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to the progress of the works.
When it comes to quality, BKG Modular
Systems has a stringent process. It has an
in-house QA (quality assurance) depart-
ment that monitors and reviews from the
start of a project the materials coming in
and the fi nal product that’s going out. In
addition, there is a three-stage inspec-
tion for every module that it is produced.
Nelson says: “Quality is in the heart of
everything we do. We ensure that in our
production lines, we have the space avail-
able to produce full corridors so they can
be seen, verifi ed, and measured, both by us
and the client. This is done to ensure what
we’re giving to the end-client is of the high-
est quality and the module will go and fi t in
fi rst time.”
Nelson admits that despite the advantag-
es, one of the challenges in prefabrication
is early engagement. “The earlier we can
be engaged in a project, the more lead time
we have for coordination, procurement,
fabrication, and delivery. When we get
involved at a later stage, there’s bit more
catching up to do. That’s one of the main
the main challenges.”Logistics is another challenge, says
Nelson. “Rather than shipping individual
small components to a project, we’re ship-
ping huge modules that can sometimes
weigh up to a couple of tonnes. Logistics is
something we look at closely. With the ex-
perience we have in the team, we produce
specifi c logistics plans for projects or cli-
ents, on how we’re going to physically de-
liver the modules and how we are going to
coordinate.”
More and more MEP engineers in this
region are aware of the prefabrication revo-
lution taking place. For the past 10 years,
the fi rm has worked with a whole array of
clients, consultants, and engineers deal-
ing with prefabrication. He concludes:
“The positive thing I’m seeing now is that
the people who have worked with us in the
past, are actually coming back to using pre-
fabrication. They’ve seen the benefi ts that
prefabrication has brought to their project,
and they’ve witnessed new ways to use it.
“I think as prefabrication grows in
the market, the knowledge within the
engineering community also grows
with it.” Robbie Nelson,
modular systems division manager,
BK Gulf.Muhammad Saleem,
superintendent,
modular systems division.Jebel Ali Park Hotel site. BKG Modular Systems pro-
vides 1,200 MEP services modules, 400 FCU (fan coil
unit) modules and modular wirings for 380 rooms.