McLaren Construction’s digital team makes the difference

Comprising information management, digital construction and specialist system implementation managers, the team is responsible for McLaren’s digital information management standard, ensures compliance with building safety legislation and demonstrates robust digital information management for all aspects of design, procurement, change control, quality control and handover.

The digital information management team has succeeded in delivering user-friendly systems and driving culture change, elevating the status of information management and data across McLaren.

Just three years later, take-up has reached 90% of projects and 84% of employees. More than 1,800 external users, including customers, designers and subcontractors, engage with McLaren’s digital systems and use its data.

The judges were impressed by the team’s “tangible numbers to demonstrate progress”: benefits achieved so far include greater profitability and a growing proportion of repeat business delivered in the 2024 end-of-year results.

The judges also praised the “good holistic approach to embedding a digital strategy across the business”.

"Winning this award feels like the culmination of the journey that started two and a half years ago, when a lot of us joined McLaren, but it also feels like the first stepping stone," said Thomas Flannery, head of digital information management at McLaren Construction.

"It's been a real success story: we've got support from the top down, from the leadership and our projects. I know this is 'Digital Team of the Year' but I see it as an award for McLaren Construction as a whole."

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The Digital Construction Awards are organised by Digital Construction Week, CIOB, Construction Management and Digital Construction Plus. To find out more about the Awards and enquire about sponsorship or entering next year’s event, visit digitalconstructionawards.co.uk.