Technology
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Dalkia’s UK recovery reflects stronger demand for technical energy services. The EDF-backed contractor lifted turnover, profit, cash, and order book as nuclear, healthcare, systems integration, and decarbonisation work supported performance.
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MLP Group is planning a 42,800 sq m two-storey logistics and industrial business park at Neufahrn near Munich.
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Expedition Engineering and Format Engineers have launched Re-Bridge, a digital platform designed to support direct reuse of structural steel bridge components.
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Develon has launched new Series 9 smart crawler excavators during its Demo Days event near Prague. The showcase included electro-hydraulic machines, autonomous excavation, electric excavators, visibility systems, and a compact demolition excavator for confined-space work.
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Capital Concrete has supplied a lower-carbon calcined clay concrete for use at Brent Cross Town. The mix replaced 30% of cement with calcined clay and delivered a 10% embodied carbon saving compared with equivalent concrete mixes previously used on the development.
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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.