Success Story: Kattsafe
Kattsafe, leaders in height safety and fall protection systems, have long been at the forefront of innovation in their industry. Recognising the increasing use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) by specifiers, Kattsafe saw an opportunity to provide market-leading BIM solutions to enhance collaboration, streamline project delivery, and reinforce their reputation as an industry innovator.
In this Success Story, we’ll explore:
- The objectives behind Kattsafe’s BIM strategy
- Why Kattsafe selected IGS Group as their partner
- The solutions delivered by IGS
- Outcomes of the partnership
Background & Challenges
Why Kattsafe Invested in BIM
As an early adopter of BIM, Kattsafe identified that providing high-quality Revit content would strengthen their relationship with specifiers, improve the accuracy of product specifications being generated, and increase their market leadership.
Key objectives of the strategy included:
- Enhancing Specifier Collaboration & Project Accuracy
By providing intuitive, highly customisable Revit families, Kattsafe aimed to simplify the specification process, ensuring that designers could seamlessly integrate their products into BIM project delivery workflows, accommodate site-specific requirements, and achieve compliance with applicable standards. - Improving Usability & Performance of Their BIM Content
Kattsafe’s products often require a high degree of customisation to suit specific project conditions. Their Revit content needed to balance flexibility with ease of use and performance of the models in a project environment, allowing designers to modify configurations within real-world constraints, whilst ensuring compliance with manufacturing limitations and installation standards. - Providing an Accessible, Well-Supported BIM Resource
Beyond developing a Revit library, Kattsafe wanted to ensure that their BIM content was easy to find, easy to use, and well-supported with materials to provide guidance and support. - Expanding Market Reach & Strengthening Brand Positioning
By launching a best-in-class BIM content library and leveraging BIMcontent.com to distribute and promote their BIM content, Kattsafe sought to increase engagement with specifiers and reinforce their position as a preferred partner in the supply of height safety solutions for commercial projects.
Kattsafe:
“We recognised early on through our close relationships with specifiers that BIM was transforming the way projects were designed and documented. To support our customers, we wanted to provide a high-quality, intelligent Revit library that made it easier for them to specify our products correctly and efficiently. Partnering with IGS Group allowed us to achieve this vision and lead the market.”
Why Kattsafe Chose IGS Group (IGS BIM Solutions)
Kattsafe initially worked with another BIM content provider, but found the quality, usability, and support didn’t meet their expectations. Seeking to elevate and evolve their BIM capabilities and provide a solution that reflected their holistic commitment to excellence, they turned to IGS Group for:
- Expertise in Creating High-Performance Revit Content – IGS Group is known for developing technically advanced, highly functional Revit families that perform well in project models and align with the needs of the industry’s leading designers and consultants.
- Deep, Local Industry Connections & Specifier Engagement – IGS has strong, long-standing relationships with leading Australian architects, designers, and consultants, ensuring Kattsafe’s BIM content was developed in line with an acute understanding of the needs of our clients.
- Proven Track Record in BIM Strategy & Content Distribution – IGS offered more than just content creation; they provided a strategic approach that included hosting, promotion, support to Kattsafe’s sales and marketing teams, and long-term BIM content management solutions.
- The Benefits of a Local Australian Partnership – Being a wholly Australian owned and operated company, IGS provided responsive, hands-on support, ensuring Kattsafe had direct access to experts who understood local industry standards, compliance requirements, and project workflows. This proximity also made it easier to collaborate in real-time, and engage with Kattsafe’s key specifier clients throughout the development process and when providing technical support.
- A Full ‘Go-to-Market’ BIM Strategy – IGS helped Kattsafe devise and execute a complete strategy to create, promote, manage, support and update their BIM library, leveraging BIMcontent.com, ensuring their BIM solutions were easily accessible, regularly updated, and engagement was able to be quantified via live analytics.
Kattsafe:
“We didn’t just want a BIM library; we wanted a long-term strategy that would position us as a leader in the industry. IGS’s technical expertise, industry connections, and ability to deliver a complete BIM solution made them the ideal partner for our business.”
Solution
IGS Group worked closely with Kattsafe to deliver a comprehensive BIM strategy, ensuring their Revit content was highly functional, intuitive to use, and aligned with real-world product manufacturing and installation constraints.
1.Development of an Advanced Revit Library
Adopting a phased approach to library development, IGS worked with Kattsafe to create the industry’s most complete and advanced BIM content library for Height Safety and Access Systems, covering Kattsafe’s extensive product portfolio. The Revit families were built to:
- Incorporate a High Degree of Customisation – Products like walkways, guardrails, and anchor systems can be configured to suit project-specific requirements, while maintaining compliance with installation constraints.
- Be Intuitive & Easy to Use – The Revit families were designed with intelligent parameters and constraints, ensuring specifiers could easily configure products while limiting the ability to create non-compliant or unfeasible configurations.
- Align with Industry Best Practices – Developed in accordance with the BIMcontent.com Revit Content Quality Standard, ensuring best-in-class usability and model performance.
2. Utilisation of BIMcontent.com for Content Promotion and Insights
Kattsafe’s BIM library was integrated with the BIMcontent.com platform, providing a seamless and scalable solution for content management and promotion. Benefits included:
- Simple Content Hosting & Distribution – Ensured specifiers could easily find, download, and use Kattsafe’s BIM content.
- Live Analytics & Insights – Gave sales and marketing teams real-time data on how their BIM content was being accessed.
- BIM Content Library Updates – Annual updates to accommodate Revit version releases and ongoing support to easily manage updates owing to new product development and modifications. This includes notifications being sent to users who have accessed Kattsafe’s content to advise them of any changes to the library.
3. Creation of Specifier Support Resources
To help specifiers maximise the benefits of using Kattsafe’s BIM content, IGS developed:
- User Documentation & Video Tutorials – Step-by-step guides demonstrating how to use the Revit families efficiently.
- Marketing Materials – Including videos and collateral for specifier engagement activities and events.
Kattsafe:
“Our BIM content library isn’t just about providing models; it’s about supporting specifiers with intelligent, easy-to-use digital tools that improve their workflows. The resources and literature developed by IGS to sit alongside the BIM library has made it even easier for designers to quickly get up and running with our BIM content and get the most out of it.”
Outcomes
Kattsafe’s partnership with IGS Group has delivered a wide range of benefits, including:
- Improved Collaboration Between Specifiers & Kattsafe’s Projects Team
Specifiers can now integrate accurate models into their native design software (Revit) to develop their drawings and schedules, and coordinate their designs in close consultation with Kattsafe’s Height Safety System Design Consultants, ensuring correct product specifications are generated from the outset. - More Efficient Quoting & Project Delivery
Kattsafe’s Design Consultants and Project Delivery teams spend less time having to amend specifications or significantly redesign projects since specifiers are using accurate Revit models that align with Kattsafe’s manufacturing and installation requirements. - Positive Specifier Feedback
Kattsafe has received multiple instances of appreciation from designers who value the quality and usability of the Revit content. - Increased Exposure & Utilisation
BIMcontent.com has boosted engagement, ensuring greater visibility and adoption of Kattsafe’s BIM library.
What Did The Client Think?
“Partnering with IGS has allowed us to take our BIM strategy to the next level. The breadth, quality, and widespread adoption of our BIM library has enhanced our engagement with specifiers and improved project delivery workflows. The response from the market has been overwhelmingly positive, reinforcing our decision to partner with IGS in delivering this initiative.”
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