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Spending Review 2025: Connected Places Catapult response

In recent weeks there have been a flurry of announcements leading up to last week’s Spending Review. We are also expecting announcements that will build on these plans, such as the 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy and the Industrial Strategy 2035.

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Inaugural Heritage Investment Prospectus launched with Catapult support

Historic England unveiled its first Heritage Investment Prospectus in the Connected Places Catapult pavilion at UKREiiF.

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Better Transport Week 2025: Driving Innovation to Connect Communities

Connected Places Catapult is proud to be an official supporter of this annual campaign.

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Meet the Academic backing hydrogen for a clean energy transition

Mechanical engineering specialist Dawei Wu has created a hydrogen innovation roadmap to help guide future investment in alternative fuels, with support from Connected Places Catapult.

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‘Who isn’t in the room?’ Public realm developers challenged to better understand communities

A panel of public realm experts underlined that better engagement is key to creating sustainable, flourishing places.

Andrew Barr speaking on the Connected Places podcast

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Using digital systems to better understand asset performance

Data can unlock so much for transport providers and help make the case for future investment decisions, Hitachi President for EMEA, Andrew Barr told the Connected Places Podcast.

Graeme Craig speaking on the Connected Places podcast

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Transport land helping to shape housing in London

Places for London chief executive Graeme Craig told the Connected Places Podcast why developing transport assets for housing is so important.

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Tale of two cities in boosting local growth through innovation

Delegates flocked to the Connected Places Catapult pavilion at UKREiiF in Leeds for three days of discussion around place and the built environment. Here we focus on highlights from a session focusing on Liverpool, Belfast and the ‘Irish Sea Rim’.

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Meet the innovator harnessing wind power from passing trains

Anjali Devadasan has created wind turbines to stand beside railways; generating electricity from speeding trains to provide sustainable power for stations and work sites.

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Taking a digital first approach to planning reform

Built environment professionals gathered inside Connected Places Catapult’s pavilion at UKREiiF to discuss the way forward for planning.

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Maritime investor charts a course to financial success

One Planet Capital director Anthony Chant reveals what moved him to invest £600,000 in GT Wings, a technology start-up backed by Connected Places Catapult.

Exterior view of Glasgow Airport terminal building with white taxis lined up in the designated pick-up area, showcasing Glasgow Airport's accessibility features.

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Airport technology trial monitors passenger movements at Glasgow

Entopy introduced a digital twin to aviation after proving its worth in maritime

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Alternative construction material promises warmer homes

Building materials containing hemp could help to make homes more energy efficient and better for our health, Jamie Bartley of Unyte Group told the Connected Places Podcast.

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“Be clear on what you want” – rail entrepreneurs advised

Rail innovation specialists rubbed shoulders with contractors, consultants and clients at a ‘Stations of the Future’ event, convened by Connected Places Catapult.

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Meet the academic supporting sustainable transport start-ups

Professor Marcos Kauffman is helping automotive innovators to flourish on the Clean Futures programme.

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Meet the innovator enabling material reuse in construction

Andrea Charlson is developing software that provides a detailed digital record of the materials and products stored in buildings and infrastructure assets; helping their owners monitor their sustainability performance and consider the reuse of materials.