Glider recognises that behind every successful company is a great team! Which is why the company thinks of exciting ways to reward its employees for their efforts. Team Glider took an entertaining trip to the cosmopolitan capital of Catalonia. Everyone bonded as a team, experienced Spanish culture and shared plenty of memorable moments and laughs.

Day 1

On the first day of the trip, the team arrived around midday in time to enjoy a beautiful three-course meal on the marina. This was followed by an eventful team GPS tablet challenge and an afternoon of exploration. The day was topped off with a fabulous Flamenco dinner and show in the evening.

Day 2

On Saturday, the team started the day by sharing a breakfast together. This was followed by a Catamaran Boat Cruise where they took in the breath-taking vistas of the Mediterranean sea. After enjoying canapes and lunch onboard, they were able to discover the Catamaran Docks before returning home.

Company culture

Glider prides itself on being a progressive company. Not just in terms of technical innovation, but also in its company culture. Glider is a fully remote business, giving its employees the flexibility to work from home. The team agrees that this makes the time they share out of office all the more meaningful. Additionally, memorable work trips such as this ensure that the team make personal connections. These may not necessarily be made when working in an office.

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider, commented: “At Glider, we definitely believe in working hard and playing hard! This is why we have taken this two-day trip together. We run a completely remote business, which makes times like these even more precious.”

Glider acknowledges the importance of a healthy work-life balance. The company offers its employees competitive advantages such as enjoyable recreational experiences and remote working. Home working is part of Glider’s environmental policy. As well as being instrumental in its actions as a socially responsible business, Glider’s employees’ health and wellbeing is a priority.

We are always interested in hearing from likeminded individuals who have a passion for all things digital and a technological talent for delivering world-leading projects within the digital architecture, engineering and construction space. To find out about our current open positions, please visit our careers page.

Get in touch

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

The awards, hosted by Iranian-born British comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi, were announced during the prestigious gala dinner at the Embedding Sustainability Conference on 13 October 2022 in Newport.

The CABE Built Environment awards are a benchmark of industry standards, giving building engineers the recognition for excellence and ingenuity that they deserve. Following its demonstration of an exceptional usage of digital technologies on the HMP Five Wells construction project, Glider has been awarded this year’s CABE Digital Transformation Award, which reflects the increasing pace of change in use of digital technologies within construction.

Glider was recognised at the awards for the implementation of its Common Data Environment (CDE) platform, gliderbim®, on the HMP Five Wells project. On this project, Glider supported the client Kier, delivering to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) requirements. This venture involved one of the largest data sets Glider has worked on to date.

Lord John Lytton, Chair of the CABE Awards panel, commented “The prison’s unique design has extensive asset information requirements, and by adapting cutting edge digital technologies, the project is able to manage all of the data points, improving the safety and efficiency of the building. The use of gliderbim® for the extremely complex HMP Five Wells project demonstrates just what can be achieved when you adopt BIM and digital twins”.

HMP Five Wells is an adult male Category C resettlement prison designed to enhance rehabilitation. Built almost entirely from standardised components and project managed by Mace, the 60,000m2 facility is now the biggest prison in England. On this substantial project, the use of gliderbim® enabled high quality and complete handover information for HMP Five Wells. Glider’s information management team were responsible for successfully overseeing the information capture across 79 work packages, from 49 trade contractors, and verifying in excess of 2.5 million data points from 380,000 COBie records.

Processing the level of data provided on the project would not have been possible without the unique data management capabilities of gliderbim® and Glider’s skilled information managers and consultants.

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider commented, “We are immensely proud to have won the CABE Digital Transformation Award. This award represents the exceptional impact and innovation that gliderbim® and our consultancy services bring to the industry; of which HMP Five Wells is just one example. A huge congratulations to the whole Glider and Kier team for their hard work on this project.”

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

The Construction Computing awards were designed to recognise the technology, tools and solutions for the effective design, construction, maintenance and modification of commercial buildings, residential and social housing and civil engineering projects of all sizes. As a testament to the efficacy of Glider’s flagship product gliderbim®, and Glider’s consultancy skills, the company has been shortlisted for multiple categories of the Construction Computing Awards, including:

• Cloud Technology of the Year – Judged by Panel
• Innovation of the Year – Judged by Panel
• Best Use of Digital Technology in a Construction Project – Judged by Panel
• BIM Project of the Year – Judged by Panel
• Collaboration Project of the Year – Judged by Panel
• BIM Software of the Year – Public Vote
• Editor’s Choice – Chosen and decided by David Chadwick, editor of Construction Computing Magazine
• Product of the Year – Public Vote

Building Information Management (BIM) is one of the technologies transforming construction, and Glider is implementing BIM to create a more efficient industry through its pioneering approach. The multiple nominations are proof of the positive impact Glider’s employee expertise, coupled with its advanced software, is having on the construction industry.

Glider is at the forefront of modernising documentation through the use of its flagship Common Data Environment (CDE), gliderbim®. The CDE provides architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals with a comprehensive solution for all of their asset information management needs, and has been employed by several high-profile clients including Coventry University, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), and Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

Furthermore, several of the award shortlists recognise Glider’s work on the HMP Five Wells project. HMP Five Wells is an adult male Category C resettlement prison designed to enhance rehabilitation. Built almost entirely from standardised components and project managed by Mace, the 60,000m2 facility is now the biggest prison in England. On this substantial scheme, the use of gliderbim® enabled high quality and complete handover information for HMP Five Wells. Gliderbim® was responsible for the successful information capture across 79 work packages, from 49 trade contractors, and verifying in excess of 2.5 million data points from 380,000 COBie records.

The fact that this level of data was processed so quickly is a testament to gliderbim®’s unique data management capabilities, and the skills of Glider’s information managers and consultants.

James Franklin, Head of BIM at Kier, was responsible for leading this complex project and team. James commented: “Kier and Glider worked collaboratively as one team to deliver possibly the most complex BIM project to date at HMP Five Wells, achieving 100% compliance and assisting the MoJ to bridge the gap between design and construction, and operations.”

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider commented, “A huge congratulations to the whole Glider team for being made finalists of the Construction Engineering Awards. This validates the hard work the team have been doing, and the ability of gliderbim® to effectively manage information across the entire asset lifecycle.”

The Construction Engineering Awards will take place on 10th November, where the winners will be announced during an evening ceremony.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

The Building Innovation Awards recognise individuals and organisations that are revolutionising the industry by establishing innovative practices which result in the creation of smarter, safer buildings. Glider has been shortlisted for the Most Innovative Public Project award.  This is as a result of its exceptionally innovative construction practices on the HMP Five Wells project.

The category reflects the need for change in the way the industry plans, designs and constructs public buildings and infrastructure. Building Information Management (BIM) is one of the most powerful tools at the construction sector’s disposal. And Glider is one of the innovators utilising BIM to produce advantageous results for clients. As a shortlisted candidate, Glider has successfully demonstrated its innovations that are creating more consistent, efficient and productive practices within the public sector.

The nomination also recognises Glider’s implementation of its Common Data Environment (CDE) platform, gliderbim®, on the HMP Five Wells project. For this project, Glider supported its client Kier in complying with the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) requirements. This ambitious project involved one of the largest data sets Glider has worked on to date.

HMP Five Wells is an adult male Category C resettlement prison designed to enhance rehabilitation. Built almost entirely from standardised components and project managed by Mace, the facility is now the biggest prison in England. On this substantial development, the use of gliderbim® enabled high quality and complete handover information for HMP Five Wells. gliderbim® was responsible for the successful information capture across 79 work packages, from 49 trade contractors, and verifying in excess of 2.5 million data points from 380,000 COBie records.

Processing the level of data provided on the project would not have been possible without the distinctive data management capabilities of gliderbim® and the expertise of Glider’s information managers and consultants.

James Franklin, Head of BIM at Kier, was responsible for leading this complex project and team. Commenting, James said: “Kier and Glider worked collaboratively as one team to deliver possibly the most complex BIM project to date at HMP Five Wells, achieving 100% compliance and assisting the MoJ to bridge the gap between design and construction, and operations.”

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider commented, “Glider’s work being considered for Most Innovative Public Project validates the skill and success of gliderbim® and the whole team on this extremely complex project. This award recognises biggest innovators in the industry, and we are honoured to be nominated for our efforts on HMP Five Wells.”

The awards ceremony, hosted by comedian and actor Justin Moorhouse, take place on 27 October 2022 in Manchester.

Get in touch

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email us.

The New Civil Engineer TechFest awards are designed to shine the spotlight on organisations applying cutting-edge technology innovations in building design and construction.

The ‘Best Use of Technology: Whole Life Performance’ category recognises teams using innovative technologies to improve the performance of assets across their entire lifecycle. Building Information Management (BIM) is one of the technologies transforming construction, and Glider is implementing BIM to create a more efficient industry through its pioneering approach. As a shortlisted candidate, Glider has successfully proven its software and team’s positive impact on the operational use of HMP Five Wells.

On this project, Glider applied its Common Data Environment (CDE) platform gliderbim® to achieve outstanding data capture results. Glider supported its client, Kier, delivering to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) requirements. This was a challenging project involving one of the largest data sets Glider has worked on to date. Glider’s use of gliderbim® on this project is a considerable advance on the conventional approach, and the software provider even hopes that it can be deployed at scale.

HMP Five Wells is an adult male Category C resettlement prison designed to enhance rehabilitation. Built almost entirely from standardised components and project managed by Mace, the 60,000m2 facility is now the biggest prison in England. On this substantial scheme, the use of gliderbim® enabled high quality and complete handover information for HMP Five Wells. gliderbim® was responsible for the successful information capture across 79 work packages, from 49 trade contractors, and verifying in excess of 2.5 million data points from 380,000 COBie records.

Handling the project’s high level of data would not have been possible without gliderbim®’s unique data-processing capabilities, and the skills of Glider’s information management specialists.

James Franklin, Head of BIM at Kier, was responsible for leading this complex project and team. James commented: “Kier and Glider worked collaboratively as one team to deliver possibly the most complex BIM project to date at HMP Five Wells, achieving 100% compliance and assisting the MoJ to bridge the gap between design and construction, and operations.”

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider commented, “We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the ‘Best Use of Technology: Whole Life Performance’ award. This validates the efforts of the whole team, and really is a testament to gliderbim®’s ability to improve performance across the whole asset lifecycle. We are immensely proud to be considered as one of the most innovative organisations in the industry.”

Taking place on 24th November 2022, the New Civil Engineer TechFest is an opportunity to network with likeminded industry peers, gain insight into innovations within the sector, and celebrate the most innovative teams. After the conference, an evening awards ceremony will follow a gala dinner.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

Information Management specialist Glider has been awarded the G-Cloud 13 (RM 1557.13) contract. This contract follows Glider’s prior appointment as a supplier on the G-Cloud 12 network where it gained contracts with high-status clients including the Ministry of Defence (MOD), British Antarctic Surveys (BAS) and the National Health Service (NHS).

The Crown Commercial Service, as the contracting authority is putting in place a framework agreement designed to enable public sector customers in the UK to find and buy cloud computing services. It is intended to build upon the benefits of the previous G-Cloud framework, to provide access to multiple suppliers and cloud services, (including a high number of SMEs), a quick and easy route to market, and access to the latest cloud technology and innovation.

G-Cloud 13 is used by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations), which includes Central Government Departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies and agencies, non-departmental public bodies, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities and Universities.

Stuart Bell, Director of Sales & Marketing at Glider, commented on the achievement: “We are incredibly proud to have secured yet another contract with the Crown Commercial Service. Glider is leading the asset management software market, and this recent contract is just one example of it. The advanced capabilities of our software, and the knowledge of our information management consultants ensures that clients can get the best out of their data and manage their assets as efficiently as possible.”

Stuart continued: “Given the sensitive nature of the framework, security is a requirement for all suppliers. Therefore, winning the contract is a testament to the integrity of Glider’s data-first, highly secure infrastructure.”

Glider’s digital solutions empower its client’s teams to manage their data and exploit it for their organisational needs, and the team looks forward to supporting new clients onboarded through the G-cloud 13 Framework.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

Following its demonstration of an exceptional usage of digital technologies on the HMP Five Wells construction project, Glider has been announced as a shortlisted candidate for this year’s Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Built Environment Awards. The awards are a benchmark of industry standards, giving building engineers the recognition for excellence and ingenuity.

The Digital Transformation award reflects the increasing pace of change in use of digital technologies within construction. BIM is improving efficiency within the industry, and Glider is one example of the innovators driving this change. As a shortlisted contender, Glider has successfully demonstrated its positive impact on building performance and construction sector productivity.

Glider is being considered for the implementation of its Common Data Environment (CDE) platform, gliderbim®, on the HMP Five Wells project. On this project, Glider supported Kier Major Projects, in the delivery of the digital (enriched IFC and COBie) deliverables including O&M and handover information, in accordance with the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) mature asset information requirements. This venture involved one of the largest data sets Glider has worked on to date.

HMP Five Wells is an adult male Category C resettlement prison designed to enhance rehabilitation. Built almost entirely from standardised components and project managed by Mace, the 60,000m2 facility is now the biggest prison in England. On this substantial project, the use of gliderbim® enabled high quality and complete handover information for HMP Five Wells. gliderbim® was responsible for successfully overseeing the information capture across 79 work packages, from 49 trade contractors, and verifying in excess of 2.5 million data points from 380,000 COBie records.

Processing the level of data provided on the project would not have been possible without the unique data management capabilities of gliderbim® and Glider’s skilled information managers and consultants.

James Franklin, Head of BIM at Kier, was responsible for leading this complex project and team. Commenting, James said: “Kier and Glider worked collaboratively as one team to deliver possibly the most complex BIM project to date at HMP Five Wells, achieving 100% compliance and assisting the MoJ to bridge the gap between design and construction, and operations.”

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider commented, “Being announced as a shortlisted nominee for the Digital Transformation Award is a great testament to the capabilities of gliderbim® and the Glider team. This award recognises the impact and innovation that progressive companies are bringing to the industry, and we are honoured to be considered for our work on HMP Five Wells.”

The CABE awards, hosted by Iranian-born British comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi, will be announced during the prestigious Gala Dinner at the Embedding Sustainability Conference on 13th October 2022 in Newport.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

This is yet another remarkable achievement for Glider, as the information management and software specialist is awarded the Digital Outcomes 6 (RM 1043.8) contract, commencing on 10 August 2022.

The Crown Commercial Service, as the contracting authority has put in place a pan-government collaborative framework agreement for use by UK-based public sector organisations with Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) roles, and end-to-end digital transformation programmes, and has elected Glider as a supplier.

The new framework Digital Specialists & Programmes (RM6263) will be utilised by Central Government Departments, as well as all other public sector bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire, rescue, education and the devolved administrations, to find a full range of Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) skills. The agreement offers a quality assured route. Therefore, it will provide larger digital transformation and larger capability programmes, as well as a route to market for strategic objectives or scope of services with no clearly defined outcomes or deliverables that will enable digital transformation.

Stuart Bell, Director of Sales & Marketing at Glider, commented on the awarded contract: “This is another milestone that recognises Glider’s exceptional digital capabilites. We are honoured to have secured a position on another public sector framework, in addition to our existing G-Cloud Digital 12 Marketplace contracts with clients such as the Ministry of Defence (MOD), British Antarctic Surveys (BAS)and the National Health Service (NHS). I would like to say thank you to the whole team for their hard work in achieving this high-status contract”.

Digital outcomes suppliers can help research, test, design, build, release, iterate, support or retire a digital service. Suppliers must comply with the government Technology Code of Practice, which sets out mandatory practices such as using open source technology, making privacy integral and integrating the technology within the organisations infrastructure, and adapting it to future demands.

Digital outcomes suppliers must also understand what it means to work on one of the Discovery, Beta, Live or Retirement phases, comply with successful Service Standard assessments, ensure that services are interoperable, and comply with adopted open standards as per government mandates.

Stuart Bell continued: “The process of attaining a government contract is highly rigorous, so the fact that Glider is compliant with these criteria is a testament to our high standard of data security, interoperability, accessibility and integration. We believe in creating a sustainable, digitally powered built environment, and are well-positioned to help our public sector clients manage their built asset information.”

Glider’s digital solutions empower its client’s teams to manage their data and exploit it for their organisational needs. Glider’s flagship product gliderbim® is an intelligent SaaS platform, which supports the whole asset data lifecycle. Glider’s information management consultants will be supporting all new clients onboarded through Digital Outcomes 6 with their digital project requirements.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

Glider’s flagship product gliderbim® is an intelligent information management platform which supports the whole asset data lifecycle, from conceptual design through to the operation and maintenance of buildings. As a software provider which hosts sensitive project and asset information, Glider pledges to always keep data secure.

Nick Hutchinson, Managing Director of Glider, commented on the certification: “This is yet another accreditation that demonstrates Glider’s commitment to cyber security. This certification reassures our existing clients that we have a strong defence against cyber attacks, and will let new clients know that their data is in safe hands with Glider. I can’t thank the team enough for their dedication to cyber security and gaining this certification.”

The Cyber Essentials certification is a government-backed scheme, designed to protect organisations from cyber attacks. The certification ensures that organisations have fundamental safeguards in place to protect themselves from cyber attacks. The Cyber Essentials Plus is the consecutive certification, verifying that organisations are protected against cyber attack via an in-depth technical assessment.

Obtaining this level of certification reassures clients of a business’ secure infrastructure, and allows a business to gain a clear picture of its cyber security level. Significantly, organisations aiming to bid for central government contracts which involve handling sensitive and personal information or the provision of certain technical products and services, will require a Cyber Essentials Certification.

“The Cyber Essentials Plus certificate reaffirms our data defence strategy to existing clients, including the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Ministry Of Justice (MOJ) and National Health Service (NHS) and will be important to the future of securing public sector contracts,” added Nick Hutchinson.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com.

Nick Hutchinson, Co-founder and Managing Director of Glider, and Stuart Bell, Director of Sales and Marketing, recently completed the Four Peaks Challenge in support of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. As an asset lifecycle software provider for the built environment, Glider was honoured to support the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity in its worthy cause.

The construction industry is an integral part of our society, and yet many suffering construction workers go unnoticed. Every year there are over 84,000 cases of work-related illness that can be directly attributed to working in construction. The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support of construction workers and their families. The charity receives no public funding and relies on the generosity of those within in the industry to help them continue their work in aiding unwell construction workers.

The Four Peaks Challenge was designed by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to help raise awareness and funds for those facing challenges within the construction industry. The formidable challenge entailed climbing to the summit of four of the UK’s highest mountains: Ben Nevis (1,345m), Helvellyn (950m), Snowdon (1,085m), and Carrauntoohil (1,038m), within a 48 hour window between 12-14 May 2022.

Nick and Stuart’s impressive efforts helped to raise over £3,000 by climbing to the four peaks. Currently, over £82,000, has been generously donated in aid of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and their vital work.

Nick and Stuart joined 41 other members on the epic challenge from the organisations including Clancy, Careys, Blue Machinery Spares, Designer Group, JSP Safety, FKG Group, CSA Group, Entex Projects, Georoof, Falcon Green and buildspace.

Following the heroic achievement, the Gallagher Group Ltd and Glencar Construction hosted a gala dinner, which the Glider team had the honour of attending in celebration of their achievements. Although the challenge has been completed, you can still support the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. To donate to the noble cause, please visit the Lighthouse Club 4 Peaks Challenge donation page.

To find out more about Glider and gliderbim® call 0203 8268 001 or email info@glidertech.com