The Ultimate Guide to Building materials
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Building materials.
What to know about Building materials
Building materials sits at the intersection of construction, sustainability, engineering and supply chains. Stories under this tag explore the products and processes that shape homes, commercial projects and infrastructure, from concrete, timber and insulation to emerging options such as recycled composites, low-carbon cement and 3D-printed building systems.
Readers will find practical insight into how materials affect durability, cost, safety, waste reduction and carbon performance. Coverage often looks at new regulations, procurement pressures, corrosion, fire resistance, modular construction and the push to reuse resources more effectively. If you want to understand how better material choices can improve building outcomes and support more resilient, lower-impact projects, this tag is a useful place to start.
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RAICo software speeds nuclear robot training setup
The new framework could cut delays in training nuclear robot operators by letting sites build and update simulator scenarios without coding skills.
Orbital Industries signs BASF deal to speed research
The tie-up could shorten emissions-catalyst development for carmakers as BASF turns to AI tools to cut costly lab testing.
NTT Data & Hyster-Yale deploy AI for assembly checks
Manufacturers are under pressure to catch assembly faults earlier as the on-site system flags missing steps before products move on.
UiPath & Marshalls overhaul bidding with AI pricing
Faster quotes and tighter margin control are helping Marshalls win tenders in the UK building materials market as it shifts pricing to AI.
ANYbotics names Thierry Obédé Chief Revenue Officer
Swiss robotics firm ANYbotics appoints veteran industrial tech executive Thierry Obédé as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth.
Space Forge opens Welsh base for microgravity chips
Space Forge opens £13 million Swansea hub to link microgravity chip production with Welsh semiconductor research and manufacturing.
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Sift launches AI agent to tackle hardware telemetry
Hardware teams facing telemetry overload can now automate investigations inside Sift, with findings stored for reuse and human approval required before changes.
BRKZ raises USD $31m to expand AI procurement platform
The Riyadh construction tech group plans to use the cash to widen Saudi and Gulf expansion, as contractors seek faster materials procurement.
Potain delivers largest topless crane to BACHL Group
The new model is handling precast concrete segments of up to 40 tonnes at a Bavaria storage yard, with a 80m reach aiding daily shifts.
Quickparts lifts space & defence investment to USD $6m
New 3D printing systems will lift output by 40 per cent and give space and defence customers a backup if supply chains are hit.
OpenSesame becomes Workday's first embedded learning partner
Workday customers can now access 60,000 OpenSesame courses inside its talent tools, cutting procurement friction as employers chase new skills.
Avery Dennison wins RecyClass nod for RFID PET tags
Brand owners can now use the same RFID label in Europe and North America after the tag cleared recycling tests for PET bottles.
Logitech cuts Scope 3 emissions 33% in FY26 report
Customers can now see carbon data for all target Logitech products as the company reports a 33% cut in Scope 3 emissions.
BellSoft launches hardened Paketo builder for containers
Security and compliance teams can now patch buildpack-based containers from a single hardened base, rather than chasing Dockerfiles across repositories.
Google open-sources k8s-aibom for live AI workload audits
Security teams can now spot hidden AI workloads in live Kubernetes clusters, as Google's new tool also creates immutable ML bills of materials.
Axis cuts emissions but Scope 3 remains the challenge
Lower energy use has helped trim Axis's direct emissions, but the vast bulk of its footprint still sits in suppliers and product use.
Sensmet wins EUR 2.5 million grant for water monitoring
The funding will help speed up real-time metals data for battery, mining and wastewater operators seeking to cut delays in lab testing.
Microsoft unveils Majorana 2 quantum chip with 1,000x gain
The chip is meant to solve qubit instability, a hurdle Microsoft says has delayed its goal of a scalable quantum computer until 2029.
Krafted launches replaceable battery laptop power bank
Repairability takes centre stage as buyers weigh a pricier portable charger designed to outlast sealed power banks and cut e-waste.
Triton launches Db2 hybrid cloud HADR clusters service
Outages at major cloud providers have sharpened demand for database resilience as firms seek failover across on-premise and cloud systems.
Lineaje survey finds AI code confidence outpaces visibility
Most firms are still flying blind on AI-generated code, even as 89% say they can secure it and 86% have already adopted it.
Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand
Rising AI storage demand is putting data-centre energy use under scrutiny as Western Digital reports progress on emissions, materials and recycling.
Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI
Lineaje launches UnifAI, a security and governance layer to centralise control, discovery and policy for enterprise agentic AI deployments.
Dell debuts Premium 14 & 16 laptops with Intel AI chips
Dell debuts 14in and 16in Premium laptops with OLED screens, Intel Core Ultra chips and RTX graphics, targeting power users and creators.
Explainer: The first transatlantic fibre cable is being hauled up
Engineers are hauling TAT-8, the first transatlantic fibre-optic internet cable, off the ocean floor, closing a landmark digital era.
Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference
Gcore adds managed Nvidia Dynamo to its AI inference stack, promising up to 6x throughput and 2x lower latency across its cloud portfolio.