Newcastle puts on a BIM Show

Newcastle puts on a BIM Show

Feb 3, 2017 |Richard McPartland

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Construction professionals from around the world have descended on Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for the return of BIM Show Live.

The two day conference and expo was first launched back in 2011 and over the past five years has grown into one of the most trusted information-sharing platforms for BIM.

Full details of this year's programme can be found at www.bimshowlive.co.uk and you can revisit reactions on Twitter via the hashtag #BSL2017.  We've shared some of our favourite posts below:

See also: The North East is BIMspriring the digital construction revolution

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