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.



Social landlords increase use of offsite methods

5th March 2015

Social landlords are increasing the proportion of homes they are building using offsite techniques in a bid to use new approaches to solve the housing supply crisis. An exclusive Inside Housing survey reveals 17 of the largest housing...

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Hilton to open Bristol airport Hampton hotel

11th February 2015

Hilton Worldwide will open a Hampton by Hilton hotel at Bristol airport next year. The 201-room Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport will be the first hotel at the airport. It is due to open in spring 2016. Facilities will include flexible meeting...

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EXPLORE OFFSITE: CALL FOR PAPERS

9th February 2015

The next Explore Offsite event takes place in Nottingham on 21 April 2015 and focuses on offsite construction innovation in the EDUCATION SECTOR. If you would like to put forward a project or a product innovation for consideration on the speaker...

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Chinese firm finds success building modern prefab rooms for UK

4th February 2015

Firm finds success building modern prefab rooms that are shipped from China to produce hotels in the UK, often for upscale companies Chinese modular construction techniques are transforming the global construction industry with their environmentally...

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Embrace new ways of building to solve housing crisis

27th January 2015

We must be imaginative and innovative in the way we build and deliver new homes. Now more than ever, the time is right for all facets of the housing delivery sector to embrace the many attractions that modern methods of construction (MMC) can...

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Scotframe

12th January 2015

Scotframe, one of the UK’s leading full kit manufacturer and supplier, has just launched a new range of house styles which will complement, enrich and blend in with the diverse beauty of the British countryside. The collection will...

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Building a housing industry from the relics of a car industry

29th December 2014

Unless you have been living under a rock, you couldn’t help but hear the dying wail of manufacturing here in Australia. Car manufacturing and food manufacturing being the most recent victims. There’s no shortage of potential contributors: the...

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How concrete manufacturers can help address skills shortages

29th December 2014

For some time industry commentators have forecasted an growing skills shortage within the UK construction industry due to an ageing workforce and the industry’s difficulty in attracting and retaining skilled workers. Main contractors...

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How do we unleash offsite's potential?

29th December 2014

The precast reinforced concrete column and beam mainframe supports the pre-stressed concrete flooring, which has an internal span of up to 16 m. Offsite has the capacity to play a bigger role in the construction industry, but how do we...

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King's Cross reaps onsite savings through offsite methods

29th December 2014

Shepherd Engineering Services has used offsite construction methods to help clients save time on projects including the iconic King’s Cross Central office and retail space. On an average construction site, more than 50 per cent of the...

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The recyclable house

29th December 2014


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SIP Energy builds the future with UK venture

29th December 2014

SIP Energy Ltd is one of Europe's leading modern method of construction companies. The company was formed in 2005 when brothers Micheal and Sheamus Quinn brought 30 years of insulated composite panel technology and expertise from their...

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Swedish know-how and prebuilt bathrooms deliver student savings

29th December 2014

LJJ Building Services Contractors is overseeing the high-end M&E for Shepherd Construction on the £50m Spring Mews accommodation scheme in Vauxhall. Demand for student accommodation in the UK is booming. There are plans to remove...

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I want people thinking ‘engineering services’ when they hear 'Interserve'

29th December 2014

I think a lot of people associate the Interserve name with facilities management and with construction, but are less aware of us as an engineering services organisation. In addition, those who do know us for engineering services assume...

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Dubai firm hopes to pioneer offsite construction in India

14th November 2014

KEF Holdings, a Dubai-based company specialising in offsite construction technology, plans to boost operations in India with investments of $245m (AED900m) over the next five years. The company said it can build schools, hospitals, commercial and...

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How to Utilize BIM to Advance Hospital Construction Project Schedules

26th October 2014

Do you think your architect and contractor could design and construct a 12-story, 280,000 square foot Ambulatory Surgery Center with 12 ORs in less than 18 months? What if your site already had foundation and setback approvals in place for...

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First off-site social housing framework launched

15th May 2014

Public sector procurement consortium LHC is on the hunt for firms involved in the design, manufacture, supply and erection of offsite building systems for social housing. The group aims to launch later this year a New Homes framework of key...

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£600k boost for off-site construction skills

29th April 2014

Businesses in the off-site construction industry are invited to bid for up to £600,000 for skills R&D as part of a government backed commission aiming to address the industry’s skills shortage. After research showing the sector’s growth...

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Affordable prefabs come to London

18th March 2014

The YMCA in London has teamed up with architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to develop a solution to London’s acute housing shortage using prefabricated residential pods, reports Rod Sweet ‘It’s fun to stay at the Y – M – C –...

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Construction industry must show leadership to tackle ‘pathetically dismal’ apprenticeship numbers, says cross-party Parliamentarians’ inquiry

26th February 2014

A group of Parliamentarians is urging construction chiefs to tackle the sector’s growing training and apprenticeship crisis. In a report called No More Lost Generations: Creating Construction Jobs for Young People, the group’s...

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Bell & Webster and Milbury sold by Eleco

22nd December 2013

Precast concrete manufacturers Bell & Webster and Milbury Systems have been sold by owner Eleco to FP McCann. The £2.5m sale folowed a brief period where Bell & Webster was placed in administration before bieng acquired by FP McCann. All...

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