Retail & grocery estates
Compare every site without stopping the trade.
The Asda case study documents a consistent visual and thermal inspection method across office and retail sites while stores traded normally.
01Documented example
Like-for-like evidence across live retail sites.
This page is grounded in the published Asda case study. It shows what was captured and what decision the evidence supported; it is not a promise about every building or estate.
External envelope inspection across a mix of office and retail sites
Scope
Visual and thermal inspection
Capture method
All inspections completed while stores traded normally
Operational context
02What the case study documents
The condition problem, the capture and the result.
Asda instructed Ovrsite to conduct inspections across a mix of office and retail sites. Each site has different building typologies, different ages of construction, and different access constraints, but the portfolio required consistent, comparable data to inform maintenance planning and capital expenditure decisions across the estate.
Traditional building surveys across a geographically dispersed portfolio take months to programme and produce inconsistent outputs depending on which surveyor attends which site. Asda required a single methodology applied uniformly, with findings that could be compared across the portfolio on a like-for-like basis.
Asda
Ovrsite applied the same capture and analysis methodology across all sites. Every inspection was completed during normal trading hours without requiring store closures, customer exclusion zones, or disruption to delivery operations. The caution signage and landing pad were positioned to keep the public informed while the operation ran.
03Decision enabled
Evidence that can be used, not just stored.
What the client received
Asda received standardised, comparable condition data across its office and retail portfolio in a format suitable for board-level reporting and CAPEX budgeting. Each site report follows the same structure and grading methodology, removing the variability that comes with instructing different surveyors at each location.
The documented decision
Like-for-like portfolio prioritisation and contractor accountability across live retail and office sites.
- Dated condition evidence
- Located findings and imagery
- A clear next step for the estate
Start with the evidence you need to defend.
Tell us about the sites, trading constraints and reporting decisions you need to support. We will scope a consistent inspection approach without assuming access or savings that have not been tested.