The Smart Construction Network has its origins in a 2018, following a review by the CLC Innovation in Buildings workstream which identified a need for ‘Centres of Excellence’ to support the uptake of Smart Construction in the housing sector. Since its launch, the Network has grown to include organisations with…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has been awarded a major contract for the Department for Health and Social Care to provide modular buildings for 25 Covid19 testing sites across the UK – from Glasgow to Portsmouth. The contract will support the Government in increasing testing…
Read moreBuildoffsite & BECG have launched a survey to create a report on the offsite industry. This report will be…
Read moreSector specialist communications consultancy for the built environment At BECG we provide our clients with expert counsel and award-winning communications services. Using our skills to champion better understanding and acceptance of the built environment, we deliver value by maximising opportunities, managing reputations and reducing risk. With over 80 members of…
Read moreConstruction Innovation Hub Digital Impact Director David Philp underscored today the vital role that digital tools and processes play in enabling a smooth transition from building construction to operation, and also in helping clients to assure and assess a building’s performance. In a keynote address to UK Construction Week 2020,…
Read moreIf we are serious about making construction fit for the future, then we must first get to grips with value. This is one of the challenges that Keith Waller, who leads the Government-backed Construction Innovation Hub, will put to industry in a keynote speech later this morning. Delivering the opening…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has been awarded the contract to provide modular housing for homeless families in Barking who are in urgent need of accommodation. The new homes are developed by Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council. The £1.5m contract…
Read moreBuildoffsite is launching a series of 4 webinars to following the publication of its response to the CLC’s roadmap for recovery from the current pandemic - 'Offsite Response to COVID-19 Impact'. These webinars will be focused upon different stakeholders’ perspectives but we welcome all members and supporters to join in. …
Read moreSupported by the Mayor of London, tech-led design practice Bryden Wood and leading residential consultancy Cast, have released a significant new version of the cutting-edge PRiSM app, which harnesses the latest digital technology and data to help design and build manufactured homes. The pioneering app is the latest development in…
Read moreA UK first took place in a car park in Bristol on Friday as 11 innovative zero carbon ZED PODS apartments were craned into place. The development, designed by award-winning modular housing company ZED PODS Ltd, will see the one and two bed apartments built on a podium above the…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has provided modular buildings spanning more than 1700sqm for the new Nightingale Hospital Exeter. Completed in just four weeks, these integrated buildings were supplied site-ready to accommodate essential facilities for the new hospital operated by the Royal Devon and Exeter…
Read moreThe Construction Leadership Council has provided the industry with a Roadmap for Recovery as we slowly emerge from the impacts of COVID-19. In response to this Buildoffsite has facilitated the creation of the ‘Offsite Sector Response to COVID-19 Impact’ paper, in which we set out to identify how the use…
Read moreTDSG has joined Stellar, a consortium of academic, technical, industry and end user stakeholders, that will work together is supporting SMEs and Social…
Read moreBuckinghamshire Council has awarded a £7.5m contract to Premier Modular for the offsite construction of 58 apartments which will provide facilities for homeless people and their families in urgent need of housing. Work will start on site this summer and is due for completion in 2021. The project in the…
Read moreNew ‘Value Toolkit’ will help to accelerate decision making, driving greater value and supporting ‘Project Speed’ ambitions Value Toolkit is key priority in the sector's Roadmap to Recovery Flagship initiative builds on groundwork laid by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and the Construction Leadership Council Toolkit launched as part…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has appointed David Harris as Managing Director. The appointment follows the retirement of Eugenio de Sa after more than 20 years in the business and who remains as Executive Chairman until the end of 2020. With over 20 years’ experience…
Read moreFormally launching later this month, the Construction Talent Retention Scheme is a partnership between industry and Government to secure essential talent in the UK’s construction sector. Announced by the Chancellor in today’s statement, the scheme is run by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) which is made up of trade and…
Read more· Industry bodies to help develop new industry methodology · First step towards roll-out of new industry ‘Value Toolkit’ · Flagship project is key priority under CLC Sector Recovery Plan RICS, RIBA, CIOB and Social Value UK have joined forces with the Construction Innovation Hub to develop a new industry-wide definition of value,…
Read moreFirst Start Homes (FSH) is part of the Purever Group, a well-established company in the business of Offsite manufacture and MMC with projects delivered across the world. For over 25 years, the Purever Group has been researching more efficient and sustainable construction methods that create real savings, not only in…
Read morePremier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite specialists, has delivered a new, purpose-designed modular PET-CT scanning facility for Alliance Medical at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The new building was built offsite and is now operational and serving the local community. Alliance Medical, one of Europe’s leading providers of…
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