Revolutionising construction: digital transformation with the support of public funding

UK 6 August 2018.- With public capital investment of over £100 billion for UK infrastructure committed by the government back in 2016, the plan was to have this money invested by 2020-21 as part of a wider £483 billion project pipeline to develop over 600 projects into the mid-2020’s. The government commitment is obviously slightly more […]

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Doka at the technological forefront with APPs: Doka Augmented Reality and Doka Tools

Applications for mobile devices, smartphones and tablets are becoming more essential, both for professionals and consumers as part of everyday working habits. Doka, sensitive to the demands of construction professionals, has just released its first APP on the area of Augmented Reality (AR). This APP joins Doka Tools, another useful tool to support basic formwork requirements. Next, we explain the characteristics of these applications and how the new innovations can support construction professionals in the future. […]

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25 May 2018: the EU’s General Data Protection will come into force and radically change the rules on data protection within the UK

Data is the oil of our generation. The professional management of data will enter a new dimension as of May 28, therefore the construction sector in the UK must prepare itself for the new rules. For this reason, we explain some of the consequences for construction companies, according to the Chartered Institute of Building. In addition to this, we advance specific details of its management within companies and publish a quick guide from ICO, the data protection regulator in the UK, which may be useful to get ahead and comply with the new legal framework on data. […]

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The Digital Transformation of Construction

The Concremote system has also been used on multiple projects by concrete frame contractor AJ Morrisroe, who reported that the technology had allowed them to get involved at the preconstruction stage to influence designs – helping to provide more value engineering on projects as a result. Morrisore’s Project Engineer, Ahmad AL Hashimi stated “the system was a complete success without a doubt. For that reason, we have also been using the Concremote system for the next phase. This has enabled us to again achieve an optimised construction and concrete striking process and also maintain the real-time quality and safety assurances throughout the build.” […]

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