Digital Construction

Digital construction methodologies have revolutionised the way today’s building and civil engineering projects are procured, delivered and handed over.

Digital construction is inherent in the way we work, facilitating a collaborative culture and working environment which underpins our integrated project teams. With a long-established passion and dedication to construction technical excellence, we are ideally placed to help deliver Britain’s digital construction future.

A digital strategy has been a fundamental part of our approach to construction projects for several years and we have gained valuable insights and expertise that we can apply to future projects. As early adopters, we have established a strong digital foundation and business performance benchmarks that we can utilise to help deliver successful construction programmes.

Through the utilisation of BIM, information management, digital technology/tools and use of data this drives our business decision making, project delivery and overall efficiencies.

Bringing project stakeholders together through Digital adoption helps us deliver maximum value for our clients that is tangible and understandable with clearly defined value by:-

• strengthening collaboration and communication
• delivering on our quality, safety and sustainability commitments
• driving project efficiencies, reducing risk and providing programme and cost savings
• increasing transparency
• and improving decision making and performance.

We are proud to be BSI ISO 19650 accredited

As an organisation and this provides our clients with assurance of our in-house capability, experience, and processes.

We strive to be pioneers when it comes to digital construction and understand that making sure our people have the skills and knowledge to unlock BIM’s potential to enhance project performance is key. We have invested in suite of digital tools and technologies and our in-house SRM Learn training portal ensures all our teams across all project disciplines have quick and easy access to the training they need for their specific role.

This commitment to the future reflects our aspiration to drive industry progress and continue the digital evolution of our industry.

A trusted partner

Internally we have built a team of in-house specialists who are accredited for ISO19650 that are focussed on delivering exceptional digital construction outcomes. Project-based and located across the regions, they have an invaluable on-the-ground understanding of the sectors in which they operate.

We work closely sharing our knowledge and expertise with our client’s and trade teams via continuous engagement, training, and dedicated support.

We know that empowered clients trust us to deliver; that’s why they choose us to fulfil all their digital construction requirements from forming their information requirements to innovative solutions. Services provided include:

• Creation/development of all core BIM process documentation; OIR, AIR, EIR, PIR, BEP, COBie
• Construction sequencing, logistics and simulations 4D (BIM models linked to programmes)
• Model authoring and production of 3D object library
• Federated Model and ongoing management
• 3D coordination and clash analysis management and reporting
• Photogrammetry recording experience of end user solutions for progress and as built records (e.g. Matterport/Ricoh)
• Integration of site condition Point cloud surveys with 3D model information
• Digital handover and FM expertise
• Data management and analytics

In addition to our site based Digital construction resources we have our in-house digital visualisation team with skillsets in delivering mobile device Apps, Virtual reality experiences, Gaming engine experience, real time rendering review environments and photo realistic imagery for public communication.

Consistent delivery

To ensure a consistent approach to our digital construction delivery our standards and procedures are governed and managed by our digital construction team. Those standards and procedures are located in the company wide ISO 9001 certified Company Management System (CMS) and easily accessible to all staff.

We enable our well-trained people to use established approaches and deliverables in the following key project areas:

• Communication & Engagement
• Design Development
• Design Review
• Site Logistics Methodology
• Programme Validation
• Health & Safety
• Mobile Field Applications
• Cost & procurement
• Performance analysis
• Digital Handover

Working alongside our Supply Chain

We recognise the challenges facing specialist contractors and SMEs to adapt to new ways of working, which is why we are supporting our supply chain with training, upskilling and analysis identification of their current capabilities to support learning gaps and programmes.

Through our partnership as founding member of organisations like the supply chain sustainability school we also provide access to our supply chain to such platforms and resources available such as the Digital maturity evaluator and material.

By equipping our supply chain with the skills they will need for future construction, we are actively developing and nurturing a rich and diverse pool of future talent in the sector.