The McAvoy Group has won a major industry award for its commitment to adopting and implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in its offsite construction projects

Tata Steel’s Alex Small highlights the challenges of implementing BIM Level 2 for an industry largely made up of small and medium-sized enterprises Within the construction industry, 98% of building product manufacturers fall into the SME category, with over 17,000 employing less than ten people. Facing an ever-changing climate affected...

The RICS BIM4SME Awards, which recognises best practice and excellence, is open to all businesses until 7 August 2017

The BIM challenges of meeting BIM Level 2 will be the focus of a webinar discussion led by Tata Steel on Tuesday 27 June 2017 at 12.30pm

The deadline for the RICS BIM4SME awards, which recognises industry talent and expertise, has been extended after it was inundated with nominations

Terry Gough will join BIM4SME as the new chair, while the organisation’s wider leadership sees a shakeup BIM4SME has revealed Terry Gough will become the organisation’s new chair. Outgoing Chair of BIM4SME Tim Platts, said: “Terry made an immediate impact in the group with his distinctive take on the use and...

BIM4SME have announced the launch of the RICS BIM4SME Awards 2016 mini-site. The site showcases last year’s winners and provides details for this year’s event including submissions, sponsorship and the information about the big night itself Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)are critical to the success of Level 2 BIM in...

Karl Redmond, member of BIM4HEALTH and Director of BIM4SME details how the IoT, big data and the BIM agenda can help shape a digital NHS that is fit for the future The NHS has the potential to be a world leader in healthcare big data – it possesses largely centralised...

A new strategy has been launched, aimed at future proofing the sector, while expanding the benefits of BIM for SMEs In response to plans set out in its 2015 Annual Report, BIM4SME has revealed new plans for the future of the sector. The digital2all initiative has been developed from The Industry...

Jon Frost, BIM Leader for BWB Consulting and BIM4SME Leadership Team Member summarises the history of how BIM came into being, and crucially, where he believes it will take the construction industry

Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), looks at what needs to be done to boost supply chain readiness for the government’s April 2016 BIM threshold We are now only months away from the government’s stated deadline for centrally procured construction projects to be ‘Level...

BIM4SME has released a report aimed at outlining the aims of organisation and the progress made within the SME community A new report has been released by the BIM4SME group. The document is the second annual review to outline the aims of the not-for-profit business. The report revealed the amount of...

PBC Today honour the winners of The RICS BIM4SME Awards 2015… The first RICS BIM4SME Awards ceremony took place on the 18th June at the Westminster Boating Base venue in London, celebrating the best of BIM in SME (small to medium enterprises). Both BIM4SME and the RICS created the idea...

Raj Chawla, Vice Chair at BIM4SME analyses the challenges, issues, and benefits that the SME community face in the BIM process, arguing that to participate is necessary to gain efficiency What is Building Information Modelling (BIM)? It is a revolution that is occurring in construction and the built environment. BIM...

The first RICS BIM4SME Awards ceremony took place last night at the Westminster Boating Base venue in London, celebrating the best of BIM in SMEs Hosted by Stefan Mordue of NBS and author of a number of publications including the ‘NBS BIM Object Standard’ and co-author of the new book...

BIM4SME and RICS is proud to present its inaugural RICS BIM4SME Awards 2015 on Thursday, 18 June 2015 from 19:00 to 23:00 (BST) You can register to attend by clicking on the link below: RICS BIM4SME Awards 2015 will recognise and promote the achievements and adoption of BIM by small and medium businesses, showcasing excellence, promoting best...

Steve Faulkner, Associate Director responsible for BIM Management at the structural engineering company Elliott Wood, and member of the BIM4SME Core Group, reviews the importance of the Information Manager The Government BIM Task Group is doing a sterling job in producing the BIM Level 2 Toolset. However, whilst the industry...

SMEs are key to the UK’s BIM journey, so their uptake is vital to ensure our BIM leadership. David Philp, Head of BIM at Mace and the UK BIM Task Group explains their importance. In 2013, there were 4.9 million businesses in the UK, with over 99% categorized as small...