Some of the UK's biggest retailers have set up a group to advance the use of BIM in the sector. Asda head of model and specification James Brown told the conference that Asda, Waitrose, John Lewis and three other retailers will form the BIM for Retail Forum, with advice from architects HOK and engineers Ramboll. Another of the "big four" supermarkets and a clothing chain have also expressed interest in joining the group. The first meeting of the forum, on 3 November, was attended by Cabinet Office head of BIM implementation David Philp,who talked them through the government's BIM strategy.
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