Construction’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have faced significant challenges in recent years. Rising material costs, inflation and difficulties accessing finance have placed pressure on these businesses. However, there are solutions that offer hope for overcoming these obstacles.
Across the hundreds of SymTerra users, the feedback proves that ground-up access to digital tools designed for fieldwork is not only hugely needed but has been long overdue to embrace digital change in the construction industry.
Eleco plc, a specialist international provider of software to the built environment, has launched Asta Connect, a new collaborative task management tool within its Powerproject solution.
Before embarking on any construction project, companies must take into account a multitude factors, including the various hidden costs of construction that could have a considerable impact on the final outcome, says Re-flow.
Global construction software provider Payapps has launched an innovative new initiative, ‘Surviving to Thriving’, to look at how companies can thrive in a post-pandemic world.
Just 1 in 3 contractors finish all their projects on time and in budget, with 70% blaming poor site coordination for missed deadlines. For many construction companies, a new approach to project management can revitalise processes and improve project outcomes.
Designed by Atelier 5 Architects and Planners using Vectorworks' design and building information modelling (BIM) software, BERN 131's sustainable architecture aims to produce more energy than it uses.
Asset management is a major cost for most companies. But could you be spending more on corrective maintenance than necessary? The type of maintenance model your company adopts can significantly impact your equipment performance and technical resourcing.
From an ageing workforce to a skills shortage, the construction industry is facing a perfect storm of challenges. In this article, Kenny Ingram, VP Construction and Engineering, IFS, explores how construction technology can rebuild the industry.
The benefits of 3D laser scanning include providing precise, data-driven insights to turn mass timber construction’s moment into a movement, explains FARO Technologies.
Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group has reported that transferring one area of its operation to a digital paperless filing system has saved £22,500 per year.
SymTerra's 'From the Ground Up' webinar will explore the challenges, opportunities and lessons from construction professionals who are making the change from expert to entrepreneur.
Liverpool John Moores University has become the first university in Europe to acquire Spot the robot dog and the 3D Laser Scanner in a £150k investment.
Tara Page is the new chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists. Here, she looks ahead to the key challenges facing architectural technology in 2023, from implementing the Building Safety Act to addressing the sector's skills shortages.
SymTerra, the construction site management software, hits a major subscription milestone a mere three months since public launch of its subscription app.
With organisations moving to reduce their environmental impacts in the wake of rapidly rising costs and increasing climate related events, technology holds the key to a more sustainable sector.
If you haven’t heard about the wave of “product” and “platform” thinking in the construction industry, then you should read this article for a quick crib-sheet guide to what changes you need to be implementing in your business in preparation for a new wave of business productivity improvements in our sector.
Benedict Wallbank, BIM strategy and partnerships manager at Trimble Viewpoint looks at how Trimble Viewpoint’s Field View increased safety, efficiency and productivity during Claridge’s Hotel construction.
