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At the Round Foundry in Holbeck, Leeds, engineering firm Fenton, Murray and Wood built the Salamanca, the world's first commercially successful steam locomotive, which first ran publicly on 24 June 1812. Designed by Matthew Murray for John Blenkinsop's rack-and-pinion Middleton Railway, it hauled coal using a toothed rail system.

Kellogg's inaugurates its Trafford Park factory in Manchester, the first Kellogg's plant built outside the United States. Built in ten months, it becomes the largest cereal factory in the British Empire.

H.J. Heinz opens its Kitt Green factory near Wigan, which grows into the company's largest food processing plant in the world and Europe's biggest.

London's cylindrical BT Tower (originally the GPO Tower) began carrying live microwave telecommunications traffic in 1965, its concrete core partly designed to survive a nuclear blast.

Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) moved into its purpose-built Vauxhall Cross headquarters, ending decades of hiding in increasingly compromised office buildings.

The rebuilt Wembley Stadium hosted its first match, an England vs Italy Under-21s friendly, after the demolition and reconstruction of the original 1923 stadium. The new 90,000-seat stadium had been delayed by disputes with contractor Multiplex.

David Miller Architects and MCC use 3D laser scanning and BIM to modernise Jan Kaplický's Stirling Prize-winning press box at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Statoil switched on Hywind Scotland, five 6-megawatt turbines on floating spar-buoy foundations moored 25 kilometres off Peterhead, as the first floating wind farm in the world. The 30-megawatt pilot park proved floating turbines could operate commercially in deep, harsh North Sea waters.

Alton Towers debuted Wicker Man on 20 March 2018, the UK's first new wooden roller coaster in 22 years, built from about 7,500 tonnes of sustainably sourced Pennsylvania timber.

Network Rail finished its five-year, roughly £1 billion rebuild of London Bridge station as part of the Thameslink Programme, and Prince William officially reopened the unified station on 9 May 2018. The project gave the station a single new concourse and step-free access to every platform.

Great Portland Estates finishes its four-building Hanover Square scheme in Mayfair, built directly above the new Bond Street Elizabeth Line station's eastern ticket hall.

London's £18.9BN Elizabeth Line opens through central London, bringing its new Tottenham Court Road station into service after years of Crossrail tunnelling and delay.

London's Bond Street station opened to Elizabeth Line services, closing out the last and most delayed piece of the Crossrail project.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment pulled the plug on its planned Stratford "Sphere" after years of opposition over light pollution and a rejected planning application.

The 155-metre '40 Leadenhall' tower, nicknamed Gotham City for its stepped neo-gothic form, has reached completion in the City of London's insurance district.

The UK government granted planning permission for China's new London embassy at the historic Royal Mint Court site, ending years of delays and security objections.

Ultra-portable 20-watt analog guitar amplifier head with a three-band EQ.

Flagship wireless active speakers with a bigger Uni-Q driver and sculptural design by Ross Lovegrove.

Floorstanding speaker sharing technology with the 3050c but sized for smaller rooms.

Open-ear clip-on wireless earbuds with a smart dial built into the charging case.

High-end streaming amplifier delivering 70 watts per channel without a CD player.

Seven-model loudspeaker range with redesigned drivers and sustainably sourced European walnut veneer.

Playground Games confirmed Forza Horizon 6 is still launching on PlayStation 5 within 2026, refuting a report that the open-world racer had slipped to 2027 and putting it on a collision course with GTA 6's release window.

KEF's first outdoor speaker collection, including satellites and bollard models with Uni-Q driver arrays.