GRAHAM Construction
has become the first UK and Ireland contractor to achieve a double BIM
certification, achieving the BSI Kitemark certification for both BIM Design and
Construction (PAS 1192-2) and BIM Asset Management (PAS 1192-3).
Incorporating BIM
right across its £565 million construction business, GRAHAM has trained more
than 500 people on its team in this approach and is using it to deliver
projects including Baird & Anchor Hospitals on behalf of NHS Grampian, a
383 unit build-to-rent development on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, framework
for The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in Richmond, London, and the University of
Reading’s Thames Valley Science Park development in Shinfield, Reading.
Melanie Dawson, Head
of BIM at GRAHAM and Chair of the Northern Ireland BIM Regions Group, said: “Embedding BIM into our everyday
business practices has been a priority at GRAHAM.
"We are using
the growing volume of information on construction projects to make smarter
decisions, control costs and deliver consistently excellent projects. BIM is
also helping us improve efficiency in the supply chain which in turn
significantly benefits our clients. More importantly it gives our clients and
stakeholders the confidence and assurance that we will deliver consistent
excellence from project inception through construction and into asset
management."
Congratulating
GRAHAM on the dual certification, Gavin Summerson, Senior Certification Manager
at BSI (British Standards Institution) said: “The BSI BIM Kitemark is the most
rigorous test of an organisation’s implementation of BIM and GRAHAM should be
very proud of this achievement.
“Not only have they
demonstrated the delivery of BIM projects during the design and construction
phase in accordance with PAS 1192-2, they have also demonstrated that they are
continuing to work to BIM level 2 at the asset management phase, in accordance
with PAS 1192-3. This helps both GRAHAM and their clients to realise the
full benefits of BIM, to enable the effective management of information
throughout the asset lifecycle, providing assurance and trust to asset owners.”
