Five transport and construction innovators to get support to scale
Five UK businesses have been selected to receive practical support to attract investment, access more customers and grow their business.
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
Innovation Accelerators
Turn your biggest challenge into solutions that work in the real world.
We design and deliver accelerator programmes that take infrastructure challenges from definition to real-world trial and adoption.
£50m
cost savings enabled on HS2
150+
Real-world trials delivered
85+
Industry partners engaged
Who we work with
We connect sectors to drive innovation
SMEs & Scaleups
We empower SMEs to transform bold ideas into market-ready solutions.
Industry & Infrastructure
We partner with large enterprises to drive innovation and overcome complex challenges.
Government & Public Sector
Partnering with government to transform transport, construction and infrastructure.
Investors & Partners
De-risking investment in UK infrastructure innovation
Our impact
Delivering measurable outcomes
Find out more1000+
business engaged
8,650+
additional jobs created
£692m
Private investment raised by SMEs since 2019
149+
technologies advanced towards commercialisation
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News, insights & events
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Report
Beyond the testbed: From successful innovation trials to wider adoption
Our latest report examines why promising innovations can struggle to progress beyond initial trials and what could help turn successful testing into wider adoption.
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Helping blind people navigate stations with technology
Assisted travel platform Ostrum and its digital companion Purple Door started out with trials at two UK airports. Now the developer has signed commercial deals with operators.
