111 Facilities. Four Years. Zero Disruption.
When Arrow Electronics acquired 26 companies and inherited more than 100 surplus locations, they needed more than a vendor. They needed a firm that could operate at scale, absorb complexity, and deliver results. They chose ASI.
The Challenge
Rapid growth through acquisition is a proven strategy. But it comes with a cost that rarely shows up on the term sheet: surplus real estate. Arrow Electronics acquired 26 companies in quick succession and found itself with 111 facilities it no longer needed. Each one was in lease holdover, generating above-market rent at every location. The financial drag was immediate. The operational risk was compounding.
Arrow's internal teams attempted to manage the decommissions in-house. The effort quickly revealed the limits of that approach. Their business was electronics, not real estate. The project lacked focus, and with lead times of up to nine months per site, the pace was unsustainable. Arrow needed a single firm that could own the entire operation, from site assessment through vendor coordination, employee relocation, and landlord turnover, across more than 100 locations, simultaneously.
The ASI Approach
Arrow evaluated multiple providers. One could not operate beyond a 250-mile radius. Another was a prominent national firm that operated exclusively through third-party vendors with no direct field presence. ASI was different.
ASI deployed its own project managers on the ground at each location, integrating directly with Arrow's internal teams. External contractors worked under ASI supervision, not alongside them. The result was a single, accountable point of contact for every site, every decision, and every deadline. ASI began with on-site assessments across all 111 facilities to establish a complete understanding of each location's requirements.
From there, ASI developed an enterprise-level consolidation strategy, identifying which sites would merge into which existing facilities, in what sequence, and on what timeline. For each decommission, ASI managed the full scope: asset removal, employee and technology relocation, detailed site move planning, property restoration, and landlord turnover services.
A centralized scheduling program, ticketing system, and consolidated file repository gave Arrow full visibility into project status across every site at every stage. ASI also implemented a comprehensive recycling program throughout the project, refurbishing filing cabinets that would otherwise have gone to landfill and developing sustainable disposal protocols for materials that could not be repurposed.
The Outcome
What Arrow's internal teams estimated it would take nine months per site, ASI completed in three total. Across all 111 locations.
Results
- 50% reduction in total square footage
- 67% reduction in per-site decommission timeline (9 months to 3)
- 111 facilities managed across the full project lifecycle
- 19% increase in employee productivity following ergonomic office upgrades
- 11 tons of waste diverted per site through recycling and repurposing
- 800 tons total waste avoided through the filing cabinet recycling program alone
- 75% savings on cabinet replacement through refurbishment vs. purchasing new
$10,000+
Per day. That is what a delayed commercial office opening costs the average mid to large enterprise. The firms that avoid it have one thing in common: they did not try to manage it alone.Call us today. We can help. 858-609-9093
