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.



Kawneer systems help regenerate a city

17th November 2016

Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Smithfield scheme features Kawneer glazing systems. Architectural glazing systems from Kawneer feature on a striking new building that is key to the regeneration of a city and was built using a hybrid of...

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Predictably unpredictable: Embracing offsite construction

16th November 2016

If there is one thing we can learn from recent global political events, it is that financial markets and economies more generally, do not respond well to uncertainty. Manager at KPMG Joshua Southern argues that in order for construction projects...

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Portakabin Group hands over 1st new school in £28m EFA Surrey and Kent Batch - on time and on budget

16th 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...

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BIM can provide the NHS with 21st century buildings

15th November 2016

The NHS is facing additional challenges as it moves towards delivering a 24/7 service. With patient welfare at the top of everyone’s agenda, building for the future has never been as important as it is now. An increasing and ageing population,...

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First L&G Offsite Housing ready by New Year

15th November 2016

L&G has confirmed that the first units from its massive offsite housing factory will be rolling off the production line before the new year. Speaking today at a housing conference covering London’s housing problem, James Lidgate,...

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Prefabs called into service for UK housing shortage

13th November 2016

Churchill’s quick fix after second world war given a modern makeover In the UK, the word “prefab” conjures images of the cheap, squat, ready-made homes that were Winston Churchill’s quick fix to the scarcity of housing after the...

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Hampshire County council joins modular building framework

9th November 2016

Public authorities across the South East, South West and London are being encouraged to join a building framework which could save them time and money on their construction programmes. The Southern Modular Building Framework allows any...

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Offsite construction development is first for Angus

9th November 2016

Work has begun on a development of flats on the site of the old Inverpark Hotel in Arbroath adopting the pioneering building process of offsite construction to deliver much needed high quality and energy-efficient accommodation for Angus. ...

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Made to order

8th November 2016

Offsite construction allows housing associations to build better homes for less, says Alan Yates The government has committed to increasing housebuilding from 130,000 by at least another 100,000 homes per annum. Their apparent...

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Modular M&E specialist goes into administration

8th November 2016

The parent company of a modular mechanical and electrical specialist has followed its construction arm into administration. Northumberland based A-Belco is now in the hands of administrators from Deloitte. Two other...

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EDF Energy’s Final Investment Decision on Hinkley Point C Confirms Premier Modular’s appointment to Build the Prestigious Accommodation Project for the new Nuclear Power Station

8th November 2016

Premier Modular Limited, a leading East Yorkshire based manufacturer and constructor of modular buildings, celebrating their 60th year in business, is pleased to announce that its appointment as the contractor providing a series of modular...

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Building blocks

7th November 2016

As volumetric and modular buildings get taller, as shown here on the 49m Treet Building, tower cranes are playing a greater role in their construction and, although it remains a niche market, ambition in the sector is large. Bernadette Ballantyne...

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How can modular design improve construction processes?

7th November 2016

With the amount of people in need of housing rising at a rate of 90,000 per day, modular design with prefabricated wood elements can offer a fast and efficient approach to building design. McGraw Hill Construction recently conducted a...

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Vision-Built SCI/NHBC Certification

6th November 2016

Vision-Built Ltd have successfully achieved SCI/NHBC Stage 1 System Certification for their light steel framing system. The construction system has been certified for residential buildings up to ten storeys in accordance with NHBC Standards...

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Portakabin: First phase of £44M school campus handed over – New special needs school, London

6th November 2016

The Portakabin Group has handed over the first phase of a £44 million school campus for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, which will be the UK’s largest free school campus. Constructed using a Yorkon offsite solution, the...

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BSRIA in support of offsite build homes to address housing crisis

4th November 2016

BSRIA is in support of a recent announcement that ‘volumetric offsite construction’ homes will be constructed to meet the housing crisis, as 1 million new homes are needed in the UK by 2020. Unlike the post-war off-site builds of...

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L&G gets go-ahead for 440 homes in north London

4th November 2016

Assael Architecture has been given the green light for a 440 home build to rent scheme in north-east London that is being spearheaded by Legal & General, which is looking to become a major housing developer. It will see five...

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Offsite pros and cons

3rd November 2016

Innovation methods of construction can speed up the delivery of housing but rationing lies behind the shortage, says Nicky Gavron London is in the midst of a housing crisis. The capital is delivering less than half and perhaps only a...

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Why modular will mould our future

3rd November 2016

Following the recent announcement that ministers are planning a new batch of 100,000 prefab, modular homes in an effort to solve the housing crisis, we thought it would be prudent to look at why this method of construction seems to be becoming...

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Offsite Awards success for ‘impressive’ SES Engineering Services

3rd November 2016

Leading national engineering specialist, SES Engineering Services, has scooped a major prize at the 2016 Offsite Awards, recognising its outstanding use of mechanical and electrical (M&E) pre-fabrication on a pivotal Leeds regeneration...

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Urban Splash submits plan for more offsite homes

1st November 2016

Developer Urban Splash and architect Shedkm have sent in plans for 84 more pre-fab apartments in New Islington, Manchester. The latest scheme, called Mansion hOUse, has been drawn up after an initial 43-homes using offsite methods at...

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Ministers are planning a new wave of 100,000 prefab 'modular homes' in attempt solve the housing crisis

30th October 2016

Ministers are planning a new wave of 100,000 prefab 'modular homes' in an attempt to solve the housing crisis. The scheme's aim is to help Theresa May's Government hit its ambitious housing target of building 1million houses by...

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West Yorkshire contractor makes six figure investment in Normanton manufacturing plant

26th October 2016

SIPBuild UK, the structural insulated panel contractor, has invested a six figure sum in the development of a new manufacturing plant in Normanton. The contractor, which manufactures and constructs buildings made from Structural...

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Association bids to build factory homes

26th October 2016

A London housing association has applied to build the first in a series of developments for affordable rent without subsidy using offsite construction. Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP) will be one of the first housing associations to construct...

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Almost 40 jobs as McAvoy unveils £10m expansion

26th October 2016

Close to 40 jobs are to be created in Dungannon as part of a £10 million investment package announced by offsite building firm the McAvoy Group. The company is a specialist in fast-track design and build projects comprising permanent...

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Actis welcomes government plans to increase off-site construction

20th October 2016

Government incentives, which include encouraging more off-site construction to help reduce the housing shortage, has been welcomed by insulation manufacturer Actis. The proposals, announced recently by communities secretary Sajid Javid,...

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EOS Facades scoop Best Use of Steel Award!

20th October 2016

At the forefront of the light steel frame sector – EOS Facades were announced as the winners of the ‘Best Use of Steel’ category at the Offsite Construction Awards which were held on Tuesday 18 October at the NEC Birmingham alongside UK...

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Offsite Awards - 2016 winners boasts some of the industry’s leading innovators

19th October 2016

More than 200 leaders and innovators gathered to celebrate offsite construction at the 2016 Offsite Awards. The awards took place on the 18 October at the NEC, Birmingham and were presented on the main stage at UK Construction Week. ...

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Report Calls For CITB Overhaul and More Offsite to Halt ‘Inexorable Decline’

18th October 2016

A government-backed independent review into skills has called for a radical overhaul of the CITB and an increase in offsite manufactured homes as part of a package of measures to halt the “inexorable decline” of the sector. The...

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Metsec provides framing solutions for new Unite development

14th October 2016

When the industry leading, and FTSE 250, student accommodation provider Unite announced plans for its latest development in Coventry, the curved, complex shape of the building – as well as the restrictions of a confined location, meant that the...

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First phase of £44 million school campus is handed over - a new special needs school for London

14th October 2016

The Portakabin Group has handed over the first phase of a £44 million school campus for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, which will be the UK’s largest free school campus. Constructed using a Yorkon off-site solution, the...

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Less than a week to go until the Offsite Awards!

11th October 2016

With less than a week to go until the Offsite Awards, book your ticket today to ensure you don't miss out. The Offsite Awards, taking place on the 18 October at the NEC, Birmingham, will be showcasing outstanding, pioneering projects,...

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Building and financing the homes we need

10th October 2016

It is widely anticipated that housing will feature in the new chancellor’s first autumn statement. Paul Smee, director general of the Council of Mortgage Lenders, discusses the housing issue and new methods of construction In the last...

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Increase housing supply

10th October 2016

Paul Broadhead, head of mortgage policy at the Building Societies Association, discusses options for house building and what lenders and government can do to help Everybody needs a home. And yet in 2016 I am still pondering why a developed nation...

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Government fund will buy new-build homes that fail to sell

8th October 2016

The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to purchase homes that do not sell. The chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency, Sir Edward...

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More than 2,000 new schools must be built by 2020

8th October 2016

The Government needs to fire-up a massive school building programme to deliver more than 2,000 schools in England by 2020 to meet booming pupil numbers. The depth of the country’s school places crisis has been thrown into the spotlight in new...

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UK Groundworks Contractor And Specialist Precast Concrete Installer Launches

7th October 2016

Modular Cubed, a groundworks contractor and specialist in construction, groundwork, and civils projects, this week officially opened. Modular Cubed, a groundworks contractor and specialist in construction, groundwork, and civils...

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L&G poised to produce first flat pack house prototypes

7th October 2016

Investor seeks delivery partners as it hires former Shard pre-construction director Ian Eggers The first prototypes from investor Legal & General’s mammoth modular housing factory in Yorkshire are set to roll off the production...

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Construction firm Keepmoat builds 71 student homes for University of Cumbria

7th October 2016

Offsite construction techniques have helped accelerate the delivery of a new student accommodation development in Cumbria. Regeneration and construction firm Keepmoat utilised offsite manufacturing to build enough housing for 71...

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International quality accreditations for Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems

6th October 2016

Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems has furthered its credentials with its first global and European quality accreditations. Following an independent assessment, the timber division of Mactaggart & Mickel Group has been awarded...

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Portakabin Group awarded £8.2m school rebuilding contracts

6th October 2016

The projects for St Bede’s Church of England Junior School in Woking and Riverview Church of England Primary School in Epsom are part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), which addresses the needs of those schools in...

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KODA is a tiny solar-powered house that can move with its owner

6th October 2016

Movable home options have expanded far beyond RVs and renovated buses. For those with a penchant for modern minimalism and endless travel, Estonian design collective Kodasema created KODA, a tiny prefabricated home that can move with its...

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Transitioning from construction to assembly

3rd October 2016

Dale Sinclair on new tools to boost offsite construction. Although moves have been made over the years to shift a proportion of construction effort away from site in to factories, initiatives transitioning us from construction to assembly have...

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Philip Hammond unveils £5bn housebuilding stimulus package

3rd October 2016

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a £5bn stimulus package for housebuilders, including a £3bn fund to help build 25,000 homes during this parliament. The fund will give loans to small and medium sized housebuilders and those using...

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Light Steel Frame – Shaping the City Skylines

29th September 2016

Light steel framing is used in offsite construction for a wide range of building types and can be developed in the form of panelised or volumetric systems. Steve Thompson, MD of EOS Facades, specialists in the design, manufacture and...

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Offsite manufacture speeds up school extension

29th September 2016

A 26 module school extension was designed, manufactured and installed in just 30 weeks by contractor Module AR, using IKO Polymeric’s prefabricated Amourplan single ply roofing sheets, custom-made for the project. Parish C of E Primary...

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EOS Facades Buoyed by funding boost

28th September 2016

County Durham manufacturer EOS Facades has created jobs, expanded its product range and won new clients after securing a £110,000 funding boost from Let's Grow. The Newton Aycliffe-based business was approved for the grant in February...

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Modular Tesco Store

27th September 2016

A new Tesco in Warwickshire demonstrates the benefits of offsite construction and shows just how far this alternative to conventional site-based building methods has come in terms of scale, design and sustainability. The scheme was delivered on...

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Oxford Brookes University professor shortlisted for Offsite Construction Awards

27th September 2016

An Oxford professor has been shortlisted for the prestigious Offsite Professional of the Year award at the Offsite Construction Awards. The nomination recognises Professor Ray Ogden who is associate Dean for research and knowledge...

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Offsite: The making of Modular

27th September 2016

After years of predictions that modular construction will be the next big thing, Denise Chevin reports on why Swan Housing Group is committing to a factory to build new homes. The march to offsite construction is picking up pace and...

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Legal & General's modular homes hit delays

26th September 2016

Units won’t roll off the production line until next year Investor Legal & General’s plans to deliver homes from the world’s largest prefab homes factory have fallen more than six months behind. According to a report in...

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Precast concrete firm’s £1m expansion plans

24th September 2016

A precast concrete firm has cemented a £1m investment deal to boost its manufacturing operation. Poundfield Products, based at Creeting St Peter, near Stowmarket, is targeting expansion after clinching the new funding package with...

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Forces offered modular police cells by Willmott Dixon

22nd September 2016

Contractor teams up with Canadian architect to offer product which builds on standardised school concept Willmott Dixon has begun offering forces off-the-shelf modular police cells for detaining and processing prisoners. The...

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When will modular housing becoming mainstream?

20th September 2016

Modular has a few high profile champions but at its core we are a traditional industry and it will take a big effort to change The modular housing industry seems to have hit the purplest of patches, with a place guaranteed in the...

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SES Engineering Services Secures Two £30m London M&E Packages

20th September 2016

Part of the Wates Group, SES Engineering Services, has picked up two major M&E packages in Central London which are worth more than £30 million between them. SES has been chosen to deliver mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP)...

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Work begins on one of UK’s tallest modular buildings in Greenwich

19th September 2016

The Royal Borough of Greenwich will soon boast one of the UK’s largest modular buildings as work on property developer Essential Living’s Creekside Wharf scheme gets underway. The Acton-based developer has called upon modular...

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Portakabin wins top UK private business awards accolade

19th September 2016

Portakabin Group has been named UK Private Business of the Year at PwC's sixth annual UK Private Business Awards, one of three Yorkshire companies to be recognised at the event. Portakabin, which designs and makes modular buildings and...

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Explore Offsite Futures: Booking System Now Live!

16th September 2016

Explore Offsite is back for the second time in 2016 following the success of Explore Offsite Housing, which saw 400 delegates over two days in March. Returning as Explore Offsite Futures on the 24 November at the NEC Birmingham, the...

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Network Rail to boost use of offsite construction

15th September 2016

Chief executive also reveals he wants earlier contractor involvement to bring down cost of projects Network Rail wants contractors to be involved in projects much earlier to bring down cost, the client’s chief executive Mark Carne has...

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AV Group and Danzer undergo rebrand

15th September 2016

Site accommodation hire company AV Group and manufacturing arm Danzer will now trade under a single brand with 76 staff across its sites in Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire and Essex. Denton-based AV Group and Nottingham-based Danzer...

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Portakabin buildings for Easyjet's flagship modular hanger facility

15th September 2016

Portakabin, the UK’s leading modular building specialist, has provided multiple buildings for a new flagship aircraft maintenance hangar at Gatwick Airport for Europe’s leading airline, easyJet. Portakabin worked in partnership with easyJet and...

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£3bn house building fund will back modular construction, says Barwell

14th September 2016

The government will directly commission housing projects that use offsite construction through a £3bn fund in an attempt to promote innovation in the industry, the housing minister has revealed. The Home Building Fund, announced in this...

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Hotel made out of shipping containers starts on site

13th September 2016

Holiday Inn will have 220 rooms Architect Chapman Taylor is behind plans for a new hotel made out of shipping containers at a Manchester retail and leisure park. The modules are individually stacked on top of the podium...

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Offsite manufacturing will be mainstream in ten years claim panel of industry experts

13th September 2016

Modular construction should take off within a decade claimed a panel of experts at the RESI conference in Wales. Chaired by Liz Hamson, editor of Property Week, the group was asked how to make sure offsite construction had longevity....

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Modular a ‘huge opportunity,’ says Barwell

9th September 2016

Housing and planning minister Gavin Barwell has said that offsite construction offers a ‘huge opportunity’ to deliver homes more quickly. Barwell, who became housing minister during Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle in July, made the...

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One way to solve the housing crisis

8th September 2016

The industry needs to look differently at non-traditional construction methods - they could help solve the housing crisis. The never ending debate about the UK’s housing crisis rumbles on. You can hardly open a newspaper without...

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Is modular ready to go mainstream?

8th September 2016

It has been a big year for modular housing. So often pitched as a solution to the UK’s housing crisis, offsite construction has long failed to live up to the hype. But this year there has been more than just talk. Berkeley...

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Barratt latest house builder to increase offsite

8th September 2016

House builder Barratt Developments has revealed it is stepping up offsite construction to offset the impact of labour shortages within the industry. The group stated that while it has seen an overall increase in the supply of skilled...

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Demand for Offsite Construction continues to increase in the UK's Manufacturing sector

8th September 2016

The Portakabin Group is seeing a significant rise in demand for buildings in the manufacturing sector as more organisations look to expand their facilities using off-site construction.   The Group’s latest project constructed using its Yorkon...

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Ready or not: Offsite construction is now mainstream in the UK

5th September 2016

Offsite construction methods are increasingly being used in all sectors of the UK, providing excellent business opportunities. This is the view of Ian Pannell from Build Offsite, a company which has been advocating the intelligent use of...

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Will offsite manufacturing transform housebuilding?

2nd September 2016

Offsite manufacturing: it’s been poised to transform housebuilding for at least 30 years. I’m told it’s now definitely poised to transform housebuilding. Will it this time round? Possibly. It depends on whether...

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Modular hotel on site at Trafford City

1st September 2016

A Holiday Inn Express is being built near to EventCity, using an offsite construction method developed by Chapman Taylor which will see fully-furnished shipping containers installed to make up the 220-bedroom building. The modular...

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Chapman Taylor’s first off-site modular hotel starts on site at Trafford City, Manchester

1st September 2016

Work has started on site on the 220 bedroom Holiday Inn Express, which is constructed from purpose-built steel shipping containers complete with fully factory finished interior fixtures and fittings, all of which are installed before being...

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Offsite construction is not only viable but necessary

31st August 2016

Government ministers need to be very careful in their approach to offsite construction (OSC). It is not something to shoehorn into one of their existing schemes. This viable solution to the housing shortage should be approached...

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Bathroom pod specialist owes £3m to creditors

31st August 2016

Modular construction specialist Benchmark Pods has confirmed it owes nearly £3m to creditors as it appeals to its supply chain to continue trading. The Hull-based company is hoping creditors will agree a CVA deal in a bid to save 21...

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B & K Structures Reach the Finals of the Offsite Construction Awards

31st August 2016

We are delighted to announce that B & K Structures has been shortlisted in three categories of the prestigious Offsite Awards for Best Hybrid Construction Project, Best Use of Timber and Product Innovation. Best Hybrid Construction...

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Balfour Beatty resurrects Kilpatrick name for new M&E arm

26th August 2016

The firm’s name has been resurrected seven years after it was merged with Haden Young to create Balfour Beatty Engineering Services. The newly-formed M&E business will turnover around £300m with a direct workforce of 2,200. ...

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Kingspan Timber Solutions Announced as Finalists of the Offsite Awards

26th August 2016

Projects constructed from the high performance Kingspan TEK®, are proving a great success with the judges of two of this summer’s most prestigious construction industry awards. On the back of the news that Kingspan Timber Solutions has reached...

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Prefabricated single ply system used in school extension project

25th August 2016

Module-AR has designed, manufactured and installed a modular school extension, using prefabricated single ply roofing sheets from IKO Polymeric In response to growing demand, Bromley’s Parish CofE Primary School planned to increase its...

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Innovative Off-site designs that shatter all perceptions

24th August 2016

It is now widely accepted within the industry that off-site construction can provide high quality, fast and disruption free buildings but can they provide eye catching innovative designs or is this still an area of compromise? Rachel...

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Kingspan TEK Building System has been used in the construction of a Passivhaus home in South Manchester

24th August 2016

PHI Architects was contracted to design a Passivhaus dream home for Steve and Mel Howarth. In their original brief, the couple demonstrated an eagerness to utilise off-site fabrication by specifying a structural insulated panel...

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Offsite Awards Finalists Announced!

24th August 2016

The Offsite Awards is a celebration of outstanding examples of prefabrication and factory-based methods, products, systems and disciplines that increasingly strive to develop a sustainable, streamlined and cost-effective way to deliver a...

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How a home made in seven days could help solve the housing crisis

20th August 2016

In Elements’ factory in Telford, Shropshire, workers are making homes destined for a 23-floor high-rise in Greenwich, south-east London. Each module takes seven days to make: on day three it is painted, on day four the windows are...

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Ministers plot modular housing push

19th August 2016

The government and the mayor of London are drawing up plans to use modular construction to tackle the housing crisis. Sources close to government said that offsite construction was at the top of the Department for Communities and Local...

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Race starts to pilot £95m offsite primary schools plan

19th August 2016

Education Funding Agency has started the hunt for a contractor to deliver at least nine primary schools using a design and build offsite components. The EFA will appoint one firm to deliver the £95m clutch of schools as an offsite...

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Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland, leader in the habitat and construction markets, has just been announced as the supporting winner of the Green Apple Award for the Built Environment & Architectural Heritage

19th August 2016

The prestigious award, which rewards and promotes environmental best practice from around the world, recognises Saint-Gobain’s valuable contribution to BRE’s Home Quality Mark (HQM), the national quality mark launched this year to provide...

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EFA tenders for £95m offsite schools

19th August 2016

Design and build off-site components sought for nine primary schools The Education Funding Agency has gone out to market for a contractor to design and build offsite components for a batch of nine primary schools through a sole supplier...

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Modular 24-storey tower gets green light

17th August 2016

Elements Europe is to build a tower using modular solutions. Elements Europe has been given the go-ahead to build a modular tower up to 24-storeys in Plymouth. The company has secured BOPAS accreditation for the build, which...

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Pad Studio creates prefabricated dwelling to comply with new forest housing regulation

17th August 2016

This chestnut-clad home by Pad Studio was prefabricated offsite before being craned into a clearing in the New Forest, a stretch of protected woodland in the English county of Hampshire. The clients had been living in a static caravan on...

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Keepmoat to move into offsite construction

15th August 2016

Keepmoat will move into offsite construction this year as it continues to strengthen the house building arm of its business. The contractor has partnered with an as yet unnamed manufacturer and will provide land for the development of...

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Laing O'Rourke completes £650m Francis Crick Institute

15th August 2016

Contractor says nearly half of scheme built using its offsite method Laing O’Rourke has finished work on the Francis Crick Institute in Kings Cross five years after former London mayor Boris Johnson gave it the green light. ...

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Only two days to go to get your entry in!

10th August 2016

The deadline to submit your entry is looming! There are just 48 hours remaining for you to enter and to be in with a chance of winning a prestigious Offsite Award. The Offsite Awards are now considered one of the highlights of...

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Is aspirational leadership the answer to attracting a more diverse workforce?

9th August 2016

The Midlands Construction Summit (MCS) is set to return to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on the 27 September 2016. The Summit will be exploring ways to address issues that negatively impact on the future of the UK construction industry, whilst...

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Should we go mad for modular?

4th August 2016

Modular buildings have gained much popularity over the past decade and it’s pretty easy to see why. Whereas traditionally constructed buildings are built on-site from the ground up, the modular concept takes various sections built in a...

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Could modular housing solve London's housing crisis?

4th August 2016

The phrase "modular housing" has recently been cropping up more frequently among those of us who hang out in housing circles. (You should come to our parties, they’re wild.) Two London developments – one private, one public –...

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Why a ‘Wood First’ Policy Stacks Up

4th August 2016

As construction makes up a total of 45% of carbon emissions in the UK, sustainability is an important issue for the industry and one that should be addressed throughout every aspect of the build - from the sourcing of materials through to the...

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Without scale, modular housing is a pipe dream

3rd August 2016

Modular construction has been heralded as the cure-all for everything from housing refugees to making homes greener. Ahead of the topic being debated at RESI 2016, Property Week investigates if it can live up to the hype? Plagued by...

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Offsite manufacture slashes project time

3rd August 2016

Offsite manufacture of building-services equipment is enabling SES Engineering Services to turn around a 16-month school project in just six months. The Prism services is saving 1000 man hours on the site of Ingleby Manor Free School in Stockton,...

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Offsite Awards Submission Deadline Extended until 12.08.2016

3rd August 2016

The Awards celebrate the best in precision building design and delivery – rewarding outstanding examples of prefabrication and factory-based methods, products, systems and disciplines that have helped this sector to thrive during recent...

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School building delivered after just 18 weeks on site to help meet the rising demand for primary places in Leeds

3rd August 2016

The Portakabin Group has expanded a PFI primary school in Leeds to provide more than 200 additional places, helping to meet the increasing demand for primary education in the city. The scheme at Asquith Primary School was delivered after just 18...

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