Algeco completes Starbucks restaurant in just 6 weeks
Algeco, Europe’s leading modular and offsite building solutions brand, has completed the new modular Starbucks restaurant in Normanton, Derby in just 6 weeks from start to finish. The 6 week …
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Momentum grows for Modular Homes in UK, tipped as the answer to the UK housing crisis
Enevate Homes, a national and independent provider of modular homes, has seen turnover increase by 118% this year as the need for a sustainable housing solution grows. The modular construction …
Dudleys completes works to support new elective care hub at Wharfdale Hospital
Dudleys Consulting Engineers has completed works to facilitate the installation of a new £1 million elective care hub at Wharfedale Hospital in Otley. Two new temporary theatres have been installed on …
CKH agrees contract with Willmott Dixon to build Northminster development
CROSS KEYS HOMES (CKH) has signed contracts with Willmott Dixon to build their flagship Northminster development. Willmott Dixon was invited on to the development team by Peterborough Investment Partnership (PIP) …
Centrepoint reveal ‘first look’ at new modular home development to house 33 young homeless people in Peckham, with rent capped at ⅓ of salary
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, has revealed a ‘first look’ at 33 new modular homes built to house young people experiencing homelessness in Peckham, London. The Reuben House …
Award-winning FIRETEX® FX6002 chosen for fire protection of high-rise Amsterdam towers
Sherwin-Williams’ award-winning FIRETEX® FX6002 was chosen as part of an intumescent coating system for maximum fire protection of a major residential and hotel development in northern Amsterdam. Y-Towers, under construction …
Production underway at new modular housebuilding factory
One of the UK’s newest modular housebuilders has officially opened its first manufacturing site in North East England. The official launch of the 20,000sq ft CoreHaus factory in County Durham …
From construction site to production line
Building prefabricated modules off-site can speed up the construction process by as much as 50 per cent and cut costs by up to 20 per cent, according to a 2019 …
Modular construction to deliver 750 school places in Essex
Construction has started to create a number of new classroom blocks at three secondary schools across Essex – adding 750 much-needed school places for pupils in the county. The modular …
Acoustic focus holds the key to delivering quality in MMC housing
With offsite construction and MMC set to play an increasingly important role in easing the UK’s new homes shortage, particularly in the social housing sector, never before has there been …
New £2.4 million Dinton Activity Centre is taking shape
Dinton Pastures new multi-million-pound activity centre, designed by HLM Architects, reached a major milestone on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 January, as modules were lifted into place at the borough’s …
Can modular construction rebuild the UK’s high streets?
Why town planners should use modular construction for Towns Fund projects In September 2020, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick, announced the first part of …
Euramax welcomes calls for 75,000 modular homes per year
Modular construction needs to be at the heart of the Government’s housing strategy A report compiled by the Government’s modern methods of construction (MMC) champion Mark Farmer and Mike De’Ath …
Estonia’s Harmet manufactures prefabricated housing modules at speed
Harmet is an Estonian offsite construction company that was founded in 1992 and employs some 800 people across five factories in Estonia and Finland. Harmet’s main products are wooden modular …
Urban Adaptation Architects’ Competition – Flexibility with modular wood construction
Buildings are static. They serve the purpose they have been designed for. But when cities grow and the needs of the community change, this becomes a problem. Modular construction with …
What is environmentally conscious building?
Over the course of the last twenty years or so, there have been several methods used to make construction greener and more sustainable. For example, the use of solar panels …
Offsite construction: overcoming the challenges of the building industry
Digitalisation and autonomous processes are propelling the manufacturing industry into a Fourth Industrial Revolution. With technology providing connectivity and data-driven insights to the manufacturing sector, can it also solve challenges …
Fasteners, Fixings and Everything In Between for Fast Track Construction
Buildings need to come together more quickly than ever. To do so without compromising integrity and quality depends on every little detail being thoroughly considered. This detail comes right down …
Will Covid-19 change the future of building design?
THE IMPACT of Covid-19 on every aspect of life is undeniable. As the pandemic began to spread throughout March 2020, no one could have foretold the ways in which this …
Supporting affordable housing with modular construction
Euramax releases infographic on benefits modular construction brings to housing market Yorkshire based window and door manufacturer, Euramax, has released an infographic that outlines the UK’s current struggles to create …
Wilson James expands its construction logistics operation into the Port of Tilbury
Wilson James, the leading provider of specialist construction logistics services, has announced that it has expanded its warehousing and consolidation capacity into the Port of Tilbury, London’s major port. The …
Housing and modern methods of construction post COVID-19
By Ian Atkinson, Partner and Ryan Lavers, Solicitor, at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barometer of economic conditions, it …
Modern or traditional construction?
~ Exploring the differences ~ The history of brick and mortar construction is an established one, and many consider brick laying an art form. However, modern building methods, such as …
New Royal Wharf Pier arrives to new home in London
The highly-anticipated Royal Wharf Pier arrived in London yesterday in impressive fashion, as the canting brow, carried on a 65m x 60m boat and the pontoon, brought in by the …
There is no place like a modular home
How we are living in the perfect environment for modular construction Stopping the current housing crisis means that in the UK we need to build three million new homes over …
Why modular buildings and lighting controls are a class act
As class sizes reach all-time highs and budgets keep shrinking, Martyn Frear, Business Development Manager at CP Electronics, explains why modular buildings and lighting controls can ease the squeeze on …
Modular: 21st Century Construction,19th Century Technology?
Martin Wadsworth, Managing Director of Discrete Heat, discusses what’s really happening in the modular construction market and how it’s impacting on building product manufacturers. When you think of modular construction, …
RGU researching innovative robotic timber construction methods
Researchers from Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment are conducting a research project into an innovative housing construction method which could help to bring down the cost …
Top three benefits of modular builds
Whether you love or loath IKEA, there is no denying the thrill of picking out furniture and seeing it in your home on the same day. More and more house …
Building for a sustainable future
Kirsty Hammond, editor of Specifier Review looks at how far we have come towards sustainable construction. It’s a well-known fact that we are in the midst of a housing crisis. …
Specialist consultants McBains to advise on world’s tallest modular towers in London
Recent appointment takes specialist due diligence and monitoring services team to over £9bn construction in UK. Leading consultant McBains has been appointed by the bank providing senior debt to oversee the …
Six reasons why timber frame is surging in the UK
In the mid-1980s negative press about quality control for timber-frame housing caused a healthy market to slump from around 40 percent to less than 10 percent in a single year. …
How can productivity in the construction industry be improved? Lords launch new inquiry
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee invites contributions to its new inquiry Off-site Manufacture for Construction. The UK construction industry was worth nearly £100 billion to the UK economy …
The benefits of timber as a building material
Jeremy English, Sales Director at Södra – Sweden’s largest forest-owner association – explains how timber is perfectly placed to meet the needs of the UK construction industry. With its clean, …
Early specification provides time savings with Knauf AQUAPANEL® Exterior
Early specification of Knauf AQUAPANEL® Exterior at the design stage of a 60-bed care home in Winnersh has provided both speed and cost savings for specialist care home developers Castleoak …
The Biggest Ever Modular Build Construction Project in the UK
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 Premier Modular Limited, a leading East …
Collaboration and Integration the Key to Success
Article by Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades Celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, EOS Facades is a leading innovator in light gauge steel construction, specialising in the design, manufacture …
High Performance Building is not a ‘Back of an Envelope’ Calculation
By-lined article by Ian Loughnane, Business Unit Director for Kingspan Timber Solutions. Following government calls for faster delivery, lower costs and increased sustainability from the industry, timber and offsite construction …
Paving the way to One Million Homes
Housing Minister, Brandon Lewis has set out an ambitious target to build one million new homes before the end of the current Parliament. Hitting such an aspirational target calls …
Is Offsite Construction the Perfectly Timed Solution for the Construction Industry?
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 …