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New Faces

Happy to announce the team has grown a little this last month: we have Louise Smith with us as Interim Project Co-Ordinator and Nathalie Quinn working on Communications. If we can pin them down, we should be adding some photos so you can know who you are talking to! Both…

Andrew Dix FCIPS

It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Andrew Dix, the Chairman of Buildoffsite. Andrew’s sudden death has come as an incredible shock to us all. Our thoughts go out to his wife Julie and their family. Andrew had been Chairman for only a short period but…

Buildoffsite Rail Hub Visit to Reading Station

On Wednesday 21st February, Buildoffsite’s Rail Hub visited the £120million redevelopment project at Reading Station, part of the Reading Station Area Redevelopment (RSAR) project, as part of their 2017 event programme. Hailed as an exemplary project by the sector, the project client, Network Rail, hosted the morning event together with…

Buildoffsite – Building Connections September/October 2016

In addition to business as usual activities such as contact with Members and prospective Members, managing activities, communications and events. Buildoffsite is involved in developments that support the interests of Members and the development of the organisation. During the late September/October period these activities will include: Promoting Buildoffsite interests at…

Buildoffsite – Building Connections August/September 2016

In addition to business as usual activities such as contact with Members and prospective Members, managing activities, communications and events. Buildoffsite is involved in developments that support the interests of Members and the development of the organisation. During the August/September holiday period these activities will include: • Contact with air…

Offsite Construction Show 2016

The launch of OSCS2015 was a great success which makes OSCS2016 a significant date in the construction diary!   In October 2015, the offsite industry came of age, with its very own showcase attracting 2,000 attendees who represented every part of the UK’s building, construction, design and engineering community, combining…

Buildoffsite – Building Connections July/August 2016

In addition to business as usual activities such as contact with Members and prospective Members, managing activities, communications and events. Buildoffsite is involved in other activities that support the interests of Members and the development of the organisation. Over recent weeks and in the following few weeks these activities include:…

Portakabin: Royal Stoke Hospital

  Portakabin produces short film following construction of challenging build project at Royal Stoke Hospital.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU8spqybB10

Free Guest Passes to Homes 2015

As Buildoffsite is one of the partners of the Homes Event 2015,  Olympia 18 & 19 November,  the organisers have kindly gifted 100 FREE tickets for our members. To register for one of these tickets please click here. For more information about the event please see the dedicated event website www.homesevent.co.uk

I’ve registered, have you?

Offsite Construction Show  I have just registered myself as a delegate of the Offsite Construction Show which takes place on 14 and 15 October at ExCel in London’s Docklands. The Show is free to attend and will provide a brilliant opportunity to catch up with the latest offerings from the…

Richard Ogden to step down

Buildoffsite was established in 2003, with the aim of substantially increasing the awareness across the construction industry of the benefits of offsite construction and significantly increasing the use thereof.  During the past 12 years the organisation has grown organically and generically to its current membership base of in excess of…

UKCES Funded Guide to Building Offsite

An introduction to Building Offsite funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has now been published. The content was produced by an industry and academic collaboration of CCG, Stewart Milne Timber Systems, Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot Watt University in partnership with Architecture and Design Scotland. The…

Buildoffsite Newsletter – May 2015

As you read this Newsletter, we will probably be just a day or so away from the 2015 General Election that takes place on Thursday 7 May. You may also have seen the political manifestos which may or may not have things to say that will impact on the performance…

Buildoffsite launches new website

We are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website. The new website is available at www.buildoffsite.com and features a bright, uncluttered design and improved access to our range of valuable resources. Our aim has been to achieve a contemporary website that is more user friendly and easy…

Buildoffsite Newsletter – January 2015

We are getting 2015 off to a flying start with the inaugural meeting of the Buildoffsite Offsite Housing Hub meeting on 12 January and the Buildoffsite/Mott MacDonald Infrastructure conference taking place on 21 January at the Institution of Civil Engineers. These are important events in our calendar, which will help…

Launch of Buildoffsite Offsite Housing Hub

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Buildoffsite Newsletter – November 2014

I am pleased to say that over the last few months I am picking up many more good news stories about improving conditions in the construction market. What this time last year amounted to an increase in enquiries does now seem to have transformed into significant increases in orders. This…

Homes 2014, 26-27 November, London Olympia

Buildoffsite is joining with Ocean Media Group, the organisation behind Inside Housing magazine and CIH annual conference and exhibition, to bring you the offsite construction zone at Homes 2014. Building on the recent government funding announcement with a heavy bias towards our industry through the Affordable Homes Programme 2015-18 the…

Buildoffsite Newsletter August 2014

This autumn marks the 10th anniversary of the Buildoffsite organisation. A good time to reflect on the role of Buildoffsite within the wider construction industry, and to take stock of how best we should now organise and engage to prmote the business and project case for the increased use of…