Construction stories

Creative ITC appoints veteran industry executive Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer to drive overseas expansion and deepen customer growth.

NMITE offers bursaries to Herefordshire students for engineering and robotics degrees, backed by local donors and aimed at widening access.

British Business Bank pledges up to GBP £50 million to SuperSeed's new Physical AI fund targeting early-stage industrial tech start-ups.

Keltbray has launched an AI and data academy with Multiverse to upskill staff, boost productivity and support growth in regulated sectors.

Spitfire launches dual-IMSI multi-network IoT SIM for UK firms, promising seamless failover, tighter security and tariffs from GBP £1 a month.

NG Bailey will recruit over 70 apprentices across the UK, offering roles in engineering, building services, facilities and IT.

Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.

Macquarie Data Centres has completed the structural phase of its AUD $350m IC3 Super West AI data centre in Sydney, opening in Q3 2026 with 47MW capacity.

Equinix will invest GBP £3.9 billion in a new data centre campus in Hertfordshire, boosting the UK's AI capacity and creating thousands of jobs.

Ekco expands its UK footprint by acquiring Solsoft, a Bristol-based MSP, to enhance services for SMEs across multiple industries and grow its workforce.

ADMARES uses Siemens Xcelerator to mass-produce smart, eco-friendly homes, cutting emissions by 75% and waste by 80% with automated modular design.

Autodesk launches AI-powered updates across design, manufacturing, construction, and media, enhancing collaboration and productivity with new cloud tools.

Creative ITC unveils VCDPod, a cloud desktop solution tailored for AEC firms, enabling high-performance remote work on graphic-intensive projects.

Nexer Enterprise Applications appoints Chris Braisby as Operations Director to strengthen operational strategy amid continued UK market growth.

Paragon has acquired UK-based Service Graphics, enhancing its marketing services with brand activations, large format displays, and on-demand print expertise.

Nexer Enterprise Applications has named Gareth Mitchell-Jones as Head of Data and AI UK to drive advanced Microsoft-based solutions across sectors.

The CyberCX Hack Report for 2025 reveals alarming cyber vulnerabilities, with 90% of severe findings linked to Application Security and Identity Management.

Chaos has acquired EvolveLAB, enhancing its design-to-visualisation solutions for the AEC industry, particularly through innovative AI technologies.

MyPass Global has announced securing AUD $7.5 million in Series A funding, aimed at expanding operations into the Americas.

Yondr Group has commenced the third phase of its 100MW data centre campus in Slough, with a new 40MW facility set for completion by mid-2026.