There have been celebrations at REHAU as technical support engineer Michael Agyeman was awarded the BEAMA Young Manufacturer title.
The 25-year-old was presented with the award at the BEAMA and GAMBICA Annual Lunch in Central London on November 29th in recognition of his achievements in developing Building Information Modelling (BIM) content for REHAU’s cable management and plumbing products. As part of this work Michael has set up an international BIM working group of experts from across the world to share information and best practice, created a series of ‘how to’ videos to help UK customers use REHAU’s BIM content, and developed a BIM performance specification for service providers.
Michael’s research into new ways of modelling heating and plumbing systems has also been used to create a new method to graphically present underfloor heating systems. This has become a unique selling point when REHAU tenders for underfloor heating projects with a requirement for BIM.
Michael was shortlisted alongside three of his peers for the award, which recognises people aged up to 25 who have excelled in research and development, process engineering, marketing, customer service or team work.
He said: “I am delighted to have been named BEAMA Young Manufacturer. It’s a fantastic honour to have been recognised by the industry for the hard work that’s gone into the BIM project. It has been a great journey so far – even with its own hurdles – however the year ahead will see more and more focus on BIM, which I’m excited to be a part of.”
Franz Huelle, Technical Manager from REHAU said: “We are delighted and very proud to see this award win for Michael. His hard work is paying off both with recognition, such as this BEAMA award, and also with the results that he sees each day at work.”
As well as his achievements on the BIM project, Michael has also been involved in statistical analysis to support REHAU’s co-extrusion programme and championed the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
