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Open protocols and standard tooling mean any competent controls engineer can maintain it in the future." } } ] } ] --- 52 Selah Drive, Swanley, BR8 7WD 24/7 phones answered · 2hr SLA response [accounts@biav-controls.co.uk](mailto:accounts@biav-controls.co.uk)[](https://www.instagram.com/biav_controls)[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-thomas-62a0901b6/) [![BIAV Controls](/__l5e/assets-v1/aa32365b-edd5-4700-8950-51fcbb3a024c/biav-logo.webp)](/) Services Service Areas [About](/about) Our Work [Contact](/contact) [07782 247022](tel:+447782247022)[Request a Quote](/contact) ![AHU02A BMS mimic graphic designed by BIAV Controls for Royal London Hospital](/__l5e/assets-v1/46ed4ee4-5ecc-4e16-a126-7a929733520b/Software_Graphic_Designs2.jpeg) BMS Software & Graphics · London & the South East # BMS software and supervisor graphics operators actually use. Controller programming and front-end graphics authored in-house: structured, documented and back-up-ready, so your operators find the fault fast and the next engineer can pick it up in a day. [Request a Quote](/contact) [Call 07782 247022](tel:+447782247022) 13+ years hands-on BMS experience 2-hour on-site SLA for contract clients 1-year workmanship warranty 1. [Home ](/) 2. [Services](/services) 3. BMS Software & Graphics 13+ Years hands-on BMS experience 2 hr On-site SLA for contract clients 24/7 Phones answered, every day £20M Public liability insurance BS EN 61439 Panel build standard Service overview ## BMS Software & Graphics, explainedwithout the marketing gloss. What it is BMS software and graphics is the code and visual front-end that sits on top of a Building Management System: controller programming, supervisor engineering (Tridium Niagara, Distech EC-Net and equivalents), graphics build, alarm schema, trends, histories, schedules and dashboards. Who it's for Building owners, landlords, healthcare estates, M&E contractors and developers who need a supervisor and control logic that a real operator can drive, not a slideshow of default screens no one trusts. When you need it New installations; supervisor upgrades; legacy AX-to-N4 migrations; graphics refreshes on tired but functional systems; alarm-schema rebuilds after years of drift; and integration projects bringing metering, lighting or third-party systems into a single front-end. Why professional matters The best plant in the world is invisible without a supervisor that tells the truth. Poorly structured logic and messy graphics are the single biggest reason operators stop trusting a BMS and start overriding it manually. The cost of ignoring it ## What happens whenthis gets left alone. Bad software is worse than no software, because everyone assumes it works. Risks & cost escalation - Undocumented on-the-fly logic becomes unmaintainable within two years: every future engineer starts from zero. - Alarm floods with no priority schema mean the alarms that matter are lost in the noise. - Graphics that don't match plant become a source of operator distrust: manual overrides multiply, energy waste follows. - Missed back-ups turn any supervisor failure into a full rebuild. - Legacy Niagara AX and orphan proprietary front-ends leave the client stranded when the platform is no longer supported. Common mistakes we see - × Letting whichever engineer happened to be on site 'just tweak the code', with no version control and no documentation. - × Accepting default vendor graphics templates as the finished supervisor. - × No off-site back-up strategy for the station, database or graphics. - × No naming convention across points; every screen tells a slightly different story about the same plant. Our process ## How we deliverbms software & graphics. 1. Step 01 Discovery & audit Existing controllers, supervisor version, licences, back-up state, graphics quality and alarm schema all audited before any change is written. 2. Step 02 Structure & naming Point naming, folder structure, alarm classes and graphics hierarchy defined against the pre-design narrative, no ad-hoc code. 3. Step 03 Programming & graphics build Controller programming and supervisor graphics authored in-house against the agreed structure: clean, documented, version-controlled. 4. Step 04 Integration & metering BACnet, Modbus, KNX, LON, M-Bus, metering and third-party system integration brought under one supervisor front-end. 5. Step 05 Testing & witness Every point, every graphic, every alarm proven end-to-end. Setpoints and schedules verified against the narrative. 6. Step 06 Back-up & handover Off-site back-ups of station, database and graphics. Documented software pack handed over with 1-year workmanship warranty. Outcomes you can measure ## What the right bms software & graphicsactually gives you. Operators trust the front-end Clear graphics that match plant mean operators drive the BMS, not override it. Meaningful alarms A proper priority schema means the alarms that fire actually matter. Documented, maintainable code The next engineer can pick it up in a day, including our own team, three years from now. Vendor-independent skill Tridium Niagara N4/AX, Distech EC-Net, iSMA, Phoenix Contact, ABB: no single-vendor dependency. Off-site back-ups Station, database and graphics backed up off-site as standard; recovery is a restore, not a rebuild. One-year workmanship warranty Standard on software and graphics work, alongside the underlying platform licence support. Scope & specifics ## Detail thatbuyers ask about. Software and graphics work spans multiple platforms and project types: Materials, methods & standards Tridium Niagara N4/AX, Distech EC-Net, iSMA Controlli, Phoenix Contact and ABB, all supplied through our Forest Rock partnership. Standard Px / EC-gfxProgram / equivalent tooling. Version control and off-site back-up as standard. £10M professional indemnity cover on all design/software work. Residential vs commercial Residential supervisor work often focuses on landlord dashboards and resident-comfort trends across communal plant; commercial and healthcare work centres on multi-tenant separation, formal alarm escalation and stricter naming and documentation standards. Tridium Niagara N4 New station design, module deployment, driver engineering, graphics build (Px), alarm schema, histories, schedules and off-site back-up. Niagara AX → N4 migrations Migration of legacy AX stations to N4: station upgrade, graphics rebuild in Px, driver re-licence and back-up strategy. Distech Controls & EC-Net EC-Net supervisor, ECLYPSE controller programming (EC-gfxProgram), Envysion / N4 graphics and Distech BACnet/IP integration. Open-protocol integration BACnet/IP, MS/TP, Modbus RTU/TCP, KNX IP, LON and M-Bus integration under one supervisor, no proprietary lock-in. Metering & M&T dashboards SkySpark and N4 Energy Manager dashboards, Circutor / Janitza / Eastron meter integration, M&T reporting for landlords and tenants. Alarm-schema rebuilds Priority schema, escalation paths, email/SMS notification and operator-console housekeeping on live systems. Related services [BMS Installation](/services/bms-installation) [BMS Service](/services/bms-service) [BMS Maintenance](/services/bms-maintenance) Recent work ## BMS Software & Graphicson real sites. ![BMS supervisor graphics for the LTHW boilers and secondary pumps at Royal London Hospital (NHS Skanska)](/__l5e/assets-v1/4ff3a7df-1c66-4a70-a17a-e70b2cd52104/Software_Graphic_Designs1.jpeg)![AHU02A BMS mimic graphic for Royal London Hospital showing supply, extract and heat reclaim](/__l5e/assets-v1/46ed4ee4-5ecc-4e16-a126-7a929733520b/Software_Graphic_Designs2.jpeg)![Chilled water secondary pumps and chilled-beam mimic graphic for Royal London Hospital](/__l5e/assets-v1/6dbf1d01-ef52-4dbc-aeaf-7015f1dcfbf8/Software_Graphic_Designs3.jpeg)![Chiller plant and dry-cooler BMS graphic for Royal London Hospital, System 80](/__l5e/assets-v1/e49bd353-e17c-4257-935c-105e40fab857/Software_Graphic_Designs4.jpeg) Coverage ### Delivered across London & the South East Based in Swanley on the London/Kent border. Engineers cover the City, the South East London boroughs, north-west Kent and beyond. [Swanley ](/service-areas/swanley)[Dartford ](/service-areas/dartford)[Sevenoaks ](/service-areas/sevenoaks)[Orpington ](/service-areas/orpington)[Sidcup ](/service-areas/sidcup)[Bexley ](/service-areas/bexley)[Bromley ](/service-areas/bromley)[Greenwich ](/service-areas/greenwich)[Croydon ](/service-areas/croydon)[Gravesend ](/service-areas/gravesend)[South East London ](/service-areas/south-east-london)[City of London ](/service-areas/city-of-london)[Canary Wharf ](/service-areas/canary-wharf) FAQs ## BMS Software & Graphicsquestions, answered. Anything not covered here? Call us on [07782 247022](tel:+447782247022). Pricing BMS work is bespoke and project-based; pricing is **quote on application**, issued in writing after a site or specification review. ### Which platforms do you engineer on? + Tridium Niagara N4 and AX, Distech Controls EC-Net, iSMA Controlli, and standard BACnet/Modbus/KNX/LON/M-Bus supervisors. Vendor-independent by design. ### Can you migrate our Niagara AX system to N4? + Yes, AX to N4 migration is a common project. We handle station upgrade, graphics rebuild, driver re-licence and off-site back-up. ### How much does BMS software work cost? + Software and graphics work is priced per project, by controller count, point count, graphics scope and integration complexity. Quote on application. ### Do you handle third-party integrations? + Yes, metering, lighting, access control, EV, PV and third-party BMS integrations via BACnet, Modbus, KNX, LON and M-Bus. ### Do you provide off-site back-ups? + Yes, station, database and graphics are backed up off-site as standard. If your supervisor fails, we restore. ### Can you audit our existing supervisor? + Yes, a supervisor audit with recommendations report is a common standalone engagement, often triggered before a service contract change. ### What warranty do you offer on software work? + One-year workmanship warranty on software and graphics work, alongside the platform's underlying licence support. ### Do we own the code and graphics? + Yes, the client owns the operational system. Open protocols and standard tooling mean any competent controls engineer can maintain it in the future. Request a quote ## Send us the spec.We'll come back with a fixed scope. Every bms software & graphics enquiry is scoped and quoted in writing: no 'from' prices, no hidden variations, no proprietary lock-in. Response within one working day, sooner for anything urgent. 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