In a fast-moving and competitive market, technical excellence alone is not enough. Businesses also need credibility, connections and influence. MPBA membership delivers all three. Chief executive Jackie Maginnis discusses why membership matters.
As the international trade association for modular construction, the Modular Building Institute's mission is to expand the use of offsite construction through innovation and education.
Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) is becoming a driving force in the specification of volumetric technology in public sector projects – particularly in healthcare and education. But Richard Hipkiss, development director for the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), questions the value of purely financial calculations.
Now in their 15th year, the British Woodworking Federation(BWF) 2023 Awards has released the shortlist celebrating the achievements of UK woodworking and joinery manufacturing.
Plans by the US Department of Labour to extend the Davis-Bacon Act to cover modular and offsite construction sparked a staunch lobbying effort by the industry opposed to what they saw as an ill-suited and impractical change. John McMullen of the Modular Building Institute takes us inside a major victory for the US modular construction industry.
David Johnson, pre-construction director at Volumetric Building Companies, shares his thoughts on why the demand for modular continues to increase and the urgent need for change.
With the recent focus on unsafe and aging school buildings compounded by the RAAC issue, Jackie Maginnis, chief executive of the Modular and Portable Building Association, discusses how a volumetric approach to construction can help remedy the situation and fast-track the school building programme.
Volumetric Building Companies continues to expand operations in Ireland by opening an international centre of excellence for MMC to serve European and global markets.
Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University showcased their innovative research in bio-based construction by leading an engineered bamboo-timber composite gridshell construction project, completed by students from three universities.
In this article, Jonathon Pearce, head of sales, Centriforce, explores the benefits of recycled plastic lumber, and how the material is emerging as an alternative to timber construction.
After four decades in the industry and 30 years of running his own joinery business in the North of Scotland, Kevin Rodgers has seen the panel board product market evolve both in application and performance; and has developed a particular liking for the OSB which is manufactured close to him.
