Press release 2025-11-17 ABB unveils Ability™ BuildingPro to accelerate decarbonization and digital transformation in smart and sustainable buildings ABB today announced the launch of ABB Ability™ BuildingPro, a cybersecure integration platform designed to connect, manage, and optimize building operations. Available across more than 40 countries worldwide, the solution supports key sectors including commercial real estate, education, healthcare, hospitality, and government – helping organizations accelerate decarbonization and digital
Article 2025-10-14 Formula E ABB 'Engineered to Outrun' award ABB prize donation made to British mental health charity on behalf of Nissan Formula E Team driver Oliver Rowland
Case study 2025-09-30 Smarter living from day one: integrating home automation for modern buyers With smart home technology now seen as a standard expectation among new buyers, developers are exploring how to integrate energy-efficient, user-friendly systems into everyday living environments. The global smart home market is expected to grow +23% CAGR from 2025 to 20321, driven by demand for smarter, more connected living across the world. According to 2023 research, more than 41 percent of
Press release 2025-09-24 Global rise in extreme weather drives US$35m ABB investment in new UK factory ABB has opened a new manufacturing and R&D facility in Nottingham, U.K., to expand research and development and production of its Furse® earthing and lightning solutions. These advanced products help safeguard critical infrastructure against lightning strikes and electrical surges, preventing costly damage and disruption. The $35 million (£27 million) investment will enable ABB to meet growing
Press release 2025-07-29 ABB fits new eye care centre in central London with essential smart power protection • The brand new integrated centre for eye care, research, and education will open in Camden in 2027 • ABB Electrification teams implemented technology in the centre to ensure power continuity and safety • Following a £1.5 million installation contract for low voltage equipment, ABB will provide multi-year servicing of the technology ABB Electrification, a leading provider of
Global news release 2025-07-01 New ABB circuit breaker to make AI data centers and advanced manufacturing more resilient ABB has revealed the next generation of its flagship air circuit breaker, the SACE Emax 3. Aimed at large facilities with high power demands, including data centers, advanced manufacturing sites and critical infrastructure including hospitals and airports, the innovative Emax 3 is designed to address increased concerns about grid stability, cybersecurity, and the surging power needs of Artificial
Article 2025-05-16 What happens when we add renewables to the grid Power grids across the world are speeding up the transition to renewables to meet net zero targets. But the success of this transition relies on adopting new approaches for traditional grids designed originally to serve large-scale fossil-fuel generation.Kristina Carlquist, Head of Synchronous Condenser Product Line, ABB Large Motors and Generators, outlines some of the challenges and
Press release 2025-04-25 ABB Startup Challenge • ABB announces five winners of its annual Startup Challenge • 15 finalists pitched their innovative AI-powered solutions to tackle key global energy challenges • Five winners each receive US$30,000 for a collaboration project with ABB to develop their technology solutions ready for launch Five pioneering startups have won ABB’s 2025 Startup Challenge by showcasing how their
Article 2025-04-22 ABB’s Coalville drive workshop receives Parliamentary approval Amanda Hack, Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire, visited ABB’s Drive Service Workshop facility for a wide-ranging discussion around sustainability, circularity, and how to address the UK’s widening engineering skills gap.
Article 2025-01-13 For the fifth consecutive year ABB is recognised as a Top Employer in the UK for 2025 The 2025 Top Employers have been announced, and ABB has again been recognised as a Top Employer in the UK.
Group press release 2024-11-13 European Space Agency’s Harmony mission to rely on ABB infrared instruments ABB to develop thermal infrared imaging instruments for two European Space Agency Harmony satellites, helping the research mission gather new data on Earth’s dynamic systems
Press release 2024-04-15 System integrators meet the future of smart buildings at ABB Cylon event An event held at Manchester Metropolitan University showcased ABB’s commercial building automation solutions. ABB (www.abb.com) brought together a group of the UK’s leading building management system (BMS) integrators at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) on 27 March to showcase some of the significant developments that have resulted from the investment by ABB in the Cylon product portfolio
Article 2024-02-15 ABB provides the driving force behind next-generation electric propulsion facility A 2 MW dynamometer test stand, designed and installed by turbomachinery test rig specialists Torquemeters using an ABB motor and drive system, will support extensive development programs for the electrification of aircraft and other transport at the University of Nottingham.
Press release 2023-12-06 London Land Group partners with ABB to drive next generation home automation London Land Group and ABB Electrification’s Smart Buildings Division have signed a key supplier agreement that lays the foundation for cutting-edge home automation. The collaboration underscores London Land Group's commitment to delivering unparalleled living experiences through the seamless integration of innovative and connected systems that will be implemented across their forthcoming
Customer story 2023-10-11 A 500-year-old royal residence enters a new era of automation, energy efficiency, and comfort Abbey Strand, a property of the Royal Collection Trust near the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, has a rich and colorful history. Today, part of the building has been modernized into a luxury apartment complex, with ABB's InSite energy management system and ABB i-bus® KNX building automation an integral part of the high-end renovation.
Press release 2023-10-04 ABB and Altilium sign agreement to work on battery industry recycling projects ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with UK-based clean technology group Altilium to jointly explore how the integration of automation, electrification and digital technologies in plants across Europe can support the scaling up of battery materials recycling. Altilium is developing green processing technologies and building infrastructure at scale for the recycling of
Customer story 2023-10-01 46 seconds to assemble a car! A new car body rolls off the body-in-white workstation at GAC Motor’s Yi-chang factory every 46 seconds, thanks to ABB’s innovative body-in-white robotic automation solution
Article 2023-08-28 The benefits of a modular approach With demand for data center capacity at an all-time high and rising, more operators than ever before are turning to modular power solutions to deliver new facilities.
Article 2023-08-24 Data center sustainability: Back to the basics Every watt counts as data center companies aim to minimize energy usage as demand continues to rise.
Article 2023-08-23 How do you increase data center efficiency while reducing footprint? Take full advantage of standardization and modularity of the power supply equipment to keep control of costs, availability and reliability, while maintaining flexibility in data centers.