Company Research Report: COGNICA

Company Overview

Name: COGNICA

Mission: To blend technology and expertise to provide efficient, secure, reliable, and complete building and site information management solutions, spanning O&Ms, Technical Authoring, Legacy to Digital Conversion, Laser 360° Reality Capture, and scan hosting to facilitate ongoing estate maintenance.

Founded: 1998

Founders: Severn Trent Water and the Water Research Centre

Key People:

Barry Crisp, Managing Director. Barry has over 20 years of experience in systems and technology, holding leadership positions in several UK businesses.

Christie Miller, Head of Operations

Scott Wichall, IT and Engineering Manager

David Gillies, Solutions Consultant

Anna Smith, Commercial Services Manager

Headquarters: Frankland Road, Blagrove, Swindon, SN5 8YF, United Kingdom

Number of Employees: No information is available.

Revenue: No information is available.

What is the Company Known For: COGNICA is known for its expertise in managing O&M data and asset documentation for the utilities and construction industries, providing digital O&M solutions, technical authoring, reality capture, and integration with third-party construction management systems.

Products

Legacy Paper O&Ms to Digital Conversion:

Description: Fully managed conversion service of legacy paper to digital O&Ms.

Key Features: Comprehensive documentation collation, structuring, and digitization.

O&M Manuals & Technical Authoring:

Description: Digital O&M systems or CMS/CDE facilitated project handovers.

Key Features: In-house managed services, document collation, hosting, publication, and industry-standard technical authoring.

Your O&M Documentation in SharePoint:

Description: O&M documentation delivered directly into clients' SharePoint, fully set up and configured.

Key Features: Site setup, configuration, training, and automation in document delivery.

Insite360 Laser Reality Capture Surveying:

Description: Provides rapid mobile laser scanning for reality capture of buildings, utilities, and external sites.

Key Features: High-speed processing, intuitive interfaces, low carbon impact, and integration with other data points.

Recent Developments

Recent Developments:

COGNICA continues to integrate with third-party construction management systems (e.g., Viewpoint, Aconex, Asite, Procore).

The creation of Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers for Technical Authoring services in 2022 to cater to specific client requirements.

New Products Launched:

Fire Safety Solutions launched in 2021 to align with the Regulation 38 requirements inspired by the Grenfell inquiry.

New Features Added to Existing Products:

Enhanced solutions for live O&Ms, full audit trails, document version history, and integration with third-party data environments.

New Partnerships:

Established a partnership with NavVis for mobile site mapping and reality capture in 2017.

Sectors Served

COGNICA has successfully managed handover projects for over 25 years across various sectors including:

Water Utility

Education

Healthcare

Residential

Commercial

Government

Airports

Renewable Energy and more.

Quality Assurance

COGNICA maintains a range of ISO certifications:

ISO 9001 for Quality Management

ISO 14001 for Environmental Management

ISO 45001 for Occupational Health and Safety Management

ISO 19650 for BIM Level 2 Delivery

COGNICA is also affiliated with ConstructionLine Gold, Achilles UVDB Silver, Acclaim (SSIP Scheme), IHEEM Affiliate, and holds CSCS cards for construction site safety.

COGNICA provides its clients with complete confidence in the reliability of its products and is a registered member of the ICO for Data Protection under reference ZA751681.

Accolades and Client Testimonials

Document Controller, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Balfour Beatty: "I would have no hesitation in recommending COGNICA. They managed the preparation of our O&M Manuals for the hospital without issue and provided the documents to the timescale requested and our Clients' satisfaction."