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Colorado State University Surplus Program Case study

We have been looking into the US surplus sector to get an insight into how the US deal with reusing their surplus assets. We have done this for a couple of reasons

• to take back our learnings and pass then on to our customers,
• to create a report for the international surplus sector,
• but also to see if our solution solves any problems for our US counterparts.

In this case study we interview Jake Drenth, the Surplus Property manager for Colorado State University to find out how their system works and seek his tips for success. To be clear Colorado State University are not Warp It customers, but we interviewed Jack to learn abut his experience for the benefit of others. 

Jake was so generous with his time and expertise. Thankyou so much Jake!

Each month we scour the web and talk to our friends for tips, tricks and tools to help you tackle different challenges and become better!

This month we share some tips on breaking the ice – after all no-one should be stuck for words when meeting new people!

We’ve also found some cool remedies that will help you ward off the dreaded cold and flu symptoms this winter and stay positive and healthy.  

Every month we share a few things that we’ve spotted that inspire, amuse and entertain.

Do you need to get people on board with your reuse project? You can maximise your time efficiency by presenting your ideas as flow or process diagrams.

We look at a furniture reuse project, but it could be any project or idea you want to convey.

This quick and informative guide is going to show you one of the best tricks for finding a match for your surplus assets on the estate.

It’s really important to try and find a match for your surplus assets before they get moved to storage, as to avoid double-handling, or having the asset sat gathering dust in a corridor somewhere, or even worse, outside!

Amazing! Had a lot of good feedback from our staff and we have started saving here at Royal Free Hospital NHS.

This signpost article will give you a brief overlook of some of the NHS articles and case studies we’ve put together, allowing you to see how Warp It helps health bodies. By reading through each of these articles, you will be able to:

• Understand how reuse helps save your healthcare organisation money by facilitating and tracking the internal redistribution of surplus assets
• Understand how Warp It helps health agencies collaborate together- to swap and trade surplus assets across the sector
• Understand how Warp It can help the health sector link up woth other sectors to collaborate on surplus assets
• Read first hand accounts of those who set up and/or manage a NHS reuse program
• Position yourself to predict potential savings
• See the challenges faced, and how they are overcome
• See a massive reduction in procurement spend
• Understand how to reduce disposal costs
• Understand how to free up space
• Understand how to how to reduce unnecessary purchase orders

To read all of our NHS case studies click here.

 

To read about our NHS Supplier of the Year award click here

The contribution of FM operatives is often overlooked, because most of their hard work happens behind the scenes.

Here at Warp It we’ve put together a great deal of information and articles that support your mission to get exactly what you want within your organisation (and your life really), whether it be putting together a plan, goal-setting or providing you with incredible productivity tips straight from the experts.

One part of your tool kit for culture change should be organisational announcements. In this article you can find links to all of our article templates to use in your organisation 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 whilst embedding your reuse system into practice.

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

Here are some examples of the templates you can find:

• Reuse program launch template
• 'Look how well we are doing' template
• Building Clearance announcement