Kirby Building Systems joins hands with Trimble to provide high quality PEB structures
01 Nov 2017
Trimble Solutions India has announced that Kirby Building Systems will further
invest in Tekla Structures as its preferred Building Information Modeling (BIM)
software. Kirby is a pioneer and global leader in pre-engineered steel buildings (PEB)
industry and the company will use Tekla Structures to deliver ‘constructible’ projects
that are accurate and cost-effective. Tekla Structures is the flagship product for the
buildings construction industry from Trimble and is also the global industry leader in
its category.
Kirby Buildings Systems will deploy Tekla Structures in its workflows to benefit from
constructible 3D building information models, which in turn allow for optimised
prefabrication and site management. Further, Kirby will be able to undertake smooth
and seamless construction with minimal wastage and avoiding errors, maintain one
common database for large projects and cross-refer them with other models from
MEP or plant design. This will also lead to considerable saving in checkers man-
hours.
This announcement also marks a major milestone in the evolution of the Indian steel
construction industry, as it progressively embraces cutting-edge building methods for
the pre-engineered steel fabrication.
“The collaborative and informative Tekla BIM software allows for a greater
cooperation and efficiency in the process of the project. The wealth of information in
the highly detailed, constructible Tekla model boosts the pre-engineered buildings
construction process. Tekla Structures is best suited for our requirements and will lead
to a higher client satisfaction.” says Raj Sekhar, Director-Engineering, Kirby
Building Systems India.
“We are absolutely delighted to strengthen our partnership with Kirby Building
Systems in India. Their continuing association with Trimble and Tekla Structures
underlines the trust that we have built with our customers over the past decade. We
aim to grow this trust by providing new and improved tools that are tailored to meet
the specific needs of our valued customers like Kirby,” comments Paul Wallett,
Regional Director, Trimble Solutions India and Middle East.
The PEB industry is growing at a rapid pace in India. As opposed to being on-site
fabricated, PEB structures are delivered as a completely finished product to the site.
Its advantages includes being economical in cost, factory controlled quality,
durability, longevity, flexibility in expansion, environmentally friendly and faster
installation.
For Trimble, the Kirby Building Systems relationship cements its value in the steel
infrastructure industry. With its already extensive portfolio of marquee clients in steel
industry, this expansion is an added feather in Trimble Solutions India’s cap.
In India, Kirby Building Systems has been associated with various kinds of projects
including complex modelling and intricate Architectural features. Kirby is also
associated with the successful execution and commissioning of the Renault-Nissan
India project, which is the world's single largest PEB at one single location involving
over 22,500 MT of steel and spread over an area of over 300,000 sq m for their fully
integrated facility.
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