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Were You a Part of the UK BIM Crew?
This April marks Bimstore’s 15th year. It’s a moment to look back beyond the platform itself, to the circumstances and industry shift that led to its creation. Alongside the conception of Bimstore came the UK BIM Crew, a collective who shared emerging ideas and challenged conventional thinking, united by a shared interest in a more efficient way of working. Were you a part of the UK BIM Crew during the early years of BIM?
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BIMCRUNCH Spring '26 is here: read our new edition today!
This Spring Edition of BIMCRUNCH celebrates a new way of thinking across the built environment, reflecting trends in material innovation, building safety compliance, and low-carbon heating systems. This edition features insights from leading UK and Australian manufacturers, alongside feature articles on digital workflows and smart modelling. We also close the first quarter with the exciting news that Bimstore's parent company has been recertified as a B Corp organisation.
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Recertified as a B Corp Business
We are proud to share that our parent company, Space Group, has been recertified as a B Corporation. This builds on the original certification in 2022, when Bimstore became one of the first BIM libraries to achieve B Corp status.
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From Steel Beams to Smart Models
For thousands of years, metal has underpinned the built environment, from the early Bronze and Iron Ages to the Industrial Revolution, forging a durable legacy. Today, metal’s role is more critical than ever, and with digital technologies transforming the construction landscape, it’s essential that manufacturers stay up to date with the latest digital tools. Read our thought piece, originally featured in Metal Matters Magazine.
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Niftylift Wins HAE Supplier of the Year 2026
Niftylift has been named Hire Industry Supplier of the Year at the 2026 Hire Awards of Excellence in London, hosted by Hire Association Europe (HAE), marking the third consecutive year the company has received this prestigious accolade.
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Polypipe Case Study: A Retrofit Residential Project in Solihull Required a System Upgrade
A retrofit residential project in Solihull required a system upgrade to modernise the traditional heating system. The project, completed in just three days, entailed replacing an outdated single-pipe copper system with a more efficient flow and return configuration, using PolyPlumb Enhanced 15mm fittings. Read more in this article featured in BIMCRUNCH Spring '26.
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Build a Three-Boiler Cascade with Hydraulic Separation in Less than 90 Minutes
In this video, Ideal Heating cascade three Evomax 2 boilers on a low height frame and header kit, together with a choice of hydraulic separation options to protect your boiler including plate heat exchangers, low loss headers and magnetic low loss headers all installed with pre-formed insulation kit - saving hours of valuable time.
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Albion Valves: Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) Key Considerations
When addressing pressure management in modern plumbing systems, especially in large-scale and high-rise buildings, Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) play a critical role. Find out more in this article by Albion Valves, featured in BIMCRUNCH Spring 2026.
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Siderise Champions Collaboration to Deliver Passive Fire Solution for New Birmingham Student Accommodation
Siderise has partnered with Ash & Lacy to provide a tested passive fire protection solution for the NaturAL X Brick Cladding System being installed on Vita Student’s latest accommodation development on the historic Gough Street and Suffolk Street intersection in Birmingham.
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A New Era in Ceramic Façade Manufacturing Begins at Ibstock
Ibstock has reached a major milestone in the redevelopment of its Nostell site in West Yorkshire. Now moving into the second phase of the factory project, its new £50m Horizon Ceramic Façade Manufacturing Facility has progressed from a construction site into formal commissioning.
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Fronting Up with New Radiator Options
Designer looking radiators are becoming ‘the norm’ with upgraded radiators bringing a certain style to these rooms that they didn’t used to display. Stelrad are leading the charge with there extensive range of stylish and colourful radiators. Find out more here.
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Contour Heating Improve Heating Systems at Brimsdown Primary School
As part of a wider refurbishment, Brimsdown Primary School in Enfield, North London, a SEND setting supporting pupils with additional needs, including ASD , set out to modernise internal spaces while improving safety and reducing day-to-day maintenance demands.
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Ideal Heating Commercial CPD - Surveying the Modern Plant Room
With the heating industry undergoing a period of change as they look to decarbonise, Ideal Heating are pleased to release a completely revised version of one of their most popular CPDs, on surveying of plant rooms.