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Eight West Midlands innovators join digital transformation programme
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Eight West Midlands innovators join digital transformation programme

Innovative businesses in the West Midlands will receive tailored support to trial their technologies and solve regional challenges.
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Search begins with DfT for AI innovators to make transport systems smarter

Up to 25 innovators will be selected to develop proposals that use AI technology to improve transport in the UK.
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Opportunity

Smarter Transport Systems AI Competition

The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, is seeking innovative AI solutions that can revolutionise transport, delivering faster, cleaner, and more affordable journeys for everyone.
Meet the innovator mapping safer bike routes through cities
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Meet the innovator mapping safer bike routes through cities

French entrepreneur Garance Locatelli is making city cycle networks easier to navigate with a subway-inspired wayfinding system.
Digital Construction Exports Group (DCEG)
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Digital Construction Exports Group (DCEG)

The Digital Construction Exports Group (DCEG) was formed to promote the UK’s excellence in digital construction to maximise the UK’s export opportunity, estimated to be worth £11.5bn , to the infrastructure sector by leveraging its digital leadership.
HMGCC Co-Creation: Novel counter drone and ground station solutions
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HMGCC Co-Creation: Novel counter drone and ground station solutions

HMGCC Co-Creation is launching a 12-week challenge to find organisations able to develop a small, low-power, low-cost network monitor to improve observability and allow network packet modification for penetration testing.
“Convince me your solution is the solution” advises hydrogen company investor
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“Convince me your solution is the solution” advises hydrogen company investor

Venture capital firm Mercia Ventures has thrown its support behind early stage company ULEMCo as part of a £5m raise.
Future of Planning 2.0: Integrated Planning Prototype
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Future of Planning 2.0: Integrated Planning Prototype

Connected Places Catapult is inviting proposals for the development of a data-led, integrated spatial planning prototype to support strategic planning in England.
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Opportunity

Accessibility and assistance services trials at Glasgow Airport

Connected Places Catapult and Glasgow Airport have collaborated to create the Connected Airport Living Lab, a collaborative R&D asset used to showcase UK-developed innovations, attract investment, and act as an innovation catalyst for the aviation sector.
Better, faster, more integrated planning : experts speak up
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Better, faster, more integrated planning : experts speak up

Big names addressed a built environment showcase exploring how digital transformation, integrated systems thinking, and cross-sector collaboration can enable better spatial planning and help Government meet its 1.5m homes target in a manner that better considers transport, infrastructure and sustainability goals.
Connected Places Catapult part of winning consortium at the Self Driving Industry Awards
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Connected Places Catapult part of winning consortium at the Self Driving Industry Awards

Pioneering autonomous driving demonstration project, evolvAD, picked up the 2025 project of the year award.
Leaders convene in the West Midlands to champion economic growth
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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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AI tech firms pitch ideas to improve transport
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AI tech firms pitch ideas to improve transport

Innovators with new AI-enabled technologies designed to improve the passenger experience pitched their solutions to a panel of three experts at the Department for Transport’s offices in London.
Meet the Academic helping the maritime sector to decarbonise
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Meet the Academic helping the maritime sector to decarbonise

Stavros Karamperidis is leading on efforts to introduce greener fuels to the UK maritime sector, as a Researcher in Residence with Connected Places Catapult.
Cardiff drives forward with electric taxi transition
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Cardiff drives forward with electric taxi transition

Two firms brought together by Connected Places Catapult are helping taxi drivers from South Wales make a positive switch to electric vehicles.
Meet the Innovator creating 3D printed concrete structures
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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.
Unlocking the UK drone market
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Unlocking the UK drone market

Analysis explores the potential of aerial devices for business good.
Sheffield’s innovation vision takes shape
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Sheffield’s innovation vision takes shape

Empowering local leaders with skills, insights and connections to drive inclusive economic growth through innovation is the aim of the Innovation Places Leadership Academy (IPLA), run by Connected Places Catapult. Here, we speak to two leaders from our latest cohort about their city’s ambitions.
Procurement Act comes into force
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Procurement Act comes into force

The new Procurement Act provides a greater focus for everyone in the public sector (not just commercial managers) to use their budgets to create new value by bringing in innovation from the market.
TRIG alumni offer words of wisdom to transport innovators
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TRIG alumni offer words of wisdom to transport innovators

Small companies with promise speak about how the Transport Research & Innovation Grants programme helped them progress their technologies.
Meet the academic with concrete plans for climate adaptation
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Meet the academic with concrete plans for climate adaptation

Materials scientist Alalea Kia has developed an advanced concrete surface that drains water quickly, with support from the Transport Research & Innovation Grants programme.
Building climate resilience together: Reducing the impact of disasters
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Building climate resilience together: Reducing the impact of disasters

Discover how cross-sector collaboration and digital innovation can safeguard communities from the rising threats of extreme weather and infrastructure failures.
Telecoms sector dials up extreme weather response
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Telecoms sector dials up extreme weather response

Shared insights through the Climate Resilience Demonstrator programme promise to better prepare asset managers and society for severe weather.
Meet the innovator making roads smoother
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Meet the innovator making roads smoother

Liverpool based entrepreneur Paolo Paoletti and his team have developed an AI-powered sensor capable of identifying highway defects in an instant, and are also building a robot to spot problems and administer carriageway repairs automatically.
Automation offered up to make manufacturing more efficient
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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.
Innovation and city collaboration in Newcastle supported by Connected Places Catapult
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Innovation and city collaboration in Newcastle supported by Connected Places Catapult

Empowering local leaders with skills, insights and connections to drive inclusive economic growth through innovation is the aim of the Innovation Places Leadership Academy (IPLA), run by Connected Places Catapult.
Design leads discuss imperatives to boost nature connectedness
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Design leads discuss imperatives to boost nature connectedness

‘Design to Deliver’ will help shape creative thinking this year in taking forward projects to regenerate nature. In the first of two features, we hear from Innovate UK and three of the Catapult Network about the importance of design, and opportunities for small firms engaging with the programme.
Meet the Academic powering the switch to electric lorries
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Meet the Academic powering the switch to electric lorries

Dr Lewis Hunter of the University of Strathclyde is helping hauliers to feel more confident about investing in electric heavy goods vehicles by highlighting sites where charging infrastructure is required.
Global

Creating global markets working in partnership with UK Businesses

Our global programme eases the entry of UK business into emerging innovation markets around the world.
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Repeatable, proven, innovation

On the demand side we help cities and transport authorities to become better informed buyers in the market. And on the supply side we help businesses to test, scale and commercialise new innovations in cities.

We don’t push a particular solution. We focus on what works locally. We’re practical.

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City innovation twinning

Creates jobs in both geographies, global access for participating organisations, shared socioeconomic prosperity and lasting R&I collaborations focussed on solving city challenges.

02

Net zero typology profiling

Strengthens understanding of a cities’ net zero related challenges and opportunities. This provides valuable insights which allows us to match capability to needs and assess which cities would be a best fit for UK expertise on net zero.

03

Challenges, open calls, pilots

We connect UK and in country SMEs to form joint ventures. UK SMEs get their first opportunity in a new market and a partner for scaling, and host country SMEs get a UK partner to more easily enter the UK market which means inward investment.

04

Demonstrators

We work with large businesses both in the UK and abroad to enable large scale demos that both UK and in country partner SMEs can help deliver. In some cases, these are a natural progression from our city challenges, open call and pilots.

05

City strategy & roadmaps

Global Programme roadmaps help take a place from Point A to Point B by providing a plan to get there and a pipeline of UK Businesses that can deliver the roadmap. We recently completed a pathway to Mobility as a Service in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

06

Digital twins / Bim

The next phase for UKs BIM International programme.

If you have a great idea, innovative product or service which you believe could improve the way people connect and travel in the cities around the world, we would love to hear from you – info@cp.catapult.org.uk

“We partnered up with Connected Places Catapult to virtually deliver our British Embassy funded project on Net Zero Urban Innovation Challenges in the Pacific Alliance and the Latin American Region.

Since development of the concept to final delivery, CPC was an incredibly responsive and well managed, securing resources and agendas across different teams in 3+ time zones.

I am delighted to have collaborated with them to successfully deliver all activities, and to have engaged with key stakeholders in the region to increase the outreach of our project”
Javiera Ibacache, Economic Diplomacy Programme Manager, FCDO Chile

Our Global Partners

We partner with key global innovation organisations and networks to deliver impactful activities, from thought leadership to testbed projects that will address challenges in places with the adoption of innovation and aid key goals such as clean growth.

In partnering with such world-renowned organisations, we ensure we deliver impact across innovation value chains.

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Speeding up adoption of new,
disruptive products & services

An Accelerator is a challenge led, fixed-term programme, that follows a structured framework to accelerate disruptive products to market.
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Accelerate & de-risk innovation

Our programmes de-risks innovation for our partners alongside support SMEs in developing commercial partnerships and sustainable growth plans

  • Market Research and Analysis to validate and support innovation strategy
  • Solve commercial challenges faster and cheaper through live trials and demonstrations
  • Industry stakeholders part of selection and due diligence process
  • Create disruptive products and services through SME partnerships
  • Understanding market trends, disruptive technologies and relevant industry verticals
  • Accelerate the timeframe to implementation
  • De-risk innovation by gaining a thorough understanding of SME proposition and ability to select the right team for collaboration
  • Equip corporate organisations with technologies that sets them apart from their competitors
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Accelerators

Find out more about accelerators.

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 stay, 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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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and Connected Places Catapult join forces to target innovation-led growth
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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and Connected Places Catapult join forces to target innovation-led growth

The new collaboration aims to create opportunities for technology testbeds at strategic locations across the region and unlock infrastructure investment.
£725bn infrastructure pipeline in the spotlight as Connected Places Summit begins
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£725bn infrastructure pipeline in the spotlight as Connected Places Summit begins

Over 180 speakers from across transport, construction, local growth and data infrastructure are taking part in the third annual Summit in person and online.
Unlocking growth: The UK innovation opportunity in transport & construction
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Unlocking growth: The UK innovation opportunity in transport & construction

Seizing the UK’s £725 billion infrastructure opportunity

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