Morgan Sindall uses automated CCTV patrols to keep motorways flowing

On-demand construction workers and a hygiene subscription service for workplaces, are just two of the companies that have bagged a place on the high-profile accelerator in partnership with Columbia University.

Automation is a behind-the-scenes operator in property, often overshadowed by more glamorous technology. However, it is essential in modernising the industry.

Q-Bot’s fleet of robotic insulators is set to grow by the end of this year, which comes immediately after news of their adoption by Warmer Homes Scotland, the Scottish Government’s national scheme for improving energy efficient homes which are at risk of fuel poverty.

Join Arup, Avison Young, Concrete VC, Essensys, Hollis, IBI Group, WiredScore and more, who have already booked their place at this half-day briefing on property’s digital journey due to be held on 19 September.

Ocado Retail, the £750m joint venture between retailers Ocado and M&S, has agreed a deal to establish a new 300,000 sq ft teched-out facility at SEGRO Logistics Park Purfleet.

The tech arm of business advisory firm KPMG is to take 100 digital specialist staff to 12,000 sq ft at Manchester Science Partnership’s Manchester Technology Centre campus on Oxford Road.

The UK Government has promised £125m of investment for British businesses, with additional industry co-investment of £175m, to support cleaner and greener modes of transport.

At VTS Accelerate, the leasing and asset management platform's annual conference, VTS CEO and cofounder Nick Romito sat down with Vik Chawla, principal at venture capital firm Fifth Wall, to discuss the rise of property technology, how it’s grown, and what they envision for the future.

Hear from British Land, Savills, Knight Frank, LifeX, MAPP, John F Hunt, Mills & Reeve, Bryden Wood and more at this half-day briefing on property’s digital journey due to be held on 19 September.