Government confirms new construction innovation centre

By Jordan Marshall2018-11-30T16:47:00

The centre will be delivered by the Manufacturing Technology Centre, BRE and Cambridge University’s Centre for Digital Built Britain

Details about the new Core Innovation Hub promised in the Construction Sector Deal have been revealed by the department for business.

The new Core Innovation Hub, which is being built thanks to a £72m investment from the government, will transform the UK’s construction industry by supporting the development and use of technologies such as digital design, advanced manufacturing, robotics, drones and augmented and virtual reality, said construction minister Richard Harrington.

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