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Actavo Building Solutions opens modular manufacturing facility

1st August 2016

In a major investment in its manufacturing capability, offsite building specialist, Actavo | Building Solutions, has opened a new production facility in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Awarded the fastest growing modular...

Kingspan Timber Solutions Announced as Finalists of the Structural Timber Awards

29th July 2016

The Structural Timber Awards rewards outstanding projects, innovative products and dynamic people that are promoting excellence in structural timber arena across the UK. Kingspan Timber Solutions has announced that the company has been...

B & K Structures are finalists in Structural Timber Awards

29th July 2016

The Structural Timber Awards reward outstanding projects, innovative products and dynamic approaches that promote excellence in structural timber across the UK. B & K Structures...

Steel Frame Manufacturer Moves HQ

29th July 2016

Sigmat Light Gauge Steel Framing has moved its headquarters to On-site Property Solutions' Cross-site at Cross Green Industrial Estate, Leeds, which is now fully-let. PAW (Holdings) Ltd, trading as Sigmat Light Gauge Steel Framing, has...

Offsite build brings Enchanted Village to life

26th July 2016

Alton Towers’ captivating new lodges were made possible by Willerby Special Projects' modular building techniques Willerby Special Projects has created a captivating experience for visitors to Alton Towers Resort by building 120...

The Big Squeeze

25th July 2016

Engineered timber has gained traction as a structural solution, with the UK seeing a rapid increase in the number of offsite manufactured hybrid timber buildings. With many developers taking advantage of its numerous benefits and areas such...

University Challenge - Nottingham & Essex

25th July 2016

The challenge when developing new state-of-the-art university buildings, is negotiating the critical pathway between speed of construction, sustainability, reducing lifecycle costs and most importantly - creating the optimum learning...

New jobs announced at £1m steel site near Caerphilly

21st July 2016

New jobs will be created following the announcement of the £1m facility through Hengoed's Caledan Ltd TWENTY-EIGHT jobs will be created as a new cold steel rolling mill is to be built near Caerphilly, as part of a £1million...

Elements Europe lands modular hotel deal from Berkeley

18th July 2016

Elements Europe has been selected by Berkeley Homes to deliver 120 modular bedrooms to Premier Inn’s latest site in Woolwich, south London. The six-storey scheme site is part of Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal Riverside project....

FP McCann announced as a winner in the UK Tekla Awards 2016

18th July 2016

FP McCann is pleased to announce that we have won the Small Projects category at Trimble’s UK Tekla Awards 2016 and will now be entered into the Tekla Global BIM Awards. The Tekla Awards focuses on projects of all shapes and sizes,...

Portakabin volunteers help flood-hit pre-school

17th July 2016

Several months on from York’s devastating floods, the playground at Huntington Pre-school was still out of use, having been irreparably damaged and contaminated by heavily polluted flood waters. A team of volunteers from the Portakabin...

YO Awaits planning permission for new compact home design

15th July 2016

"Intuitive" apartments with moving surfaces and foldaway furniture will feature in the first residential development from the team behind Yo! Sushi and Yotel, which is currently awaiting planning permission. YO! Company...

Architects well schooled in academic needs after £40m project boost

14th July 2016

ARCHITECTS Maber has delivered a £40m batch of schools in the West Midlands – the third secured by the practice as part of the government’s £4.4bn priority school building programme (PSBP) The West Midlands batch consists of two...

Topping out ceremony to celebrate construction milestone for £44 million school campus

13th July 2016

A ceremony has taken place to celebrate the topping out of the £44 million Riverside Campus – the UK’s largest free school and biggest ever off-site education project. The Portakabin Group is constructing the innovative...

'Phenomenal' four-day response from portakabin provides classrooms for 480 Edinburgh children

8th July 2016

When the Royal High School of Edinburgh had to be closed for urgent remedial building works, Portakabin, the UK’s leading modular building specialist, responded with 16 classrooms to enable 480 children to resume their studies – and in just...

MPs launch probe into house builders

6th July 2016

The Communities and Local Government Committee has launched an inquiry into the capacity of the housebuilding industry to meet demand for new homes. Chief executives of major developers will be quizzed as MPs probe the role of small and...

Two-phase construction project for smurfit kappa completed after just 10 weeks on site

6th July 2016

A new office complex has been delivered by the Portakabin Group after just 10 weeks on site following an investment of around £100 million in new paper manufacturing facilities at Smurfit Kappa’s Townsend Hook paper mill in Kent. ...

Offsite construction factory opens at a prison

6th July 2016

Prisoners will be employed as construction workers in an offsite construction factory in Hindley Prison in Greater Manchester. The eight prisoners are in the final year of their sentences and will be trained to build the external walls, floors and...

Skanska to Introduce Robots for Battersea Development

4th July 2016

Skanska is planning to introduce robotic technology for the next phase of construction of the Battersea Power Station development. Having received a £700,000 grant from Innovate UK last summer to develop the robots, the contractor’s...

What resource efficiency innovations are needed today for the circular economy of the future?

28th June 2016

The development of offsite construction solutions, the Internet of Things, and robotics and automation will prove crucial in utilising the untapped potential of waste-to-resource innovations and addressing the challenges involved in recovering...

A modular construction provides a timely solution

27th June 2016

Robert Snook, director and general manager at Portakabin, looks at how a highly complex ward and theatre facility was constructed in less than four months to help meet the increasing demand for orthopaedic services… University Hospitals of...

Shepherd Boss Optimistic for Portakabin-led future

24th June 2016

Shepherd Group's chairman has expressed his optimism for the future, with a focus on its profitable Portakabin business, after the group posted a multimillion-pound loss on the back of a major restructure. The company reported a net profit on...

Berkeley launches prefabricated city house design

15th June 2016

Berkeley Homes has launched a new house type to suit families living in cities that enables twice as many homes to be built on a site compared to traditional terraced housing. The compact design using offsite fabrication has swapped...

New President of British Precast

13th June 2016

Matthew Clay, Forterra’s managing director of bespoke products, has been named as the new President of British Precast – the voice of precast concrete manufacturers and suppliers to the industry. Mr Clay will lead the trade...

Foundationless cardboard house can be snapped together in a day

13th June 2016

Amsterdam studio Fiction Factory has created a modular home made from cardboard that can be assembled in a day. The Wikkelhouse, or “Wrap House” in Dutch, is created from 24 layers of cardboard stuck together with glue on a rotating mould....

Half of housebuilders say that MMC growth is flatlining

6th June 2016

More than half of housebuilders say the role of modern methods of construction (MMC) will remain static over the next three years, despite the high demand for new housing. Some 51% of respondents to a survey by the NHBC Foundation,...

Celebrating the Best in East Midlands Construction

6th June 2016

Taking centre stage at the high profile Celebrating Construction Awards for the East Midlands, were some of the industry’s leading pioneers and most ground-breaking projects. Hosted by BBC Breakfast business presenter, Steph McGovern on Friday...

Laing O’Rourke holds fire on second off-site factory plan

3rd June 2016

Strategic review delays final decision on move to invest over £100m in modular housing plant. Laing O’Rourke has admitted that it has still not signed off its plans to build a second factory specialising in off-site construction. The...

Modern Methods of Construction embraced by UK house builders, new research finds

2nd June 2016

The vast majority of house builders have used or have considered using modern methods of construction (MMC) in the last three years, according to new research from the NHBC Foundation. The research found that one of the key...

Offsite construction can help builders beat the materials and skills shortage blues

1st June 2016

Hard-pressed builders can overcome skills and materials shortages by making more use of offsite construction methods, according to a manufacturer of timber systems. A shortage of blocks and the ongoing skills issue the construction...

A Win at Wokefield Park Hotel and Leisure Venue

31st May 2016

Elements Europe has been contracted to deliver for leading conference and events company Principal Hayley at De Vere’s historic Wokefield Park Hotel in Reading. In November of last year, part of the hotel was devastated by a fire which saw the...

Portakabin bags £8.2m worth of school rebuild jobs

26th May 2016

Offsite specialist Portakabin has been awarded contracts by the Department for Education to rebuild two schools in the South East worth £8.2m. Construction will start at St Bede's next week The projects for St Bede’s Church of...

Portakabin complete interim primary school in just 14 WEEKS to the amazement of parents

26th May 2016

Portakabin, the UK’s leading supplier of interim modular buildings, has successfully constructed and handed over a complete new 300-pupil interim primary school in Devon in less than four months. Working in partnership with architects and...

Making the Connections Count - Featuring the Unique Jointing System

24th May 2016

Making the Connections Count - Featuring the Unique Jointing SystemKingspan Timber Solutions are the UK’s leading supplier of premium performance building envelopes. All areas of the business are underpinned by a genuine commitment to continuous...

Portakabin Group awarded £8.2M School rebuilding contracts

24th May 2016

Off-site construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has been awarded contracts by the Department for Education to rebuild two schools in the South East worth £8.2 million. The projects for St Bede’s Church of England Junior School in Woking...

Building Better with BIM

23rd May 2016

The digital age is evolving. We are constantly adapting technology in order to enhance all aspects of the modern world. We have changed the way we socialise, the way we travel and the way we work in order to integrate the latest technology in our...

The Northern Powerhouse will be Prefabricated and made of Wood

20th May 2016

The Prefabricated Timber House: Delivering Quality, Meeting Demand One-day conference - Sheffield, Tuesday 24 May 2016 Timber campaign organisation, Wood for Good, is hosting a seminar on Tuesday the 24th of May, at Sheffield Hallam University,...

Portakabin Announces More Sustainability Initiatives

19th May 2016

FROM RECYCLING FLOORING FOR TRAFFIC CONES TO RE-USING SOLVENTS FOR FUEL, PORTAKABIN ANNOUNCES MORE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES The Portakabin Group, the UK’s leading modular building specialist, has announced more sustainability commitments...

Celebrating the Best in West Midland Construction

16th May 2016

It was a night packed full of festivities at this year’s West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards. Over 600 industry leaders gathered at the ICC, Birmingham on Friday evening for the ninth award ceremony, to celebrate and...

To certify BREEAM or not to BREEAM – that is the question?

16th May 2016

Since the economic downturn, cost has been the key priority for most new builds. There is now a culture that has developed across the industry of creating cheaper buildings at a rapid rate and ultimately resulting in a faster return on investment....

Portakabin emergency response team provides new school for 650 children following Cumbria floods

15th May 2016

Portakabin, the UK’s leading modular building specialist, has provided 650 children with a 2,100sqm interim school after Newman Catholic School in Carlisle was devastated by floods. The flood waters were 7ft deep in parts of the school, causing...

Topping Out Tile Technology

12th May 2016

The British Standard for Slating and Tiling BS5534 provides the industry with guidance on best practice, relating to the installation of a roof. Contained within it, is a vast array of information, ranging from batten selection, to the methods of...

Laing O'Rourke sharpens offsite focus with restructure

11th May 2016

Second biggest contractor targets 5% margin by 2018 Laing O’Rourke has split its business into two divisions, one of which is focused on offsite manufacturing, as part of a drive to boost margins to 5%. The restructure, which has been...

CITU to make Low-Carbon Homes in Leeds Factory

10th May 2016

Leeds-based sustainable developer Citu is set to build a £3m factory in the city that will make low-carbon houses and create 40 jobs. Work has started on site to create Citu Works, a new facility located on a 3.5-acre brownfield site in Leeds...

Caledonian secures £13m turnkey contract for ACS Cobham International School

10th May 2016

Caledonian wins £13m contract to deliver a new student accommodation block for leading local and global educator ACS Cobham International School. As principal design and build contractor, Caledonian will take responsibility for the end-to-end...

WG+P design new fishing lodge within UK’s largest angling site.

4th May 2016

Architectural practice WG+P (Waind Gohil+Potter Architects) have been appointed to design a new pavilion at Farlows Lake, the UK’s top carp fishery. The site is in the heart of the Colne Valley in Buckinghamshire set within the green belt and...

Predictable Outcomes - Achieving Project and Cost Certainty

29th April 2016

Offsite manufacturing brings numerous benefits with one of the most important being cost and programme certainty. Build systems, manufactured in factory controlled conditions, are not vulnerable to adverse weather – frost, snow and rain...

Is Offsite Construction the Perfectly Timed Solution for the Construction Industry?

28th April 2016

The call for a quick and sustainable solution to the current housing shortage has created an opportunity for offsite construction to become a key building method to meet the demand in the housing industry. In order to rectify the current shortfalls, modern and innovative methods of construction must be adopted to provide quick, sustainable and energy-efficient homes.

Portakabin Group completes building installation phase for £5.6m primary school

26th April 2016

Off-site construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has craned the final modules into position on site at Pyrford Primary School near Woking for a new £5.6 million building to accommodate 480 children. The project is replacing an existing...

Newly launched recruitment portal

25th April 2016

Bristol based recruitment company ARV Solutions, has teamed up with the Offsite Hub to support the drive to attract much needed skills and fresh talent to the construction industry. According to Housing Minister Brandon Lewis: “The...

Hull offsite specialist falls into administration

22nd April 2016

An offsite building manufacturer based in Hull has fallen into administration, despite expanding the distressed business into new areas only last year. Modular Space Limited, which specialised in designing and constructing modular...

Homes group begins work on low-carbon houses in Runcorn

22nd April 2016

Construction project is Halton Housing Trust's first to be done in-house Work has started on the construction of low-carbon timber-frame homes in Runcorn. The project is the first time in Halton Housing Trust’s history that...

Hilton Worldwide to develop its first modular hotel at Bristol Airport

21st April 2016

Hilton Worldwide has announced plans to open the first hotel at Bristol Airport under its economy Hampton by Hilton brand, the Airport said in a release. The 201 guest room property is expected to open in the first quarter of 2016 and will be...

Tyrone construction firm announces £1.5m expansion plan

17th April 2016

Co. Tyrone construction firm Western Building Systems have announced a £1.5 million investment in their production facilities. The off-site construction specialists have invested nearly £1.2 million in a new 30,000sq foot factory at...

RCM Report Expansion and Growth

17th April 2016

RCM are delighted to announce an outstanding start to 2016 – with the business hitting a £1million turnover for the month of January, with February and March building on this success - achieving in excess of the million mark over consecutive...

Elliott Group secures £30m contract to build schools

15th April 2016

Elliott Group has just secured a £30 million Government contract to build new schools for 3,000 pupils and will be responsible for the construction of 10 schools across southern England. Lee Jon Newman, chief executive of the company,...

New deal sees Siniat acquire EOS Facades

14th April 2016

EOS Facades, a leading innovator in light gauge steel construction, is pleased to announce that the company has been acquired by the prominent dry construction solutions company, Siniat. The acquisition follows a decade of significant investment...

House builders urged to bid for £4.7bn affordable home grants

14th April 2016

The Government has started the bidding for funding from its revamped affordable homes programme, open for the first time to house builders and contractors. Up to £4.7bn is up for grabs to fund building a mix of over 150,000 mainly shared...

IKO Polymeric unveils pre-fab Armourdek roof panel

11th April 2016

IKO Polymeric has launched a new pre-fabricated long spanning roof deck ideal for high performance waterproof roofing and fast track installation. Armourdek is factory finished with either BBA certified Armourplan PVC or Spectraplan TPE single...

Innovative Glasgow West End residential development takes shape

11th April 2016

An innovative new residential development in the heart of Glasgow’s West End is quickly taking shape with sections of the homes delivered to site this week. Developed by NOAH and built by Glasgow construction and manufacturing company CCG,...

Willmott Dixon looking to off-site manufacturing to reduce costs

11th April 2016

Contractor has signed deals for timber and steel frames Willmott Dixon is looking to build 1,000 homes per year using off-site manufacturing by 2017 as part of an attempt to reduce its reliance on costly on-site trades. The...

Timber Technology gets A* for Education

10th April 2016

The growing demand for new school buildings across the UK has seen a move towards offsite manufactured solid timber structures as a fast and effective method of construction, providing an ideal sustainable solution for educational environments....

McAvoy becomes the first offsite modular firm to secure BIM Level 2 certification

6th April 2016

THE McAvoy Group has become the first offsite modular construction company in the UK to achieve the BRE Business Information Modelling Level 2 certification. It means McAvoy is able to meet the UK Government’s new BIM Level 2 requirements...

The future is modular: Could prefabs be the key to solving Britain's housing crisis?

1st April 2016

A new range of prefabricated solutions being rolled out across the country has the potential to help address Britain’s affordable housing shortage As employees, students and householders, we know how the design of a spaces makes such a difference...

Opening up BIM could fix the performance gap

31st March 2016

The long anticipated Government deadline for adopting Building Information Modelling (BIM) on public sector projects has arrived, but Paul McLaughlin. chief executive of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and vice chair of the...

Is pre-fab perfect for the future of construction?

31st March 2016

Prefabricated buildings (or pre-fab) is one of the latest trends to become more prominent in the construction industry. At the recent Ecobuild event, there were plenty of talks and discussion around manufactured buildings, and how they look set to...

McMullen and O’Rourke join forces to produce prefab facades

30th March 2016

Lakesmere Group company McMullen Facades is linking up with main contractor Laing O’Rourke for a £15m deal to provide the full prefabricated facade for a new 41-storey residential development in London. The Two Fifty One tower at Elephant...

Housing association plans offsite factory

30th March 2016

An Essex-based housing association is planning to set up an offsite development factory to build at least 500 market sale homes over five years. Swan Housing Association, which owns 11,000 homes in Essex and London, is set to become the latest...

Explore Offsite Housing Huge Success

29th March 2016

Explore Offsite in the Housing Sector was declared a huge success by over 400 construction clients, architects, engineers and contractors who attended the event. The professionals gathered to share their views on how offsite construction...

50 schools set for standard modular design

29th March 2016

The Education Funding Agency is drawing up plans to line-up around six specialist modular school builders to deliver up to £150m worth of projects in the next wave of school improvement projects. The Government is aiming to use standardised...

Stimulating debate at Explore Offsite

23rd March 2016

The first day of the Explore Offsite in the Housing Sector event being held at the NEC, Birmingham, has seen vastly varying perspectives and approaches to offsite construction in the housing industry. The emphasis has been on the...

Building to Promote Health and Well-being

23rd March 2016

By-line article by Greg Cooper, Preconstruction Manager for the X-LAM Alliance Walking into a building for the first time can often trigger a mood or emotion but while more research is required on the impact that construction materials can have...

Achieving Best Value is Not Purely About Build Costs

23rd March 2016

By-line article by Nick Milestone, Managing Director of B & K Structures: There are many aspects to consider when designing a building - from the structural system and performance to the aesthetics and sustainability. Clearly the...

Putnam: 70% of projects could be prefab

21st March 2016

Up to 70% of construction projects could be built using off-site manufactured components, according to the boss of Skanska UK. Speaking to Building at the Ecobuild conference in London, Skanska UK chief executive and president Mike...

Foremans awarded £1.6m contract to use recycled building modules to expand one of the top-performing secondary schools in England

17th March 2016

Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, a member of the Portakabin Group and the UK’s largest supplier of refurbished Portakabin buildings, has been awarded a £1.6 million contract to build a purpose-designed sixth form centre at Higham Lane...

Flexible Living Always

17th March 2016

Offsite methods are at the heart of one of the UKs most exciting housing developments. hoUSe is Urban Splashs new residential concept and is set to revolutionise the UKs attitudes to housing where buyers can configure their home exactly as they want...

Kingspan Timber Solutions 2016 Factory Tours

16th March 2016

Kingspan Timber Solutions welcomes construction professionals to leading offsite manufacturing facilities. Kingspan Timber Solutions are opening their factory doors to construction professionals to allow them to discover more about...

Tom Ground and Simon Tanner on Offsite Construction

10th March 2016

Simon Tanner and Tom Ground, who both feel so passionately about offsite construction; felt compelled to share their in-depth insight at the Explore Offsite conference.

Unity and Continuity - the Benefits of Retaining Project Teams

9th March 2016

With the number of professionals involved in the design and construction journey, the structure and composition of project teams changes throughout the duration of each project. Due to individuals providing specialist knowledge and components...

FP McCann posts £168.7m turnover thanks to major deals and new acquisitions

8th March 2016

Success in winning major infrastructure contracts and strategic acquisitions in Northern Ireland and Great Britain has powered another surge in turnover, profit and employment at the Magherafelt construction company FP McCann. The...

Architects and developers unveil a new kind of home for the 21st century

8th March 2016

Urban Splash and shedkm announce the first phase of their new and innovative ‘hoUSe’ project. Offering customers bespoke, architect-designed homes along the canal in New Islington, Manchester, the development gives buyers the power...

Three prefabricated solutions to the housing crisis

7th March 2016

A new range of low-cost prefabricated housing solutions is being rolled out across the country with the potential to help tackle Britain’s affordable housing crisis. After helping to transform the schools sector, it appears that...

First project in £28m school batch starts on site in Surrey

4th March 2016

A £5.6 million project to provide a new building for the 480-place Pyrford Primary School near Woking has started on site. The contract awarded to the Portakabin Group is the first scheme in the £28 million Surrey and Kent batch of the...

Foremans invests £1.5m in new stock as demand for recycled modular buildings continue to rise

3rd March 2016

Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, part of the Portakabin Group and the UK’s largest supplier of recycled and refurbished modular buildings, has invested £1.5 million in its building stock to meet the increasing demand for its services....

Government report author urges contractors to build PRS homes

3rd March 2016

Cast chief executive Mark Farmer, commissioned by the government to oversee a review of the construction and housing labour markets, has backed the idea - floated last year by housing minister Brandon Lewis in an interview with Construction...

Legal & General and Urban Splash join prefab homes push

3rd March 2016

Heavyweight clients Legal & General and Urban Splash have joined the rush of firms gearing up to deliver thousands of prefab homes in the UK. Investor Legal & General has launched a modular housing business, Legal & General...

L&G to deliver '3,000 modular homes a year'

2nd March 2016

Legal & General is gearing up to deliver around 3,000 modular homes a year from a recently leased mammoth warehouse in Yorkshire. The investor has confirmed it has leased a 550,000 sq ft warehouse (pictured) 15 miles east of Leeds,...

Manufacturing firm Danzer Limited has reported a record year for profit and growth

2nd March 2016

Thanks to a housing sector boom, growth of 29% will enable Danzer to significantly invest in staff and new premises in 2016 and 2017. Growth in the house-building sector has played a significant part in AV Danzer's growth this year....

Made in the UK – Delivering Supply Chain Synergy

29th February 2016

With the development of lean approaches in construction, there is an increasing interest in innovative building solutions. The development of a system approach rationalises and safeguards supply chains and work schedules, which can be more...

GLA urges ‘spearhead’ for modular housing developments

26th February 2016

The Greater London Authority (GLA) Conservative group has urged mayor Boris Johnson to “spearhead” modular housing developments across the capital in order to reduce rents. A report by Andrew Boff, leader of the GLA Conservative...

Drop-in Plug-in kitchens for stylish student apartments

24th February 2016

Space is at a premium in the heart of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - one of London’s most fashionable and affluent areas. And it’s the space saving benefits of Elfin Kitchens’ pre-built compact kitchens that provided the perfect...

Contractors shelved for £1bn work as Essential opts for offsite self-delivery

23rd February 2016

London-based build-to-rent developer Essential Living has stood down its Tier 1 framework contractors to self-deliver a £1bn pipeline of projects – a decision prompted by the “unprecedented” prices and delivery risk offered by the...

Businesses defend 'off-site' affordable housing

22nd February 2016

Business group London First has defended the right of developers to build affordable homes ‘off-site’ rather than incorporating them within a scheme, arguing it can boost delivery of affordable homes. In a report published today,...

Explore Offsite Two-Day Speaker Programme Announced

22nd February 2016

The nation’s media has been reporting on a UK housing crisis for many months, but is there now a climate for change in the industry? For those in the construction sector with fresh ideas and innovative technologies, this nationwide...

Construction needs circular economy models

19th February 2016

Our built environment and the way it is designed, constructed and managed has an immense impact on the environment, economy and society. Buildings are responsible for almost half of the UK’s carbon emissions, half of our water consumption,...

Is an airtight seal just an airtight seal?

16th February 2016

Peter Thompson, general manager of ISO-CHEMIE UK, provides an insight into the trade-off between airtightness and ventilation in sealing products. The legal requirement to consider airtightness in building designs has been around since the 2006...

Rogers to roll out thousands of flatpack homes

16th February 2016

Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has revealed plans to scale up production of the practice’s “move-on” homes to deliver up to 7,500 a year across the UK. The practice’s associate partner Andrew Partridge said they had seen a...

Is industry’s drive for greater thermal efficiency leading to overheating in homes?

12th February 2016

The drive for greater thermal efficiency in the building of new homes has led to a new problem according to a survey and report published by the Zero Carbon Hub – namely overheating in homes. Rob Pannell Managing Director of the Zero...

Contract Award reached for first school project in EFA's latest batch

12th February 2016

The Portakabin Group and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) have reached contract award on the first school in the Surrey and Kent batch of the Priority School Building Programme, in an agreement worth £5.6 million. The contract follows the...

EOS Facades on a roll!

9th February 2016

One of the UK’s leading specialist metal roll-forming companies, EOS Facades, is expanding its section capability with a significant investment in new roll-forming machinery that has been specially commissioned and shipped halfway around the world...

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