Marshalls, the UK’s
leading manufacturer of hard landscaping products, has become the first in its
field to achieve the BSI Kitemark for Building
Information Modelling (BIM) Objects.
Marshalls
has been creating 2D and 3D models of its products since 2011, giving clients
and customers access to a high quality library of accurate and detailed objects
for their designs and schemes.
The achievement of the BSI Kitemark strengthens this work
further; all digital objects have been through a strict assessment and confirmed as highly accurate
representations of the physical objects. Not
only does this enhance the credibility of Marshalls’ BIM library, it also gives
the customer complete confidence in using the objects at design stage, and then
the products in real life.
Donna Garside, Technical Services & Design Team Manager from
Marshalls said: “BIM is and will continue to play an important role in the
future of the construction industry. Marshalls recognise this, which is
why we are committed to using the latest technology, allowing us to adapt the
physical landscape in a digital environment. In doing this we can inspire
and share our vision with our customers.”
The
fact that Marshalls is the first in the hard landscaping field to receive the
BSI Kitemark, shows the business’ commitment to accuracy, detail and continuous
improvement.
Andy Butterfield,
Product Certification Director of Built Environment at BSI said: “We’re
delighted that Marshalls has achieved this Kitemark which demonstrates that
they have embedded BIM into their processes and are delivering high quality BIM
objects.
“This
scheme was developed by industry experts to give architects and designers the
assurance that the BIM Objects they are choosing for their projects accurately
represent the physical product, reducing the number of checks they will need to
undertake throughout the project.
"The
industry is highly competitive, therefore it’s really important that
organisations can differentiate their products when tendering for BIM projects
and to gain access to new markets.”
