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Ireland: A centre of excellence for Modern Methods of Construction in Europe

Ireland is on the path to becoming a centre of excellence for offsite and other Modern Methods of Construction in Europe, says Paul Tierney, CEO of MMC Ireland.

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CCG responds to growing demand by expanding off-site manufacturing

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 35 new members to its off-site manufacturing business, CCG OSM, in response to growing demand for its energy efficient timber systems

Integra moves into flagship self-built modular offices

Modular specialist Integra Buildings has moved into flagship self-built offices as part of a £3m investment programme

Prefabricated houses are on the rise – here’s everything you need to know

In this piece, Advantage Home Construction Insurance will be answering everything you need to know about prefabricated houses and its booming popularity.

Three innovative uses of 3D printing in construction

Technology is impacting the construction sector in myriad positive ways and a key catalyst for the industry’s technological revolution has been 3D printing. Here, Advantage takes a look at how 3D printers are impacting the construction industry

Modular student homes scheme completed in record time

Tide Construction and their offsite manufacturing company, Vision Modular Systems, have completed Chapter Highbury II, a 257-bed modular student homes scheme in London

A stainless steel 3D printed bridge takes shape in Amsterdam

The full span of a stainless steel 3D printed bridge to cross one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most famous canals has been completed

Tranport for London and Apartments for London team up to deliver housing

Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new partnership with Apartments for London (AfL) to deliver high quality, affordable homes across a number of...

Construction skills shortage reinforces need for MMC, says report

A growing skills shortage in London’s construction sector is reinforcing the need for adopting Modern Methods of Construction, according to a new Centre for London report

RICS urges industry to embrace Modern Methods of Construction

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released a paper urging the government and construction industry to “think outside of the bricks” and boost diversity in construction skills, by embracing Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

ZEDFactory to provide 23 prefabricated homes for college development

Central Bedfordshire College has selected ZEDPods, a new offsite manufacturer of low-cost starter-homes, for a development on college land which will offer 23 prefabricated homes to Dunstable’s nurses, teachers and firefighters

Permanent design for temporary building at Birmingham University

Architecturally designed and built completely to spec, the new three-storey, modular building on the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus is full of unique features

McAvoy expands into residential sector with offsite housing solution

The McAvoy Group has announced its expansion into the residential sector with the launch of a new offsite housing solution for all housing tenures

£2bn offsite housing framework revealed

Construction firms will have the chance to bid for a place on an offsite housing framework set to be renewed by procurement specialist LHC, worth around £2bn

£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

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