diff --git a/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/GlobalUsing.cs b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/GlobalUsing.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cd59254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/GlobalUsing.cs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+global using TSM = Tekla.Structures.Model;
diff --git a/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/HostApp/ComponentUnpacker.cs b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/HostApp/ComponentUnpacker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7803c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/HostApp/ComponentUnpacker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024.Extensions;
+using Speckle.Sdk.Models.Proxies;
+
+namespace Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024.HostApp;
+
+public class ComponentUnpacker
+{
+  // POC: should add ILogger here in the case that component unpacker fails to unpack a component
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Stores processed Base Components as group proxies. These include Components and Connections.
+  /// Expects to be scoped per send operation. Should be added to the root collection.
+  /// </summary>
+  public Dictionary<string, GroupProxy> ComponentProxiesCache { get; } = new();
+
+  public ComponentUnpacker() { }
+
+  public IEnumerable<TSM.ModelObject> UnpackComponents(IReadOnlyList<TSM.ModelObject> modelObjects)
+  {
+    foreach (TSM.ModelObject modelObject in modelObjects)
+    {
+      if (modelObject is TSM.BaseComponent component)
+      {
+        // create a group proxy for this component
+        string appId = component.GetSpeckleApplicationId();
+        List<string> childIds = new();
+
+        foreach (TSM.ModelObject child in component.GetChildren())
+        {
+          childIds.Add(child.GetSpeckleApplicationId());
+          yield return child;
+        }
+
+        GroupProxy componentProxy =
+          new()
+          {
+            name = component.Name,
+            objects = childIds,
+            applicationId = appId
+          };
+
+        componentProxy["number"] = component.Number;
+
+        if (!ComponentProxiesCache.ContainsKey(appId))
+        {
+          ComponentProxiesCache.Add(appId, componentProxy);
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        yield return modelObject;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/Operations/Send/TeklaRootObjectBuilder.cs b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/Operations/Send/TeklaRootObjectBuilder.cs
index 40e7b247..f07d1421 100644
--- a/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/Operations/Send/TeklaRootObjectBuilder.cs
+++ b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/Operations/Send/TeklaRootObjectBuilder.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024.HostApp;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Common.Builders;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Common.Caching;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Common.Conversion;
@@ -21,13 +22,15 @@ public class TeklaRootObjectBuilder : IRootObjectBuilder<ModelObject>
   private readonly IConverterSettingsStore<TeklaConversionSettings> _converterSettings;
   private readonly ILogger<TeklaRootObjectBuilder> _logger;
   private readonly ISdkActivityFactory _activityFactory;
+  private readonly ComponentUnpacker _componentUnpacker;
 
   public TeklaRootObjectBuilder(
     IRootToSpeckleConverter rootToSpeckleConverter,
     ISendConversionCache sendConversionCache,
     IConverterSettingsStore<TeklaConversionSettings> converterSettings,
     ILogger<TeklaRootObjectBuilder> logger,
-    ISdkActivityFactory activityFactory
+    ISdkActivityFactory activityFactory,
+    ComponentUnpacker componentUnpacker
   )
   {
     _sendConversionCache = sendConversionCache;
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ ISdkActivityFactory activityFactory
     _rootToSpeckleConverter = rootToSpeckleConverter;
     _logger = logger;
     _activityFactory = activityFactory;
+    _componentUnpacker = componentUnpacker;
   }
 
   public async Task<RootObjectBuilderResult> Build(
@@ -52,12 +56,16 @@ public async Task<RootObjectBuilderResult> Build(
     Collection rootObjectCollection = new() { name = modelName };
     rootObjectCollection["units"] = _converterSettings.Current.SpeckleUnits;
 
+    // Step 0: unpack all component model objects
+    List<TSM.ModelObject> unpackedTeklaObjects = _componentUnpacker.UnpackComponents(teklaObjects).ToList();
+    rootObjectCollection["componentProxies"] = _componentUnpacker.ComponentProxiesCache.Values;
+
     List<SendConversionResult> results = new(teklaObjects.Count);
     int count = 0;
 
     using (var _ = _activityFactory.Start("Convert all"))
     {
-      foreach (ModelObject teklaObject in teklaObjects)
+      foreach (ModelObject teklaObject in unpackedTeklaObjects)
       {
         using var _2 = _activityFactory.Start("Convert");
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
diff --git a/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/ServiceRegistration.cs b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/ServiceRegistration.cs
index 78653cef..5cac45ec 100644
--- a/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/ServiceRegistration.cs
+++ b/Connectors/Tekla/Speckle.Connector.Tekla2024/ServiceRegistration.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddTekla(this IServiceCollection services)
       IConverterSettingsStore<TeklaConversionSettings>,
       ConverterSettingsStore<TeklaConversionSettings>
     >();
+    services.AddScoped<ComponentUnpacker>();
 
     services.AddMatchingInterfacesAsTransient(converterAssembly);
 
diff --git a/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/Extensions/SpeckleApplicationIdExtensions.cs b/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/Extensions/SpeckleApplicationIdExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58a8b91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/Extensions/SpeckleApplicationIdExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024.Extensions;
+
+public static class SpeckleApplicationIdExtensions
+{
+  public static string GetSpeckleApplicationId(this TSM.ModelObject modelObject) =>
+    modelObject.Identifier.GUID.ToString();
+}
diff --git a/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/TeklaRootToSpeckleConverter.cs b/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/TeklaRootToSpeckleConverter.cs
index fabb8adc..134b36b2 100644
--- a/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/TeklaRootToSpeckleConverter.cs
+++ b/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/TeklaRootToSpeckleConverter.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024.Extensions;
 using Speckle.Converters.Common;
 using Speckle.Converters.Common.Objects;
 using Speckle.Converters.Common.Registration;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public Base Convert(object target)
     Base result = objectConverter.Convert(target);
 
     // add tekla specific identifiers
-    result.applicationId = modelObject.Identifier.GUID.ToString();
+    result.applicationId = modelObject.GetSpeckleApplicationId();
     //TODO: attach properties
 
     return result;
diff --git a/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/ToSpeckle/Helpers/DisplayValueExtractor.cs b/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/ToSpeckle/Helpers/DisplayValueExtractor.cs
index bf67d8a9..3e4ae8b2 100644
--- a/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/ToSpeckle/Helpers/DisplayValueExtractor.cs
+++ b/Converters/Tekla/Speckle.Converter.Tekla2024/ToSpeckle/Helpers/DisplayValueExtractor.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@ public IEnumerable<Base> GetDisplayValue(TSM.ModelObject modelObject)
       // both beam and contour plate are child classes of part
       // its simpler to use part for common methods
       case TSM.Part part:
-        var solid = part.GetSolid();
-        if (solid != null)
+        if (part.GetSolid() is TSM.Solid partSolid)
         {
-          var mesh = _meshConverter.Convert(solid);
-          yield return mesh;
+          yield return _meshConverter.Convert(partSolid);
+        }
+        break;
+
+      case TSM.BoltGroup boltGroup:
+        if (boltGroup.GetSolid() is TSM.Solid boltSolid)
+        {
+          yield return _meshConverter.Convert(boltSolid);
         }
         break;