Things are not always perfect - how could they be?

Life is not perfect, but it still provides the opportunity to use processes that can make things better. So, despite things not going well right now, the potential for success remains, and we want to give you some ideas about how to turn your reuse project around…

You have been working all day , your boss is asking for an update, you need to submit a committee report, things are stressful.

I am assuming you are here because you are interested to see how reuse can improve processes at your place of work.

Warp It webinars last about 30-40 minutes and give you a great overview of how our system is being used for organisations just like yours. The webinars are

• Convenient- join from anywhere
• Easy to follow
• Straight to the point
• Have the ability to ask questions and get immediate response
• You can dip in and out
• If you miss the session we send you a recording

Here are the main reasons you should attend the webinar to improve your job function. You are probably involved with one or more of the processes below. 

• Reduce unnecessary procurement: Here are 6 golden impacts that the procurement department can enjoy!

• Reduce waste; Here's are 4 reasons that the Waste Manager loves what we do. With a surprise in there that you would not think of !

• We improve sustainability. (No brainer!)

• Create better building clearances / decants and improve space efficiency; Here are 4 reasons ways that we help with the space management/ decant/ building clearance process.

• We improve the look and feel of the estate: Here are 8 reasons that this activity can help you towards your Estates/ Facilities/Operations objectives.

• Improve portering/ logistics. Here are 4 reasons Facilities Managers , the head porter and porters like what we do.

If you are interested in any of the process above and are the type of person who likes to see continual improvement then you will enjoy one of our webinars.

For me there are two main benefits to webinars...

1) Freedom from the office

Wouldn't it be great to get out for a bit and still be moving your objectives forward? This is where webinars can really shine. Because we are all more mobile and contactable you can learn on the go with a webinar.

2) Better quicker easier collaboration

Delivering any project at work involves cross-departmental collaboration. If for example you are rolling out a reuse project,  there are many actors in this play, including Sustainability, Waste, Procurement, Capital Development, Space Management, Logistics and Storage. 

We welcome Ruth Harris, Sustainability Officer at the University of Reading.

Ruth has been supporting various sustainability projects and their development within the educational organisation for 4 years, and has been the Warp It lead since they joined in early 2015.

Hey! This is Daniel O’Connor from Warp It, and this article is here to explain how and why you should consider selling or donating assets to staff for personal use. I’m going to walk you through the process, the control features, the legal implications, and the way forward.

One part of your tool kit for culture change should be emails.

In this article you will find links to all of our email templates for use within your organisation, in order to help embed reuse. 

Changing culture is hard! Really hard! Before setting off you should develop a communication plan with your comms team. 

As part of the communication plan you should develop regular communications, especially in the first 12-18 months of embedding your reuse system into common practice.

This collection of templates will help you to promote your furniture reuse program across your organisation. 

Please note: The 6 downloads in the subheadings are different templates to those provided in the free download at the end of this piece.

Welcome! We want to talk to you about making cultural change in large organisations, and to do so we must discuss one particular technique that is used globally, but is seldom followed in organisations.

What’s the technique?

The technique is to use social media and word of mouth influence to help you get your message out and do your job for you, even while you sleep. We’ll use the example of a reuse programme, but this could apply to any kind of culture change in procurement, facilities, energy management, or the whole organisation.

One of the easiest ways to engage people in your reuse program is to actually get people on Warp It and looking around. If they don’t get as far as the portal, something might be wrong.

In this article we are going to share a couple of tips from Warp It member Alexander Ford, from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

Warp It are here to support you every step of the way in your reuse journey.

To do that, we’ve produced some branded sticker templates to make it absolutely clear what is going to happen with your surplus assets- as part of a building move or as part of your reuse campaign.

Imagine you’re planning your reuse scheme and you’ve already got the go-ahead from stakeholders, done a business case, and have organisational support, but, there’s a delay.

Nobody likes delays, such as the IT department taking longer than expected to review something, or a line manager or committee going over details again and again. Regardless of the delay, you know the project is going to go ahead and you are itching to get started. If you’re at this stage in the process, or could perceive it ever happening to you, then you must continue reading.