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VU.CITY, the fully interactive 3D smart city platform, which now covers 124 sq km of Manchester and Salford and has launched digital twins of Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and 15 other cities, is currently offering a free trial on any of their cities.

Construction is due to start this year at Ask Real Estate's No.9 First Street, which will have contactless technologies and other 'smart' systems installed following a tie-up with provider Smart Spaces.

Manchester-based Telcom Group has announced a strategic investment in telecoms and fibre infrastructure company, SDH Project Services.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Up to 60,000 residential and commercial buildings in Greater Manchester need retrofitting every year, for the city to reach its target of becoming zero carbon by 2038, the council heard.

We’re in the midst of a digital revolution, writes Sean Anstee of Telcom Infrastructure. Across the North and in our home city of Manchester, the rise of new technologies and cloud services are radically transforming the way we live and work.  

Bruntwood SciTech has agreed a three-year, £185m funding deal, using £60m to support 400,000 sq ft of development at Circle Square, and £125m to refinance other assets including Alderley Park.  

Transport for Greater Manchester has piloted a technology which could increase bus punctuality on the busiest routes, by holding traffic lights on green to allow late-running buses to pass through.

Manchester City Council has announced a pilot scheme which will see a section of Piccadilly Gardens sown with reinforced ‘hybrid’ turf, as part of wider works to the public square.