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.
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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.
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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.
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Tyre recycling firm builds on industry partnership to make asphalt production greener
Millions of used vehicle tyres from Britain end up being scrapped overseas. Now a materials recycling firm from Scotland is working with Connected Places Catapult to put waste rubber to better use.
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Clean Futures participant wins global award with rail infrastructure innovation
Materials innovator Composite Braiding has won a prestigious award in Paris, celebrating the best in composite material applications, alongside partners Connected Places Catapult and Amey.
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“More start-up companies die from indigestion than starvation”
Alexei Andreev of Autotech Ventures speaks about his financial backing of Gaussion, a fast-growing battery technology firm supported by Connected Places Catapult that raised over £9 million in investment in 2024.
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‘Make your first impression count’ SMEs seeking finance urged
Angel investment matchmaker Luke Pulford encourages small business owners to put themselves in the shoes of investors when looking for support.
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Leaders convene in the West Midlands to champion economic growth
Colleagues from the Catapult were out in force as the West Midlands played host to major events promoting economic growth
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Meet the innovator harnessing wind power from passing trains
Anjali Devadasan has created wind turbines to stand beside railways; generating electricity from speeding trains to provide sustainable power for stations and work sites.
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Meet the academic supporting sustainable transport start-ups
Professor Marcos Kauffman is helping automotive innovators to flourish on the Clean Futures programme.
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Meet the innovator using AI to predict the impact of transport delays
Andre Wang is helping rail operators better understand the knock-on effects of disruption, and hopes to provide useful travel information for wheelchair users and passengers with buggies using buses and trams.
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Clean Futures panel urges greater sharing of trial outcomes
Rail sector specialists discussed innovation, investment and how best to help small companies accelerate their technologies at an event in the West Midlands.
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Meet the Innovator creating 3D printed concrete structures
Aiming for profit with social purpose, Natalie Wadley is developing rail and water infrastructure and aims to tackle homelessness by building affordable houses.
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Automation offered up to make manufacturing more efficient
Innovative technology around automotive and rail is being supported and championed by the Clean Futures programme. Here, we focus on one SME which benefitted from taking part in cohort one.
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Durable plastic components pulled together for transport applications
Innovative technology around automotive and rail is being supported and championed by the Clean Futures programme. Here, we focus on an SME which took part in cohort one, and has continued on to the second round of the accelerator.
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Meet the innovator powering efforts to make car batteries last longer
Scientist and environmental champion Sindy Chaves from Costa Rica is now based in Coventry, developing an industrial coating for electric vehicle batteries to extend their life with help from the Clean Futures programme.
