Case Study : CIT Blaton

How CIT Blaton turned BIM into a strategic driver across 50% of its projects and why 90 team members now rely on Kabandy to streamline tendering and optimize their workflows.
CIT Blaton Client

CIT Blaton, a well-established general construction family business in Belgium and Luxembourg (€500 million turnover, 700 employees, part of CIT holding), has strategically adopted Building Information Modeling (BIM) since 2018. Having identified limitations with their initial software choices, CIT Blaton partnered with Kabandy and initiated a successful pilot project for model-based quantity takeoffs.

Four years later, BIM is central to their tendering process, with adoption expanding rapidly and currently covering 50% of all projects. With 90 Kabandy users, this case study describes how deepening their commitment to Kabandy will further optimize their BIM workflows across various project phases, leveraging its unique strengths to empower a broader range of non-technical experts and improve overall efficiency.

Company and BIM journey

 

CIT Blaton has extensive experience as a leading general contractor in Belgium and Luxembourg, operating across residential, office, commercial, civil and infrastructure sectors. Demonstrating a strong commitment to innovation, CIT Blaton proactively integrated BIM into its workflows starting in 2018. While other well-known software solutions were initially used, Kabandy emerged in 2021 as the most promising platform, leading to a successful pilot project with key team members.

 

This early engagement highlighted Kabandy’s potential and led to the current situation, where 100% of tender projects rely on BIM data. BIM adoption continues to grow across their overall project portfolio, with 50% of projects now using BIM. Kabandy plays a key role in this transformation, with 90 active users leveraging the software daily.
“From the 3D model to the data, it’s easy for my site colleagues to take control of quantities.”
 — Julien Echterbille, BIM Modeler

Problem Solved & Use Cases

 

Although CIT Blaton successfully integrated BIM into its workflows, the need to democratize access to BIM data and streamline quantity take-offs for a broader range of project stakeholders remained.

 

Kabandy directly addresses this need by providing a user-friendly platform accessible to non-technical experts such as tender managers, project managers, site managers, cost controllers, quantity surveyors, and procurement teams.

 

CIT Blaton uses Kabandy across several critical project phases, including:

  • Design phase
  • Pre-construction
  • Tendering
  • Value engineering (functional maximization and cost optimization)
  • Construction phase (material orders and monthly progress statements)
  • Post-construction (commissioning and handover)

Key Benefits & Value

 

Empowering Non-Technical Experts

Enabling tender managers, project managers, site managers, cost controllers, quantity surveyors, procurement teams, and other non-BIM specialists to access and interact with BIM data on a single collaborative platform.

 

Advanced Measurement & Visualization

Providing sophisticated measurement and visualization tools that ensure accurate and reliable quantity takeoffs.

 

Automation for Efficiency

Delivering automation capabilities that significantly accelerate takeoff and visualization processes.

“Kabandy allows you to work transparently with model content without needing to be an expert in BIM tools.”

Vincent Didriche, Head of Engineering Department

Key Figures & Adoption

 

Kabandy’s successful adoption within CIT Blaton is reflected in the following key metrics:

 

Rapid User Growth

Up to 90 users onboarded within three years, with further expansion planned.

 

BIM-Based Tendering

Nearly 100% of tender projects now rely on BIM data facilitated by Kabandy.

 

Seamless Deployment

Just a few hours of onboarding for the first three key users proved sufficient to scale deployment across the organization.

“The software speaks the language of the quantity surveyor
from beginner to expert. In just a few clicks, quantities can be visualized by everyone.”
Mohammed El Hajli, Quantity Surveyor

Conclusion & Recommendation

 

Deepening Kabandy’s integration is a key driver in CIT Blaton’s digital transformation.

 

By democratizing access to BIM data and leveraging advanced features, the group continues to sharpen its accuracy and collaborative edge. Expanding this adoption across all project phases is the next logical step to fully harness Kabandy’s transformative power.