Cemex names top 50 construction technology startups

Read on to find out more about the British construction technology companies that impressed Cemex Ventures.

BuildBuddy is a construction materials price comparison platform.

It provides data on material costs, stock, location and more sustainable alternatives. Using machine-learning capabilities with proprietary coding and algorithms, BuildBuddy empowers construction professionals to plan, manage and optimise the materials buying process, saving them approximately 10 hours a week per project.

Merchants partnered with BuildBuddy receive real-time market data and localised forecasting tools to drive competitiveness and enhance operational efficiencies.

Circuland offers an AI-powered platform that issues digital passports for construction products and assets, ensuring end-to-end traceability and secure data exchange throughout their lifecycle.

Concrete4Change has developed the world’s first additive materials that use and mineralise CO2 into the cement in concrete. This permanently locks away CO2 to increase the strength of concrete with no change to concrete production processes or costs, while reducing the embodied emissions of concrete and exploiting concrete’s potential as a permanent CO2 sink.

Fixed Construction has built a platform that allows construction companies to source, train, hire, manage and pay vetted, skilled workers. It has built a network of more than 14,000 skilled operatives across the UK, giving these workers digital profiles, allowing them to find work based on their skills, rather than just their personal networks.

Through AI technology and machine learning, the Soil Link Materials Exchange Platform (MEP) connects those who have materials with those who need them – transforming traditional materials management into a streamlined, data-driven process.

The MEP enables companies to efficiently manage resources across multiple internal projects while trading excess materials with external partners.

Tradeaze is a construction logistics platform that enables merchants and suppliers to offer on-demand delivery to customers in 30 minutes via an elastic fleet of construction couriers.

Known as the Uber of construction, Tradeaze aims to keep the industry moving and helps tradespeople focus on their work, not the road.

Vert is a SaaS platform designed to reduce wholelife carbon emissions in both retrofit and new-build projects. It provides architects, developers and engineers with real-time, data-driven insights, making it easier to assess and optimise carbon impacts at the feasibility and detailed design stages. 

Also on the list is the Skyline Cockpit remote control for tower cranes that has been successfully tested by Winvic.

Gonzalo Galindo Gout, head of Cemex Ventures, said: “The scaling of high-potential sustainable solutions has gained traction in a year in which we’ve already experienced the stark effects of climate change – from the devastating floods in Valencia to the brutal wildfires in Los Angeles – and which was described by the UN Secretary-General at COP29 as a ‘masterclass in climate destruction’.

“This growing urgency underscores the need for collective action, bold investments, and the development of frontier technologies that can redefine how we approach sustainability. It’s no longer a question of if we act, but how quickly we can mobilise resources to build a resilient tomorrow.”

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