Stores
300
Months
2
Auditors
8 to 10
A nationwide DIY retailer were looking to remodel the fires departments within their 300 stores. For this they needed to understand what fixtures and fittings stock they currently had in stores, and the current layout of the department.
THE CHALLENGE
The nationwide DIY retailer partnered with RGIS to have store fires department surveys conducted. They required the following:
- Data for all 300 stores within a tight time frame of a two month window
- To understand what fixtures and fittings they currently had in their stores
- To understand the current layout of each of the store’s fires department
- To update plans of stores that had already been remodelled to ensure any installations already completed were accurate
Why RGIS?
A nationwide DIY retailer were looking to remodel the fires departments within their 300 stores. For this they needed to understand what fixtures and fittings stock they currently had in stores, and the current layout of the department.
Our Solutions
RGIS worked with the nationwide DIY retailer and completed the following:
Provided 8-10 trained auditors that were spread across the UK districts. Each store took approximately 1-2.5 hours to survey, and 2-3 stores were completed daily by each auditor
Verified and updated all the elements on the customer’s existing plans, such as architectural obstructions that existed within the department (e.g. columns, downpipes and air conditioning units). Electrical points, any existing in-bay lighting or sprinkler systems, the size and position of racks/gondola and promo zones
RGIS also captured and provided an excel output detailing other assets such as bay load capacities. Also any exceptions found that may hinder or affect installations
Individual bay and departmental overview photos were also taken by the RGIS auditors at the time of the survey, and delivered to the customer
The completed survey drawing were then converted into CAD by the RGIS SLS team
Elements of the drawing were formatted according to the customer’s pre-defined specifications. A series of QA checks performed using custom built tools
Results
By partnering with RGIS, the nationwide DIY retailer benefited from the following:
All surveys were completed within the allocated two month time frame given
The data RGIS provided gave the customer an up-to-date view as to what equipment they already possessed across their estate, and allowed them to reallocate equipment where there was an excess in a store or helped minimise the amount of new equipment they would have to order, to implement the new layouts
The excel output was formatted so that the customer could import our data and compare the actual and expected layout equipment requirements easily
Conclusion
By partnering with RGIS to deliver nationwide fires department surveys, the DIY retailer obtained a precise, up-to-date view of fixtures, layouts, and existing installations across all 300 stores within a tight timeframe. RGIS’s structured data capture, photographic evidence, and CAD-verified outputs ensured plans accurately reflected in-store reality. As a result, the retailer reduced unnecessary new equipment purchases, reallocated existing assets more effectively, and gained confidence that remodelled stores were accurately documented and compliant with design requirements.
