Case Study - St John Ambulance
We were approached by St John’s Ambulance to tender for the furniture fit-out at their Derbyshire HQ in Chesterfield following a large two story extension at the rear of the building to include new training facilities and committee boardroom.
The tender included two large training rooms, 4 small meeting/conference rooms and a large boardroom. The brief; To create two multi function training rooms which could be set up as a classroom for training and to be cleared down for practical first aid courses, the two rooms were adjoining by an operable wall which would be folded back to make the two rooms into one large room.
A large comfortable boardroom to cater for up to 20 committee members to use on a regular basis and finally to furnish the small meeting rooms with tables and chairs for either small classroom talks or small meetings.
We started the tender by supplying samples of conference tables and chairs to give the client an idea of what they could get for their budget, following a deliberation over the samples we then arranged a visit to the seating manufacturer and then the furniture manufacturer, We picked up the CEO and two of the senior managers and completed the two factory tours. On these visits we produced CAD drawings both 2D & 3D to show the clients how the furniture would work in the given space.
The solution; In the two large training rooms we recommended and supplied 1600 x 750 rectangular meeting tables with detachable chrome legs which could be store in a purpose built container which then allows the table tops to be stored on a trolley, the chairs selected were stacking cantilever chairs in two colours to break the room up, again with the chairs this allowed the client to easily stack the chair to one side for when the practical side of the courses took place, and using a cantilever frame makes the chairs comfortable enough to sit for 8 hours whilst in the classroom format, this allowed St Johns Ambulance the ability to use the room to its exact purpose without needing to use two types of furniture and able to fold back the wall for the larger training sessions.
The smaller meeting rooms were kitted out with the same furniture & seating. In the main boardroom we recommended and supplied a bespoke table which could be split into two sections if needed but mainly as a one piece set which could sit 20 people for the monthly committee meeting. They also specified cupboards which could help with outside conferences should the need arise, the cupboards we selected and also opted to install a fridge built within the cupboard to keep refreshment fresh, the chairs were upgraded to more executive looking and comfortable chairs in a black fabric and the wood chosen for the table and cupboards was a new range called Santiago Cherry to give a more executive look.
St John’s Ambulance were extremely happy with the results in which they provided us with a testimonial.
The training centre was re-opened by Princess Anne following the completion of the refurbishment.
