Aug 14 - Ramboll Signs License, Tech Agreement With Tekla

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Ramboll Signs License, Tech Agreement With Tekla

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ESPOO, Finland, August 14, 2007 - Tekla Corporation has signed a frame agreement with the Ramboll Group, a leading Nordic engineering company. The agreement covers the commercial terms for the purchase of Tekla Structures software licenses as well as close co-operation in technical and developmental issues. Ramboll has become an extensive Tekla user and has used the software in hundreds of General Design projects, most of which have involved concrete as the building material.

Ramboll is one the biggest engineering offices in the Nordic countries and the biggest Tekla Structures user in the area. The frame agreement covers all Ramboll Business Units in Scandinavia. Currently there are close to 200 trained Tekla Structures users in the Nordic region. There are more than 100 Tekla Structures users in Ramboll Denmark alone. All larger projects in the building divisions of Ramboll Denmark are being modeled with Tekla Structures. Ramboll Finland has continuously developed their procedure in concrete design and does almost all workshop drawings of pre-fab concrete elements in Tekla Structures.

"Ramboll strongly invests in 3D tools," confirms Troels Hoff, Chief Consultant at Ramboll Denmark. "We have chosen Tekla Structures as our strategic tool for the general and structural design of steel and especially of concrete because the software greatly helps us in modeling complicated geometry."

"About 80% of our projects involve concrete detailing," adds Bent Feddersen, Chief of Expertise Development at Ramboll Denmark. "Using a proper 3D design tool ensures the consistency of the structure with technical models, such as the HVAC model, and greatly reduces errors caused by redundant data. The geometrical Tekla model can be exported to FEM software for structural analysis, and within Tekla Structures it is possible to create standard details, including structural calculations from MS Excel. This increases the effectiveness and the quality of the design. Being able to produce accurate 3D prints and visualizations of the buildings is also important for us and our customers. The benefits provided by the software mean that we can provide a better product and much more data -in terms of work drawings, amounts of material etc - for our collaborators: contractors, precast concrete factories, steel manufacturers and others, who thus become Tekla customers as well. With this framework agreement, our close and productive cooperation with Tekla will continue," he states.

"Three years ago Ramboll Finland was among the first users of the new, general design release of Tekla Structures," says Ismo Tawast, Director of the Building Construction Division at Ramboll Finland. Since 2005, Ramboll Finland has purchased dozens of licenses and trained more than 40 designers to use the software. "Our target is to ensure that 100% of our design work is carried out with Tekla Structures during the next two years. There is no doubt we will meet this target because we haven't given and will not accept any other possibility. Our designers are extremely motivated to use this kind of design method and we have been able to avoid design errors. This is very important not only for the structural design but also for the whole building process," Tawast emphasizes.

"Ramboll is a remarkable example of how we can efficiently serve engineering and general design offices," comments Thomas Grönholm, Sales Manager at Tekla Building and Construction. "Although Tekla is mostly known as a steel detailing software developer, Ramboll actually started using Tekla Structures with concrete. Without the vision and support of Ramboll's Bent Feddersen, Ismo Tawast and those, who have extensively used Tekla Structures, the breakthrough could not have happened. It proves that our product meets the demands of industry and is a versatile enough solution to fulfill the needs of industry leaders such as Ramboll."

Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures software is a building information modeling (BIM) tool that streamlines the delivery process of design, detailing, manufacturing, and construction organizations. While integrating openly with architectural models, its strength lies in the contractor end of the process. Thousands of Tekla Structures software users in more than 80 countries have successfully delivered BIM-based projects around the world.

Tekla Structures' ability to process extensive amounts of data enables the creation of detailed 3D models that can be applied to every stage of design and construction. From planning and design development through to fabrication and installation, Tekla models naturally develop in parallel, representing the "as-built" condition of a building. Tekla Structures effectively integrates into any best-of-breed software-driven workflow, while maintaining the highest levels of data integrity and accuracy. Such collaborative workflows are the key to minimizing errors and maximizing efficiency, resulting in high profitability and on-time project completion. Tekla Structures encompasses specialized configurations for structural engineers, steel detailers and fabricators, precast concrete detailers and manufacturers, as well as contractors.

Tekla Corporation Tekla is a leading international software company whose innovative software solutions make customers' core businesses more effective. The company's model-based software products and related services are used mostly in building and construction, but also in energy distribution and by municipalities in more than 80 countries. Tekla Group's net sales for 2006 amounted to nearly 50 million euros. At the moment, international operations account for 75% of net sales. Tekla has area offices in 12 countries: headquarters in Espoo, Finland, and offices in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the UK, France, the US, Japan, Malaysia, China, India and the UAE. In addition, Tekla has a worldwide partner network. Tekla was established in 1966 and is one of the oldest software companies in Finland. Additional information on Tekla at www.tekla.com

Ramboll Group

The Ramboll Group employs nearly 6,000 dedicated specialists and is a leading Nordic company operating in a broad international context from 104 offices in the Nordic region and 21 permanent offices in the rest of the world. They provide engineering, consultancy, product development and operation services within the areas of buildings, infrastructure, industrial processes, energy, water and the environment, telecommunication, management and IT. More information at www.ramboll.com

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