SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a way of managing and optimising multiple network connections—such as broadband, 4G/5G, and satellite—through software rather than fixed, manual configuration.
SD-WAN integration simply means connecting different WAN links (e.g. fibre + mobile + satellite) into a single, intelligent network fabric that:
Routes traffic dynamically
Prioritises critical applications
Automatically handles failover
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Wide Area Networks (WANs) have traditionally been the backbone of business connectivity—linking offices, data centres, and remote sites. But the way organisations operate has fundamentally changed.
Cloud applications, multi-site estates, IoT deployments, and hybrid work have placed new demands on networks that traditional WAN architecture simply cannot meet.
Enter SD-WAN.
In 2026, SD-WAN is no longer an emerging technology—it is rapidly becoming t...
Mental Health in construction
This week we posted about a senior employee at a large construction firm discussing health and safety in the FT. We shared that on our social channels and then we shared the legal perspective of his statements. The same firm a day before boasted about its massive spend on health and safety.
The facts are suicide is higher in construction than any other sector; two people die from suicide in the construction sector every da
Cement carbon capture
Cement company Hanson has announced a breakthrough in carbon capture research with 100kg of CO2 being bound in a tonne of RCP (recycle concrete paste).
The cement industry is the third largest source of industrial air pollution.
Carbon emissions are a by product of cement production and RCP is a secondary material that can then replace limestone in the production of new cement and concrete.
The trial was carried out at Ribbl
Budget a win for construction
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In his first budget the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said there will be no cut to infrastructure funding despite the UK officially entering recession. He committed to no capital cuts for the next 2 years.
The capital budget will increase from £63bn four years ago to £114bn next year.
Hunt announced the extension of HS2 to Manchester which has been in question in the past few weeks as well as ho
Welsh viaduct restoration
Barmouth viaduct in Snowdonia in Wales is being restored in a £30m project. The 150-year-old Grade II listed structure is an 820m single track wooden railway across an estuary that carries the Cambrian line. It is one of the oldest viaducts in Britain.
To retain the Grade II listed status Network Rail is replacing like for like and cost estimates between beginning the project and after starting the project have varied due to c
£1.75bn Lake District aqueduct works
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The Haweswater 6 tunnel section aqueduct was originally built between 1933 and 1955 and have since provided water to over 2.5 million homes in Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
United Utilities has announced three JVs shortlisted to undertake The Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Program (HARP) the largest infrastructure project since privatisation to repair 128km aqueduct route and
Irish firm wins English water contract
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Irish firm Farrans has won £100m contract from Northumbrian Water to construct a 24km new pipeline 50m under the River Tees to supply clean water to the area.
The other project will design, install and supply new bore treatment at Barsham Water Works in Suffolk including a new reservoir, new station and tank, & lift.
Both these projects are expected to complete in 2025 with a second
First hydrogen mobile refueller by JCB
JCB have announced the invention of a prototype hydrogen mobile refueller tanker that works in a similar way to a diesel bowser.
The Derbyshire engine manufacturer is investing £100 million in hydrogen transition. It has 100 engineers working on the project and has already produced a backhoe loader and telescopic handler. These were produced in its Derbyshire plant.
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