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Read moreCIRIA will hold a virtual meeting on 20th April 2021 from 2 pm to 4 pm to explore the challenges posed on assessing the need for, installing and verifying gas protection measures through presentations from Andrew Jackson, NHBC, Anthony Goode, Visqueen, Geoff Card, GB Card and Partners and Chris Pitchford, Rollalong. This will be followed by…
Read moreWhite Frog has partnered with Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE), Intenttech, Leeds Beckett University and the University of Hertfordshire to create Automatic DfMA Design Generator (ADAGE), an Internet of Things tool to instil adoption of DfMA by building designers. DfMA offers improvements in cost, quality, construction safety and productivity, compared to…
Read moreLocal authorities across the UK are being encouraged to ‘go digital’ in their approach to the design, construction and operation of their buildings and estates. A new video produced by the Construction Innovation Hub with the support of the Local Authorities Working Group seeks to challenge a perception prevalent amongst some local authorities that Building…
Read moreWe wanted to update you as soon as we could on our plans for The Offsite Show. With restrictions likely to stay with us for longer than we had all hoped and anticipated, we feel it would be better for all of our exhibitors, visitors and partners to postpone the…
Read moreOver the last few months the UK Government has launched or supported a number of significant reports and initiatives to encourage better performance from public sector clients and their suppliers. There are three that could provide particular stimulation to the offsite industry. In the summer of last year, the Construction…
Read moreBuildoffsite is a membership organisation, with over 100 members from the construction and manufacturing industries. Their mission is to be the trusted, independent voice of the UK construction industry with respect to off-site and pre-manufacturing, and to provide all relevant support to our members and other stakeholders to enable them…
Read moreThe Construction Playbook, published at the end of 2020, outlines how most of England's public sector construction procurement is going to be carried out in the coming years. It contains a lot of guidance, with focus upon safety, MMC, and whole life cost and carbon optimisation. It also stresses the…
Read moreA year ago, our most pressing concerns were about what issues businesses faced due to the uncertainty of leaving the European Union and what events we would be delivering to our members. This is potentially the biggest challenge for businesses in the past 40 years needing to demonstrate resilience in…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has announced a strong financial performance with a 23 per cent increase in turnover to £65.3m and a 35 per cent rise in profit to £10.6m, according to its latest accounts which have just been released. Premier’s financial performance is…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has completed the installation of 58 apartments for a new £9m emergency housing scheme for Buckinghamshire Council in High Wycombe. Due for completion this summer, the project is being delivered by an innovative partnership between Premier Modular and Claritas Group.…
Read moreAn in-depth analysis of the future pipelines of key Whitehall departments reveals a clear and defined market opportunity for platform solutions across social infrastructure such as schools and hospitals, supporting a key policy ambition set out in the Government’s recently published Construction Playbook. Of a £50 billion pipeline examined by…
Read moreThe countdown to the Construction Innovation Hub’s much anticipated Value Toolkit began in earnest today, with the launch of a new interactive digital resource to help clients navigate through the crucial steps involved in value-based decision-making. The new resource outlines the step-by-step journey through the three core modules of the…
Read moreKey manufacturers for construction can now sign up to a brand new MMC Database The database has been developed by Kier in partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School Embracing offsite manufacture and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is becoming a strategic priority for many businesses. As the largest regional…
Read moreBuilding Better, the National Housing Federation-supported alliance of housing associations developing offsite solutions for the social housing sector, has begun a search for three manufacturers to deliver its first framework for modern methods of construction (MMC). Procurement for Housing is working with Building Better to develop the £600m volumetric framework…
Read moreFrom video tutorials and remote working to offsite construction and real-time virtual sketching, a new study from Buildoffsite reveals how the construction industry has responded to COVID-19. Led by Nigel Fraser, the study aimed to collate and share learning from across the sector as it adapted and responded to…
Read moreWith the Transforming Construction Challenge halfway through its funding period, it has invested in exceptional innovations that are fundamentally changing the way we are building - innovations that put the value to the end user at the heart of construction. But we know we also need to shift the narrative…
Read moreThe new Offsite Show will be organised by Industry Expo, a Media 10 Group company, in partnership with Buildoffsite and will be co-located with UK Construction Week (UKCW), 4 dedicated UK Construction Week Summits and Grand Designs Live. Whilst being an independent and vertical event, specifically for the offsite market,…
Read moreThe multi-million pound contract awarded to Premier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, to provide bespoke modular buildings for Covid19 testing has been doubled to 50 sites across the UK. In the last three months, Premier has invested £7m in its hire fleet to meet the increasing…
Read more[caption id="attachment_5361" align="alignnone" width="200"] David Hurcomb, Chief Executive Officer[/caption] Reporting a strong financial year, NG Bailey said its ongoing strong financial position, including a balanced pipeline of work across sustainable and resilient sectors, gives it confidence for the future, in spite of the significant challenges of COVID-19. Chief Executive of NG…
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