Company Updates:
2025 highlights – a year of growth and innovation for Glider
As 2025 draws to a close, we are reflecting on another incredible year for Glider. From industry recognition to exciting product developments and high-profile collaborations, 2025 has been a year of progress, innovation and laying the groundwork for an even bigger 2026. It has also been a year of strengthening our capabilities, deepening partnerships and preparing for the next major evolution of our platform.
Leadership and team milestones
We kick off our 2025 highlights with a major milestone for Glider as we saw Jayne Archbold join us as our new CEO in August. Jayne brings a deep experience in leading and scaling technology organisations and her leadership is already sharpening our focus on customer outcomes, product excellence and operational alignment.
This new appointment saw Nick Hutchinson, founder of Glider, step into the role of Managing Partner. What better way to recognise Nick’s incredible achievements than his inclusion in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2025. This accolade is a testament to his dedication, drive and ambition that continues to fuel Glider’s growth and innovation.
Awards and recognition
The external recognition was also extended as Glider was ranked fifth in the BusinessCloud PropTech 50 list, which reflects our position as a leading innovator in information management for the built environment. We were also named Best Asset Management Innovator at the Building Innovation Awards for the Digital Twin Pathfinder project, delivered in collaboration with Kier and Future Decisions for the Ministry of Justice. This was shortly followed by another win for the digital twin project at HMP Elmley in the Innovation Award at the Property Directorate 2025 Awards.
Together, these awards highlight our commitment to delivering structured, high-quality, operationally valuable asset information.
Events and industry engagement
Glider has continued to make its mark at key industry events this year. In June, we returned to Digital Construction Week in London. Then in November, we exhibited at Digital Construction North in Manchester, where we offered an exclusive first look at our upcoming platform, Glider Nexus.
We were also honoured to join some of our clients at their team conferences. In September, we were invited to Laing O’Rourke’s Digital Expo in Manchester to share our insights on digital handover and information management best practices. And more recently, we were invited to take part in McLaren’s 25-year celebrations as one of their trusted partners.
These moments underline the strength of our client relationships and our ongoing role in supporting digital excellence across the sector.
Acquisitions and product innovation
April marked the second acquisition for Glider with SiteDesk, helping to strengthen our capabilities in visualising 3D models. This acquisition forms an important part of our long-term product vision.
Alongside this, we have continued the work that began with our acquisition of EDocuments in 2024, bringing our teams and technologies together as “One Glider”. The foundations laid this year will come together in the upcoming launch of Glider Nexus in 2026, creating a single, seamless platform that combines the best of Glider, EDocuments and SiteDesk.
Looking ahead to 2026
As we set our strategy and plans for 2026, there’s a palpable sense of excitement at Glider. The launch of Glider Nexus will be a major milestone, offering enhanced digital handover, immersive 3D model visualisation and a single, structured platform for all building information. It will also provide a scalable foundation for future capabilities, including AI-assisted workflows, predictive insights and expanded lifecycle intelligence.
We’re ready to accelerate our plans, leverage the hard work of 2025 and continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in digital asset information management.
Stay tuned for more exciting news to come in 2026!