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27/05/2016
Willmott Dixon First Contractor To Achieve BIM Level 2 Certification
Wilmott Dixon has said that more customers will benefit from Building Information Modelling (BIM) on their projects, after it became the first contractor to achieve company-wide BRE Global BIM Level 2 Certification for use across its entire construction, residential and interiors activities.
As more public and private sector clients seek to use BIM to enhance efficiency on their capital projects, Willmott Dixon said it has made a significant investment to equip it with experts based in every office that are certified to provide BIM Level 2.
The company is using BIM on an increasing number of projects, including delivering £100 million of projects for Birmingham City University, the National Space Technology Centre in Oxford and three secondary schools in Liverpool creating nearly 5,000 places. It is currently using BIM to build a new home for the Met Office's supercomputer in Exeter as well as national colleges for High Speed Rail in Birmingham and Doncaster.
This will expand with a network of BIM experts in every Willmott Dixon office who can advise and guide clients who are keen to embrace the visualisation technology at an early stage in the project cycle.
Garry Fannon, Head of BIM for Willmott Dixon's construction business, said: "BIM provides huge benefits that enable all teams to work better throughout the construction process to achieve the high quality finish we expect. Being a recognised provider of BIM Level 2 means we are also well positioned to meet the Government mandate for BIM use on public funded projects."
BIM is part of the Government's strategy to improve efficiency in the construction industry by designing, creating and managing projects through virtual modelling of product and asset data. Willmott Dixon worked closely with BRE to ensure all processes and procedures align with PAS119-2 as well as ensuring each business quality management system did the same.
Garry added: "This is the most comprehensive BIM compliance in the industry and is part of our goal to offer expertise in every office rather than calling on a central team."
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As more public and private sector clients seek to use BIM to enhance efficiency on their capital projects, Willmott Dixon said it has made a significant investment to equip it with experts based in every office that are certified to provide BIM Level 2.
The company is using BIM on an increasing number of projects, including delivering £100 million of projects for Birmingham City University, the National Space Technology Centre in Oxford and three secondary schools in Liverpool creating nearly 5,000 places. It is currently using BIM to build a new home for the Met Office's supercomputer in Exeter as well as national colleges for High Speed Rail in Birmingham and Doncaster.
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This will expand with a network of BIM experts in every Willmott Dixon office who can advise and guide clients who are keen to embrace the visualisation technology at an early stage in the project cycle.
Garry Fannon, Head of BIM for Willmott Dixon's construction business, said: "BIM provides huge benefits that enable all teams to work better throughout the construction process to achieve the high quality finish we expect. Being a recognised provider of BIM Level 2 means we are also well positioned to meet the Government mandate for BIM use on public funded projects."
BIM is part of the Government's strategy to improve efficiency in the construction industry by designing, creating and managing projects through virtual modelling of product and asset data. Willmott Dixon worked closely with BRE to ensure all processes and procedures align with PAS119-2 as well as ensuring each business quality management system did the same.
Garry added: "This is the most comprehensive BIM compliance in the industry and is part of our goal to offer expertise in every office rather than calling on a central team."
(MH)
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