Rise of the Drones – the Plantworx COMIT Drone Zone Cleared for Take Off The use of Drones in construction has grown dramatically in recent years and there is an aerial revolution happening across the entire industry. These flying cameras or UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are transforming the way we work - from small-scale construction sites to mammoth infrastructure projects - a bird’s eye view from a drone, which can store accurate measurement data, video and images, offe

The COMIT2Drones International conference at the Bentley Institute began robustly as delegates streamed through the doors at 9:30am. This fully booked event filled the venue with that audible level of networking that never fails to impress. As existing members engage and bring into the community those attending for the first time with a natural, uncontrived warmth of people genuinely passionate about their industry. The COMIT drone community continues to go from strength to

Many thanks to everyone who attended our conference on the 24th & 25th of May. We were back at one of our favourite venues, the Hallam Conference Centre in London and well over 100 delegates joined us on both days. Day 1 - Thursday 24 May The first day of our conference was jointly chaired by Christine Gausden, Senior Lecturer at the Department of the Built Environment at Greenwich University and George Holder, Corporate Activity Analyst at Costain. Space Construction: It's n

Our conference this year was held at the Building Centre in London and was generously supported by IFS. The central venue, good weather and great agenda all conspired to make this one our most successful conferences to date. In total we had 130 delegates from nearly 70 different organisations, most of whom attended both days of the conference. The snap general election and consequent purdah rules gave us a few last minute issues but we had a strong agenda and some fantastic s

Photographs from last week's conference are now on the website, along with all of the presentations. We also have a number of short video clips (from those willing to brave the camera) giving their thoughts on the event. See if you can spot yourself! Many thanks again to everyone who attended and especially to CH2M for hosting the event. Thanks also to all of our contributors and the Chairs who did a fantastic job and to the sponsors and exhibitors who made it possible. It wa

The final agenda for the conference is now on the website. There may be some minor changes before the day but all of the speakers are now confirmed. Unfortunately Phil Jackson who was co-chair for day 2 had to withdraw for work reasons, but Duncan Evans has kindly stepped in. Duncan is Head of IT Programme Management at Crossrail and chaired the COMIT conference back in 2013 - so he knows the ropes and is a very able and experienced replacement for Phil. As I mentioned before

Online booking for our conference in September (28th & 29th) is now open. The draft agenda is on the conference page and we have a number of great speakers already confirmed. We are also breaking with tradition and can announce that we will have joint Chairs on both days of the conference. We are lucky enough to have four very talented and well-known faces from the construction community bringing their unique insights and rigour to our proceedings. Day one of the conference w

Regulars will know that COMIT holds a construction-focused mobile IT conference each autumn. Planning for this years' event is well under way and will be hosted by COMIT member CH2M at their London headquarters on the 28th and 29th September. The theme is delivering value through innovation under the title of Digitally Building Britain. The objective is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of innovations and solutions that deliver value to the construction