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Cannons Health & Fitness Ltd

Project Value: Various project values ranging from £100,000 to £3m

Services Provided: Building Surveying, Cost Management, Planning Supervision, Project Management

Start Date: 1995-ongoing

Capita Symonds has been providing property consultancy services to Cannons since 1995 and has worked on approximately 25 sites throughout the United Kingdom. The sites have all included the fitting-out of buildings to form health and fitness clubs comprising swimming pools, steam and sauna areas, crèche, health and beauty, bar / club areas, male and female changing areas, gymnasium, spa pools and dance studios.

Services are delivered in a partnering framework which has been developed over a number of years with a key focus on product and continuous improvement. Benefits have included the following:

Reducing project programme

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively from day one. Using extensive knowledge from experience gained on previous projects to understand, prepare and manage the complex issues
• Projects delivered ahead of programme
• On site activities reduced from 22 weeks to 16 weeks

Increased cost certainty from the outset

• Detailed cost data, cost modelling, benchmark and KPI information available to all parties to accurately predict the final outturn cost
• Projects are completed within the agreed capital expenditure allocation set against benchmark costs
• Early settlement of final accounts - final accounts agreed on the date of practical completion

Better quality

• Effective defects management regime. Defects managed out throughout the project
• Partners ability to understand operational key issues in the smooth running of the club
• Minimal defects at project completion which is a key performance indicator and benchmarked accordingly
• Product focused - continual improvement

Interface and pro-active information management

• Extranet site, to which each partner has access
• Understanding each partners roles and responsibilities and its respective strengths and qualities.
• Better understanding of client's business
• Appreciation of critical areas for service delivery by each partner