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Bovis eyes more offsite to tackle building problems

22nd February 2017

Housebuilder adds that relations with supply chain need improving Housebuilder Bovis is considering expanding its use of offsite construction techniques as it responds to serious production problems which helped send the firm into the...

Barratt builds fewer homes as profits rise

22nd February 2017

Housing giant Barratt Developments saw profits jump 8.8% during the six months to December 31 2016 as total completions fell to 7,180 homes from 7,626 last time. Barratt said it had hit record levels of completed homes outside London but...

Grab a Piece of Offsite Industry Exposure

21st February 2017

With the government supporting offsite construction solutions across a range of sectors – housing, education and healthcare - now is the time to get involved in raising the profile of your business. Whether you are already a part of the...

Fusion21 Launches Education Modular Buildings Framework Worth Up To £225 Million

21st February 2017

Fusion21 has announced the launch of its Education Modular Buildings Framework, offering a potential combined worth of £225 million over a four year period. Designed specifically to help the education sector provide cost effective and...

The McAvoy Group awarded place on the new NHS SBS Framework

20th February 2017

Leading offsite construction specialist, The McAvoy Group, has gained a place on the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) Framework. The Framework, aimed to all public sector, is covering work as principal contractor for all Healthcare...

Work to start Scotland’s tallest timber building

17th February 2017

Offsite construction specialists CCG is set to start work on Scotland’s tallest cross-laminated timber residential housing project. The Glasgow development will consist of 42 flats built from cross laminate timber in a building rising...

Kingspan TEK is the ideal choice for new mental health hospital

17th February 2017

As part of an innovative £40 million mental health facility in the heart of Leigh, Greater Manchester, the Kingspan TEK Cladding Panel and Kingspan TEK Building System of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) have been installed. Designed...

Regeneration and housing top the agenda at Ecobuild 2017

16th February 2017

Ecobuild returns on 7-9 March with an overarching theme of regeneration, which will be brought to life through an immersive exhibition and conference programme that will redefine sustainability, identify future growth sectors and tackle the...

Calling all architects - we want your offsite project!

16th February 2017

The Royal Institute of British Architects highlighted their support of the offsite industry in 2016, through their partnership with the Offsite Management School, in the publication of the overlay for the Plan of Work, which was created to...

Race to replace Modular Space on offsite framework

15th February 2017

A procurement group representing over 40 housing associations and ALMOs has started the hunt for an offsite modular housing specialist to replace failed Hull firm, Modular Space. Modular Space collapsed into administration early last...

Scotframe plays vital role in first Passivhaus nursery building in a Scottish university

15th February 2017

Scotframe, one of the UK’s most technically advanced timber engineering companies, has been chosen to supply the main structural components of the first fully certified Passivhaus (Passive House) building in a Scottish university. The leading...

New modular build facility opens in West Sussex

15th February 2017

A new state of the art UK owned volumetric modular manufacturing facility capable of creating over 1,000 new homes a year has opened up at Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex. The owners, Futureform, hope the new facility will capitalise on...

Is building homes in factories the solution to the housing crisis?

11th February 2017

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government are committed to delivering a million new homes by 2020. Yet with limited land availability, and a shortage of...

Prefab boom with 3,000 a year made in Yorkshire

11th February 2017

The housing white paper opened the door to more pre-fabricated homes. The term “prefab” is tainted by its association with damp and mouldy properties originally commissioned by Churchill as a temporary fix for the post-war housing shortage. Now,...

Government pledges money and land for modular construction factories

8th February 2017

The government is working up plans to provide public land and money for new modular construction factories in a bid to kick-start the sector. Speaking to Property Week after the long-awaited housing white paper was published, Homes and...

Be on the front line of the housing revolution

8th February 2017

Declaring the housing market as ‘broken’ the government announced today a pledge to invest in the offsite construction industry. The Housing White Paper sets out the government’s intentions to resolve the housing crisis through a series...

EFA tenders 16 pilot prefab primary schools

8th February 2017

The Education Funding Agency is inviting contractors to bid for a pilot framework to design and build primary schools using offsite building elements. Sixteen schools will initially be built under the framework with further schemes...

Government to ensure offsite homes are mortgageable

7th February 2017

The government has pledged to make sure homes constructed offsite will be as mortgageable as their traditional counterparts. In the housing white paper, Fixing our broken housing market, the government pledged to support a joint working group...

Councils combine on £74m prefab framework

7th February 2017

A framework to provide prefabricated buildings for a number of North West local authorities and public bodies, led by Stockport Council, has been expanded to the value of £74m, up from its original stated value of £24m. Works to be...

Can prefab solve UK's housing crisis?

7th February 2017

Let’s not mince words. The UK is in the grip of a housing shortage. There is a definite shortage of affordable homes, and soaring rents, poor conditions and rising homelessness are the end result. In a recent announcement, the...

L&G reveals what’s required to get firms lending on prefabs

3rd February 2017

An ‘industry-wide guarantee’ would bring the whole of the mortgage market on board with prefabricated ‘modular’ homes constructed offsite, says Legal & General Surveying Services. Yesterday Mortgage Introducer revealed that...

Factory to build new homes is now open

1st February 2017

A HOUSING association has officially taken the keys to their new factory where houses will be built on-site. Swan Housing Association’s new factory, in Prologis Park, Basildon, will be used to build 500 new modular houses and create 40...

Inside Offsite Factory Tours - Limited Places Remaining

31st January 2017

The first Inside Offsite Factory tour of 2017 is due to take place in just over two weeks’ time and with limited places remaining, register now to secure your free place on the CPD accredited tour today. Taking place on...

Highlighting the Potential of the Offsite Industry

27th January 2017

With the Guardian reporting this week that ‘from businesses to policymakers, there is growing interest in offsite built housing as a possible solution to the UK’s critical housing shortage’ whilst also questioning whether it is time for...

Can prefab homes solve UK's housing crisis?

26th January 2017

Modular developments in Manchester and Liverpool are energy efficient and built in quick time, but can they spark national interest? “I’ve always believed there must be a way to get better quality and build quicker,” says Tom...

How factory-made modular homes could solve Plymouth housing crisis

26th January 2017

People could be living in pre-made modular houses by as early as 2022, says commercial property giant JLL. The consultancy predicts new homes in larger South West towns and cities, such as Exeter and Plymouth, look set to be...

Upwards extensions with Metsä Wood

26th January 2017

Extensions to existing buildings it seems are beginning to rise above the urban and industrial areas of Helsinki’s currently rather horizontal skyline. Wood is looking to be useful in extending existing buildings upwards as urbanisation...

Actavo | Building solutions manufacture and deliver new early learning facility

25th January 2017

London Borough of Hounslow Council has appointed offsite building specialists, Actavo | Building Solutions, to manufacture and deliver a brand-new, modular, early learning facility to care for children aged 2-3 years. This new early...

Timber Frame Structures; Extinguishing the Myths

25th January 2017

Timber frame buildings have had their fair share of the limelight in tabloids over the years, often pictured ablaze topped by outlandish headlines. Yet in the majority of timber frame builds, that projected reality is simply not the case. Little...

Precast for Perfection

25th January 2017

As part of the Inside Offsite factory tour programme, precast concrete specialists FP McCann opened up its Byley manufacturing facility to showcase its key offsite technology and explain the ways precast concrete is contributing to a more...

Caledonian secures £2.5m project to deliver new Sports Complex for Ashville College

25th January 2017

Caledonian have been appointed as full turnkey contractor on a £2.5m project to deliver a new Sports Complex for Ashville College in Harrogate. The building benefits from an eye-catching external design, and will be constructed to seamlessly...

Bathroom manufacturer flushed with success

24th January 2017

A Hull-headquartered specialist bathroom manufacturer owned by one of the region's most entrepreneurial families has posted a near £10m rise in sales and is "well placed" to continue its expansion plans. Walker Modular was...

Berkeley can see its prefabs sprouting up everywhere

23rd January 2017

One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, a specialist in the luxury London market, has started to make and sell houses built almost entirely in a factory. Berkeley Group has cast aside years of suspicion by the traditional construction...

Contractors scoop £750m NHS modular framework

23rd January 2017

The four-year framework was awarded entirely to specialist contractors A total of 21 contractors have won places on a £750m NHS modular building framework. The framework, which lasts for four years and has been awarded entirely...

The first of 22 Berkeley ‘Modular’ Homes are being built in Greenwich

23rd January 2017

The FTSE 250 listed Berkeley Group is completing its first development of 22 Prefabricated or it calls ‘Modular’ Homes in Kidbrooke Village, Greenwich in London. A patent is pending for the new Urban House design using offsite...

Out off site, out of mind?

20th January 2017

Modular construction is gaining support from major clients but the point at which legal ownership of offsite goods and materials passes to the purchaser is a crucial question. Let’s hear it for modular construction. This method of...

Pod specialist makes appeal to creditors

15th January 2017

Bathroom pod specialist Aartoft is set to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement. The Enquirer understands the Tyne & Wear based company is currently writing to its suppliers ahead of a planned CVA in February. Any deal would...

High time for a high-rise? How to solve the nation's housing affordability crisis

15th January 2017

Britain’s broken housing market has become a national problem. The UK now has the fourth lowest level of home ownership in the European Union, with the number of owner-occupiers aged between 25 and 34 falling from 2m in 2001 to 1.3m last...

Offsite housebuilding: Is modular construction the way forward?

13th January 2017

When housing minister Gavin Barwell travelled to Liverpool to visit a social development in Belle Vale he left singing the praises of an emerging building technique. The MP attended Liverpool Mutual Homes’ Naylorsfield Drive site where...

Towards a Better Build – Innovation in Practice

13th January 2017

Metsec has been at the forefront of innovative offsite manufacture for many years including being an early adopter of BIM integration into building design. The Metframe system has also been hugely successful and was chosen as the structural...

Changing the industry starts with offsite

12th January 2017

If the industry is to deliver our built environment cheaper and more efficiently it must recognise that offsite manufacturing is an easy first step, says Mark Farmer It is now several weeks since my report, Modernise or Die was...

Bringing Offsite Construction to Life – Explore Offsite at Ecobuild Masterclasses

11th January 2017

A ground-breaking exhibition of offsite construction solutions, the largest of its kind ever seen in the UK, will be a key component of Ecobuild 2017. Forward-thinking companies that are making the most of the opportunities provided by offsite...

SES Engineering Services wins £5m Edinburgh University deal

9th January 2017

National engineering specialist SES Engineering Services has secured a £5 million mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contract on Edinburgh University’s £25m project to establish a world-leading Data Technology Institute. ...

Portakabin Group Joins Southern Modular Building Framework

6th January 2017

Offsite construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has been appointed to the Southern Modular Building Framework – a new framework which has been launched to facilitate the procurement of modular buildings for public sector projects across...

Timber comes first in Hackney

4th January 2017

Waugh Thistleton is known for its pioneering work with timber buildings. Andrew Waugh discusses the realities and possibilities of the material and how it’s better than concrete Since the early 2000s, Waugh Thistleton Architects has...

Modular pledge as Accelerated Construction prospectus published

4th January 2017

The government has pledged to make greater use of offsite building methods as it publishes its prospectus on the £1.7bn Accelerated Construction programme. Local authorities outside London have until 28 February to express their...

Swan signs up for modular building space in Basildon

3rd January 2017

Prologis has agreed to lease 74,850 sq ft of space at its Basildon logistics park to Swan Commercial Services, a subsidiary of Swan Housing Association. The unit at DC1 Prologis Park Basildon will be used to manufacture housing modules...

Prefabrication can have a positive impact on architecture

3rd January 2017

Let’s remain open-minded about the architectural quality modular construction can deliver. Following last year’s Farmer Review, attention has once again focused on using modern methods of construction (MMC) to find solutions for the...

Actavo plans to double business with Yorkshire factory growth

31st December 2016

An offsite construction firm which makes buildings for the education and commercial sectors has ambitious plans to double the size of its business over the next three years after ramping up manufacturing at its new Yorkshire factory. ...

Hotel guests may not be able to contain their delight

29th December 2016

A new hotel is under construction in Manchester - and it's being built entirely with shipping containers from China. Set for completion in May 2017, the 220-room Holiday Inn Express near the EventCity exhibition centre in Greater...

Senior team appointments boost Fusion’s growth plans

20th December 2016

Northampton-based Fusion Building Systems, which specialises in the offsite design, manufacture and production of light gauge steel superstructures for the construction and housing industries, has appointed Declan Cullen and Steve Alder to its...

Modular homes can have design integrity

19th December 2016

In the rush to build more homes we must ensure that offsite construction still allows for good design The biggest stumbling blocks that are holding back the delivery of new inner-city housing are the availability of sites at realistic...

Chinese giant to build six UK pre-fab housing factories

19th December 2016

A giant Chinese construction firm is teaming up with a UK housing association to deliver 25,000 pre-fabricated homes over the next five years. The Government has helped to broker the £2.5bn deal that will see the China National Building...

Barwell hails Chinese modular deal

19th December 2016

The historic deal between a Chinese state-owned firm and a housing association to create six housebuilding factories in the UK has been hailed by the housing minister. Gavin Barwell said the £2.75bn deal shows the “potential”...

Consortium identifies potential site for first factory

19th December 2016

The “game-changing” consortium planning to transform offsite construction in the UK has identified a town in Gloucestershire as the likely site for its first housebuilding factory. Your Housing Group and the Chinese...

New passenger facility for Elland Road Park & Ride from Monday 19 December

16th December 2016

From Monday 19 December, people using the popular Elland Road Park and Ride will be able to take advantage of the new passenger facility. As well as a new, heated waiting area the 132m2 building has passenger toilets, baby-changing...

Lewisham council puts prefabs on spare land to give homeless families decent housing

15th December 2016

Architects from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners were asked to develop a short-term solution to homelessness. The future of low-cost housing is in Ladywell, south London. At 261 Lewisham High Street, to be precise. Called...

Charcon supplies precast concrete materials to Derbyshire adventure centre

15th December 2016

Novus Property Solutions has specified Charcon Construction Solutions to supply and install a range of structural precast concrete materials for the new Mount Cook Adventure Centre in Derbyshire that was opened earlier this year. Set on five acres...

Unlocking the private rented sector

15th December 2016

There’s no silver bullet for the housing crisis, but using modular construction in the private rented sector could be part of the solution. How do we achieve higher density housing in crowded cities? Is it correct to say that every...

Stama sets out stall on offsite-built resi

15th December 2016

Stama Homes has declared its intentions to play a big part in making offsite manufactured timber frame homes a core element of the UK’s bid to build a million homes by 2020. The Manchester business has launched its search for developer...

Another London pop-up: the project that could ease the housing crisis

14th December 2016

Ninety-six people are living in the Ladywell development in south-east London, which will serve as a model elsewhere in the UK. The brightly coloured modular homes in Ladywell, near Lewisham, house 24 formerly homeless families. ...

TraffordCity venue to become North West’s first ‘modular’ hotel

14th December 2016

A new 220-bedroom hotel at the TraffordCity retail and leisure development in Manchester is beginning to take shape, as the site prepares to become the North West’s first ‘modular’ hotel. Made entirely from shipping containers,...

4 reasons why modular is more sustainable than traditional construction

14th December 2016

4 reasons why modular is more sustainable than traditional construction – Over the past decade, modular construction has grown substantially. A recent report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has estimated the total value of the...

Graham completes £85m Ulster Hospital project and there's more work on way

14th December 2016

Northern Ireland company Graham Construction has completed an £85m development at the Ulster Hospital and is starting work on another major healthcare building. The Co Down firm has put the finishing touches to its joint venture with...

£3m expansion for Ilkeston firm with key role in Crossrail

12th December 2016

Concrete produced in a new £3m factory near Ilkeston will be used to create drains on the side of roads across the UK. The 'magic manhole' production plant, in Stanton-by-Dale, is Stanton Bonna Concrete Ltd's largest investment in a...

Essential Living agrees £60m loan facility for UK’s first modular build to rent scheme

12th December 2016

Essential Living, a developer and operator of homes for rent, has agreed a £60 million loan facility for Britain’s first modular build to rent scheme in Greenwich. The four-year club deal, funded equally by Royal Bank of Scotland...

Metsec announced as first tier two supplier to achieve new BSI Kitemark for BIM

9th December 2016

The UK’s largest specialist cold roll-forming company, voestalpine Metsec plc, based in Oldbury, West Midlands, has been announced as the first tier two organisation globally to have achieved the new Kitemark PAS 1192-2 from BSI, the business...

Banks agree to fund UK's first modular build-to-rent scheme

9th December 2016

The £60m loan for Creekside Wharf in Greenwich is seen as an important step forward for the offsite sector but more needs to be done to ensure lender confidence says author of Farmer Review. The four-year deal, funded equally by RBS and...

RRS uses Modulift spreader beams for modular building lift

9th December 2016

Below-the-hook equipment manufacturer Modulift provided a solution when the height of rigging had to be kept to a minimum, as Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) delivered a modular building to a residential street in Emsworth, Hampshire, UK...

Funding deal for UK’s first modular build to rent scheme

8th December 2016

Homes for rent developer Essential Living has agreed a £60m loan facility for Britain’s first modular build to rent scheme in London. The four-year club deal, funded equally by Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC will finance the...

Is offsite construction a threat or opportunity?

8th December 2016

The housing shortage, skills shortages and the cumbersome nature of construction could herald an offsite revolution. It could be good news for architects argues Thomas Lane The accepted wisdom among architects is that offsite...

Essential Living lands £60m development loan for UK’s first modular BTR scheme

8th December 2016

Essential Living has secured a £60m loan from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HSBC to fund a 249-home development in Greenwich, south London, that the company claims will be the UK’s first modular build-to-rent (BTR) scheme. The...

Factory-built homes OK'd in scheme to revamp rundown Essex estate

7th December 2016

Architects BPTW and Pollard Thomas Edwards working on renamed Craylands Estate job in Basildon An Essex council has given the green light to plans by BPTW for the remaining phases of a scheme to redevelop a rundown 1960s estate in...

Four ways the construction industry should modernise by 2027

6th December 2016

Over the next 10 years, the UK’s construction industry could see a 25 per cent decline in available workforce. That represents uncharted territory, according to a report by Cast Consultancy’s CEO and founder, Mark Farmer. Commissioned by the...

House builders and minister eye offsite to tackle housing shortage

5th December 2016

Leading clients and housing minister say factory-built homes could transform the market A big shift towards factory-built homes is set to transform the housing market, leading clients have said, as the minister in charge of the sector...

£500 billion infrastructure investment pipeline published by UK Government

5th December 2016

The UK Government today released the details of its new £500 billion National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline for the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan that supports housing, and social and economic infrastructure. The...

How prefabricated wood elements can ensure faster on-site construction

5th December 2016

MetsäWood’s prefabricated wood elements have been proven to lead to faster building turnaround and, in turn, more profitable projects. Up to 1,500m2 of the brand’s leading Kerto LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) roof panels can be...

GSK’s phoenix from the ashes

4th December 2016

When the GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory of Sustainable Chemistry burnt to the ground well in to construction in 2014, many thought it would spell the end of the project. Nick Hilton, project director at Morgan Sindall, explains...

Housing minister calls for more offsite housebuilding during Liverpool visit

2nd December 2016

Government housing minister Gavin Barwell called for more offsite construction across the housebuilding sector as he visited Liverpool on 01 December. The MP attended Liverpool Mutual Homes’ (LMH) Belle Vale scheme, which is thought...

Nomenca recently showcased their offsite build and virtual reality engineering capabilities at an event organised in conjunction with Buildoffsite Water Hub

2nd December 2016

Buildoffsite Water Hub has been set up to provide a focal point to promote the increased use of offsite construction solutions by water infrastructure companies. A number of water businesses are already making considerable use of offsite...

Portakabin Group completes £2m development

2nd December 2016

York-based Portakabin Group has handed over a £2m construction contract after less than five months working on site. The new four-storey building will provide space for office support staff at the University Hospital Southampton and...

Industry looks to modular homes to solve housing crisis

1st December 2016

Leading clients and housing minister say factory-built homes could transform the market A big shift towards factory-built homes is set to transform the housing market, leading clients have said, as the minister in charge of the sector...

Ecobuild launches offsite masterclasses and exhibition zone

1st December 2016

Explore Offsite will be a dedicated show focused on the opportunities offered by offsite technology Ecobuild has announced it will be partnering with offsite construction experts Cogent Consulting to deliver a focused exhibition zone and...

The future of the construction industry -Explore Offsite

1st December 2016

Explore Offsite Futures was hailed as a great success by the 250 construction clients, architects, engineers and contractors, who attended the conference. The professionals gathered to share their views on how offsite construction technology...

Offsite floor construction: levelling up the UK residential sector

29th November 2016

In the December issue of ABC+D Magazine, Mike Nelson of Bison Manufacturing, discusses the ways in which Modern Methods of Construction, such as the use of offsite manufacture, can allow the quick installation of high-quality flooring units and...

Crest Nicholson targets 2,000 modular homes a year

29th November 2016

Housebuilder boss says first modular prototype will be produced by February Crest Nicholson plans to build up to 2,000 modular homes a year, its chief executive Stephen Stone has revealed. Speaking to Building editor Sarah...

L&G hunts for modular homes delivery partners

29th November 2016

Building Live: Investor’s housing boss Ian Eggers looking for potential clients and professional partners Investment giant Legal & General has begun searching for potential partners to deliver its 3,000 unit a year factory-built...

New British firm offers snap-together homes above car parks

28th November 2016

ZED Pods Limited, a new independent UK company, has been launched to provide a solution to the country’s housing crisis: pop-up villages made from cheap, prefabricated micro-homes on platforms above car parks. According to the company,...

New state-of-the-art student accommodation complete in Edinburgh

24th November 2016

CCG has completed a new, state-of-the-art new student apartment complex in the heart of Edinburgh city centre. The 234 bedroom development is located on Orwell Terrace in the Dalry district of the city centre and has been created for students...

The biggest ever modular build construction project in the UK

23rd November 2016

Premier Modular, the East Yorkshire-based manufacturer and constructor of modular buildings, has been appointment to provide a series of modular building complexes at Hinkley Point C in Somerset following EDF Energy’s Final Investment...

Portakabin Group hands over 1st new school in £28m EFA Surrey and Kent batch

23rd November 2016

Offsite construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has handed over the first new school in the £28 million Surrey and Kent batch of the Priority School Building Programme. The £5.6 million building for Pyrford Primary School near Woking was...

Offsite construction creates space for further development

22nd November 2016

Offsite construction is increasingly being used to provide innovative building solutions to optimise space on the most constrained hospital sites. Here, Steve Newell, General Manager at the Portakabin Group, looks at a programme-driven scheme at...

New Offsite CPD from IKO Polymeric

22nd November 2016

IKO Polymeric’s new RIBA approved ‘Offsite Innovation’ CPD provides a great insight into different offsite construction methods and how they can be a solution for today’s modern construction challenges. The seminar starts with an outline...

Pocket completes latest modular housing scheme

21st November 2016

Niche London developer Pocket Living has reconfirmed its commitment to modular housing with the practical completion of its latest scheme in London. The £5.2m Mountearl Gardens project in Streatham Hill was designed by HKR Architects...

DfMA – the catalyst for creativity and innovation

19th November 2016

Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades – a leading innovator in light gauge steel frame construction – discusses the benefits of DfMA for the construction industry. Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) is an approach...

Tesco Towers: supermarket enters the fray with a radical new solution to the housing crisis

19th November 2016

Tesco is planning to turn some of its largest urban supermarkets into mini-Tesco villages containing hundreds of homes as it looks for new ways to raise cash to fund a giant turnaround. As part of a radical strategy devised by chief...

Ilkeston concrete firm Stanton Bonna cements jobs with £3m production plant

18th November 2016

Stanton Bonna has a new production plant New jobs have been created by a Derbyshire maker of concrete pipes and manholes. The workers will man a £3 million production plant installed by Ilkeston-based Stanton Bonna. It said the...

Could offsite construction solve the housing crisis? – BSA

18th November 2016

The Building Societies Association is calling for a new wave of offsite construction to be used by the UK housing industry to help solve the chronic shortage of housing in the UK. Its new report Laying the Foundations for Modern Methods...

Laufen outfits London’s Battersea Power Station with bespoke bathroom pods

18th November 2016

LONDON – Minding a blaring gap within London’s underground network, the Battersea Power Station has resided on the Thames riverfront since the 1930s. Decommissioned in 1983, the centrally located industrial site with a Grade II listing...

New CLT production plant in Finland

18th November 2016

Finnish CLT Plant Ltd is ready to start up a cross-laminated timber factory in Kauhajoki, as to begin the manufacture of CLT elements from Finnish wood. The majority of the production would be of pre-machined plates, as CLT Plant Board...

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