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McLaren Construction has teamed up with FieldAI, an international leader in physical AI, to bring general-purpose robots to its UK construction sites. Under the partnership, McLaren will deploy autonomous quadruped robots, initially to…

Q3 Services has won a new five-year contract, commencing in August, with The Square, Camberley’s leading retail shopping centre, following four years of successfully delivering cleaning and security services at the site. Home to around 140…

Digital locking specialist SimonsVoss has launched the FORTLOX Series, a new mechatronic locking system designed to help organisations strengthen security across technical infrastructure sites with remote assets and distributed estates. At…

Latest projections from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) forecast building costs will increase by a predicted 14 per cent over the next five years to 1Q2031, while tender prices will rise by 15 per cent over the same period. The…

The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), shows tender prices increased by an estimated 0.7 per cent between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, resulting in a 2.8 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI).…

McLaren Construction reports sustainable growth continues for the business as it reaches the start of its 25th anniversary year. The Tier One contractor’s annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025 shows the benefits…

OCS has been awarded a new security deal with Tesco, supporting approximately 300 stores across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The contract strengthens a relationship built on 19 years of collaboration between both organisations. The…

Construction tender prices are set to climb by up to 5.0 per in 2026, threatening costs for key UK programmes and challenging project viability, according to new data from global professional services company Turner & Townsend. In its…

Corps Security celebrated a double win at this year’s Security and Fire Excellence Awards. The social enterprise was recognised in two categories: Inspiration in HR, and Security or Fire ESG Initiative of the Year. In both categories,…

Latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) reveals tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.7 per cent between 2Q2025 and 3Q2025. The increase resulted in 2.5 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender…

Over half (56 per cent) of senior security professionals reported a rise in physical security incidents over the past 12 months and two fifths (41 per cent) cite that employee safety has been of greatest concern to their organisation during…

Bruce Donald, UK and Ireland Sales Manager at SimonsVoss, discusses the benefits modern, non-invasive access solutions can offer heritage sites and the part they play in securing historic environments In the intricate world of heritage site…