Technology
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Marks & Spencer has started construction of its £340m automated food distribution centre at DIRFT in Northamptonshire, combining warehouse automation, rail-linked infrastructure, and BREEAM Outstanding ambitions.
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Skanska has started construction of Warsaw’s Live Park Media Centre. The €20m facility will support remote football production and specialist broadcast operations from 2028.
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PERI UK has delivered bespoke reactor dome formwork at Hinkley. The system used digital modelling, prefabrication, and tie-free platforms for complex concrete works.
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Safety Shield Global has launched Nexus, an Edge AI platform for higher-risk site environments.
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QMS will showcase UK-built crushing equipment at Hillhead 2026. The company will display JB Series jaw crushers, B-Series cone crushers, wear parts, and minerals processing equipment.
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Holcim, Paebbl, and GOLDBECK have delivered a commercial-scale industrial floor slab in Germany using carbon-storing ready-mix concrete, replacing 15% of traditional cement with Paebbl Rebond.
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Werner Sobek has engineered a double-skin facade for Vienna’s DC Tower 2, integrating around 12,000 sq m of photovoltaic modules into the high-rise building envelope.
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HD Construction Equipment has opened a UK pre-delivery inspection centre at Southampton Docks, bringing final preparation for fully assembled Hyundai machines closer to UK dealers and customers.
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Construction technology leaders are rethinking data control. Revizto research says 96% of construction CIOs are concerned about data ownership, while AI adoption remains constrained by regulation, skills, integrations, and weak data foundations.
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Restricted-access trenchless work has gained a smaller option. TRACTO UK has launched the GRUNDOMAT 45 Extra Short mole, an 800mm soil displacement hammer aimed at compact spaces, short bores, and lower reinstatement work.