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Our focus is on transforming the construction industry by adopting modern methods of construction, and decarbonising.

We are working with our partners to help deliver on the innovation agenda to enable the industry to deliver on the Construction Sector Deal which encompasses the Construction 2025 Strategy, the Transforming Infrastructure Pipeline and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund which calls for transformation across the sector to eliminate waste, drive down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, speed up delivery and lower costs. As a modern efficient industry we will gain recognition on a World stage and improve the export potential of UK companies.

The innovation programmes we are championing are enabling new technologies and solutions to disrupt the market in key areas such as:

  • Digital – Delivering better, more certain outcomes using digital technologies
  • Manufacturing – Improving productivity, quality and safety by increasing the use
    of manufacturing
  • Performance – Optimising through-life performance though the development of smart assets, using digital technologies to deliver digital twins.  This key area also encompass the development of integrated renewable energy technologies to decarbonise the built environment.

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Related opportunities

National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1

Opens: 01/09/2026

Closes: 28/10/2026

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12m for collaborative industrial research in materials for health, structures, electronics, or metamaterials.
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iX Challenge: Alternative leak repair materials and methods for canal leakage and seepage repairs

Opens: 15/09/2026

Closes: 27/10/2026

The iX programme is supporting Canal & River Trust to identify innovators with solutions for leakage and seepage repairs in operational canals.
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iX Challenge: Identifying leaks and seepage in canal infrastructure

Opens: 15/09/2026

Closes: 27/10/2026

Innovate UK Business Connect is supporting Canal & River Trust to identify innovative, low-cost methods for detecting canal leaks and seepage, particularly hidden leaks not visible at the ground surface.
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EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026

Opens: 25/09/2026

Closes: 30/10/2026

EIT Culture & Creativity invites proposals for high-impact, close-to-market innovations, to receive support in accelerating progression from TRL 7 to full market deployment across the architecture, audio-visual media and fashion sectors.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3

Opens: 13/08/2026

Closes: 14/10/2026

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults, working with businesses, can apply for a share of up to £12.5m to fund innovation projects.
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Horizon Europe 2026-27: New European Bauhaus Facility

Various closing dates from Sep 2026 to Dec 2027
Funding available from Horizon Europe for NEB projects in 2026-27, with up to €10m for the largest projects
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Horizon Europe 2026-27: EU Missions - Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

2026 calls close Oct 2026: 2027 calls close Sep/Oct 2027
Horizon Europe funding for climate-neutral and smart cities, with up to €12m available for the largest calls
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Related events and recordings

Thu
4
Dec
2025

ESBEM: Certification of Novel Construction Products

12:30pm to 1:30pm | Online

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Tue
24
Mar
2026

Digital transformation for construction SMEs - launching PAS 1958

12:00pm to 1:00pm | Online

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