Cognica

The business operates in line with industry standards including BIM, CIBSE and BREEAM, and utilises proprietary in-house applications for efficient document collation, hosting and publication.

Cognica delivers fully managed, comprehensive digital O&M manual and technical authoring solutions with documentation tailored to client requirements and delivered in multiple formats, including NaviDOC®, NaviGO®, SharePoint, structured file systems, PrintReady PDFs and hard copy printed manuals.

In addition to producing new O&M manuals, it also specialises in digitising legacy paper manuals, transforming outdated, inaccessible files into modern, fully structured digital O&M manuals that meet today’s compliance expectations.

Core services and capabilities

• Supply chain coordination and document chasing
• Information collation, cleansing and structuring
• Technical review and quality assurance
• Organisation and publication of final deliverables

Technical authoring capability

• Site operating manuals (SOM)
• Site-specific instructions (SSI)
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
• Asset registers (AR)
• Mechanical and electrical (M&E) manuals
• Health and safety (H&S) manuals
• Commercial unit guides (CUG)
• Building user guides (BUG)

Cognica has delivered projects for a wide range of public and private sector organisations across the UK and internationally. Its client base includes construction companies such as Galliford Try, Keir and Wates, as well as utilities businesses such as Severn Trent Water, South West Water and Welsh Water. Cognica has worked on other significant O&M projects including estates documentation management systems for the University of Leeds and documentation delivery for Prince Charles Hospital. It has also supported other RSK Group businesses such as MWH Treatment, Binnies, RemedX and WRc.