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FeaturesIs a Swiss lift shaft-building robot the future of construction?
In central London, a robot called Emma is being used to make the gruelling job of building lift shafts faster, safer and more precise. Tom Lowe visits the site of Skanska’s 105 Victoria Street to see if the device is all it’s cracked up to be
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NewsFerrovial unveils green site hut
Modules cut CO2 emissions and electricity costs by 90%, firm claims
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NewsStanhope and Bruntwood confirmed on £1.5bn ID Manchester mega-project
Team building 25-acre city-centre innovation district officially announced
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NewsHS2 asks SMEs to come up with ideas to speed up building work
Winning firms will showcase their ideas to investors and supply chain
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NewsSomerset council brings in firms for £33m villages works
Willmott Dixon and Balfour Beatty lined up for deals
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Supporting innovation in a downturn
Help is at hand for those firms looking to capitalise when market conditions improve. For eco inventors in the East of England, BRE has set up an enterprise hub to offer advice to innovative SMEs on bringing sustainable technologies to market. Meanwhile in Wales British Gas is opening a centre ...