Founded nearly 100 years ago, McConnell provides refurbishment, retrofit, energy efficiency upgrades and maintenance services to a broad portfolio of public and private sector clients. This includes local authorities, the Ministry of Defence, major retail chains, universities, and commercial units.
While McConnell had previously been using a general Sharepoint based approach to document management, with the increasing size and scope of its major projects, this soon became ineffective and unsuited. It presented the team with numerous challenges, including sharing documents externally, version control of documents and drawings, and ensuring all project information was stored reliably and efficiently. The need for effective document control was only heightened by the golden thread of information requirements introduced by the Building Safety Act.
Beth McMorrow, Business Quality Manager at McConnell explains why the decision was made to switch to Trimble Viewpoint For Projects: “Given the nature of construction projects, we knew we needed a system developed specifically for this industry. I had used Viewpoint For Projects in a previous role, so I was well aware of its capabilities. What’s more, the business was already using Viewpoint Field View for tracking quality and works on-site, meaning that Viewpoint For Projects was a natural fit.”
