Many of the organisations we talk to do not have any kind of asset reuse going on.

Some are right at the start of their reuse journey.

Here at Warp It, we often get asked the interesting question of ‘How do you maintain your catalogue of usable items on your marketplace?’. This will be the focus of this blog post, which will include some invaluable tips that you can apply immediately. We are talking about making your reuse system automatic, with a simple tweak to your facilities management (FM) practices.

Do other people in your organisation appreciate what you do?

Do they know what you do?

Reuse can be a great way to demonstrate the value of your departmental impact.

Telling the stories of benefits of reuse is an incredible vehicle for organisations, allowing you to demonstrate the effectiveness of your department, what you do for the estate, and to boost participation.

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This article is all about a problem.

The problem is how to maximise the opportunity that building decommissions, or decants, present, especially when it comes to the reuse of surplus assets.

The challenge is that there are so many critical, and often conflicting deadlines, that the reuse of surplus assets is often left to the last minute. By this time, it is usually too late to find new owners for those assets!

"We do not have storage, so we cannot reuse"

This is one of the most common reasons institutions do not explore reuse after the first assessment meeting.

However, we say to customers, ‘Why would you want storage? It’s expensive to own, expensive to run, and time consuming to manage.’

If we could match surplus assets with new homes, while they are still in their original position, would that change things?

It would. We know it would.

If the CEO and senior management abandoned an organisation overnight and did not come back for one month.

The staff probably would not notice the difference.

If the porters or cleaners (and others in Facilities Management) did the same, after 3 days the organisation would not be able to function.

If the CEO and senior management abandoned an organisation overnight and did not come back for one month.

The staff probably would not notice the difference.

If the porters did the same, after 3 days the organisation would not be able to function.

Q: Why should facilities managers get involved with reuse? 

A: Reuse is a great way to illustrate the effectiveness of the FM or estates team