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Autodesk | January 22, 2020

Autodesk Innovator of the Year Amr Raafat has teamed with a robot software company to develop an autonomous laser scanning and layout planning robot that is being used on Windover Construction work sites. The robot is able to move around on uneven surfaces to predetermined locations to scan indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as to measure and draw plans for walls and spaces that would need to be meticulously measured by a human, according to Raafat, Windover Construction’s vice president o...

PBC Today | March 03, 2020

Levels of new work in construction grew at the fastest pace since 2015 in February, while the boom in housebuilding allowed construction output to experience its sharpest rise since December 2018. UK construction companies signalled a return to business activity growth during February, following a nine-month period of declining workloads, according to the latest construction PMI. The latest survey also pointed to the sharpest rise in new orders since December 2015. At 52.6 in February, up from 4...

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Trimble | November 09, 2022

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and the Hilti Group, a global leader providing innovative tools, technology, software, and services to the commercial construction industry, announced today that the Hilti ON!Track asset management system will integrate with Trimble Viewpoint Vista, an ERP solution within the Trimble Construction One suite. The integration is Hilti's first North American integration with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, and provides a solution for unified ...

PBC Today | February 13, 2020

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out plans to boost diversity in infrastructure, as a new report commissioned by City Hall revealed women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled and LGBTQ+ Londoners are significantly underrepresented in the industry. Sustainable growth in London is dependent on diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the city it serves – however many of London’s communities have long been under-represented in the industry. T...