Learn from each other, then we all move forward. 'We're going to do this today, but hopefully you will go home today knowing that you can just pick up the phone and can call each other. This was also the core message of the event: 'Share your experience: your disappointments and your successes,' said Edwin Schalk, business development director. He stressed that BIM is a process of working together, learning from each other and growing together. 'We're all working very hard to implement BIM', Gijs Willem Sloof said. The MEP industry is very innovative, and we can be proud of this. Also the newest Stabiplan developments were discussed: the new support portal was launched and there was a preview of StabiCAD 11.ĭuring the opening, Gijs Willem Sloof, CEO of Stabiplan immediately raised the stakes: Netherlands is leading in Europe when it comes to BIM. Over 600 participants were present at the Rotterdam Van Nelle Factory: both consultants, electrical and mechanical engineers, wholesalers, suppliers and manufacturers were inspired and learned from sharing experiences with BIM.Ī large number of interesting projects were discussed during the sub-sessions of among other Deerns, Unica, Hoffman Elektro, DWT-groep, Van Aalst Elektro and ABT. 'We are BIM live' was the theme of the 2016 SUM, the largest BIM event for the MEP industry in the Netherlands, organized by Stabiplan and MEPcontent.