Food for Thought: Planning RE-markable Decommissioning & Liquidation Projects in 2025

When recently asked to summarize the key words that define TFX's unique in-house approach to office furniture management, it became clear that many of them start with "RE-":   

• Re-manufacture 

• Re-use 

• Re-allocate 

• Re-cycle 

Your goals may align with the principles of the circular economy—minimizing waste and reducing carbon emissions in your real estate practices—or be driven by efficiency and cost-effectiveness as your company navigates a return-to-office strategy. Whichever motivation dictates the approach you take to right sizing your leased corporate workplaces, TFX’s commitment to the “RE” words ensures smart office asset management strategies that deliver sustainable outcomes. 

When clients ask about the key components of a successful decommissioning and liquidation project, we emphasize the “RE” words because sustainability matters. 

Equally important, however, are the details that drive efficiency and cost control. That’s why we recommend clients consider additional “RE” word principles when choosing an office asset management partner: 

• Re-liability 

• Re-silience  

• Re-sourcefulness 

• Re-sponsiveness 

Why these attributes? Because in office furniture management, planning is crucial—and planning for the unexpected is just as essential, no matter how counterintuitive it may seem. With our experience, we know that success comes from preparation and adaptability. 

Checklists are invaluable during the planning process, helping you anticipate and manage the countless details that can make or break a project. In the blink of an eye, small oversights can turn a project from on-time and on-budget to delayed past the vacate deadline—risking costly landlord penalties. 

If you can manage scenario planning on your own, great. But in reality, it’s your decommissioning partner who must be prepared when your carefully laid facilities “battle plans” meet unexpected challenges. That’s why it’s essential to work with a partner who can anticipate, adapt to, and control evolving circumstances during a move—while remaining fully accountable for the success of your decommissioning project, no matter what happens along the way. 

Because of our time in the business, we have seen every circumstance that led to great outcomes, and some factors that could have derailed even the most straightforward of projects.  And that is when our “RE+” principles kick in!  

We've compiled key practical considerations for our clients, particularly when selecting and coordinating with an office asset management partner, based on our experience and years of managing complex projects across the US. While they’re too extensive to cover in this post, you can find them all in our TFX Pragmatic Guide to Office Asset Management, which you can download for free here.   

Ultimately, the greatest cost of a poorly executed office move is the downtime, disruption, and dissatisfaction experienced by employees affected by the move—or by the return-to-office policies that prompted it. With proper planning and responsive partners, you can avoid the negative consequences of a project not going according to plan.   

Whatever your challenges and priorities are for 2025 office facilities projects, we’re here to help you achieve the "Re-sults" that matter most. Reach out to us at inquiry@tfxfurniture.com  and let’s plan for success together.