Technology
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HS2’s Northolt Tunnel team has completed all 34 cross passages linking the two tunnel bores under west London. Engineers will now move to secondary collars and permanent fire-rated doors before the tunnel is prepared for rail systems installation.
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The Low Carbon Building Initiative has extended its European label to renovation projects, initially covering offices, collective housing, and hotels.
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Construction and commissioning have been completed at the £500m Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility in Essex.
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Detailed approval for seven manufacturing units has moved Coventry Airport’s GreenPower Park closer to delivery as a major battery and advanced manufacturing site.
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Xpedeon’s new UK Construction Systems Census suggests documentation gaps, manual handoffs, and weak live cost visibility are still delaying cash release and close-out across larger contractors.
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Hyundai Construction Equipment is broadening its European offer with an eight-model launch wave that extends its Next Generation excavator push and widens its presence in adjacent machine categories.
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Astec Europe has expanded its Great Britain coverage for tracked crushing and screening equipment, appointing new distributors as it pushes a wider regional growth plan.
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Costain is bringing 3D-printed low-carbon concrete into a live Teesside carbon capture project, using robotic manufacturing to produce support bases for pipeline infrastructure.
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Tilbury Douglas has introduced a humanoid robot to carry out site data capture and reporting tasks, opening a new test case for how automation may be used in routine construction administration.
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Wills Bros has invested in a new suite of Trimble and SITECH equipment to support its A9 dualling section, signalling how digital control and site data are now being embedded into major civils delivery.