All organisations have a lot of "stuff". This can include furniture, ICT and audio-visual equipment, marketing collateral, product samples, books and journals, and physical records.

Not all of this will be in day-to-day use. With the need to optimise utilisation of workspace, and the enduring value and requirement to use certain items, there is the requirement to have storage space available.

Many organisations utilise offsite storage facilities provided by third parties to manage their archive records and store other items. You may use more than one and combine this with in-house storage and even self-store facilities.

It is essential to ensure that the items stored are correctly looked after and that efficient and cost-effective services are provided.

One challenge, for example, is that storage holdings might not have been catalogued adequately over time. This is particularly a risk when you cannot assure whether personal data is held within your physical records archive and whether it is accessible or still within its retention periods. The lack of quality catalogue data might also mean that useful furniture, IT or exhibition assets drop off "the radar".

We can audit your storage and vendor(s) areas to provide insight and recommendations relating to:

* Storage strategy and suppliers

* Assessment of storage locations, services and conditions

* Cataloguing items held in store

* Retention policies and their application

* Third-party contract terms

* Service levels

* Environmental conditions

* Security arrangements

* Opportunities for reduction and consolidation