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Kuwait’s largest building materials manufacturer has seen business efficiency soar while IT costs plummet following Nutanix migration  

The Middle East construction sector is booming and as a leading materials supplier to the region’s many iconic projects, ACICO Group runs its manufacturing operations like a well-oiled machine. As is now the case across industries, IT plays a pivotal role in e...

Embracing the LEGO way with Paul Wallett, Regional Director of Trimble Solutions, Middle East

Can you explain the idea of prefabrication?  Imagine a home or a building that is built like cars, with parts constructed separately and assembled on-site to form a full structure. This is precisely the idea behind prefabrication, which is currently...

EngineeringUK call on government to increase STEM teacher recruitment

EngineeringUK’s policy and public affairs team will be making a written submission to the Treasury’s stakeholder representation portal for the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.  It will put forward a series of policy proposals based on its policy pri...

Transport for Wales makes Hitachi its ‘Mobility as a Service’ partner

Transport for Wales (TfW) has selected Hitachi to help digitally transform public transport within Wales, making it easier for customers to plan, book and pay for different modes of travel. Over the next five years, Hitachi will deliver a multimodal digital...

Leica Geosystems unveils bold new product line-up, reimagining digital construction layout

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has announced the launch of the new Leica iCON trades solution, which includes the Leica iCON iCS20 and the Leica iCON iCS50 sensors paired with industry-tailored construction layout workflows. The new solution complements...

Rogers-O’Brien Construction signs enterprise agreement with Revizto

Revizto, the industry-leading Integrated Collaboration Platform that streamlines and centralises project workflows and communication, has announced a new three-year enterprise agreement with Rogers-O’Brien Construction (RO) to standardise project c...

Bentley Systems acquires 3D geospatial company Cesium

Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced it has acquired 3D geospatial company Cesium. Cesium is recognised as the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications, and its 3D Tiles open...

New EV Index reveals India’s leading states in electric vehicle adoption and charging infrastructure

HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, in collaboration with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, has unveiled an Electric Vehicle (EV) Index for India. The Index ranks a list of selected Indian states and union...

Heriot-Watt researchers unveil ambitious plan to seal 100,000 methane-leaking wells by 2034

Rockit, a cleantech initiative from Heriot-Watt University, has announced plans to help seal 100,000 methane-leaking wells within the next decade using innovative chemical injection technology.  The project’s unique solution can infiltrate even...

Autodesk recognised as a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company

For the third consecutive year, Autodesk has been honoured by Fast Company as one of the Best Workplaces for Innovators, recognising the enduring commitment to foster a culture of innovation across the entire organisation.  This prestigious annual list...

NNTC collaborates with Abu Dhabi Housing Authority to adopt digital twin for housing projects

The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority has announced the adoption of digital twin technology to showcase its housing projects. This initiative focuses on 3D real-time visualisation of housing options. Additionally, through collaboration with NNTC, a company in...

New reality capture platform service leverages Trimble connect to maximise the value of geospatial data for millions of users

Trimble has announced its new Trimble Reality Capture platform service to enable more effective collaboration and the secure sharing of massive reality capture datasets captured with 3D laser scanning, mobile mapping and uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)...