Construction projects are losing productivity not from lack of BIM, drones or field apps, but from fragmented information spread across client CDEs, ERPs, email, shared folders and specialist platforms. Procore/Dodge data show UK and Irish professionals spend about 18% of project time – over eight working weeks a year – just searching for information, while 74% of US professionals move AI-generated work between applications at least three times a day. The emerging focus is on permission-aware integration so tools like Autodesk, Dropbox Sign and AI search (e.g. ChatGPT connected to Dropbox) can surface authoritative, up-to-date records without forcing all parties onto a single system.

Trackunit has launched the battery-powered Spot S300 tracker to bring frequently moved unpowered assets – such as trailers, containers, portable heaters, welders and message boards – into the connected fleet without any wiring. The LTE Cat 1 bis device, operating on standard 4G networks, reports location typically four times per day, with adjustable frequency via Trackunit’s apps, and activates simply by peeling a sticker for near-instant reporting. Data from Spot S300 feeds directly into Trackunit Manager and the IrisX platform, allowing mixed powered/unpowered fleet dashboards and utilisation reporting.

Asset Vision is promoting a “connected operational intelligence” layer for road asset management, integrating condition data, work orders and contractor performance across entire networks for road authorities, service providers and self-delivery teams. The cloud-based platform is pitched to handle ageing pavements and structures under tighter maintenance budgets by centralising inspections, defect logging and response times in near real time. For engineers, the approach aims to link field data capture, network-level dashboards and contract KPIs so maintenance priorities, risk and funding trade-offs can be managed from a single system.