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50 concedes . “ And of course , scaling is something that needs vision and the right people on board to drive it . We will concentrate on the actions which add value for the customer , and retain that customer focus .” Data-driven decision making is a key trend in construction and one Makkonen is keen for Congrid to exploit . “ People are looking to understand the value of data and find ways to visualise it ,” he says . Our customers are keen to find ways of using machine learning to predict errors in the future . They ’ re asking us to help them view findings in a concrete way or , if they ’ re doing this themselves , leverage that data via API . We have that API in place so customers can build their own screens . We ’ re also building the visualisation platform to help our customers who don ’ t have the IT department so they can have a cost-effective solution in place with our system .”
Congrid ’ s short-term goal is building a stable platform for its UK expansion to bring new customers on board , while continuing to develop across the Nordics . The second phase of the West Metro will see five stations built , along
“ OUR CUSTOMERS ARE KEEN TO FIND WAYS OF USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT ERRORS IN THE FUTURE . THEY ’ RE ASKING US TO HELP THEM VIEW FINDINGS IN A CONCRETE WAY OR , IF THEY ’ RE DOING THIS THEMSELVES , LEVERAGE THAT DATA VIA API ”
— Timo Makkonen , CEO , Congrid
with 14km of rail lines and an underground metro depot . “ Building one station equates to the size of a shopping mall , but underground ,” reveals West Metro ’ s Construction Director Tero Palmu . “ We need solutions to manage and monitor the whole entity . For sites , Congrid works well .”
Congrid is bringing a wealth of experience from the Nordics to its UK launch . “ I ’ m proud to say that almost all new hospitals in Finland are built with Congrid . It ’ s also become a major part
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