The storage of case information has a huge impact on the working of our business

As one of the largest, internationally recognised law firms in the world. Eversheds takes the way it manages an ever increasing number of files very seriously.

When staff at the Manchester office moved into new purpose built premises on great Bridgewater Street, the company reviewed its current storage of case files with a view to adopting a more ordered system to ensure that the company continued to provide an efficient service.
Ron Haines, Evershed’s Building and Project Manager, comments, “Due to the volume of information we deal with on a daily basis, it is vital that our staff can access it quickly and easily - we simply cannot afford to be inefficient. In my role as Project Manager, I was responsible for ensuring that staff would be able to start work immediately on their arrival in the new premises. I was also responsible for sourcing a functional and flexible storage system that would maximise floor space as we were moving from two buildings into one. This also included a requirement for mobile units, so that files would not be confined to one particular area.”
After carrying out a full audit of the company’s requirements, Rackline recommended 100 Pirouette rotary units combined with static shelving and Monotrak mobile systems.
Minimum disruption to Evershed’s staff was paramount in the installation of the new system. Rackline worked to a tight schedule to ensure that everything was in place for immediate use when staff arrived at the new premises.
In service industries such as the legal sector, time really is money. The use of Pirouette units can reduce staff retrieval time by massive 50%. For companies who employ fee earners, this can have a real impact on the bottom line.