Technology

  • NIB finances modular street-lighting replacement in Vilnius

    NIB finances modular street-lighting replacement in Vilnius

    The Nordic Investment Bank has agreed new Vilnius infrastructure financing. A twelve-year loan of up to €10m supports replacement lighting columns within a wider €20m programme scheduled across 2025–2027.

  • Knowsley completes borough-wide LED lighting renewal

    Knowsley completes borough-wide LED lighting renewal

    Knowsley has completed its multi-year borough-wide public lighting replacement programme. Enerveo installed more than 18,000 LED lights and upgraded high-mast, subway and traffic-sign lighting across the network.

  • Travis Perkins expands Connect carbon reporting rollout

    Travis Perkins expands Connect carbon reporting rollout

    Travis Perkins is extending Connect reporting across five distribution businesses. CCF launched the platform in 2025; the October 2026 development is a wider rollout with supplier-reported carbon mapping across more than 120,000 products.

  • Network Rail installs ten mast-mounted weather stations

    Network Rail installs ten mast-mounted weather stations

    Network Rail has installed ten weather stations on railway masts. The Wales and Borders deployment provides local readings to support severe-weather forecasting and railway decisions, while operational improvements remain to be demonstrated.

  • Alchera secures £2.7m for highways analytics

    Alchera secures £2.7m for highways analytics

    Alchera has secured £2.7m to develop its transport analytics software. The package combines equity investment with Innovate UK funding for tools supporting roadworks planning and network management.

  • Balance service links carbon assessment with land use

    Balance service links carbon assessment with land use

    Glasgow practice abc has formally presented its Balance planning service. The approach combines development emissions, land use and landscape analysis to inform alternative design and policy scenarios.

  • Thermal bridge study questions default retrofit heat-loss values

    Thermal bridge study questions default retrofit heat-loss values

    Researchers warn standard thermal-bridge allowances can distort retrofit heat-loss estimates. A modelled 1930s semi-detached dwelling showed substantial differences between default assumptions and junction-specific calculations across insulation strategies.

  • Eco Buildings advances automated wall-panel production expansion

    Eco Buildings advances automated wall-panel production expansion

    Eco Buildings reports progress on its automated manufacturing expansion programme. The new production line remains on schedule for operational readiness by the end of 2026, subject to completion and commissioning.

  • MCS expands construction plant telematics connections

    MCS expands construction plant telematics connections

    MCS expanded its telematics links across mixed construction plant fleets. Twenty-three additions raised its provider count to 39, with data on equipment use and faults and a planned customer emissions reporting extension.

  • Network Rail commits £200,000 to Goole bridge controls

    Network Rail commits £200,000 to Goole bridge controls

    Network Rail will replace critical controls on Goole Swing Bridge. The £200,000 renewal covers power cabling and 16 control units, with replacement buses planned between Doncaster and Hull on 17 and 18 October.