Last Updated on: 21st January 2025, 05:54 pm
With its distinctive ‘high-vis’ data trail, Simpel is equipping construction companies to optimise compliance and efficiency in response to evolving regulations.
Simpel, a prominent innovator in construction technology, has recently expanded into the UK market. Its comprehensive platform is designed to address challenges such as document management, quality control, safety, compliance, and site access. As UK firms adjust to the increased scrutiny brought by the Building Safety Act 2022, Simpel offers the tools to ensure operations remain both compliant and efficient.
Since its establishment in 2018, Simpel has experienced rapid growth, with many leading developers and contractors now relying on its solutions. The platform’s wide-ranging functionality covers every phase of a project’s lifecycle, making it a preferred choice for medium to large-scale initiatives such as airports, hospitals, civil infrastructure, high-rise residential projects, and commercial developments.
Simpel’s success in navigating Australia’s highly regulated construction industry made the UK market a natural next step for its expansion. Kurt Robinson, CEO of Simpel, commented: “The UK construction sector, valued at over £300 billion annually, continues to evolve, creating significant opportunities for businesses to innovate and streamline their operations. The challenges faced here are similar to those we’ve successfully addressed in Australia, and industry leaders are increasingly requiring a balance of practical innovation, together with platform scalability and the growing need to leverage construction data and AI into the future.”
The platform’s standout feature is its unique project ecosystem, described as a ‘high-vis’ data trail. This system connects people, tasks, and documentation, delivering real-time insights while maintaining a full audit trail throughout a project. UK companies modernising their systems will find Simpel easy to adopt, with its built-in common data environment supporting both safety and compliance requirements.
Cold Clad Limited, a leading UK company specialising in insulated and fire-rated construction, is the first to implement Simpel’s platform. The company has embraced the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Golden Thread initiative and sought a solution that would streamline compliance tracking and project management without creating unnecessary complexity.
Gareth Pitman, Contracts Director at Cold Clad, remarked: “Managing multiple large, complex projects including data centres, temperature-controlled environments and commercial properties requires a lot of resource. Finding a solution to simplify and automate the process, whilst being user friendly was challenging. We are glad to have Simpel on board. The benefits have been realised immediately.”
Simpel’s robust features, including document management, online inductions, and RAMS modules, save its clients thousands of labour hours per project. These savings generate a significant return on investment across the company.
Scott Fisher, Group SHEQ Manager at Cold Clad, said: “What appealed to us was that Simpel combined a lot of the functionality that we were looking for within a single platform, which meant that we could more easily meet regulatory requirements as well as eliminate other software and associated costs.
“Due to the ease of use and the level of support we received, we’ve had no issues with rolling the platform out to our site-based teams. It has also proved invaluable to our subcontractors who are using it to manage their own compliance.”
Richard Bray, COO of Simpel, added: “Our move into the UK reflects our commitment to addressing the evolving needs of the construction industry with practical and adaptable solutions. Simpel’s platform empowers businesses to meet compliance challenges like the Golden Thread, while streamlining operations and enhancing project outcomes. We’re proud to bring our expertise to the UK, equipping construction professionals with the tools to build safer and more innovative projects.”
