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EOS Facades Reveal Major Investment Programme

3rd August 2018

As one of the leading steel framing systems innovators, with over 11 years expertise across all construction sectors - EOS Facades’ expansion programme continues with a major extension to the company’s advanced offsite manufacturing facility and...

Heathrow's third runway could boost Daventry as airport considers DIRFT as potential offsite construction centre

30th July 2018

Daventry's rail freight terminal is one of several sites across the Midlands bidding to become an offsite construction centre for Heathrow's third runway. On Thursday, July 26 a delegation from the UK's largest airport was visiting DIRFT and two...

£4.5 million contract to build bathroom pods for Canary Wharf’s new residential tower

27th July 2018

A £4.5 million contract has been awarded to Offsite Solutions to manufacture high specification bathroom pods for Canary Wharf’s new residential tower at its new district, Wood Wharf The company will supply 443 pods for 327 private rental...

Digitising off-site construction

25th July 2018

In this article, David Clark, Head of Manufacturing and Innovation at off-site specialist the McAvoy Group, looks at the latest techniques for digitising construction and how the new technology is taking off-site construction to the next...

How truly committed is the government to investing in offsite?

25th July 2018

Katie Saunders scrutinises the government’s Construction Sector Deal published earlier this month and looks at what it is likely to mean for the sector The Construction Sector Deal, published by the Department for Business, Energy and...

Laing O'Rourke installs offsite 'mega risers'

25th July 2018

Laing O'Rourke has posted a video demonstrating how it installed three so-called "mega risers" at the 10-year Manchester Airport transformation programme works. In May this year, the contractor installed the first of three giant design for...

Lords call on government to boost offsite construction

24th July 2018

Members of the House of Lords have warned the government must boost offsite construction or the UK will fail to meet its housing need. In a report published today, the Lords’ Science and Technology Committee suggested attaching conditions to grant...

BIM to play key role in Berkeley Offsite Factory

24th July 2018

Standardised BIM data will support the construction of up to 1,000 homes a year produced at a new offsite factory in Kent. Berkeley Group offshoot Berkeley Modular began construction of the production facility in Gravesham last month, which will...

£75m modular housing plan for London's homeless

23rd July 2018

Bids are being invited for the design and manufacture of modular temporary accommodation for homeless people in London. The £75m work programme is being led by not-for-profit company PLACE (Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise), which...

Peers call on industry to get its act together over off-site manufacturing

23rd July 2018

House of Lords Science & Technology committee report calls for ‘strong leadership’ from the Construction Leadership Council. Out-dated and unsustainable business models are hampering the take-up of offsite manufacturing in the construction...

L&G finally poised to roll out factory-built houses

23rd July 2018

Housebuilder says it has overcome manufacturing constraints that delayed launch of first homes. Legal & General expects to have the first of its factory-built houses installed on site in September this year, more than two years after its North...

Government Aims to Halve Build Times Again

16th July 2018

The government is finally releasing further details of its construction sector deal which was launched last November. Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark will unveil the £420m “bytes and mortar” construction revolution. The initiative aims...

Reaching new heights with MMC

12th July 2018

Modern methods of construction are seen as the silver bullet for the housing crisis, but we need change through the whole supply chain to deliver real results, says Mace’s Mark Reynolds Modern methods of construction are seen as the silver bullet...

Caledonian tops £300m ‘modular C’ schools framework

12th July 2018

Caledonian and its partner architects HLM has secured first place on the Education and Skills Funding Agency modular framework for the secondary schools block replacement programme. The Newark-based offsite specialist secured top spot against 64...

Modern methods 'could make UK £40bn a year', says Mace

11th July 2018

Report predicts using MMC will prove profitable as urban populations rise worldwide and demand grows in UK. Developing modern methods of construction could create a £40bn-a -year export market for the UK, according to a new report from Mace. ...

Ilke Homes Secures Partnerships to Deliver Additional Modular Homes

4th July 2018

ilke Homes, a British modular homes business, has announced partnerships to deliver an additional 56 new modular properties across the UK The projects mark a significant step in the business’ plans to deliver up to 2,000 modular homes a year, in...

Berkeley Modular and CoBuilder Make a Decisive Step Towards Offsite Construction Efficiency

4th July 2018

Berkeley Modular, the volumetric modular construction arm of Berkeley Group, has announced a new partnership with coBuilder, which aims to boost the efficiency of offsite construction. The first-of-its-kind initiative in the residential sector...

Tata Steel Plants in Running for Offsite Heathrow Expansion Work

3rd July 2018

Two of Tata Steel’s sites, in Shotton and Llanwern, have been long listed as potential Offsite Construction and Logistic Hubs (OCLH) to serve Heathrow Airport’s expansion programme. Heathrow has committed to create four logistic hubs in order...

Why Precast Concrete is Becoming Trendy

3rd July 2018

Precast concrete is a form of concrete that is prepared, cast and cured off-site. This is usually in a controlled factory environment. Precast concrete elements can be joined to other elements to form a complete structure. It is typically used for...

2018 Structural Timber Awards Finalists Announced!

3rd July 2018

The Structural Timber Awards is a celebration of innovation, best practice and expertise in timber technology. Taking place on 10 October 2018 at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, the Awards will showcase innovative solutions and...

Support Offsite Production to Meet Your Targets, Housing Associations Tell Government

2nd July 2018

Government must help housing associations ramp up their offsite manufacturing capabilities if they are to build the 80,000 to 100,000 homes a year needed to meet annual targets of 300,000 units, according to a new report. The document from the...

Research Reveals Greater Demand for Volumetric Modular Buildings

2nd July 2018

Research from AMA Research has shown a 6% increase in prefabricated volumetric modular buildings and portable accommodation in 2017 The report, ‘Prefabricated Volumetric Building Systems Market Report – UK 2018-2022’, shows that demand for...

UK Government to Promote Offsite Manufacture For Construction

2nd July 2018

The UK government is to prioritise use of offsite manufacturing and other modern methods of construction to improve the cost effectiveness, productivity and speed of construction delivery, the chancellor has announced. In his Autumn Budget...

New Modular Social Housing for South Wales From Wernick Buildings

2nd July 2018

Wernick Buildings and social housing association, Valleys to Coast are in the early stages of building eight new modular homes in Bridgend, South Wales, after being awarded funding from Welsh Government late last year. Funding for these homes was...

Modular homes are the future of UK housing

29th June 2018

To meet the demands of modern construction, it's time for the business to unilaterally embrace design for manufacture Modular homes set to revive ailing construction industry There's one option, which could be a reviving shot...

Get the fastest, boldest vision of the future at UK Construction Week

28th June 2018

UKCW will champion innovating and pioneering ideas, projects and products via a new Innovation Trail which runs through each of the nine shows: Build Show, Energy 2018, Timber Expo, Building Tech Live, Surface & Materials Show, HVAC 2018,...

MBA - Leading the way in Offsite

28th June 2018

MBA supply high quality equipment for the timber frame, steel frame and offsite construction industry throughout the world. Modular Building Automation (MBA) are manufacturers of high quality equipment for the offsite construction...

Lucideon’s Internal Fittings Assessments for Offsite and Modular Buildings

28th June 2018

Manufacturers need to ensure that the transportability of the units is adequate so as to cause no differential movement between joints thereby lessening the thermal, acoustic and air tightness performance of the unit. Damage can be sustained...

Use T-Levels to place offsite skills in the hands of the next generation

28th June 2018

With new T-Levels being introduced to the national school curriculum from 2020, leading plastic piping manufacturer Polypipe Terrain welcomes the opportunity to put new construction skills in the hands of a next generation of workers. ...

All geared up for Summer Schools Programme

28th June 2018

The Summer rush for installing modular classrooms is getting underway. These essential schemes are on tight timescales while pupils are away to cause minimal disruption; so, having the right Site Management in place is critical. We get...

Exploring the Offsite Construction Opportunities in the South West

27th June 2018

It is no secret that the UK industry faces a severe shortage in traditional construction skills - this pressure comes at a time when the average age of the construction workforce is increasing, creating a potential time bomb that will play out over the next 10 years as the labour force shrinks by an estimated 25%.

Best Use of Certified Timber. World Architecture Festival 2018 Launches New Prize.

26th June 2018

Do you specify wood products from sustainably managed forests? Then this may be your chance to shine. Whether you have chosen to specify wood for its many aesthetic, natural and architectural properties or simply because it’s a low-carbon and...

£50K Industry Call for Construction Automation Solutions

26th June 2018

Innovation centre offers funding and support in quest to unlock the industry’s next big innovation Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is calling on Scotland’s construction businesses to put forward their proposals for how...

Network Homes, L&Q and Clarion Call for Increased Investment in Modular

26th June 2018

A new report commissioned by Network Homes, L&Q and Clarion has called on housing associations and Homes England to make offsite construction a priority through the promotion of joint ventures. Housing associations will need to double...

The Architect's Role in Maximising Modular Benefits for Housing Schemes

26th June 2018

The architect’s role in this process goes beyond simply designing the building itself, writes David de Sousa. Modular and offsite construction is one of the industry’s most talked about topics. As the housing crisis deepens and the...

L&G's Factory Homes Delivery Pushed Back Again

25th June 2018

Legal & General (L&G) is now expected to deliver its first factory-built homes in the third quarter of this year, later than previously planned. The company aims to produce thousands of homes a year across eight production lines from its...

Berkeley Homes to Start Modular Factory Build This Month

25th June 2018

Construction on Berkeley Homes' modular factory in Kent is set to start this month. The housebuilder announced in December last year that it had secured a 160,000 sq ft site in Gravesham for the facility, allowing it to make the transition towards...

Can the Built Environment be Pre-Manufactured From Mass Timber?

22nd June 2018

Globally, the production of mass timber systems is increasing exponentially, driven largely by the need for more sustainable ways of delivering the built environment. Dr Robert Hairstans, Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University and...

Fast Track Residential Delivery at Scale

22nd June 2018

The Chapel Wharf Project in Salford represents a major development in the delivery of multi-storey residential construction and has utilised PCE Limited’s hybrid offsite concrete ‘system build’ approach. The Chapel Wharf Project is...

Future Living Right Now

21st June 2018

With the market share for timber frame standing at 28%, and further 5% growth expected between now and 2020, timber is fast becoming the construction material of choice in the UK. A key new entrant to the housing market is Trivselhus,...

Modular in Residential and High Rise - Addressing the Needs for Fire Safety

21st June 2018

Modular construction already has a place in meeting the current housing needs. However, it comes with different fire safety challenges to traditional methods of construction. Getting it right is vital to its to modular’s acceptance as a...

Precision and Efficiency

21st June 2018

Wetherby Building Systems has launched a new external wall insulation (EWI) system specifically designed to work with modular construction, to meet the expected demand for offsite housing solutions as the government actively encourages modern...

Modular Specialist Completes UK’s First Energy-Positive Office

21st June 2018

The first UK office to generate more energy than it consumes has been completed at Swansea University. The construction project was managed by modular specialist Wernick. The new building, known as the Active Office, aims to reduce the energy...

CITU Life

19th June 2018

When Chris Thompson, Managing Director of sustainable urban developers, Citu, realised that outdated construction methods would hold back his ambition to accelerate the transition to low carbon cities, he set out to revolutionise the way in...

Speaking Volumes About Construction

19th June 2018

You don’t need to be an industry insider to know there is a chronic shortage of housing in the UK. Oliver Lowrie, Co-Founder and Director of architectural practice, Ackroyd Lowrie explains why volumetric modular construction could provide...

Bloxham: SIG Acquisition a Statement of Intent

19th June 2018

Urban Splash chairman Tom Bloxham said the developer’s acquisition of modular manufacturer SIG Building Systems’ assets earlier this year was “a statement of intent” although the business reported a fall in turnover and profit in its latest...

Brand Before Building

18th June 2018

Homes are different to housing. Housing is about the physical characteristics of the dwelling, the cost, the procurement, the scale of delivery. Homes are about people, their lives, emotions, ambitions, successes and failures. Brendan...

Caledonian Wins £27m Haul of MoD Orders

18th June 2018

Modular specialist Caledonian has won two major Ministry of Defence orders for single living accommodation on Kier and Skanska contracts. The firm will supply Kier’s £35m development at MOD Lyneham, Wiltshire, as part of the Army Basing...

A New Way of Thinking

18th June 2018

It’s time to change perceptions of modern methods of construction, says Brian Ham, Executive Director of Development at Home Group, that is working with several partners to test, monitor and compare a range of offsite methods as part of a...

Fit for the Future

18th June 2018

In a few short years, modular offsite timber manufacturer Carbon Dynamic have garnered a reputation for cutting edge design and delivery. Managing Director Matt Stevenson, took part in a quick Q&A about how new technology is changing the...

Ambitious House Building Project set to Bring 4,000 Troops Home

18th June 2018

Stewart Milne Timber Systems, the UK’s leading offsite timber frame manufacturer, will this month begin work on a collaborative project to relocate approximately 4,000 service personnel and their families from Germany to Salisbury Plain in...

For Construction at Pace, the Future is Modular

18th June 2018

Modular, offsite manufacturing, MMC (modern methods of construction), precision engineering. Whatever you want to call it (as long as it’s not “prefab”), after years of talking the talk, it finally appears to be making inroads. It was...

Berkeley Homes to Begin Modular Factory Build

18th June 2018

Construction on Berkeley Homes’ modular factory in Kent is set to commence this month. In order to make the transition towards offsite construction, Berkeley Homes’ announced in December last year that it had secured a 160,000 sq ft site in...

Demand Driven Future

14th June 2018

Whether the construction industry has the manpower and skills to achieve the Government’s target of adding an extra 300,000 new homes per annum to the housing stock for the next decade is often queried. Gary Ramsay spoke to Darren Richards,...

A Smart Way to Solve the UK Housing Crisis

14th June 2018

Paul Lang, Chief Executive of Caledonian Modular assesses how the latest advances in modular construction have the potential to solve the UK’s affordable housing shortage. The UK’s population and the trend for smaller households is...

Agents of Change

14th June 2018

The housing sector is in need of radical change in the ways houses are designed and delivered. Andy Bellerby, Associate at shedkm, illustrates how offsite manufacture can provides a fresh and direct approach to building homes and communities. In...

A New Way of Living

14th June 2018

With a mantra of ‘space not rooms’ and a glowing reputation for delivering a new lease of life to empty mills and warehouses, Urban Splash has long held a belief that offsite construction can deliver huge value in creating a new breed of...

Profits up in Record Year For Offsite Construction Specialist

14th June 2018

Pre-tax profits have increased by almost 50 per cent at Dungannon-based The McAvoy Group after the offsite construction specialist benefitted from operational efficiencies and turnover growth during a record year. In the year to 31 October 2017, the...

Change is in the Air

13th June 2018

The role that offsite manufacture can play in solving many of the UK’s housing problems has never been more prominent. Minister of State for Housing, Dominic Raab, outlines how the Government is taking steps to stimulate and encourage the...

Changing Offsite Construction

13th June 2018

Under its headline banner of 'raising standards, protecting homeowners' the NHBC plays a pivotal role in the UK housing sector and is key to providing guidance and information on construction techniques. As it witnesses an upsurge in interest in...

Modular Wins in Wolverhampton

13th June 2018

Extraspace Solutions recently delivered four offsite manufactured homes for Wolverhampton Homes in conjunction with City of Wolverhampton Council, creating a robust and easy to maintain, fast track installation and fit-out. Wolverhampton Homes...

Crest Nicholson Wants 10% of Output to Use Offsite

13th June 2018

Crest Nicholson expects 10% of its output next year to use an element of offsite manufacturing. The forecast came as the housebuilder unveiled a 2% fall in pre-tax profit for the half year to 30 April 2018, as compared to the same period a year...

Countryside to Build Modular Factory to Ramp up Production

12th June 2018

The company will invest £6m in a new timber frame factory in Warrington which is expected to build around 1,500 homes a year. It signed a deal to acquire a site for the factory in the last few weeks. Modular construction methods are increasingly...

Housing Pilot to Compare Modern Methods of Construction

12th June 2018

An innovative housing project is set to “robustly” compare and contrast modern methods of construction, as a range of designs are built on just one site. Gateshead Innovation Village, a live research project led by Home Group, funded by Homes...

Better Knowledge Improves Working Performance

11th June 2018

Knowledge and performance was the mantra for the recent European research trip undertaken by a group of Barratt Developments Board Directors and Senior Managers, plus key UK suppliers, who all visited Germany and Holland to study offsite...

Yorkshire-based Bowman Riley Secures work on Major Modular Housing Scheme

11th June 2018

A YORKSHIRE-based firm of architects has secured work on one of the UK’s largest residential modular schemes. Bowman Riley Architects also reported that its prospects were buoyant and Brexit did not appear to be having any impact on its business....

How Offsite Manufacture Keeps Onsite Construction Moving - Chapel Wharf– 2,900 offsite precast units in 34 weeks

11th June 2018

On site construction of Chapel Wharf, a residential project in Salford, Manchester for developer Dandara, is making considerable and rapid progress. PCE Ltd has been engaged as the specialist design and build contractor for the four tower blocks,...

Fusion21 Expands Modular Buildings Framework

6th June 2018

With an Additional £175 Million over a Four Year Period Due to popular demand, Fusion21 is expanding its current Modular Buildings offer - with an additional £175 Million over a four year period - to service the blue light, health...

Developer Citu Hires BMW Boss to Oversee Offsite Construction

6th June 2018

Developer Citu has appointed a former BMW manufacturing manager to oversee construction of two schemes in Leeds and Sheffield. Steve Savage joins as operations director in charge of the manufacture and construction of Citu’s Climate...

New Cross-Laminated Timber Guide Published

6th June 2018

Lucideon has released a new testing guide for manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in offsite buildings CLT is an engineered timber product made from bonding layers of sawn timbers together. This provides a sustainable and tough panel which...

EOS Facades Reveals Major Investment Programme

1st June 2018

Steel frame systems manufacturer EOS Facades' expansion programme continues with an extension to its offsite manufacturing facility and the development of a new fabrication plant. In addition to the five Howick steel framing machines...

Woodbuild Wales 2018 - The offsite timber revolution

31st May 2018

Woodbuild Wales 2018 - The offsite timber revolution, will take place on 14 June at Cardiff Met University, attracting RSLs, local authorities, private sector developers and other decision-makers involved in the conception and...

Surge in Registrations for Offsite Products

31st May 2018

There has been a sharp spike in registrations of offsite manufactured construction products, with the number accredited by the industry's main assurance body almost doubling last year to 20. The Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS) was...

Offsite Housing Village

31st May 2018

Housing 2018 - the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) flagship event - will be held at Manchester Central, 26-28 June and this year will feature a special focus on the offsite housing market. Bringing the largest audience of housing...

Lucideon Releases New Modular Lightweight Steel Frame Guide for Manufacturers

31st May 2018

Lightweight steel frames can be designed in conjunction with Eurocode 3 (EC 3); however this provides much more conservative values than BS 5950, which it superseded. The introduction of EC 3 has led to larger sections being required in...

Use modern methods of building, PM tells industry

22nd May 2018

Theresa May says modern construction integral to clean growth Prime minister Theresa May has thrown down the gauntlet to the construction industry, saying modern methods of construction are central to putting "the UK at the...

BOPAS registrations set to outperform previous years

21st May 2018

BLP Insurance, the specialist residential warranty and commercial latent defects insurer, has revealed significant growth in the number of registrations under the Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS) over the last three years, with...

Mapleton Crescent: the London high-rise factory-built in Bedfordshire

20th May 2018

This stylish new 27-storey residential tower is an exemplar of innovative modular housing, each flat built and fitted out offsite, then craned into place at the rate of one storey a day It's a beautiful chimera, now more than a century...

Rethinking housing delivery means rethinking procurement models

18th May 2018

With any disruption to existing delivery models, there are knock-on effects for both processes and organisational norms. Offsite is no different, says Michelle Hannah of Cast Consultancy Over the last 25 years, the adoption of modern...

The Living Building

18th May 2018

The Oculus reflects its green surroundings through the use of materials such as terracotta, sandstone and spectacular timber technology including glulam beams. The building is architecturally outstanding and set to be valued by generations to...

Exploring the Offsite Construction Opportunities in the South West

18th May 2018

It is no secret that the UK industry faces a severe shortage in traditional construction skills - this pressure comes at a time when the average age of the construction workforce is increasing, creating a potential time bomb that will play...

Countryside to Build Modular Factory

17th May 2018

Housebuilder Countryside will invest £6m in a new timber frame factory in Warrington which is expected to build around 1,500 homes a year. It signed a deal to acquire a site for the factory in May. Modular construction methods are increasingly...

Changing the perception of modern methods of construction

15th May 2018

Mark Henderson looks to Skoda for inspiration on how to change perceptions of offsite construction Mark Henderson is the chief executive of Home Group When Skoda introduced the Octavia in 1998 its launch was not the success...

Collaboration is Key

13th May 2018

The definition of collaboration is the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing. Ryan Simmonds, Sales Director of Metsec Framing, describes how this approach in offsite manufacture promotes efficiency...

Build your own Adjaye: starchitects design catalogue homes

5th May 2018

Want a home designed by a top architect on an affordable budget? Entrepreneurs Cube Haus may be moving in on your neighbourhood, with the help of David Adjaye and more What if buying a house were more like buying a car? Could the...

The UK has a long way to go to become a leader in modular construction

4th May 2018

Modular construction has great potential as a major UK export, according to the government’s recent industrial strategy, but the truth is there is some way to go. Momentum is building, with most housebuilders delivering at least one...

Barratt chief warns of design poverty with offsite homes

4th May 2018

David Thomas says part of the reason housebuilder shut its offsite factory is that planners and consumers are not keen on the uniformity of design that offsite involves. Dave Rogers talks to the Barratt chief exec The boss of the...

Actis backs NHBC’s call for more offsite homes

30th April 2018

Actis national specification manager Dan Anson-Hart welcomes the NHBC’s call to embrace offsite construction as a way to tackle the woeful housing shortfall. The NHBC’s call this week for a drastic shift towards building more...

Tenants make fast move into modular homes

27th April 2018

Tenants have moved into City of Wolverhampton Council’s first council homes constructed totally offsite – just three months after the first sections arrived for the four two-bedroom modular houses. The homes were manufactured in...

House market: Modular homes could be the future of the British construction industry

27th April 2018

THE Government has this week called for a more innovative approach to solving Britain’s housing shortage and is backing modern methods of construction such as modular homes to speed up housing delivery. It also wants councils to set...

L&G eyes more housing work as it launches affordable homes arm

27th April 2018

New operation further increases insurance giant’s scope in housing market Insurance giant Legal & General is ramping up its presence in the housing sector by launching an affordable homes business. It aims to build 3,000...

House market: Modular homes could be the future of the British construction industry

27th April 2018

THE Government has this week called for a more innovative approach to solving Britain’s housing shortage and is backing modern methods of construction such as modular homes to speed up housing delivery. It also wants councils to set their own...

Project Capella - Crowned Winner of Winners

26th April 2018

With over 200 exemplary entries packed full of pioneering projects, innovative products and inspirational people - this year’s independent panel of judges had an onerous job selecting the winners. The prestigious ‘Winner of Winners’ Award,...

Peers hear modular the only way to solve housing crisis

26th April 2018

Willmott Dixon’s Tim Carey tells House of Lords inquiry there is not enough traditional resources The skills crisis has reached a point where there is no alternative to offsite manufacturing, a House of Lords inquiry into whether offsite...

Offsite take-up slowed by ‘lack of trust’

26th April 2018

Procurement models must change and construction firms must overcome a “lack of trust” if offsite construction is to become a success, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee heard...

Lucideon Publishes New Concrete Panel Design Guide for Manufacturers

26th April 2018

Within the test specification, a structural concrete panel is classified as a concrete sandwich panel containing a mesh or fibre reinforcement with an insulated core. Panels can be designed in conjunction with BS EN 1992, Eurocode 2: Design of...

Solid Wood Solutions – the Dawn of a New Era

26th April 2018

Whether creating designer elements for defining high-quality architecture such as the Warner Stand at Lords Cricket Ground or focusing on the realisation of contemporary and sustainable buildings - wood as a natural raw material has established...

Off-site takes centre-stage at Housing 2018

25th April 2018

Apart from two live builds in the off-site demonstration village we have sessions galore on building better faster. Speakers include Nick Walkley, chief executive, Homes England, Mark Farmer, author, ‘Modernise or Die’ and David Cowans, chief...

Swan Housing Group awarded BOPAS accreditation

24th April 2018

BLP Insurance has announced that Swan Housing Group, one of the leading regeneration housing associations in the UK, has secured BOPAS (Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme) accreditation for its precision engineered, modular, cross-laminated...

Explore the Potential of Digital Technology

23rd April 2018

Transformation is happening all around us and whilst other industries have been quick to make the digital leap - the construction industry has been slower than most. Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades, shares his views on the...

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