About BIM4Water
BIM4Water is a not-for-profit forum. It is a cross-industry network open to all organisations involved in the management and delivery of water and wastewater assets. The group is free to join and its composition is reflective of the sector, involving clients, contractors, consultants, suppliers, subcontractors and other bodies. Based on collaboration, BIM4Water activities include providing guidelines and offering free events around the country covering all aspects of “Better Information Management”.
The mission of BIM4Water is: “To lead the digital transformation of the water sector through Better Information Management”.
BIM4Water’s objectives are:
- To facilitate the development of digital plans that include the creation and modification of existing processes, using digital technologies to deliver improved productivity benefits in a changing business and market environment.
- To provide direction for a framework covering knowledge management and its creation, and aide decision making that can enable best practice to be adopted across the water industry.
- To provide guidance on the digital skills and capabilities to enable an organisation to benefit from the transformation, ensuring that staff are taken along the digital transformation journey.
- To be recognised as an authority in Digital Transformation, to facilitate and collaborate across the “BIM community”, where our knowledge, advice, and material is sought and shared.
Discover BIM4Water’s working groups
4D
BIM4Water has identified 4D as a critical collaborative tool to aid leaner, safer and smarter working and project management.
Skills and culture
The Skills and Culture Group is specifically aligned to look at readying the water industry with digital skill-sets to assist and support resources and succession planning in AMP 7.
Asset data standards
This group focuses on asset data such as the Standard Product Data Template form which enables product manufacturers to supply non-graphical information, following PAS 1192, about their products for use in water industry projects; and using the Uniclass Water industry guide published last year there is a standard asset naming convention, which resulted from collaboration with UK water companies, BIM4Water,WSAA and NBS.
Owner operator
The Group will define a set of key initiatives to develop a common understanding across the value chain that will be developed and implemented.
Water data task force
The group’s aim is to be a leading voice in the industry – helping our regulators to develop a strategy for a more open, transparent and centralised water data framework.
Communications and engagement
This group supports all aspects of the BIM4Water team including marketing, publicity, Collaboration Agreement and promoting events.
To assist with our aim BIM4Water has developed a five-year Roadmap that sets out the direction, key steps and outcomes we will deliver. The interactive Roadmap is divided in five workstreams: Digital Transformation, Knowledge, Leadership, Communication, and Governance. In developing this programme of work there was a close liaison with the Centre for Digital Built Britain to ensure there was alignment with their own Roadmap.
BIM4Water news and events
BIM4Water is developing an Asset Information Management Strategy (AIMS) framework
A new framework aims to provide the water sector with unified, practical guidance on asset information and how companies can strengthen their data to support…
BIM4Water needs you!
BIM4Water is seeking a passionate individual to join and lead its technical forum as Chair for BIM4Water. Founded in 2013 and recognised as a major…
BIM4Water hosts successful London summer event
BIM4Water hosted their Summer Event on Thursday 25 September 2025, focused on the critical topic of securing the water sector’s digital infrastructure. The event, sponsored…
BIM4Water discusses asset data standardisation
BIM4Water held a successful event, led by its Asset Data Standards (ADS) group, working in partnership with Water Services Association of Australia, to examine how water…
BIM4Water’s summer event – Beyond the firewall: delivering water sector reform through AMP8
Want to talk about cyber-security and its impacts upon the UK water industry? This is your chance – the BIM4Water 2025 Summer event is fast…
Meet the BIM4Water team
BIM4Water is managed through a steering group which reflects the water sector.
Martin Gooch (chair) – Martin has nearly 40 years of experience in the water industry. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer, a member of the Chartered Management Institute and has a number of project management qualifications including “Managing Successful Programmes”. His career began with the Building Research Establishment before joining Southern Water. He has held a wide variety of roles with this company including drainage area planning/trenchless technology, business & marketing planning/auditing, IT programme management and development of the IT AMP capital programme, he then moved into an IT business relationship role. Martin then retired from SW and undertakes short term consultancy assignments and is passionate about the water industry maximising the benefits of digital delivery.
Andy Dyer (steering group member) – Andrew is an experienced Information manager with over 28 years in the Construction industry, with the last seven spent as an Information Manager. More lately specialising in Information management within Asset management. He has work with clients and companies on the creation and application of the documents required by the ISO19650 series. Andrew has worked for clients in the Water and Nuclear industries. He has also participated in helping companies gain Kitemark certification for Information management, creation of training plans to help upskill team members in IM and deployment of Common Data Environments on projects.
Dave Dukes (steering group member) – With over 20 years of experience, Dave specialises in digital optimisation across project delivery and advisory services for water industry clients. With a strong background in digital data ecosystems, Dave has driven efficiency and innovation across various large-scale projects and frameworks. His expertise lies in integrating digital tools and methodologies to enhance project outcomes, improve operational processes, and support clients in achieving their sustainability and business goals.
Dave Philp (steering group member) – Elected into Steering Group: 2024 Dave is a Chartered Construction Manager by background, a Fellow of ICE, CIOB, RICS and InstCES with 30 years of industry experience around the globe. He is employed by Cohesive as Chief Value Officer (CVO). He has been involved in delivering innovative programmes, BIM and digital change strategies and digital asset management strategies across the globe from UK, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Australia and the Baltics. Dave is passionate about digital change in the built environment and ensuring it drives sustainable value across the entire asset lifecycle.
Camilla Lauridsen (steering group member) – Elected onto steering group: 2024 Camilla is the Business Systems Manager for the Midlands, Environment (Divisional Systems Manager from 1st November) at Galliford Try. She has worked within Document Control in the Water sector for 6 years and has a background in law. Camilla has worked and still works closely with design teams and delivery teams to understand the best approach to BIM implementation and the Document Control needs this requires.
Andrew Collett (steering group member) – Andrew is a Project Director within Stantec with over 30 years of experience in the water industry. He works within Stantec’s Major Projects’ water team leading engineering design predominately within project delivery. He has led and coordinated the delivery of projects, and programmes within design and construction contracts and JV organisations. This experience led Andrew to become involved with BIM to harness the benefits for efficient project delivery. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.
Melanie Robinson (steering group member) – Melanie is an Associate and Strategic Advisory lead at Okana, specialising in BIM and information management according to ISO 19650. She manages projects across multiple sectors within the UK and internationally, and works closely with clients to develop bespoke digital strategies for project and asset management. Her interests include change management, standardisation, and digital collaboration. She is also Regional Lead for Newcastle-upon-Tyne for Women in BIM, and sits on the Special Interest Group for the Golden Thread for the Building Safety Alliance and the Industry Advisory Board for the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. Melanie holds a PhD from Edinburgh Napier University, which investigated the micro-level factors to an effective macro-level diffusion of BIM, including the gap between perceived and actual efficacy of BIM understanding and skills.
Email address: BIM4Water@wearenima.im
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Access BIM4Water publications
Have you started to define your 4D information requirements in readiness for AMP8? BIM4Water’s 4D and Beyond Task Group have guidance to support your definitions and level of information needs. We have the following publications to share with the sector:
- BIM4Water – Supporting 4D in project delivery by EIR – download PDF; download Doc
- 4D LOIN table of application matrix, including H&S Benefits (PDF)
- WSAA and BIM4Water Asset Management Uniclass guide (PDF)
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