Willmott Dixon has secured BIM Level 2 certification, under the BRE accreditation system, for its construction, residential and interiors businesses.
The company, which worked with BRE to ensure all its processes and procedures align with PAS 1192-2, believes it is the first contractor to achieve the rating across all its group operations.
Willmott Dixon said it will provide a dedicated BIM manager for a “soft take-off” on projects where clients opt to use the technology. To embed the process further in the supply chain, the company will roll out a national supply chain BIM initiative that will enable hundreds of SMEs to be conversant with the technology.
The contractor has been using BIM on projects such as the National Space Technology Centre in Oxford, the new home for the Met Office’s supercomputer in Exeter and national colleges for High Speed Rail in Birmingham and Doncaster.
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.
“While we don’t mandate BIM Level 2 as it requires total buy in and input from our customer and their team, we do advocate it as a better way of achieving certainty of outcome.”
