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Software powers switch to cheaper electricity consumption
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Software powers switch to cheaper electricity consumption

Energy management specialist GridEdge has trialled advanced software through the Diatomic Digital Accelerator to allow commercial buildings to use greener and cheaper electricity – and recently secured £3.4 million investment.
Goods delivery innovator boosts productivity for cycle couriers
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Goods delivery innovator boosts productivity for cycle couriers

Innovators showcasing their emerging technologies at the Connected Places Summit included start-up firm SLANT, from the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator programme.
Viewing data as an essential infrastructure asset
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Viewing data as an essential infrastructure asset

How best to encourage society, businesses and public bodies to view their data as a fundamental infrastructure asset was considered by a panel of data specialists at the Connected Places Summit.
Industrialised Construction: component specialist cuts production time from 30 minutes to 40 seconds
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Industrialised Construction: component specialist cuts production time from 30 minutes to 40 seconds

Product manufacturer Magrenko is scaling its operations with the support of Connected Places Catapult.
Better Connected: why businesses should pay attention to the new integrated transport strategy 
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Better Connected: why businesses should pay attention to the new integrated transport strategy 

Better Connected sets out a more joined-up vision for transport and signals where new opportunities may emerge for UK businesses. In this article, Sameer Savani, Managing Director for Transport at Connected Places Catapult, shares his thoughts on what that means in practice.
Supply chain security firm scales activities with infrastructure clients
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Supply chain security firm scales activities with infrastructure clients

Security software specialist Risk Ledger has secured over £9 million in investment and quadrupled its annual revenues since completing the HS2 Innovation Accelerator.
Autonomous boat builder charts course to success
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Autonomous boat builder charts course to success

Innovators showcasing their emerging technologies at the Connected Places Summit included start-up firm Norsail.
Industrialised Construction: Putting the pieces into place
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Industrialised Construction: Putting the pieces into place

Efforts to scale-up standardised methods of manufacture and assembly were discussed at the Connected Places Summit.
Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better
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Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better

Serial entrepreneur Dimple Patel is leading a successful nature tech business previously supported by Connected Places Catapult and recognised by the Prince of Wales.
Innovation will be vital says rail transition lead
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Innovation will be vital says rail transition lead

How railway reform will impact the landscape for innovators was debated at the Connected Places Summit.
Regional cluster leads discuss what it takes to scale local economies
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Regional cluster leads discuss what it takes to scale local economies

Ambitions to accelerate local growth were outlined at the Connected Places Summit.
Concrete truck tech developer lays foundations for growth
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Concrete truck tech developer lays foundations for growth

Construction clients are embracing digital systems to monitor the condition of concrete arriving on site. One technology firm offering tools to keep concrete in spec is Cloud Cycle, which took part in the HS2 Innovation Accelerator.
Capital focuses on creating places from under used land
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Capital focuses on creating places from under used land

Transport for London’s property arm is aiming to boost the capital’s economy by up to £1 billion by the end of the decade by developing more land for housing around transport assets.
Charging specialist powers up towards commercialisation
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Charging specialist powers up towards commercialisation

Rapid and reliable charging for electric commercial vehicles is now offered by TUAL, a participant of the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator delivered by Connected Places Catapult.
SMEs aim high to progress from pilots to full commercialisation
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SMEs aim high to progress from pilots to full commercialisation

Stakeholders and small companies gathered in Birmingham to chart the ongoing impact of Diatomic, the West Midlands based digital accelerator.
Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business
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Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business

Serial entrepreneur Michael Gibson is CEO – or ‘Chief Explorer of Opportunities’ – of Fuuse, an electric vehicle charge point management specialist which continues to double in size each year, and has raised over £18 million of investment since receiving support from Connected Places Catapult.

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