History

History of Constructive Technologies

Their initial focus concentrated on improving productivity within the Fabrication process and from here they developed a new bred of software which has been designed with ‘connecting with the value stream’ in mind. Today, they provide sales, stock, optimisation, production and prefabrication management software to 70% of the fabricators in the UK and Ireland, and also have wide spread adoption around the world.

From here they began looking at the project management processes utilised at site level; the traditional “black marker, paper schedule and fax process” was ripe for enhancement, they realised that significant errors were occurring due to the complexity of managing the paper process, revision control was difficult due to information and product flows being less than synchronised and continual re-keying of all the data by the commercial teams & fabricators introduced the opportunity for errors. In 2000 they developed and launched Steelpac Site which introduced control, real-time information and connectivity with the broader value stream.

Constructive very early on realised that communication was key to improving the overall performance of the value stream and set about developing a common file format for transferring data between the various stakeholders. They developed the SDI file format and released it for use across the industry. Today it is used by designers, fabricators & projects to communicate controlled error free messages through each stage of the process around the world.

In 2004, in line with their strategic plan they launched their structural detailing and scheduling software know as Steelpac RCD and RCS, in tandem with this they opened offices in Dubai, Manila & India and now employ  over 100 structural engineers who provide high quality detailing services to the global RC Structures market.

Specifically designed for the US market, Rebar Bid was launched in 2005 to meet a demand from Fabricators who required a complex estimating system to accurately take off and measure future projects.

More recently in 2006 they developed a web-based design project management tool which is used internally and externally to co-ordinate, manage and control the entire design detailing process. This has been well received by our many clients who appreciate the transparency and visibility across the process.

Having built a significant presence in a number of markets, the business decided in early in 2007 that two new business streams would be formed to maximize the business infrastructure and continue to meet the needs of our customers. A quantity surveying practice was set up to provide customers with measurement & quantification support, and now using our unique model we provide hi-quality services to a range of consultants, main contractors & specialist contractors around the world. In the same year we formed a strategic collaboration with NPLMS & now jointly provide 3D modeling services based to leading client & main contractors.