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£6.2m offsite housing scheme to help families in need

Families awaiting social housing in Northern Ireland will be able to move in a year earlier as Clanmil Housing Association joins forces with McAvoy Group to deliver new homes using offsite solutions

Balfour Beatty to move 1/4 of current onsite construction to factories

Leading infrastructure group, Balfour Beatty has released plans to incorporate more offsite construction and modular components in order to move 25% of workload to factories.

Modular housing partnership to help solve housing crisis

Revolutionary modular housing partnership to reduce the cost of modular housing and offer a potential solution to the UK’s housing crisis

Elements Europe awarded £30m for modular residential tower

Private developer Pocket Living has appointed Elements Europe to deliver a modular solution to a 21 storey residential tower

Suppliers announced for Fusion21’s modular building framework

National procurement organisation, Fusion21, has announced the successful suppliers in its newly expanded Modular Building Framework

Growth in panelised modular building systems market

The UK market for panelised modular building systems has performed relatively strongly over the past 3 years or so, and is estimated to have grown by 26% between 2014 and 2017, according to a recent report by AMA Research

A model of the future?

A sculpture highlighting the potential of modular construction and offsite manufacturing in tackling the UK’s housing crisis has been chosen to be included in the Royal Academy of Arts’ prestigious Summer Exhibition

Swan takes flight with offsite modular factory

Swan Housing Group has invested in its own factory to deliver much-needed homes through offsite modular construction. Housing minister James Brokenshire recently visited the site to see how this precision-engineered approach can deliver attractive, greener homes while saving money and cutting waste

What’s new? What matters? Is it offsite?

Dennis Seal of Buildoffsite looks at issues and opportunities facing the offsite sector, as well as the growing support for this method of construction in meeting the UK’s housing demand

MPBA issue response to Environmental Audit Committee report

MPBA respond to the Environmental Audit Committee report amid claims of overheating, the modular construction sector is keen to set the record straight

Ilke homes appointed modular housing provider for Efficiency East Midlands

Offsite technique specialist, Ilke Homes, has successfully gained a place on the Efficiency East Midlands’ (EEM) modular homes Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Offsite experts set the record straight on modular overheating resilience

Buildoffsite, The Offsite Hub and Oxford Brookes University issue a response to clarify the concerns on the overheating resilience of offsite solutions, following some of the evidence presented to the Environmental Audit Committee

Offsite construction: How can Ireland help resolve the London housing crisis?

Anne Corr of Enterprise Ireland discusses Ireland's close trade ties and world-leading commitment to digital and offsite construction could hold the answer to tackling the housing crisis

Heathrow completes tour of potential offsite hubs

Heathrow’s team has now visited all 65 sites around the country that are longlisted to become offsite hubs for the airport’s £14bn third runway expansion

MPs call on government to end public funding for modular homes

The Environmental Audit Committee has said the government should put an end to the public funding of modular homes as they are not resilient to heatwaves

What does successful collaboration look like in the construction sector?

Kim Vernau, CEO at BLP Insurance, highlights key points raised by guest speaker Alex Notay of Places for People, on the need for collaboration and innovation in the construction industry, with a particular emphasis placed on offsite construction

Modular housing scheme to tackle homelessness in London

PLACE (Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise) Ltd is looking for modular homes to tackle homelessness in London.

How to use new skills for modular construction excellence

Daltons Wadkin, discuss five key skills to ensure excellence in the off-site construction process, to achieve only the highest of standards

Radical overhaul of construction sector needed to meet housing demand

The construction sector cannot meet the UK’s desperate need for housing, according to the House of Lords who say off-site manufacturing could be the solution to improving productivity

The construction industry 18 months on from the Farmer Review

Kim Vernau, CEO at BLP Insurance, highlights the key points raised at an interactive discussion organised for industry peers at which guest speaker Mark Farmer examined the progress the industry has made since the publication of Modernise or Die

Modular Homes: Common Misconceptions

Premier Guarantee discusses some of the increasingly popular methods of construction.

Modern methods of construction could create £40bn export market

According to consultancy and construction firm, Mace, the UK could create a new £40bn a year global export market if it establishes the country as a leader in Modern Methods of Construction

Think tank report’s vision will require more offsite homes says Actis

A new campaigning think tank report suggesting a radical rethink into how the UK manages the housing market will require an increase in offsite construction, says insulation specialist Actis

RDA Modular unveils 3D printing-injection solution

RDA Modular has announced plans to build a new factory that implements their 3D printing-injection construction process to address the current global housing crisis

Construction company responds to rise in demand for modular construction

Seven Oaks Timber Frame, part of JG Hale Construction, is to be turned into a separate limited company and rebranded as Seven Oaks Modular in a move that reflects the increasing demand for modular construction solutions in the UK

Research reveals greater demand for volumetric modular buildings

Research from AMA Research has shown a 6% increase in prefabricated volumetric modular buildings and portable accommodation in 2017.

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