Sir Robert McAlpine takes up mobile data challenge

The government agency will require bidders for its £7.4bn pot for affordable housing supply in the next five years to use modern methods of construction such as off-site manufacturing.

Over the last three months, recruitment for tech jobs has quickly recovered from the inevitable slump during lockdown. In fact, according to Tech Nation’s new Jobs and Skills Report 2020, the number of advertised tech job vacancies increased by 36% between June and August. Only the healthcare sector recruited for more jobs in this period, suggesting that tech jobs and skills continue to be a high national priority even as recession hits.

It’s simple, really. Open your space, with your face. Well, at least that’s the dream of these two companies; innDex, an emerging leader in construction site digitisation and automation; and Touchbyte, a pioneer in facial recognition technology.

FUTURE PropTech, Europe's largest events company devoted to the real estate tech sector, today announced the company will rebrand to CREtech.

Wearable technology, such as smart helmets and smart watches, is increasingly being adopted by the usually traditional construction industry, as it looks to improve the safety of workers and quickly identify site risks, a report states.

For three months we had the opportunity to meet virtually with a variety of experienced executives, mentors, investors, potential customers and like-minded entrepreneurs.

Paragon, one of the UK’s largest independent building and project management consultancies, has agreed a strategic partnership with proptech connectivity expert NODE.

Buildots, which tracks errors on site from hard hat-mounted cameras and processes them to a central dashboard, has raised significant funding from a group of investors.

More than 3,500 attendees took part in the first Reimagining Real Estate virtual live event, organised by CREtech and FUTURE PropTech.