Technology
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Digital Construction Week will return after a record London event. The 2026 show attracted more than 9,000 attendees.
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Domis will begin work on a Manchester high-rise project shortly. The Cornbrook project includes flats, aparthotel space, commercial units, and amenities.
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Komatsu has launched its intelligent PC220LCi-12 excavator in Britain market. The machine brings IMC 3.0, payload capability, and automation features to the mid-size excavator class.
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Futurebuild has launched an Innovation Showcase for UKCW Birmingham 2026. The curated feature will give 60 companies space to present built-environment products, materials, technologies, and systems.
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Groundforce Shorco has engineered support for a Canary Wharf basement. The hydraulic propping system serves a constrained 7m-deep excavation at 30 Marsh Wall.
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Kier has secured a two-year South West Water contract extension. The £140m deal continues network services across repairs, leakage, metering, and reliability work until March 2028.
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Armacell will showcase technical insulation systems at Birmingham’s InstallerSHOW 2026. Products include pipe insulation, supports, protective coverings, and elastomeric foams.
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National Pile Croppers is supporting a constrained York hotel project. The work involves specialist cropping behind a retained historic façade.
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Severn Trent is deploying Tracto pipe-bursting units for AMP8 renewals. The trenchless equipment will support water-main replacement with reduced excavation.
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Overbury has installed bio-based wallboard at Legal & General’s headquarters. The Adaptavate product is being used in a major London retrofit.