Arup has appointed Nic Karassavas as their BIM Leader for Southern Africa.

Karassavas brings significant experience in initiating, managing and developing projects within a BIM environment as a result of having worked on a wide range of building and infrastructure projects as a principal, manager and technician.

Karassavas said “The use of BIM technology on projects is finding a greater audience in Southern Africa, as more awareness of the benefits of BIM are highlighted and embraced. This new position as BIM Leader for Arup will enable me to continue to showcase our expertise in the application of this innovative technology.”

The delivery of projects within a BIM environment is one of Arup’s fundamental strategies within Southern Africa.

Nick Karassavas joined Arup in 2014 as a CAD/BIM Manager.


About Arup

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. From 92 offices in 40 countries our 12,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion.

We have over 650 staff in Africa, of which over 400 are in Southern Africa. Through our unsurpassed technology and connectivity, we can call on the international expertise of our colleagues from across the globe at any time. We have worked on more than 20,000 projects and
developments in Africa including commercial buildings, mixed-use developments, airports, sports venues, bridges, highways, railways, industrial development zones, oil, gas and energy projects, hospitals, prisons, arts and cultural venues, science and technology parks, water and waste projects.

On these projects, we have provided or continue to provide multidisciplinary engineering, planning, project management, transaction advice and sustainability consulting services.
For more information, go to www.arup.com/Global_locations/South_Africa.


Issued on behalf of:                  Arup
Contact:                                  Candice Thorne
                                               Marketing Co-ordinator | Marketing & Communications
Tel:                                         +27 11 218 7882
Cell:                                        +27 72 659 4818
Email:                                     Candice.Thorne@arup.com      
Website:                                  www.arup.com
Date:                                       December 2016
Issued by:                                SJC Creative    
Contact:                                  Sue Charlton   
Tel:                                         011 794 8170/082 579 4263
E-mail:                                    sjc@worldonline.co.za