Technology
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Topcon and Proceq are linking subsurface radar with positioning systems. The EMEA collaboration connects GPR, GNSS corrections, and mass-data software for infrastructure workflows.
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Trimble has launched its ST30 smart target for construction surveyors. The system combines optical measurement, GNSS, tilt compensation and automatic rod-height monitoring in one field device.
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Will Rudd has engineered Scottish Water’s 1MW solar carport scheme. The Stepps installation combines 2,250 panels with drainage and structural work across a live operational site.
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Birmingham’s Tame Valley viaduct strengthening works are now fully complete. The scheme combined structural intervention, digital inspection, and constrained live-network delivery.
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Reds10 has started building 152 places at Kirklevington Grange prison. The accommodation uses 181 modules, with more than 85% completed off-site.
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BRKZ has raised $31 million to scale construction procurement technology. The Saudi platform plans further AI automation, embedded finance, and international materials sourcing after processing more than $1.37 billion of requests for quotation.
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Wynne is now applying English building-safety lessons to Welsh projects. The contractor says early role definition, controlled information, and trained teams will become increasingly important as Wales strengthens building-control and occupied-building safety requirements.
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Beaver Bridges has doubled fabrication capacity at its Irlam factory. Forge 44 combines larger production space, trial erection capability, heavy lifting, and improved road access for increasingly complex bridge projects.
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Borders College is progressing plans for a net-zero training hub. The proposed Scottish Borders facility would expand sustainable-construction and renewable-technology skills, but business cases must still be approved before funding is confirmed.
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Modular Systems will supply bathroom pods for Sizewell C accommodation. The Hull manufacturer joins McLaren’s campus supply chain as factory production expands across the nuclear project’s supporting infrastructure.