Cushmans sees ‘significant positive impacts’ from business rates automation

An energy management system for buildings, a co-living platform for European professionals, and a platform that brings home buying into the 21st century.

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.

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.

Kai-uwe Bergmann, partner at Danish architecture studio BIG, opened MIPIM PropTech with his keynote on how technology can help preserve heritage.

The online grocer is investing £17m into the emerging vertical farming sector as it continues to diversify its technology portfolio.

The UK-based robotics company, which has developed vehicles to remotely apply underfloor insulation, has raised £3m to fund the next stage of its growth.

SprayBot fits under the floor and applies insultation without having to rip the property apart.

The online retailer said an electrical fault in a charging unit was the cause of a serious fire at the company’s Andover warehouse back in February.