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challenges in productivity. There is no way to ignore the significant impact the Covid-19 Pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have had over the past year. Now, as the UK construction industry has found its footing in a world where Covid is a part of everyday life, new challenges are arising to hinder the industry’s productive capabilities. Or, more accurately, old challenges are resurfacing from a pre-Covid
retire over the next five years; questions remain regarding the outcome of the Brexit deal struck with the EU; and a serious skills shortage weighs heavy. 5G was set to revolutionise the industry in 2020. However, with much of the industry struggling as a result of the ongoing Covid pandemic, this revolution seems to have been rescheduled for 2021. Certainly, as the year
to improve people’s lives and help build back better from the pandemic’. As one of nine projects to receive funding, BAM Nuttall will explore how 5G can support the industry. The project, working as 5G AMC 2 (Accelerate, Maximise and Create for Construction), seeks to explore how 5G can enable the use of data to maximise productivity of construction processes. The project will set up a private 5G network at BAM Nuttall’s regional office in Kilsyth, Scotland and a construction project in Shetland, using cameras, drones, mixed reality and IoT sensors to monitor construction process and track assets. The £1,692,733 project will be delivered by a consortium led by BAM Nuttall partnered with AttoCore and Building Research Establishment with →
opens, it looks as though 5G will play a big role in developing the industry’s working practices. In January, BAM
The 5g amc 2 project seeks to explore how 5g can maximise productivity of construction
Nuttall announced that it will participate in a government- funded £28 million trial to ‘explore the potential of 5G
working environment. We are still faced with the issue of an aging workforce, with almost 20% of the workforce set to
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