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.



Adapting and Developing Industry 4.0

18th April 2022

Professor Robert Hairstans, Director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITIE) has a deep knowledge and understanding of timber and the offsite sector. How do...

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New Brand: New Vision

15th April 2022

Elliott and its affiliated UK companies have a new face, new name and are looking towards an exciting future ahead as they unite under the common brand name of Algeco. The move creates a single, consistent brand across the UK and...

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Framespace To Hire 150 More Staff To Accelerate Offsite Housing Supply

14th April 2022

Framespace Solutions, an offsite housing supplier, has announced plans to hire 150 more staff as it officially opens a new manufacturing facility in Longford. The company, which already employs 100 people, has invested €8m in the refurbishment...

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Designing In Change

14th April 2022

Late last year, the Construction Innovation Hub’s Platform Programme published the findings from a series of workshops and development activity. Trudi Sully, Impact Director at the Hub outlines what to expect, with the first draft of the...

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TopHat Appoints Former FTSE 100 HR Director to Spearhead Growth

13th April 2022

TopHat, the Goldman Sachs-backed modular housebuilder, has hired Lucy Weaver, formerly of FTSE100 firm Halma Plc and Unipart Rail (a division of the Unipart Group), as Group HR Director. Prior to her role at Halma Plc, Weaver...

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Willmott Dixon Look to Offsite in Northminster

12th April 2022

A landmark £65million high-quality housing and commercial space complex, which is being delivered by national contractor Willmott Dixon on behalf of Peterborough Investment Partnership (PIP), has officially started on-site with a...

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Builders Must Adopt Modular Construction Methods to Tackle Housing Crisis

12th April 2022

Zoe Owen, partner in the plot sales team at Moore Barlow, discusses how modular construction methods can unlock the UK's housing crisis and explains why developers shouldn't waste any more time adopting this approach Modular construction methods...

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Modular is the future – here are some key principles to make it work for you

12th April 2022

Mark Worrall, CEO of BBI Services, talks modular – and what the future of construction might look like. Offsite construction – or as we prefer to call it at BBI, onsite, near-site and off-site – has...

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Timber Development UK Release 2022 Market Statement

11th April 2022

Following an extraordinary year for the timber industry, Timber Development UK (TDUK) has released a market statement to provide greater clarity on the current supply and demand situation. The market statement provides a detailed...

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Levitate Completes Timber Cricket Clubhouse in Surrey

8th April 2022

London practice Levitate has completed a 'light' clubhouse for Valley End Cricket Club, clad in larch timber and featuring a large oversailing roof The design was the winning entry in a RIBA competition – selected for its compact design on...

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James Latham Officially Launches Carbon Calculator

8th April 2022

James Latham Ltd (Lathams), one of the UK’s leading distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces, officially launch its powerful new specification tool, the Carbon Calculator at Futurebuild 2022. Developed in...

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Trimble Announces Latest Version of Tekla® BIM Software

7th April 2022

Tekla's latest software automates workflows and ensures communication between project participants at all stages. Tekla Structures and Tekla Structural Designer, which are based on Trimble's workflow streamlining technologies, now offer...

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Legal & General and Oxford University set to deliver new postgraduate accommodation as part of £4bn partnership

7th April 2022

Legal & General and Oxford University are pleased to announce that they have agreed the development of Court Place Gardens, an estate containing new postgraduate homes specifically designed for families, as...

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Construction Technology Firm Modulous Appoints New UK Managing Director

7th April 2022

Construction technology firm Modulous has promoted Jason Bennett-Meere to UK Managing Director. He will work closely with CEO Chris Bone, US Managing Director Janet Stephenson, and Markus Cosmann, who heads up Modulous' European...

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Final Modules for King’s College Hospital

6th April 2022

Premier Modular, has installed the final modules for a new 3,450sq m outpatient services building at King’s College Hospital in London, achieving a major milestone in the build programme. The £21million contract is Premier’s largest...

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Ryan Fletcher: Developing New Homes For The Future

5th April 2022

Ryan Fletcher, managing director at Cullross Ltd and senior director at jmarchitects, looks at developing new homes for the future and the important role that modern methods of construction, including off-site units, are playing. I have...

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Hybrid Solution Earns Top Marks At New School

5th April 2022

A hybrid roofing membrane from Sika was utilised to provide a watertight finish for a new school built using offsite construction techniques. To meet performance and programme goals for The King Edward VI...

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Top Five Housebuilder Bellway Goes Modular

5th April 2022

Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has been selected by top five housebuilder Bellway to deliver the FTSE 250 company’s first modular homes. The partnership will see ilke Homes deliver 40 factory-built homes on a site in Milton...

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Penryn Student Accommodation Block - Caledonian Modular Sold

4th April 2022

A construction company which stopped work on a 528-room student block in Penryn after going into administration has been sold by the administrators. Caledonian Modular stopped work on the £40m,...

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Precast Foundation System Welcomed to NHBC Accepts

1st April 2022

NHBC has announced that Roger Bullivant’s RBeam precast concrete foundation system has been officially welcomed to NHBC Accepts. NHBC Accepts is an all-inclusive, end-to-end service that helps to build confidence in innovative...

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Green Light for EPR’s 48-Storey Modular Tower

1st April 2022

Designed by EPR Architects, the 48-storey student accommodation scheme at 30 Marsh Wall will house just over 1,000 studio apartments including four amenity levels and a roof garden. The block will be built on a highly restricted site within an...

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M-AR CPD Provides Invaluable Offsite Insight

31st March 2022

Offsite contractor, M-AR has launched a brandnew CPD module focused exclusively on modern methods of construction (MMC) and exploring how best to maximise the benefits of offsite. Typifying M-AR’s open and collaborative approach to...

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Europe’s Largest Commercial Lab to be Built at Canary Wharf

31st March 2022

Joint venture plans to deliver 22-storey “campus under one roof” in 2026 The largest commercial laboratory building in Europe is to be developed by a joint venture at Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and Kadans Science Partner have...

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ilke Homes’ Plans to Deliver 140 Factory-Built Affordable Homes in Hastings Approved by Council

31st March 2022

Sustainable development to help local council tackle climate emergency while speeding up the delivery of much-needed affordable housing News follows announcement from October 2021 that ilke Homes was selected to deliver the site due to the...

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Dudleys Delivers Sweet Project

31st March 2022

Structural and Civil engineering consultancy, Dudleys has completed works on a major new £34million, light gauge steel frame (LGSF) residential development on Sweet Street in Leeds city centre for its client Oakapple Group. ...

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Modular Homes Help Tackle Homelessness In Hertfordshire

31st March 2022

Dacorum Borough Council has been granted planning permission to install eight purpose-built, modular homes in Hemel Hempstead to help tackle homelessness in the area. The SoloHaus homes, which are to be installed near Aragon Close, have been...

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Rollalong Appoints New Manufacturing Director

30th March 2022

Modular manufacturer Rollalong has appointed a new Manufacturing Director, whose varied career has spanned several sectors, from confectionery to marine machining. Michelle Davies joins the senior team at the largest permanent offsite...

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Seismic Unveil New Platform-based Approach

30th March 2022

The Seismic demonstrator is the culmination of a four-year project developed by a consortium comprising consultancy blacc, offsite manufacturers Elliott Group and the McAvoy, Tata Steel, the Manufacturing Technology...

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Offsite Champion Bob Weston

29th March 2022

Unlike most volume house-builders, Bob Weston is a firm advocate of offsite manufacturing, with his own factory and his own offsite system. And now he’s building a second factory to increase capacity. He spoke to David Taylor For more...

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Sajid Javid Opens Latest MTX Project

29th March 2022

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, officially opened the latest project to be completed by offsite building specialist, MTX, at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. The 4200sqm two-storey...

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MMC Can Help Cure Healthcare Challenges

29th March 2022

We must stop treating hospital projects as one-off capital investments, argues Leigh Carter. The New Hospitals Programme (NHP) is a great opportunity for the healthcare sector to embrace modern methods of construction...

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ESS Anounce Strategic Investment From ISG

29th March 2022

29th March 2022: ESS Group has announced that ISG has acquired a majority shareholding in the Group. The investment underpins ESS Group's ambitious growth strategy, and...

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Three New School Buildings in Essex Built Using MMC

28th March 2022

Morgan Sindall has built three new school buildings in Essex using a net zero MMC approach. Morgan Sindall has delivered three new schools buildings for Essex County Council using modular offsite solutions. These upgrades were awarded...

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Modern Methods of Connection – 30 Years of Service

28th March 2022

Celebrating their 30th year of trading this year. Aptus Fastener Systems are a UK stockist of fastening solutions for Offsite & Solid Wood Construction Technologies. Working with their German supply partners HECO-Schrauben & Pitzl for over...

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Elliott Completes New Best-Value Primary School in 32 Weeks

28th March 2022

Development of a new school in Redhill, Surrey, has been completed in just 32 weeks thanks to the speed and versatility of the Elliott permanent modular building system. Built to provide additional school places because of...

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Basildon Rough Sleepers Get Modular Home

28th March 2022

A former adult learning facility will be converted into 10 homes for rough sleepers, with a further six self-contained SoloHaus offsite homes installed on-site. The Hill Group has gifted the modular homes, and this generous donation,...

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Wessex Water uses digital tech to aid offsite construction

25th March 2022

Wessex Water is pushing ahead with offsite manufacturing with the help of digital technology. Digital tools used on a water treatment plant upgrade have provided a springboard for Wessex Water to explore the potential of new offsite construction...

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Scotland’s largest modular housing development welcomes housing minister Shona Robison

25th March 2022

 Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, visited Scotland's largest modular development of affordable homes, located at Victoria Dock in the heart of Dundee's Waterfront redevelopment, to view...

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Living In A Sculpture

25th March 2022

Inspired by large sculptures in the countryside and the rocky outcrops of the nearby Dartmoor moors, The Hux Shard – as seen on Channel 4's Grand Designs – offers a striking, geometric appearance and gave structural engineers a significant...

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M-AR is on the road to Net Zero

23rd March 2022

Offsite contractor M-AR is investing in a greener future by putting a comprehensive strategy into action as it works towards achieving Net Zero across the business.

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Building a Productive Future in Construction

22nd March 2022

As 2022 seems set to see a continuation in construction sector demand, and the UK looks toward post-pandemic economic recovery, business leaders in the built environment are facing a new set of challenges. Increasing labour and material costs,...

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Tools To Tackle The Climate Crisis

22nd March 2022

There is widespread agreement that we need to reduce carbon emissions. Where there tends to be disagreement, is how construction needs to change to achieve this. Progress requires new tools and a shared language, says Timber Development UK...

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2022 will be a ‘golden year’ for offsite and efficient construction

21st March 2022

DDes Duddy, managing director at Protrade, explores why 2022 will be a 'golden year' for offsite manufacturing and efficient construction Back in 2011, a quite astonishing feat happened. In China, a prefabrication business, which proclaimed...

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Design4Structures Appointed by Wates to Collaborate on the Iconic One Sherwood Street Project

17th March 2022

In a pioneering move, Structural Engineering and Design experts Design4Structures (D4S), were directly appointed by Wates Group, to carry out the full design and detail of the new complex roof structure for the building behind the...

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Rising costs blamed for Caledonian Modular administration

17th March 2022

Cost inflation was the cause of last week's fall into administration of offsite building firm Caledonian Modular. The company, which despite its name has its head office and factory near Newark in the Midlands, has an annual...

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A Genuine Growth Opportunity

17th March 2022

The UK is running out of warehouse space, so let's grow some more, says Sebastián Hernández Maetschl, Head of Building Concepts at Stora Enso. At the end of 2021, available UK warehouse space fell below 50m ft2 for the first time since at...

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Reframing The Timber Homes Approach

15th March 2022

Following the acquisition of Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS), Andrew Donaldson, CEO of the Donaldson Group discusses their plans and what this acquisition means for the future of the business and the industry. 2021 was undoubtedly a...

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Pushing Timber To The Frontline

14th March 2022

Sarah Virgo, Campaign Manager at Wood for Good, sees timber going from strength-to-strength post-COP26 and throughout 2022. 2021 felt like a page-turning moment for the timber industry, as forestry and timber finally began to receive...

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Ex-employees take action over the collapse of Caledonian Modular

11th March 2022

Staff who have lost their jobs following the collapse of Caledonian Modular are considering taking legal action for compensation after allegations that the company failed to consult with them before making redundancies. The...

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Why don’t we use modern construction methods more often?

11th March 2022

Despite the know-how around modern construction methods, industry professionals are questioning why they aren't used more widely when they clearly have so many advantages Leading independent multidisciplinary engineering consultancy HDR recently...

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HS2 Ltd and Mace/Dragados sign Construction Partner contract

11th March 2022

HS2 Ltd and a Mace/Dragados team today signed contracts to deliver the high speed rail project's landmark terminus at London Euston. The Mace/Dragados joint venture will act as a Construction Partner, working with HS2 Ltd and the station...

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Structural Timber Awards - A Celebration of Sustainable Construction

9th March 2022

Featuring shining examples of what can be achieved using the most natural and sustainable of materials, the Structural Timber Awards has always celebrated the best that timber offers across the built environment – what happened in 2021?...

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Modular – The Future of Construction

8th March 2022

Modular technology is ever evolving and to help keep pace with this fast-moving sector, Modular Matters demonstrates how to tackle industry challenges through a range of project case studies, innovative architecture and building design...

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To Reach a Net-Zero World, We Need to Embrace Modular

8th March 2022

Nick Cowley, Managing Director of Euramax Solutions, argues that modular construction quickly needs to become the norm if we've got any chance of meeting strict carbon reduction targets. How we build houses wasn't a big topic of conversation at...

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Kier completes £250m prison using MMC

7th March 2022

Five Wells prison in Northamptonshire built almost entirely from standardised components Kier has completed a £250m prison in Northamptonshire built almost entirely from standardised components. Five Wells prison in Wellingborough is the first...

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Dryvit UK External Wall Insulation Showcases Sustainability Credentials

2nd March 2022

Architects and specifiers looking to get up-to-speed with the key sustainability factors surrounding external wall insulation and finishing systems can get the complete picture from Dryvit UK's new website. Dryvit UK has...

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First Tenants Move into New Homes & Council gives the Green Light for next phase of Bellsmyre Regeneration

1st March 2022

First four families move into new homes in Muir Road, Dumbarton.  A development of 66 homes and the first stage of the wider Bellsmyre Regeneration Scheme. Planning application for the second stage of the £40 million regeneration...

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The Only Specialist Event of its Kind

1st March 2022

Efficiently engineered for safety and performance, the advantages of light steel framing systems (SFS) have long been recognised. The industry is more digitally savvy and advanced than other material sectors and so keeping up with the latest innovations can prove challenging.

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Our Housing Challenge Demands More Offsite Manufacturing - Housing Associations Can Lead This Drive

24th February 2022

At Watford Community Housing Trust, building offsite has helped us to overcome the challenges of the pandemic and keep meeting our social purpose. The UK government should help grow this sector. Amid shortages of skilled labour, rising material...

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High Grab, Low Emission Adhesive For Fast Handling

24th February 2022

Global building product manufacturer, Sika, has seen the continued growth of the company in the modular construction sector, as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) continues to move towards the heart of the construction industry in the UK. With a...

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Eurocell's Sustainability Commitment Helps To Create The Zero Carbon Home Of The Future

24th February 2022

With efforts intensifying to deliver the sustainable living solutions needed for a greener future, Eurocell has collaborated with housebuilder Barratt Developments on a unique and innovative construction project based at the University...

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Futurebuild – The built environment event

23rd February 2022

Futurebuild – the built environment event that's championed sustainable construction for the past 16 years – will return to the ExCeL London in less than one week (March 1–3, 2022), with an Offsite section giving visitors the...

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Reducing The Carbon Impact Of Construction

21st February 2022

A new report, Whole Life Carbon Assessment of Homes, published by the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), www.aimch.co.uk concludes that using sustainably sourced timber panelised MMC methods to build new homes...

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M-AR Breaks New Ground With Brand-New And Bespoke Housing For Homeless Charity Centrepoint

16th February 2022

Offsite contractor, M-AR, is working in partnership with the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint, to create new, bespoke single occupancy homes for young people...

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Government Urged to Meet Off-Site Pledge

16th February 2022

Government needs to deliver on previously made commitments around off-site manufacturing, including for repeatable social infrastructure to be delivered using a platform/off-site approach, according to the Association for Consultancy and...

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Volumetric Manufactured Buildings At The Forefront Of Offsite Approaches

14th February 2022

At the forefront of offsite approaches, volumetric modular methods have a remarkable impact on reducing costs while increasing quality and safety measures in the construction arena. Richard Hipkiss, development director of the MPBA, looks at the...

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Merit wins £30m Piramal’s Antibody Drug Conjugate manufacturing facility expansion project

14th February 2022

Merit to use its FlexiPOD® V4.0 platform to design, build and validate the facility in 16 months. Merit Health, offsite construction specialist for technically complex, zero-carbon emissions buildings, have been appointed by Piramal...

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Stelling Properties Proud To Become Members of The Housing Forum

14th February 2022

Stelling Properties are very proud to announce that they have become members of The Housing Forum. With a membership of over 150 organisations from both the public and private sectors with a combined £24bn turnover in the housing sector,...

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End-Of-Module Milestone At Multi-Million Pound Low Carbon School

14th February 2022

A significant milestone in one of the DfE's 'Low Carbon Pathfinder' projects has been reached with an end-of-module-installation ceremony taking place at Merstham Park School, near Reigate in Surrey. The ceremony was attended by...

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HE Simm Group Launches New Offsite Business and Invests £1M In A New Manufacturing Facility

11th February 2022

The HE Simm Group – one of the UK's leading engineering and services businesses - has invested £1m in a new-state-of-the-art 21,000 sq ft facility, to build on its ever-expanding order book for MEP prefabricated...

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Council tackles Cornwall housing crisis by investing in new offsite homes

10th February 2022

Cornwall Council is set to announce an extension to its modular housing initiative to help tackle the Cornwall housing crisis Up to 30 two and three-bedroom homes, across several sites, will be built as part of a new partnership with South West...

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Collaboration Key To Unlock Modern Methods Of Construction

10th February 2022

A collaborative approach lies at the heart of scaling up modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK, to simultaneously help solve the housing crisis and drive down construction-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new...

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New Outpatient’s Building Arrives on Site at King’s College Hospital

10th February 2022

Premier Modular, one of the UK's leading offsite construction specialists, has installed the final modules on site for a new 3,450sqm outpatient services building at King's College Hospital in London, achieving a major milestone in the build...

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Wernick Group sets 2040 carbon net-zero target

9th February 2022

Modular and portable building specialist Wernick is implementing a strategy to become a carbon net-zero company by 2040. Wernick's Chief Executive, Jonathan Wernick said:  "Our commitment goes beyond just complying with our...

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Housing Industrialisation Blueprint To Be Unveiled For Transforming House Building

9th February 2022

Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), the UK's most ambitious post-war project to transform house building, will present its findings and issue a call to the industry to mainstream their use at the Futurebuild...

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SCI Launches Tedds Modules For Specialist Steel Design

9th February 2022

SCI has launched the first of a range of specialist Tedds modules which complement and enhance the capability of the widely recognised Tekla Tedds software. SCI is uniquely placed to produce such tools with over 30 years of experience in providing...

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Offsite Sector Gather For Midlands Constructing Excellence Awards

7th February 2022

An MMC award celebrating the best of offsite construction in the Midlands is one of the awards up for grabs at the 2022 Constructing Excellence awards for the East Midlands and West Midlands. Award submissions are open to all organisations involved in delivering building and civil engineering projects in the twin regions.

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Award-Winning VOLUMETRIC™ to attend Modular Matters Conference

7th February 2022

This month, specialist manufacturers of custom-built modular homes VOLUMETRIC™ will be attending the Modular Matters Construction Conference and Exhibition on 15 and 16 February to present their award-winning...

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Geberit to showcase bathroom pod solutions at Modular Matters

7th February 2022

Geberit, the European market leader for sanitary products, will be showcasing its pre-assembled bathroom pod solutions for hotels at the Modular Matters Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham. Geberit will be exhibiting as headline...

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Spotlight on New Talent

5th February 2022

Can offsite construction help to tackle skills shortages? Chris Jarman, Director of the Construction Talent Retention Scheme and Talentview Construction, offers some compelling reasons how it can. In the face of crippling skills...

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Fresh Approach to Hybrid Panels

5th February 2022

Hybrid construction can offer a more sustainable way of building. To help drive this forward, Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element combining concrete with Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber). ...

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Nuspan Awarded Gold Status with Supply Chain Sustainability School

4th February 2022

Nuspan Flooring has been awarded gold membership status with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, acknowledging our efforts to bring proactive, positive, sustainable change to the built environment. ...

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Modular Group Investments Limited (MGI) Ready to Meet ESG Demands

4th February 2022

Modular Group Investments Limited (MGI) has set its sights on meeting its Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) values with practical steps and targets. The fast growing and innovative group of businesses, whose goal is to make a...

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Case Study: A Model to Replicate

4th February 2022

Designed by Bond Bryan Architects, Springhead Primary School is a two-form entry primary school constructed entirely from volumetric modular units to deliver large spaces, architectural features and a landmark community...

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McCarthy Stone to Build 40 New Retirement Community Sites Using MMC

3rd February 2022

McCarthy Stone has announced that it will develop 40 new retirement community sites that will be built using modern methods of construction (MMC) The first sites in Broadstairs, Stratford-on-Avon, Warminster and West Bridgford will be under...

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Modular Homes - Are we Storing Up Problems for the Future?

3rd February 2022

The market for modular and prefabricated buildings continues to boom, but are we storing up problems for the future that may ultimately cost millions of pounds in repairs for homeowners? According to Jim Edwards, Commercial Director for...

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New Name for Elliott Group

2nd February 2022

Modular building companies Elliott Group Ltd, Carter Accommodation and Procomm Site Services are being consolidated under the single brand of Algeco. Algeco, a French company, was the first modular building firm bought by TDR capital in 2004. TDR...

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McDonald’s Adds Low Carbon to Menu in Net Zero Drive

2nd February 2022

The UK's first net zero McDonald's has just opened in Shropshire, built by a supply chain full of low-carbon innovations. At first glance, there is nothing special about the new McDonald's restaurant on the outskirts of Market Drayton in...

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Volumetric - Safe and Sustainable Interim Housing

2nd February 2022

Rising accommodation costs, the global pandemic and a potentially harsh winter will see the most vulnerable in society at risk and in search of secure living accommodation. What can local authorities do to meet this difficult...

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Offsite Awards - World of Wonders 2021

1st February 2022

Despite the many challenges posed by COVID-19 over the last 18 months, the Offsite Awards still managed to reward innovation and excellence across a range of sectors. Held during Offsite Expo 2021, who were this year’s winners? ...

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Riverside Scotland handed over the second phase of Dundonald development

31st January 2022

Riverside Scotland handed over the second phase of its modular housing development at Dundonald, South Ayrshire. The ground-breaking £9.8million project, with support from the Scottish Government, is being delivered by Riverside...

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Ultrapanel Accepted into Home Builders Federation

31st January 2022

Ultrapanel Building Technologies, designer, and manufacturer of the award-winning Ultrapanel ‘room in the roof’ system, has been accepted into the highly prestigious Home Builders Federation. The Home Builders Federation is the...

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Turning Up The Heat On Modular Construction

31st January 2022

Luciana Kola, Marketing Manager at Uponor, explains why pipework for both domestic services and heating systems are ideal products for factory-based construction. The pressure is increasing for the construction sector to adopt...

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Precision Processing for Claridge's Hotel

31st January 2022

Recent work on London’s prestigious Claridge’s Hotel, saw MEP specialist Kane invest in the Holobuilder digital platform to add to its existing digital expertise and make smooth progress on a complicated scheme. An...

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De-Risking MMC and Driving Residential Innovation

28th January 2022

We hear from Tim Reid, Customer Relationship Director, NHBC (National House Building Council) on de-risking MMC and driving residential innovation There has been no shortage of discussion around the use of MMC, yet certain quarters, particularly...

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Can volumetric manufactured buildings deliver a net zero future?

28th January 2022

Is the road to a net zero future a well mapped out route or is there uncertainty along the way? Richard Hipkiss, development director of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), makes a case for volumetric manufactured buildings in...

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A Different Kind of Living - 'House of Urban Splash'

28th January 2022

'House by Urban Splash’ has created its first Row House homes – a new typology designed by architect shedkm – and builds upon the hugely successful Mansion and Town House concepts. The designs for the first Row House...

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Euramax Helps Ilke Achieve “The Best Possible Outcome”

28th January 2022

Stylish, high-quality products matched with outstanding quality control and a seamless delivery process are just some of the reasons why leading uPVC window and door manufacturer Euramax Solutions has been chosen as a main supplier of modular...

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Offsite - The Sensible Option

27th January 2022

Investment in renewable energy as a low carbon energy source is central to our sustainable future. For this reason, TATA Chemicals Europe (TATA) and Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant (LSEP) embarked on an all-encompassing infrastructure...

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The Community & Circular Approach

26th January 2022

Ebury Edge is a temporary work and community space at the heart of Westminster, providing affordable workspace and retail units, a cafe, community hall and public courtyard, with timber providing a key element of the scheme. As...

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