Powered Access Powered access survey: identifying construction’s priorities CM’s inaugural Powered Access in Construction survey offers a detailed snapshot of how powered access equipment is perceived and used across the industry.
News Modular glass-house builder targets growth after double win A company scaling up an industrialised system for building homes from structural panels made of recycled glass has begun the year with two major boosts.
Technical How do contractors innovate? CM brought together several major contractors to find how they evaluate and introduce innovative products and technologies
Video Video | Home built in 10 days using ‘factory-in-a-box’ system University of Sheffield researchers have demonstrated how modular solutions can be used to help the government meet its 1.5 million new homes target.
Digital Construction Product Innovation of the Year shortlist 2026 Nine great ideas have made the shortlist for Product Innovation of the Year at the Digital Construction Awards 2026.
Video Video | HS2 completes ‘innovative’ M6 bridge slide HS2 engineers have completed a 17-hour long operation to slide a 4,600 tonne viaduct across the M6, without closing the motorway.
News Coffee concrete used for base of four-storey high whale sculpture A base made of a concrete mix using recycled coffee grounds has been used to support a 12m high sculpture of a blue whale in London’s Canary Wharf.
News Henry Boot selected for zero-carbon aircraft tech centre Imperial War Museums (IWM) and University of Cambridge’s Gonville & Caius College have selected Henry Boot’s development arm as their preferred development partner for Duxford AvTech.
Technical How construction can deliver innovation faster Leeds Beckett University’s Mohammed Dulaimi MCIOB is working to deliver innovation to construction faster.
Technical On site with the UK’s first remote-controlled tower crane Kristina Smith visits Winvic’s Crown Place Birmingham development, where next-generation innovations can be seen in action, including a remote-controlled tower crane.
News Wates launches Dragons’ Den-style green project with major banks Wates is calling out for sustainable innovations to help banks and building societies reduce their environmental impact.
People Innovate UK launches AI training programme for construction leaders New training programme aims to prepare the construction industry for “a new era of innovation”
Opinion How to make the business case for digital investment It takes time to demonstrate the case for digital change, but will result in better adoption and positive value creation, say David Philp and Charlene Burkmar from CIOB’s innovation advisory panel.
Digital Construction Can Labour really build 1.5m new homes by 2029? The Labour Party pledged in its manifesto to build 1.5m new homes over the next Parliament if it got into power. But does the UK have the necessary skills, capacity and infrastructure to achieve this target?
People Future homes: what skills are needed? Delivering the UK’s homes of the future requires an array of new expertise, while also ensuring the “traditional skills base is retained”
News Imperial War Museum plans zero-carbon aircraft tech centre Imperial War Museums and Gonville & Caius College have revealed plans to develop a new centre for the next generation of sustainable air transport at IWM Duxford.
Digital Construction Supermarket giant targets decarbonisation via digital twin Supermarket chain Morrisons is using digital twin technology to decarbonise its 4,500 sq m food production facility in Winsford, Cheshire.
News Digital Construction Awards 2024 shortlist: Product Innovation of the Year The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for the Product Innovation of the Year award.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.