Clearview Midlands April 2014 - Issue 149 | Page 5

INDUSTRYNEWS

£6m boost to
construction
industry in
Coventry
innovative new products,
processes or services that could
revolutionise collaborations
between supply chain partners
and unlock new business
models.
Organisations are now being
asked to register and submit
applications, with proposals
expected to range in size up to
£2million.
Mark Wray, lead technologist
from Technology Strategy Board,
said: “We’re really excited to
have launched this competition
which encourages the take-up
of digitally enabled processes
within the construction supply
chain.

A £6million fund to help
digitise the construction
industry has been launched in
Coventry.
A £6million fund to help
digitise the construction industry
has been launched in Coventry.
Firms from across the UK
gathered at Coventry University’s
Simulation Centre to learn more
about the new scheme, which
will see companies compete
for cash to fund collaborative
research and development.
The UK’s innovation agency,
the Technology Strategy Board,
has set up the fund.
It brings together construction,
digital and ICT to develop

Professor George Martin, Sir John Egan, both from
Coventry University, Jeannine Mortlock, Acua Solutions
and Mark Wray from the Technology Strategy Board.

“Adopting digital solutions will
not only improve quality, timing
and performance, but cut costs
by reducing waste and errors, and
will introduce a way of working
in which data is stored and shared
between parties throughout the
design, construction and operation
of buildings and infrastructure.
“It will encourage greater
collaboration, transparency
and trust within the sector and
promote innovation in delivery.
“We encourage organisations to
apply to take advantage of being

early adopters and exploiting
this rapidly expanding market
opportunity.”
Organisations operating
across the construction sector
supply chain were in Coventry
to hear about the project at
the Simulation Centre, which
is operated by leadership
development specialists Acua
Solutions, a group company of
Coventry University.
The launch event featured
brokering sessions and
workshops.

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