Whether you are planning to redevelop a single room or your entire campus, an audit can help you to gather information on your existing equipment to allow accurate forecasting to be made on the lifecycle requirements for any piece of legacy FF&E or ICT equipment within.

By looking objectively at the quality of existing furniture or ICT within your environment, Favourite Cat can place a value on each of the elements, in accordance with their current purpose and quality. This information will allow you to easily assess the current level of provision before deciding whether to change it by addition, removal or replacement.

Audits are often used when:

• Relocating.
• Helping with the design and implementation of new furniture/ICT as well as with the replacement or removal of existing elements.
  
• Setting a framework for considering requests for new provision.
  
• Helping to ensure the most efficient and effective use of resources.
  
• Utilising space/equipment more efficiently e.g. for an expected increase of staff. 

An audit by Favourite Cat will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of your environment. By auditing your current FF&E/ICT, you will be better positioned to plan by knowing what you have, what you need to replace and what you need to move as the condition of each item is detailed.

Favourite Cat provides onsite data capture for each item, which includes:

• Unique reference, type, description and colour.
• Dimensions, where applicable, excluding end of life items.
  
• Photographic records allowing for easy identification.
  

 The data is presented to you in a spreadsheet containing filtering and dynamic formula for your ease of use and links to the relevant photograph for each item. We will analyse this data and compile a report detailing our findings, with an executive summary detailing any issues found, suggested action points and possible developments seen as being beneficial to you and your business.

Audits are usually undertaken outside of your open hours to minimise any disruption to teaching and learning. However, we recognise that this is not always practical, and can therefore undertake the audit at your convenience.

Favourite Cat can also provide advice on how you can recycle or offer a second life to your non transferrable/disposable items which are still fit for purpose, but no longer required by yourselves. These items could, for example, be sent to other needing communities be that in the UK or abroad; if you have any connections with a Third World country then those links could be utilised and the equipment shipped there. We can help with setting up these projects through our contacts.

If you would like to know more about this service and how it could benefit you, please contact us to discuss your requirements.