Technology
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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.
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Ravago has launched its Ravatherm XPS X FUSION insulation range. The boards target floors, inverted roofs, and higher thermal performance.
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Leica Geosystems has launched three scanners for connected site workflows. The RTC300, RTC500, and RTC700 add real-time field-to-office collaboration for scanning, verification, and survey teams.
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Cyber resilience is now a business continuity issue for building suppliers. Steve O’Keeffe, RVP UK&I at Epicor, explains how AI-enabled threats, supplier dependencies, ERP disruption, and board-level oversight are changing construction supply chain risk.
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Apatura has submitted plans for a major Scottish data campus. The Larbert scheme would bring large-scale digital infrastructure, grid-connected development, and thousands of construction jobs to Glenbervie Business Park.