Robotics and Automation, Engineering Tech
PR Newswire | August 23, 2023
FlowForma®, the leading provider of enterprise-class process automation tools for Microsoft 365®, is excited to announce that Breheny Civil Engineering are digitalising their business processes to overcome process challenges within their organisation using the award-winning FlowForma Process Automation tool
Breheny, a large-scale civil engineering firm, works on a wide range of projects including highways, marine, utilities, and environmental. In what is a highly regulated industry, the company sought a complete end-to-end process automation solution to digitalise its business processes within various departments of the organisation.
With an existing SharePoint environment already in place, the team needed a solution which could seamlessly slot into their current software stack. Having already compiled a detailed digitalisation plan with pain point processes ripe for automation, Breheny Civil Engineering soon discovered the 100% no code FlowForma Process Automation tool and knew they had selected the right option to digitalise both complex and simple business processes.
Procuring an easy-to-use process automation solution that could also be adopted quickly by employees was key for Breheny Civil Engineering. Featuring forms, workflow, and document generation all in one place, the FlowForma Process Automation tool is preferred by road, rail and highway construction firms for its ease-of-use, BIM compliance support, and unrivalled return on investment as processes are digitalised with speed, with most seeingresults within 6 weeks.
The business has taken its first steps on its digital transformation journey with 'Site Checklists,' 'Site Audits,' 'Plant Inspections' and 'Hot Works Permits' already fully automated, with approximately another 100 processes already identified for digitalisation across multiple departments.
Additionally, Breheny Civil Engineering are utilising the FlowForma Construction Process Accelerator which empowers users with a wide variety of ready-to-use, fully editable, process templates for digitalising common construction processes. The Construction Accelerator features process templates for addressing tasks such as: 'Field Change Request,' 'Concrete Pre-Pour Check Sheet,' 'Labour Requisition,' 'Materials Requisition,' 'Hot Work Permit,' 'Safety Observation,' and more.
"We have a lengthy list of use cases identified across the business for digitalisation. We are working with the FlowForma team on their SureStart onboarding program to help us ramp up quickly and deliver fast results. We are excited to work with FlowForma and the operational efficiencies their tool can provide for our entire organisation. It is a game changer for the business!" said a spokesperson at Breheny Civil Engineering.
Processes such as 'Concrete Pour' and 'Permit to Break Ground' have been identified to quickly improve visibility and governance site-wide, with 'Site Diaries' and 'Inspection Reports' processes also in the pipeline for development.
As with any large-scale construction organisation, collaboration is a common challenge. Employees are deployed across multiple offices or on-site in disparate locations, often remotely, with little to no connectivity to get work completed. As a result, the FlowForma Mobile App has become a key component in the toolbelt of firms across the industry thanks to its clever offsite capability, allowing processes to be completed and uploaded later when back online.
Olivia Bushe, Chief Executive Officer, FlowForma added: "The construction industry is an area where FlowForma is assisting multiple organisations to overcome current challenges such as the labour skills shortage, project over runs, and resiliency across the sector, producing huge results. Going forward, Breheny Civil Engineering will be much more efficient and productive with enhanced visibility of what stage each business process is at. Teams will have much more insight into project timescales and budgetary elements. The complete audit trail will also ensure compliance requirements are met."
About Breheny Civil Engineering
Established in 1963, Breheny is one of the largest family-owned civil engineering companies in the UK, with over 400 employees and a plant fleet containing over 3,000 items of plant and equipment.
Breheny Civil Engineering has developed to provide civil engineering services to almost two-thirds of the UK from its offices in Suffolk, Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Hampshire, and Oxfordshire.
About FlowForma
FlowForma, the leading provider of Process Automation tools for Microsoft 365® is revolutionising the construction industry with an innovative approach to developing award-winning products that empower users to create and streamline processes smarter and faster, utilising the familiar SharePoint platform, without any coding.
FlowForma is a Microsoft Gold Partner with over 200,000 global users of its product. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices in New York, Boston, and London, FlowForma is motivated by its values to innovate, evolve, and achieve with employees, customers, and partners.
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Engineering Tech
PR Newswire | July 28, 2023
Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), acquired OmniV, a technology out of XLDyn, a product development software company based in southeast Michigan. OmniV empowers open model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practice across systems, simulation, test, product development, and controls engineering by formalizing the development, integration, and use of models to inform enterprise and program decision making.
OmniV eliminates the silos that occur between high-level system modeling and simulation, as well as detailed, domain-specific modeling and simulation. OmniV is vendor agnostic and can connect to various enterprise data stores and verification and validation methods – including those from third-party vendors – to support program goals. OmniV brings together cross-domain product development activities using the MBSE methodology in a fully integrated and easy-to-use tool.
With support for systems modeling language (SysML) – a general purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications across a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems – OmniV's SysML compliant diagrams that capture system architecture (structures, requirements, and behavior) can easily be shared and verified with product development teams. This allows the creation of multiple types of digital twins easier and earlier in the product development process, even before CAD models are created.
"Historically, organizations have had to wait until they have a physical prototype to see how a product performs. OmniV provides a holistic understanding of how a product functions much earlier in the process," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. "Our goal is to connect the dots across the enterprise through an open, flexible, and purpose driven MBSE and digital twin integration. Regardless of what tools you use, OmniV allows customers to have an open architecture MBSE practice that provides a traceable ecosystem to track performance, cost, and mass of a product."
The technology will be available via Altair Units, integrated into Altair's digital twin solution set, and accessible via Altair One, Altair's cloud innovation gateway.
About Altair
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future.
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Education, Engineering Tech
Businesswire | August 21, 2023
Tanner Engineering, founded in 1996, and located in La Mesa, California, specializes in complex electrical engineering design with specific experience in healthcare, alternative energy, and education. Their scope of services include lighting, power distribution, medium voltage, fire alarm, energy retrofits, and arc flash coordination studies.
In addition, they have expertise in facility assessments, OSHPD/HCAI – NPC studies, master planning, and innovative design strategies for microgrids and emergency electrical system upgrades. One of their most recent successes is six of the first group of microgrid projects ever approved by OSHPD/HCAI and the state of California.
RTM Engineering (RTM), located in Schaumburg, Illinois, is a national MEP, Civil, and Structural engineering consulting firm that has achieved success by remaining privately-owned and governed by its leadership team of partners. RTM has highlighted its commitment to growth through investment in successful entrepreneurial firms throughout the country, with a like-minded vision of the future.
“We have great admiration for the work produced by the RTM team and their well-established reputation within the industry. The merger between our two firms will offer some exciting prospects in undertaking new and challenging projects on a national scale,” said Rocky Tanner, President of Tanner Engineering.
Tanner added, “Much like RTM, Tanner Engineering is committed to delivering innovative design solutions for their clients’ projects, while also fostering an employee-centric culture of collaboration, respect, and trust. With our core values being so perfectly aligned, this merger will allow us to enhance our capabilities with existing clients; identify new opportunities for our newly combined team of 370+ engineering professionals across the country; and further our commitment to sustainable growth.”
“We are thrilled to be welcoming the Tanner Engineering team to RTM, their specialized expertise in the California market is unmatched, and the culture they have built aligns greatly with our own. We can’t wait to see what the future holds as we merge our two organizations,” said RTM CEO, Tony Mirchandani.
Generational Equity Executive Managing Director of M&A – Western Region, Stephen Crisham and his team, led by Managing Director, M&A, Mike Meredith, with support from Senior Vice President, M&A Amy Wall closed the merger. Executive Managing Director, Rick Buchoz established the initial relationship with Tanner.
“Tanner Engineering’s expertise will merge well with RTM Engineering’s vast knowledge in the California market and beyond,” said Meredith.
About RTM Engineering Consultants
RTM Engineering Consultants, We are an engineering firm that goes beyond a typical consulting role. We become a partner to our clients by aligning with the goals, processes, and people at each organization. Since our inception in 1981, we have stood for a consistent offering by way of exceptional responsiveness.
About Generational Equity
Generational Equity, Generational Capital Markets (member FINRA/SIPC), Generational Wealth Advisors, Generational Consulting Group, and DealForce are part of the Generational Group, which is headquartered in Dallas and is one of the leading M&A advisory firms in North America.
With more than 350 professionals located throughout 16 offices in North America, the companies help business owners release the wealth of their business by providing growth consulting, merger, acquisition, and wealth management services. The Generational suite of advisory services includes strategic and tactical growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A services, wealth management and digital services.
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