Meet the innovator scaling a business to make roads and sites safer
Concern with zebra crossing safety led one entrepreneur to take his technology idea from Powerpoint to product in under a year, with support from Connected Places Catapult.
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Stations as spaces for placemaking
Understanding local experiences, challenges and opportunities in operating community-focused offerings from stations
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Digital construction firm eyes US expansion after latest investment
Geospatial AI company Sensat has just announced a £3m investment raise to further develop its product and grow the business in new markets, after participating in Connected Places Catapult-led programmes.
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Funding available to develop airport security technologies
Innovators can apply now for a share of up to £500k to develop and test solutions that have the potential to further improve airport security.
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HADeS 2026 Competition
Building on the success of the HADeS (High Assurance Detection Systems) innovation call in 2025 the Department for Transport (DfT) is launching HADeS 2026.
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Using wearables to protect personal safety on sites
Innovators showcasing their emerging technologies at the Connected Places Summit included start-up firm SpatialCortex, from the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator programme.
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Innovation Procurement Competency Centres
Why public procurement fails both public outcomes and high-growth companies: and how to fix it.
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Rethinking Planning for Growth and Infrastructure Delivery
Digital, Integrated and Strategic Pathways for Spatial Development Strategies
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£2.3m funding for ideas to transform transport
Grants of up to £45k and business support is available to innovators with cutting-edge ideas to help make transport greener, more resilient and better connected.
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TRIG 2026 competition – Cohort 19
Up to £2,385,000 in funding is available across 53 projects to develop feasibility studies, proofs of concept, or prototypes tested in laboratory or relevant real-world environments.
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Automated audio capture and transcription for Defence wargaming
Can you help us build a system to automatically capture audio and transcribe conversations and decisions in the rapid pace and high-pressure environment of a wargame?
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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.
