LeGrand achieves industry first with new Kitemark™ scheme

Legrand, the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, has become the first manufacturer in the electrical industry to achieve the brand new BSI BIM (Building Information Modelling) Objects Kitemark™. The new quality mark is designed to help manufacturers demonstrate that they have embedded BIM into their manufacturing processes and are delivering high quality BIM Objects.

With limited choice around third party BIM certifications currently available for manufacturers, the new BSI Kitemark will validate the digital version of a manufacturer’s product, required for construction projects. It will also demonstrate that the dimensional, performance and specification data has been validated, that products have been presented and structured correctly and using standardised templates.

For designers and specifiers, the real advantage of the BSI Kitemark is the ability to be able to quickly identify accurate digital objects which are found and searched for within BIM libraries and on manufacturers’ websites. It will also provide a level of confidence that the manufacturer’s processes meet the requirements of BIM and that the Object will function properly when placed within a digital model.

Included within the initial scope of the BSI Kitemark, a set of BIM Object Families have already been created for a number of Legrand products including Swifts cable tray and ladder, Cablofil steel wire cable tray, Electrak powertrack, buscom and under-desk modules and a number of products from the CP Electronics range of presence detectors and lighting control systems. With more expected over the coming months, each of these families have the associated Product Data Templates assuring accuracy before publication.

By verifying the BIM Object beforehand, the accuracy of the design and installation can be improved, significantly reducing the cost and time associated with returning and replacing products that don’t fit the original specification, as well as time spent sourcing and validating data.

In order to achieve the BSI Kitemark for BIM Objects, manufacturers will be independently assessed against the requirements of BS 8541 Library objects for architecture, engineering and construction (parts 1, 3 and 4[1]) by BSI’s technical BIM experts.  As with other Kitemarks, organisations holding the Kitemark will be routinely assessed. The BSI Kitemark for BIM Objects is available to all manufacturers that have a quality management system equivalent to ISO 9001, the Quality Management Systems standard.

For more information on the BSI BIM Kitemark™, please visit www.bsigroup.com/BIM-UK. To find out more about Legrand’s BIM Objects, please visit www.legrand.co.uk


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