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Construction begins on Torcross’s £19.8m coastal protection programme in Devon. Kier will deliver extensive rock armour, damaged car park defences and slipway works, with completion expected in early summer 2027.
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Stanlow Terminals has agreed a tank maintenance partnership with Verwater. The collaboration will support asset integrity across its UK bulk liquid storage infrastructure, which has approximately three million cubic metres of capacity.
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Britain has expanded export licensing routes for controlled industrial technologies. The changes cover additional dual-use and military goods destinations, with the government estimating that more than 800 individual applications could be avoided annually.
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Salience Labs has raised $125m for optical networking manufacturing expansion. The Oxford company plans higher-capacity photonic switches and increased production activity following its demonstration of a 64-port device.
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Hillhouse Group has opened a £5m asphalt facility near Edinburgh. The Soutra Mains plant combines batch production, hot storage, reclaimed material handling and dedicated loading arrangements for smaller contractors.
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Foyle Food Group is investing £15m in its Omagh facility. The programme combines production upgrades, automated warehousing and packing equipment, workforce development and seven new jobs.
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Terram has joined the NBS programme to streamline digital specification. Its geosynthetics products can now be selected through NBS Source, helping engineers and architects incorporate current product information into project documentation.
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Hexagon has introduced a wireless scanner for industrial component inspection. HYPERSCAN SR uses dynamic optical tracking, built-in batteries and Wi-Fi 6, with global commercial availability from 12 October.
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LGMG demonstrated electric mine trucks alongside integrated charging in Ordos. The live demonstration combined fleet dispatch, solar generation and storage, while the reported rapid charging figures came from manufacturer tests.
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The EIB has agreed further financing for Austrian renewable generation. Its additional €20m loan supports Burgenland Energie’s existing wind and solar programme, which targets substantial new capacity by 2030.
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