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NEWS Realities &future Welcome, inspector A R luK took part in a live panel ISA (Rushworth Inspection discussion at the inaugural Building Services &Auditing) is the name of Live conference, held on 26th anew inspections subsidiary company November. The conference has been set up by the Glass and Glazing hailed asuccess with over 300 people Federation (GGF Group). RISA will attending the all-day event in initially undertake inspections and Bishopsgate,London. The panel discussion, ‘BIM: Practical Realities and the Future of BIM’ saw headline sponsor,AluK, and its national auditing work within the replacement glazing sector and it will be taking over all FENSA’s inspections from February 2016. architectural manager, Graham Roche Nigel Rees, GGF group chief discuss various topics around BIM, executive and a RISA director says: sharing the company’s experience as “This substantial investment by the well as the challenges and opportunities GGF Group in this new business BIM adoption presents to manufacturers. The other panellists Graham Roche, Aluk involved were Stephen Holmes of Fosters +Partners, Rahul Shah of Lend develop their supply chains. We as a Lease Europe and Richard Waterhouse manufacturer have been keen to share of RIBA Enterprises. our experiences with our direct The debate covered many pertinent customers and provide the required themes such as the barriers to adoption, support.” including legal and copyright issues and “We are presenting workshops to the level of knowledge in the supply our approved fabricators and installers chain.The challenge the industry faces in in the first quarter of 2016,leading up to terms of the cultural and mind-set the government deadline.Inaddition,we changes required was also emphasised. aim to develop our involvement further Graham Roche,AluK, says: “Although by becoming more involved with there isadisparity in the uptake ofBIM working groups and help define future within different sectors in the industry, it progress. We are also keen to help was interesting to hear from the other secure the industry’s future by panellists of their willingness to push continuing our work with universities BIM forward by cascading their presenting lectures to students working knowledge and experience to help in the built environment.” ❐ Nigel Reece Business Micros continues to strengthen its technical resource team with the appointment of Kevan Howarth as support technician. The team is expanding fast as Business Micros invests in the resources necessary to meet strong customer demand after a record year of sales. Howarth joins James Hunt and Phil McCabe,who were appointed atthe start of2015. This brings the technical resource team to 11. The job is to provide specialist advice to customers online and on the phone on arange of manufacturing and pricing queries.Also to help customers who want to add new modules to get maximum advantage from their software. Business Micros has extended its Newton Le Willows sales office to accommodate all the new staff and to ensure that it has capacity for even more new recruits as it continues to expand. ❐ presents an extremely exciting opportunity. There will be benefits to window and door installers because of better control of inspections costs in the coming years which should keep future price increases at a minimum. Installers will see no change in the FENSA inspections and processes and most will have the same inspector as currently.” “Weexpect RISA will quicklybecome amajor contributor to the whole GGF Group,” adds Rees. RISA will be based in the GGF Group building in London SE1. ❐ Find the stories on this page and much more at: www.thefabricator.pro ReceiveThe Fabricator.pro every month by email.Email: chris.sims@profinder.eu and ask to subscribe to The Fabricator.pro 8 The Fabricator 2015
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