Despite a number of public sector infrastructure projects providing steady work across the region, there’s no doubt that the Civils community has been shaken by the current downturn.  And more than ever, businesses need to sharpen up their strategy in order to survive.  In short, they need to:

• Take a measured approach to company finances and investment to protect their company from the ups and downs of the current market.
• With increased competition for fewer projects, take steps to differentiate their company.
• Be aware of long-term trends to ensure they emerge from the downturn strengthened and future-ready.

 

There are the continuing challenges of growing globalisation, an ageing workforce and skills shortages and the need to use fewer resources and work in a more sustainable way.

 

On a more practical level, there’s a need to do everything possible to ensure your firm delivers work of the highest quality – without errors and omissions that cause costly delays and expose the company to liability.

 

The most natural course of action in these conditions is to stick with what you already have.  However, in many cases firms are working with ageing systems that have been in place for decades – updating these with newer products from the same vendor may mean extensive implementation costs and/or bolting together a piecemeal solution. These solutions may be overly complex and therefore difficult and time-consuming to learn.

 

Doing nothing is not going to address any of the challenges listed above.

 

But the fear of cost – and  disruption – discourages many firms from making the change to a different system that could prove to be their salvation. 

 

Unlike most civil design software companies, Autodesk can help civil engineering firms address ALL these challenges. And as a world leader in design software, Autodesk is a robust, financially sound organisation with a reputable past and a vibrant future.  As such, Autodesk represents a safe investment for today and a solid business partnership for the long term.

 

Companies using Autodesk civil engineering solutions tell us that:

• They complete projects 15 - 20% faster and with greatly enhanced accuracy.,
• Productivity is particularly improved around the design phase.  Some customers say they can work up to six times as fast.
• Make co-ordinated design changes far faster.  For example, amend a complex design in two hours rather than two days.
• Software is less complex and specialist than competitive solutions – consequently, they experienced no significant learning curve and so very little disruption to workflow.
• Presenting various design alternatives to clients adds value to a company’s service – these can be done in minutes as opposed to the weeks they may have taken before. They can optimise designs to reach the most economical and effective solution.
• One solution can address a complete variety of surveying and engineering project types including site development, highway design, environmental and others – giving a firm flexibility and extending capability.
• Projects involving earthworks are now far more efficient, viable and precise because of automatic calculations and parametric change technology. 
• They help to future-proof design strategy, providing a path towards building information modeling (BIM) and a means to collaborate with other team members and BIM-enabled architects, structural and building services engineers in a single model environment.
• Develop compelling presentations to inform the design process and show the impact of engineering proposals on the landscape and environment.
• They have support from Autodesk’s channel of specialist resellers