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Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 71

In Conversation with Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 70

In Conversation with Andrew Barr, President of Hitachi Europe

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 69

Highlights from the Connected Places Summit – 2025

Learn to lead in a digital twin future
Event

SME Excellence Series: Marketing on a Shoestring

6 hours ago
Event

SME Excellence Series: Grant funding & R&D tax credits

7 hours ago

Case Study / Driving innovation with National Highways

Article / Tech trio celebrate advances for women in engineering

Article / Geospatial data improves driverless car testing

Article / Highways tech investor says teamwork is key to standing out

Article / Projects and people celebrated in annual transport programme awards

Opportunity / Data logging in extreme temperatures

Article / Transport innovators urged to better consider accessibility in their designs

Article / Spending Review 2025: Connected Places Catapult response 

Article / Inaugural Heritage Investment Prospectus launched with Catapult support

Projects, opportunities

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Case Study

Driving innovation with National Highways

National Highways has partnered with Connected Places Catapult to embrace innovation and address challenges of safety, innovation, and environmental sustainability.
9 hours ago
Opportunity

Data logging in extreme temperatures

In this challenge, HMGCC Co-Creation seeks solutions to ensure data loggers can continue to operate, even at high temperatures.
1 week ago
Opportunity

Clean Futures Accelerator: Trial Opportunity for SMEs

Test and validate your clean technology with funding (up to £50,000) and expertise from Coventry University’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing.
1 month ago
Maritime transports
Opportunity

Transport Research and Innovation Grants 2025

Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) provide early-stage funding for innovations in science, engineering, or technology delivered by The Department for Transport’s (DfT) project delivery partner, Connected Places Catapult.
1 month ago

Reports

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Report

UK Innovation Districts Group: Developing youth entrepreneurial skills for the innovation economy

This study explores how supporting youth entrepreneurial skills can fuel prosperity and growth through the UK innovation economy.
4 days ago
A large cargo ship is docked at a busy port terminal at sunset, with colorful shipping containers stacked on board. Industrial cranes are actively loading and unloading containers. To the right, a truck carrying a container drives along a road parallel to the port, symbolizing the integration of maritime and road transport in global logistics. The sky is painted in vivid hues of orange, pink, and purple.
Report

Zero Emission HGVs and Infrastructure: UK Investment and Export Potential

The transition to zero emission road freight presents an economic opportunity for the UK, with global demand expected to grow over the next decades.
2 weeks ago
Report

Zero Emission HGVs and Infrastructure: Safety and Security

As fossil fuels are phased out, we need to ensure that battery electric charging and hydrogen refuelling operations are safe.
3 weeks ago
Report

Unlocking the Potential of Coastal Shipping for UK Freight

The UK’s freight system is dominated by road haulage, with around 80% of domestic goods moved by heavy goods vehicles.
3 weeks ago

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