Successful Veka Group customer Norscot took home the ‘Innovation of the Year’ trophy at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2018; which celebrate the achievements of academic and business collaborations and partnerships.
Norscot Joinery – the Highlands and Islands fabricator of PVC-U windows and doors, and timber frame kits – received the award at an evening event run by Interface in Edinburgh. The Innovation of the Year prize was awarded to Norscot, in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, in recognition for the research and development of virtual reality show home software.
Having identified a major challenge in the self-build market; that of customers being unable to ‘visualise’ their future home designs through traditional paper plans and CAD designs alone, Norscot began to work with the University of Strathclyde on software that allows a customer to ‘walk-through’ their new-build via a combination of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and virtual reality technology.
Neil Evans, Veka Group’s sales director said: “Norscot is a long-standing Veka fabricator and valued member of Independent Network, with a hard-working team that have never shied away from innovative technologies or new developments that will fuel growth for the company. ‘Innovation of the Year’ is certainly an accolade to be proud of. Congratulations to all at Norscot on a very well-deserved win.”
