Coates Engineering Solutions has unveiled a suite of building information modelling (BIM)-compatible CAD models for its most popular temporary works products.
This innovative offering includes digital models of Coates’ award-winning Quadshore Prop System, Universal Prop System, Dono Brace, and Tilt Prop range, now available free of charge to all customers.
David Dragicevich, National Technical Engineering Manager at Coates, explained the significance of this launch, stating: “While BIM has become widely adopted in the construction industry, the uptake of BIM has been comparatively slow for temporary works.
“Customers are now requesting digital models of our products, and we’re increasingly seeing BIM integration specified as a supplier requirement when tendering for Tier 1 contracts.”
The integration of BIM into temporary works design and planning offers numerous advantages:
Enhanced Collaboration: BIM provides a single, trustworthy source of information for all project stakeholders, reducing errors, conflicts, and costly delays.
Informed Decision Making: “Not everyone can read technical drawings, but the visualisation that BIM offers affords everyone a good understanding of the temporary works design and its wider context,” Dragicevich noted.
Improved Efficiency and Safety: BIM enhances the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of temporary works design while improving installation safety and efficiency.
Cost-Effective Solutions: “BIM brings more detail, context and understanding to the design of temporary works, without necessarily costing you more in design time or labour to build,” Dragicevich explained.
This move by Coates is expected to streamline project management and documentation in the construction industry.
By providing BIM-compatible models, Coates is enabling project owners and engineering teams to integrate temporary works into their designs more effectively.
Dragicevich emphasised the broader implications, stating: “Extending BIM to include temporary works empowers project teams to find efficiencies. It can also assist with scoping the plant and machinery requirements, such as access equipment that may be required for installation or removal of the temporary works equipment.”
As the construction industry continues to embrace digital technologies, Coates’ initiative represents a significant step forward in optimising temporary works design and implementation, potentially setting a new standard for the sector.