Connected Places Catapult

Transforming infrastructure challenges into opportunities for innovative businesses

We use our networks, technical expertise, and government and industry partnerships to strengthen routes to market and unlock trade and investment opportunities in transport, construction and data infrastructure, allowing businesses to start, scale and stay in the UK.

Part of the Innovate UK Catapult Network
New Report

The UK’s Innovation Opportunity in 
Transport & Construction

How the UK can transform its infrastructure through innovation, and the role of high-potential businesses in delivering it.

£725bn
Infrastructure investment over 10 years
4.5m
People employed across both sectors
£680bn
Projected market value by 2035
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Our impact

Delivering measurable outcomes

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1000+

business engaged

8,650+

additional jobs created

£692m

Private investment raised by SMEs since 2019

149+

technologies advanced towards commercialisation 

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Carbon capture concrete firm secures £2.5m investment
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Carbon capture concrete firm secures £2.5m investment

Advanced materials specialist Vateris – a recipient of Catapult support – has secured £2.5 million of investment towards scaling its carbon capture technology for use as additives in concrete.
Public procurement in the cultural sector: the need for innovation and place-based approaches
Report

Public procurement in the cultural sector: the need for innovation and place-based approaches

The cultural sector has a vital role to play in local economies and communities but the way it is procured is holding it back.
Non-Technical Barriers to Innovation
Report

Non-Technical Barriers to Innovation

Insight and strategies for increasing the success of innovation in rail