PlanRadar expands in UK despite Brexit complications

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Digital documentation specialist PlanRadar has established two subsidiaries to support its expansion in Europe, leading with an office in the UK, despite fears for Brexit 'bottlenecks'.

 

'The imminent Brexit is no reason for us not to press ahead with the digitalisation of the construction and real estate industry in the UK,' said Ibrahim Imam (pictured), managing director and co-founder of PlanRadar.

'Indeed, the expected bottlenecks in both construction materials and specialist personnel could even lead to significant benefits for British construction firms that can use digitization processes to raise their efficiency potential against the competition,' Imam added.

The expansion in Southeastern Europe will be managed by PlanRadar in Zagreb.

'We have already gained a number of major customers in southeastern Europe in recent months, such as Kamgrad and Abilia,' commented Sander van de Rijdt, managing director and co-founder of PlanRadar. 'To reflect this growth and the expected new business, four employees at our Croatian branch will be responsible for managing sales and customer care for southeastern Europe in the future.'

In the last twelve months, PlanRadar has attracted over 2,000 new customers, increased sales by almost 300%, and expanded its workforce to 54 employees, the company said.

'In light of our dynamic development in the past year and the positive international business outlook for 2019, we have also had to expand our premises at our head office and have recently moved into new, larger offices in central Vienna,' added Imam.

Beyond established teams in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the company is already represented in 41 countries, including Australia, Canada, Mexico, South Africa and Singapore outside Europe. In addition to Eastern European and Asian countries, the company said it primarily has its eye on additional markets in South America.