Industry News

The construction world is ever-changing, with new technologies and digital developments happening all the time. In such a fast-paced industry, keeping up with news and announcements can be difficult. 

Here on the Offsite Hub, we are dedicated to keeping you updated with the most informative and topical stories in the construction industry but with a particular focus on modern methods of construction and offsite construction techniques. We select the most relevant stories for you to stay up to date with the world of light steel frame, volumetric modular technology, structural timber precast concrete hybrid solutions and MEP innovations. 

Please see below stories which are from a range of sources and are focused articles and press releases on the most dynamic developments in the offsite industry including official pieces from our own Offsite Magazine and full coverage of the offsite awards winners.



Skanska’s offsite venture hires ex-Sisk manager as director

13th August 2020

BoKlok UK has appointed Sisk regional director Noel Sheehan as its new delivery director. Sheehan, who has previously worked as a construction director for Vinci and operations director for Galliford Try, has already started work...

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Building the Burrows

12th August 2020

Wernick has delivered a second modular building for Swansea University. The two-storey, 2,600m² building was constructed with an end-to-end build programme of just 28 weeks. Situated on Swansea University’s prestigious Bay Campus,...

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New Wave Homes

11th August 2020

The Homes for Heroes national campaign calls on the government to commit to delivering 100,000 affordable, eco-friendly, factory-built homes for key workers on public land and is backed by an alliance of major housing associations and modular...

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Modular firm claims to be first carbon-neutral housebuilder

11th August 2020

Project Etopia has become the first housebuilder in the world to achieve both the Carbon Neutral International Standard and to join the United Nations Climate Neutral Now Initiative, the modular construction firm has claimed. As a...

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Post COVID-19: insolvency and survival

10th August 2020

In the wake of the pandemic and enforced shutdown of the entire construction industry, what can offsite suppliers do to avoid becoming insolvent or falling victim to an insolvency elsewhere in the supply chain? Michael Gerard of Michael...

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Darwin Group reaches completion of modular build for specialist independent school in Cambridge

10th August 2020

Modular construction specialists, Darwin Group has delivered a new multi-use block for Gretton School in Cambridge scaling 234 sq m. The brand-new STEAM block will provide the school with two science labs, a design and...

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Hadley Group & Hadley Steel Framing Update – Available to Read Online Now!

7th August 2020

Hadley Group & Hadley Steel Framing have released their latest update - providing insight into their latest product and project developments for Offsite and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) – available to read online HERE. ...

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Light steel frame: Managing risk, quality and performance

7th August 2020

Improving levels of occupant safety, together with increasing the quality of the build, is under the microscope. Risk, quality, time, cost and performance – need to be managed and controlled. Here, Steve Thompson, managing director of EOS,...

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BTR: Market Recovery Post-pandemic

6th August 2020

As UK society and the construction industry come to terms with the impact of COVID-19, one of the long term changes will be the layout and type of building in which we live and work. Building product specialists Etex hosted a roundtable to...

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Four new prisons to be built using DfMA

6th August 2020

The government has announced plans to build four new prisons using modern methods of construction, including standardised components manufactured offsite. The four new jails, the first of which will be built next to HMP Full Sutton, in...

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Construction: the Heart of the UK

5th August 2020

With ambitious targets and huge sums of money required to improve the nation’s key infrastructure – can offsite methods provide the answers? Gary Ramsay caught up with Will Varah, Programme Director, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)...

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ilke Homes to develop 76 sustainable homes in Worcestershire

5th August 2020

ilke Homes has agreed a deal with Crea8ive Sustainable Homes that will see the modular housing company deliver 76 sustainable homes to Evesham, Worcestershire, marking ilke Homes’ tenth deal this calendar year. ilke Homes will acquire and...

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Greener methods of housebuilding will be 'vital' in delivering a clean recovery post-crisis

5th August 2020

Energy-efficient homes and greener methods of housebuilding will be fundamental in delivering a clean recovery after the Covid-19 crisis, believes Christy Hayes, CEO at Tide Construction and Vision Modular Systems. The...

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PAM Technology & Design for Manufacture

4th August 2020

North East offsite specialist, Merit, is challenging traditional construction procurement models to deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive projects. The company has transformed itself into a technology company using innovation and...

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Actis welcomes Hackitt’s call to increase offsite manufacturing

4th August 2020

Modern Methods of Construction play a vital role in ensuring the ‘new normal’ is greener and more efficient, according to Dame Judith Hackitt and construction minister Nadhim Zahawi While the past three months have been...

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Merit awarded £6 million contract to build decontamination centre for STERIS

3rd August 2020

Offsite construction specialist, Merit, has been awarded a £6 million contract by STERIS to design and build a new Decontamination Super Centre in Chessington. This will be the fifth decontamination facility the Cramlington-based...

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Decarbonising Construction

1st August 2020

As global leaders grapple with issues surrounding climate change, the world is gradually coming together to develop strategies to help alleviate the impact of global warming. Here, Andy Goodwin, Managing Director of B&K Structures, shares...

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Offsite construction specialist builds capacity throughout coronavirus with 30 new employees

31st July 2020

Premier Modular recruits as order books show no sign of slowing across public and private sector work Thirty more staff have been recruited at East Yorkshire-based Premier Modular as it remains open and at capacity through...

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The Technical Design Services Group joins Stellar, Maximising MMC Impacts for SMEs & Social Housing

30th July 2020

TDSG has joined Stellar, a consortium of academic, technical, industry and end user stakeholders, that will work together is supporting SMEs and Social Housing Providers to embrace MMC (Modern Methods of Construction). Created and lead by...

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New offsite framework to boost MMC in social housing

30th July 2020

Building Better has chosen Procurement for Housing (PfH) to develop a procurement framework for offsite manufacturing to build at least 500 new homes The National Housing Federation-supported alliance of housing associations working to...

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Meeting Aesthetic, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Expectations

29th July 2020

There have been huge technical developments in cladding solutions in recent years and with architects demanding a more aesthetic approach to the building envelope, Heath Hindmarch Chairman of PSP Architectural, considers the balance that has to...

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CHIC launches £2bn modular housing framework

29th July 2020

The Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) is procuring three contracts for the manufacturing, supply and erection of new modular housing as part of a £2bn framework CHIC’s modular housing contract is divided into 3 lots....

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Net zero is the only option

29th July 2020

~ Inspiring transformational change in the built environment supply chain ~ In summer 2019, the UK Government committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. While 30 years seems like a long time, we must make the...

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Offsite construction can become the ‘new normal’

29th July 2020

The global pandemic will have a wide-reaching impact on us all.  It is difficult to see how any industry sector will come through this unscathed and without re-examining how to do things differently.  What will be important is that we...

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Why site hoarding should be your first construction project consideration

28th July 2020

When you consider the most essential aspect of a construction project, what do you think of first? If it’s not site hoarding, think again.  The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 demonstrates the duty of care that all...

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Outstanding Product Innovation Recognised by Offsite Judges

27th July 2020

The Offsite Awards have grown in stature year on year and despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, the event organisers announced record levels of entries. The judges declared that the standard was higher than ever and competition to be...

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Three is the magic number for modern housing development

27th July 2020

An innovative combination of three reflective, insulating and low emissivity construction membranes from Protect Membranes has been used to deliver the magic formula for a new build apartment scheme in Plymouth, Devon, helping achieve the key...

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NHBC Accepts

22nd July 2020

Richard Lankshear, NHBC’s Innovation Manager, talks through the organisation’s new comprehensive review service for innovative products and systems – NHBC Accepts. We’ve been helping to improve build quality through NHBC Standards...

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The outlook for modular and offsite post-Covid

17th July 2020

Studies by AMA Research have pinpointed the sectors that will experience an upturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, with both modular and offsite construction set to grow The impact of Covid-19 on the economy is still highly uncertain....

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Bristol Offsite Housing Scheme Set For Green Light

15th July 2020

A development in Bristol being brought forward by offsite housing provider BoKlok UK, which is jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has been recommended for approval. In an application lodged on behalf of BoKlok by Turley, permission is...

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BUILD TO RENT

15th July 2020

Demonstrating Critical Value to Clients and Investors As predicted, the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) market is set to grow. Property agent Savills recently estimated that the sector will increase in value from £9.6 billion to a...

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Halton Housing has joined the Board of 'Building Better' modern methods of constructions

14th July 2020

HALTON Housing has joined the Board of Building Better - a consortium of housing associations working together to realise the benefits of modern methods of construction (MMC). The consortium comprises housing associations who have the...

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Councils demand ‘expensive but quicker’ offsite

13th July 2020

The West Midlands Combined Authority plans to insist that developers use offsite construction on some projects in the region. Combined authority housing lead Mike Bird said he believes the speed of offsite delivery outweighs what...

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Design for MMC to help the circular economy, council developer tells architects

10th July 2020

A council-owned development company wants its architects to design schemes for offsite construction to drive forward its circular economy push BeFirst is owned by Barking & Dagenham Council and aims to deliver 3,000 homes, as well...

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Prefabricated volumetric sector to grow by 14% in next four years

7th July 2020

The prefabricated volumetric building systems market is expected to grow by 14% from 2020-2024, according to the latest report by AMA Research The ‘Prefabricated Volumetric Building Systems Market Report’ reveals that the largest...

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Modular builder unveils restructure to speed-up revenue generation

6th July 2020

Ilke Homes has announced a reorganisation of the business to help it generate revenue quicker. The modular builder has set up a new homes and development division to be led by managing director Ben Miller. According to the firm, the...

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Offsite manufacturing can be the real beneficiary from this crisis

3rd July 2020

Industry needs to move to more sophisticated ways of working, says former Balfour Beatty boss Dave Smith Once this pandemic is over, it will be very easy to return to the old ways – and some will. But, hopefully, most of the industry...

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State-backed modular firm moves into spec housing

2nd July 2020

Modular outfit ilke Homes has moved into speculative housing development and opened new offices in London, Birmingham and Bristol. The firm has also promoted managing director Ben Miller, formerly of Crest Nicholson, to become CEO of...

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Offsite Solutions lands another urbanest bathroom pod deal

1st July 2020

Bathroom pod manufacturer Offsite Solutions has been awarded its fourth package for student accommodation developer, urbanest. The £1.8m contract is to manufacture over 500 high specification ensuite shower pods for urbanest City in London. ...

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Ikea-backed developer BoKlok lines up modular start-up TopHat

30th June 2020

BoKlok will use Goldman Sachs-backed TopHat to manufacture homes for planned UK expansion Ikea-backed housebuilder BoKlok has selected modular housing start up TopHat to build its timber frame homes in the UK. The...

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Urban Splash delivers ten modular homes to Birmingham’s Port Loop

29th June 2020

Urban Splash has delivered ten modular homes to Port Loop in Birmingham in just four working days this week, as the company continues to reopen its business Having recommenced work at construction sites and its House by Urban Splash...

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Atkins to verify MMC productivity claims for housing

26th June 2020

Homes England has commissioned Atkins and its cost consultants Faithful+Gould to run the rule over how effectively different types of modern methods of construction drive productivity A series of Homes England’s own sites will participate in...

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ilke Homes rapid expansion after near 200% annual growth

25th June 2020

Yorkshire-based modular housing company ilke Homes has opened new offices in London, Birmingham and Bristol, as well as creating a new ‘homes and development unit’, to manage the near-200% annual growth of the company’s demand pipeline....

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Chinese modular giant winds up main UK business

24th June 2020

International modular buildings giant China International Marine Containers has wound up its main UK business. CIMC Modular Building Systems built around a dozen projects here including several Travelodge, Premier and Hilton hotel...

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LSFA Member Announces Launch of Leading Fabrication Management System - STRUMIS V10.4

23rd June 2020

New Light Steel Frame Association supply chain members, STRUMIS are delighted to announce the release of their most comprehensive and feature rich version of STRUMIS V10.4 - the world leading steel fabrication Management Information System for...

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Efficiently Engineered for Safety and Performance

22nd June 2020

As we wait for the outcome of the recent Government consultation on the ban of the use of combustible materials in and on external walls of buildings, members of the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) are experiencing unprecedented demand....

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Eurobrick: Off-Site Construction Aids On-Site Safety

19th June 2020

The Covid 19 pandemic presents unique challenges to all business sectors including construction. One of the most pressing difficulties is keeping up productivity on site while practising the social distancing measures as per government...

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Housing associations call for offsite ‘Homes for Heroes’ pipeline

18th June 2020

A group of housing associations have called for an offsite-housebuilding programme modelled on the UK’s post-First World War construction efforts, to help key workers access affordable housing. The G15 group of the largest housing...

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Goldman Sachs-backed modular firm set for build-to-rent job

17th June 2020

Modular builder Top Hat is in line to construct build-to-rent homes for a developer as part of a pilot to use modular construction on a project near Cambridge. Developer Urban & Civic announced that it may incorporate modular...

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ilke Homes and Stonewater partner to develop 120 home 100% affordable housing scheme

16th June 2020

Leading modular housing company ilke Homes in partnership with leading housing provider Stonewater will deliver 120 factory-built affordable homes in Herefordshire in a £23m deal. The 100% affordable housing development will use modern methods...

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BoKlok UK appoints modular housing manufacturer to deliver first UK homes

15th June 2020

BoKlok UK, the sustainable, quality low-cost home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has announced that it has appointed leading technology-driven modular housing manufacturer TopHat, to help deliver part of its first product offering...

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Simon Dudley new chair of leading MMC project AIMCH

9th June 2020

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project is delighted to welcome Simon Dudley, Interim Chair of Homes England, as Chair of the AIMCH Stakeholder Group. The stakeholder group provides vital two way engagement...

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EOS Launch New Case Study Videos

8th June 2020

The team at EOS are proud of their award-winning achievements and to showcase the outstanding projects they have been involved with – have launched a series of case study videos featuring: Advanced Manufacturing Building ...

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Living with Insulated Precast Concrete

5th June 2020

With two key projects under the spotlight, we hear more about Spantherm – the innovative insulated precast concrete ground-floor system which is being adopted by a growing number of housebuilders and developers. Spantherm is an...

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Delivering During Lockdown

4th June 2020

Fusion Building Systems has been able to complete the installation of its offsite light steel frame system for Jehu Group’s Orchard House social housing scheme in Swansea during the Coronavirus outbreak, thanks to it requiring only a...

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Modular Foundations

2nd June 2020

A precast modular foundation system offers many advantages in building development and performance, but also removes the need and risk of site-based technical assessments during construction. Sweden’s Isolergrund offers this new element to...

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Precast Gets Top Marks in Education

1st June 2020

With strong government backing for offsite construction methods in the education sector, and numerous operational efficiencies, concrete solutions are perfectly positioned to deliver high performance schools. British Precast’s Matt Butcher...

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The Complete Package

29th May 2020

PSP Group is one of the UK’s leading providers of rainscreen systems, metal fabrications and bespoke full envelope solutions. Chairman, Heath Hindmarch, explains why the company has made a vast investment in providing a single point of...

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Brownfield & Offsite Delivery

28th May 2020

EDAROTH, a subsidiary of engineering, design and project management consultancy Atkins recently highlighted the scale and opportunity of ‘brownfield sites’ as a key part in tackling England’s social housing crisis with offsite...

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Supporting the Healthcare Sector

27th May 2020

Alongside repurposing existing facilities to create NHS Nightingale Hospitals, offsite construction is also supporting NHS Trusts and healthcare providers to increase capacity. Jackie Maginnis, Chief Executive of the...

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Reducing Rising Costs

26th May 2020

Debi Lama, Key Account Manager for Affordable Housing at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why offsite construction coupled with a build fabric such as timber frame is key to reducing fuel poverty across the UK. The rising cost...

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Structures for Success

26th May 2020

Based in County Durham with state-of-the-art-framing and fabrication machines, Intelligent Steel Solutions (ISS) operate nationwide to design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) principles offering high quality structural steel to the offsite...

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Plotting the Route to Net Zero Carbon

25th May 2020

The Structural Timber Association (STA) recently hosted a roundtable discussion, gathering industry experts together to examine the many challenges ahead of reducing the UK’s carbon emissions and creating a safer built environment. ...

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Changing Construction’s Focus

22nd May 2020

Reds10 Chairman Matt Bennion picks out some of the unsung benefits of using offsite delivery, as the UK struggles to combat Covid-19 and changes in how construction sites are staffed and managed. Shorter programmes, earlier...

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New private equity-backed developer buys Lesko Modular

22nd May 2020

Impact Capital set up by property veterans Robert Whitton and Nick Shattock to deliver homes post covid-19 A private equity-backed group including former Quintain deputy chief executive Nick Shattock has bought modular housing firm...

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Offsite Ready to Roll

21st May 2020

The Offsite Ready project is a series of collaborative events and online modules that will bring offsite skills into focus for a wide audience. Douglas Morrison, Director of Operations and Future Skills, at Construction Scotland Innovation...

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Urban Splash reopens modular factory

21st May 2020

Regeneration developer will also restart housing sites including Park Hill in Sheffield Manchester-based regeneration developer Urban Splash is to re-open its modular factory and construction sites, the business has said. ...

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Bristol: a Home for Offsite

20th May 2020

The Bristol Housing Festival is running over five years and acting as an incubator to road-test explore smart technology and offsite manufacturing in a real-world scenario with a view developing innovative solutions to accelerate the delivery...

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L&G given green light for modular homes in North Yorkshire

20th May 2020

Planning permission has been awarded to Legal & General Modular Homes to build 154 homes using modular construction at a site in Selby, North Yorkshire. The firm’s recently reopened factory in Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds will...

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A SWIFT RESPONSE TO HEALTHCARE NEEDS

19th May 2020

As the NHS faces unparalleled pressure, the team at EOS can look back with pride at the Sarah Swift Building project they completed for the University of Lincoln. The University is  playing its part in the fight against Coronavirus by...

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Modular industry is thriving

19th May 2020

Despite recent reports that suggest government departments are not adopting a presumption in favour of offsite (2017), the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has commissioned research that shows volumetric modular construction...

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Offsite Expo - The Home of Offsite Technology Innovation

18th May 2020

The Home of Offsite Technology Innovation  The construction sector is at a critical crossroads - offsite technology is now recognised as providing the most important solution to overcome many of the challenges facing the...

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MERIT INCREASES CAPACITY AFTER A SURGE IN NEW ORDERS

18th May 2020

Offsite construction specialist Merit has increased the capacity of its advanced manufacturing facility in Cramlington by 40 per cent to 140,000 sq ft after securing more than £18m in new orders during the first quarter of 2020. ...

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Hanging in the balance: what is the future for cross-laminated timber?

15th May 2020

The proposed combustibles ban could be devastating for the cross-laminated timber sector, but are the safety fears are justified? The future of large-scale timber buildings in England hangs in the balance. Next month, the...

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Caledonian lands £40m Falmouth student halls

15th May 2020

Caledonian has been awarded a £40m turnkey contract for a 528 student bedroom development near Falmouth in Cornwall. The development for Studytel will provide accommodation for students studying at the Penryn...

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Canary Wharf shifts to offsite build for next tower

14th May 2020

Canary Wharf Group has signed up volumetric specialist Caledonian to build a 20-storey block of flats at its Wood Wharf site in London Docklands. The 279 apartment tower at One Charter Street will provide a gateway to the new...

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Could covid-19 be the catalyst for a shift to modular construction?

13th May 2020

Is this the method’s moment, wonders the chairman of specialist modular contractors Reds10 Unprecedented, extraordinary, unparalleled – just a few ways to describe the way the world has changed in the wake of covid-19. ...

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L&G re-opens modular housing factory

12th May 2020

However insurance giant warns city that revenue from its other housing businesses has “stopped” since March Insurance giant Legal & General has re-opened its cutting-edge modular housing factory little more than a week...

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Taking future construction skills offsite

11th May 2020

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s Offsite Ready programme aims to build the UK’s capacity in the skills that will be vital to the future of construction, explains Douglas Morrison. As the construction industry is facing...

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Collaborative Industry Webinar Series Launched To Support Recovery In The Built Environment

7th May 2020

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched a webinar events series as part of its i-Con Covid-19 support initiative for the built environment.   The event, which will take place on Tuesday 19th May, 12 to 12:45pm,...

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Offsite construction has a big part to play in ‘levelling up’ the UK

7th May 2020

As the construction industry continues to wrestle with its "productivity challenge" at a macro scale, the government has sought to improve national economic growth through improving wellbeing in poorer areas and narrowing...

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Bathroom pod giant Walker Modular sees demand return

6th May 2020

The country’s biggest bathroom pod manufacturer is starting to gradually increase production as sites restart across the country. Hull based Walker Modular saw production rates slump to just 70 pods a week from normal...

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How timber frame and offsite construction meet housing demand

5th May 2020

Simon Horn discusses why offsite construction utilising timber frame as the external wall fabric and overall structural solution is key to meeting sustainability targets UK-wide demand for new homes continues to rise amid major...

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Architects campaign to stop CLT ban

4th May 2020

Group of housing designers call on government to rethink “combustibles ban” so it allows use of structural timber A group of architects are campaigning for the government to rethink plans to ban all combustible material in the...

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Building Restrictions and the Unintended Consequences

1st May 2020

The engineered timber industry has been founded on the principles of advancing sustainable building technology. Led by innovators such as B&K Structures, the use of timber technology in UK construction has undergone a renaissance in...

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Pandemic shuts L&G’s modular factory

1st May 2020

Insurance giant confirms Leeds plant not operating as firm wins virtual planning for Surrey housing Insurance giant L&G has temporarily shut its modular housing factory in response to the coronavirus crisis, the firm has said....

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Housing Minister says, ‘MMC will transform our housebuilding industry’

1st May 2020

Housing Minister Chris Pincher says he believes Modern Methods of Construction is the future for the sector. Christopher Pincher has told the housing sector that he wants the UK to be a “global leader” in Modern Methods of Construction...

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Impact Capital completes Lesko Modular investment

30th April 2020

Impact Capital Group has completed a multi-million-pound investment in offsite construction specialists, Lesko Modular Group Impact Capital Group Limited has completed the acquisition of Lesko Modular and its subsidiaries. As a result,...

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UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF FAST-TRACK CONSTRUCTION

30th April 2020

The adoption of offsite construction involves upfront capital costs – this is often where comparisons are made between factory-based and traditional building methods. If evaluated in isolation the traditional approach could appear a cheaper...

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Building a new offsite platform

30th April 2020

An Innovate UK-backed project involving the British Constructional Steelwork Association and the Steel Construction Institute aims to encourage more standardised steel components.  Steel sees itself as the original offsite...

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Tall Construction: Powered by Precast

29th April 2020

As the population grows there is a greater demand for homes, particularly in urban areas.  One solution to this is building tall with precast concrete and hybrid design providing many of the answers. To realise its full potential, a...

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Bespoke full envelope solutions - The Complete Package

28th April 2020

As one of the UK's leading providers of rainscreen systems, metal fabrications and bespoke full envelope solutions – quality is at the core of the PSP Group's operation. Here, Chairman Heath Hindmarch explains why they made a vast investment to...

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Precast King at Kingston

27th April 2020

With a mission statement of ‘purpose beyond profit’, Willmott Dixon has long adopted innovative techniques to improve the built environment. Using offsite construction, they are improving productivity and quality with Town House at Kingston...

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Offsite Expo - 22-23 September 2020, Ricoh Arena

24th April 2020

SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THE OFFSITE EVENT OF THE YEAR In 2019 OFFSITE EXPO exceeded expectations attracting 2,874 unique visitors, over 100 professionals with purchasing power participated in the Offsite Connect Buyers and...

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Time to Build and Think Differently

24th April 2020

The timber industry has long embraced offsite manufacture and is perfectly placed to capitalise on the need for low carbon design and build. David Hopkins, CEO of the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and board member of the Confederation of Timber...

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CLT argues its case against combustibles ban

23rd April 2020

Advocates believe further fire tests can prove the product’s safety credentials. The government’s 2018 ban on combustible materials in buildings over 18m – which may yet be widened to buildings above 11m – is frustrating for...

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Offsite and the Route to Zero Waste

22nd April 2020

The Green Construction Board work with Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Defra to develop an interpretation of zero avoidable waste in construction and subsequently to develop a route map of how it might be...

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FUTURE-PROOFING NEWBUILD HOMES

22nd April 2020

The impending changes to Part L1A and Part F of the Building Regulations for new dwellings will increase energy efficiency requirements for new homes. Trevor Richards, Operations Director of offsite experts Cogent, discusses the potential...

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Urgent NHS Projects Require Bespoke Shower Floors

21st April 2020

Leading UK based shower floor manufacturer On The Level, were contacted recently in response to an urgent 20 bed ward project being delivered to Royal Surrey County Hospital by specialist offsite manufacturer Elite Systems.  The...

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Modular approach finds backers as well as barriers

21st April 2020

Timber modular construction is the flavour du jour in housing.  After decades of enthusiasts and reports extolling the virtues of offsite construction, the housing industry finally seems to agree that it might make sense. The last...

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