Little changes can make a big difference.
If there’s any company that knows the value of updating, it’s SAS. Based in Cary, NC, the company was started at NC State University in 1976. At the time of its inception, its purpose was to analyze agricultural research. Over the last 40 years, it has evolved into one of the premier software companies in the world. They offer a variety of innovative products and services, including business intelligence and analytics, data, decision and risk management, along with solutions for Hadoop. Hadoop, of course, is a free, Java-based programming framework that supports the processing of large data sets.
That last line – the “of course” part, in particular – was somewhat facetious. I realize that like me, you might never have heard of Hadoop. You might have thought it was an exotic Ethiopian dish, or a brand of tobacco, or some new hairstyle. The point is – SAS knows its stuff, and that’s what’s important. Hmm. Peruvian spice cake, maybe? Sorry. I digress…
But back to my point; specifically, upgrades. The SAS campus covers hundreds of acres and boasts 24 buildings that house more than 5,000 employees. As part of a recent renovation to one of those buildings, the company decided to upgrade the Hamilton Sorter Mail Center Furniture in its seven mail/copy rooms. There was one on each of the building’s six floors and one in the basement. SAS utilized in-house designers to create the look and feel of the spaces. Since they were happy with the Hamilton Sorter products they had had for years, they decided to go with new, upgraded Hamilton Sorter Modular Casework for each of the mailrooms. Presto. Perfection.
Mail and Copy Room Details Make a Difference
Ken Stone was the Patterson Pope sales representative on the project. He is a fan of what the SAS designers did in the similarly designed mail/copy rooms. “They did wood grain on the base cabinet, and then white for the upper cabinets. And then on the sort modules they did clear shelves,” he said. “It just brightened it up. The other thing that was unique was that the wood grain in the cabinets goes left-to-right across the panels. It’s a nice effect.”
When you use a product you like, you sometimes go back to the well. It could be a brand of coffee, of car, or in this scenario, modular casework. If something works for you, it works.
“The older Hamilton Sorter product had been in the building since it opened in 2000,” said Whitney Sexton, a designer in corporate real estate at SAS who helped plan the new space. The new rooms are clean and modern, and are an efficient use of the space.”
“Clean” and “efficient” are two words that can also be used to describe the SAS project as a whole. The process of this particular installation is a wonderful example of how simple the procedure can be. When you combine trusted partners (who each possess a distinctive skill set) with time-tested products, things happen quickly and easily.
“We really enjoyed working with Patterson Pope,” added Sexton. “The representative we worked with walked through the space, took measurements of items and inventory of the rooms and then came back with solutions. All we had to do was tweak the details and select the finishes. It certainly made my life easier to have Patterson Pope handle the design details for this project.”
“The biggest thing about modular casework is having an installer you trust,” said Stone. “Naturally, every client is different in terms of how particular they are about the final look of a project. SAS’s attention to detail is something we really appreciate. That focus always leads to the best possible outcome.”
Unlike computer upgrades, these new mail/copy rooms at SAS’s Cary headquarters are sure to stay current for a long time to come.
For more details on this project, check out our Success Story.
