Invesco, Henley

Resilience and “business as usual” were the key drivers behind this significant 160,000 ft² refurbishment in occupation project for trading company Invesco. Home to 900 staff, the challenge was integrating the staff into the new campus, changing their way of working, and encouraging greater collaboration between departments.

Initially, Elementa Consulting carried out a condition survey and oversaw a validation process to ascertain any equipment that could be retained through efficiencies in space. A landlord contribution had been agreed for plant replacement, subject to the scope confirmed through our survey work.

Staff was accommodated within the existing buildings, and each of the three office buildings was refurbished to include new MEP on-floor equipment to suit the new GA plans, which were developed over 9 phases. Elementa Consulting had significant input to the phasing strategy due to limitations placed on the phasing from the services infrastructure and, in particular, the comms infrastructure.

The existing data center was reduced in size from approximately 6,000 to 5,000 ft², allowing Invesco to use it for additional work areas. The central infrastructure, cooling, UPS, and electrical distribution equipment were replaced while the data center remained live. The new MEP plant location was built and commissioned before the changeover and decommission of existing equipment.

Now complete, the new campus includes a variety of ancillary spaces alongside the trading floors, including a restaurant, meeting suites, and a broadcast studio. Flexible breakout areas have transformed the previous independent working mindset into a more open collaborative environment, improving faster communication and efficiency and benefitting the firm’s performance.