space had undergone major refurbishment work, which required staff to move to temporary accommodation whilst maintaining regulatory requirements and planned maintenance to continue the business' regular functions.
Active was engaged to manage the facilities management services, and support Dolby through the planned refurbishments - creating a bespoke solution that covered all the needs of the company, including:
Statuory compliance checks, including:
Active have completed a number of projects in the first year of the contracts, including the teporary relocation of people and equipment duing the refurbishment works. This included appointed a dedicated Workplace Change Manager on-site, working closely with Dolby's main contractor to ensure maintenance works was scheduled & completed without disruption to the refurbishment.
A planned refurbishment of Dolby's roof garden was completed in March 2021, which was then opened for reoccupation in April.
As well as all of the above, Active further enhanced the employee experience, providing fresh flowers, interior planters & arranged for delivery of fresh fruit, soft drinks & daily milk.
"Dolby engaged with Active because of its boutique approach to FM services. The market is undoubtedly crowded for FM providers in the UK, but Active stood out. As an SME it competes with larger players in the field and wins."
Clare Biscoe, – Workplace & Real Estate Manager
The Active team work hard to design visually brilliant and practical office workspaces; making the best use out of the available space. If you are interested in any of the professional office interiors services that are available from the Active team, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
You can contact our team online by:
Active Workplace Solutions, a trading name of Active Facilities Management Ltd
Unit 4 Headley Park 10 Headley Road East Woodley, Reading Berkshire RG5 4SW
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