West Midlands mayor finds out more about modern methods of construction in...
LoCaL Homes, an award-winning advanced offsite housing manufacturing facility in Walsall, recently received a high-profile visit from a trio of Tory politicians. Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street...
View ArticleStarship secures cash for £4m Wirral Waters scheme
Modular homes developer Starship raises necessary finance to proceed with £4m Egerton Village scheme at Wirral Waters. Tony McDonough reports Modular builder Starship will press ahead with plans to...
View ArticleReboot for £3.6bn NHS modular buildings framework
Around 21 modular specialists face a fight to retain places on the next-generation modular building framework for NHS Shared Business Services. The rebooted framework has been expanded to cover new...
View ArticlePrefab Housing Dreams Collapse in Bristol: Modular Construction’s Future in...
Residents of Lockleaze, Bristol, are facing the stark realities of modular construction gone awry. A development promising a faster, greener, and cheaper housing solution has turned into a prolonged...
View ArticlePersimmon’s profits halve to £352m but Group remains confident in long-term...
National housebuilder Persimmon PLC saw its pre-tax profits more than halve in 2023 to £352m (2022: £731m). The company said 2024 “would not be easy”, but it remained confident in the long-term...
View ArticleSoloHaus Stars in BBC1’s DIY SOS Big Build
The Hill Group teamed up with BBC One’s ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’ to transform a dilapidated caretaker’s cottage into a state-of-the-art new community hub for Essex-based mental health charity,...
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European firms unveil concrete-timber hybrid walls
Swedish concrete-element maker Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga and Finnish company Metsä Wood have developed a wall panel made from layers of concrete, insulation, and load-bearing laminated...
View ArticleCLC ready to update Product Platform Rulebook
The Product Platform Rulebook will be updated this year, managed by its new overseer, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). First developed by the Construction Innovation Hub as part of the...
View ArticleMajor modular housing scheme moves forward
Specialist low carbon developer and modular manufacturer Starship is bringing forward a project in Wallasey, Wirral, which is set to be one of the largest modular carbon zero housing developments in...
View ArticleREHAU Report Encourages More Offsite Building Services
With pressure for major construction projects growing across the UK, a new report from REHAU – the window and polymer specialist with annual sales of around €3.5billion – is encouraging mechanical...
View Article£3.6bn NHS modular buildings framework set for reboot
The NHS modular buildings framework has been expanded to cover new sectors, which will double the expected workload over the next four years to £3.6bn The rebooted NHS modular buildings framework...
View ArticleIlke Homes name reappears after £320m collapse
A new company is promoting the Ilke Homes name nine months after the modular house builder collapsed owing £320m. Ilke Homes went into administration last June with massive debts including £68m to...
View ArticleReds10 Completes at Imjin Barracks
Reds10 has completed work on the first project to be delivered as part of the British Army’s Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Programme at Imjin Barracks for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation...
View ArticleCroudace gets ahead of the curve
2025 is coming faster than many may realise. And with it will come the mandatory Future Homes Standard (FHS) compliance for new builds. These regulations will ensure the houses of tomorrow produce 75 –...
View ArticleInvestor pumps another £30m into low carbon builder
M&G Investments has injected another £30m of funding into Greencore Homes. The house builder specialises in constructing low carbon homes using timber frame panels manufactured at its factory in...
View ArticleWernick Group Celebrates 90 Years of Business
Wernick Group has proudly announced its 90th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in the company’s rich history of delivering innovative and sustainable modular solutions. The Wernick Group of...
View ArticleA Reliable Plumbing Partner for the Modular and Prefabricated Industry
It is well known that complete MEP systems, which are commissioned and fabricated offsite, achieve the best results. The Henco range of WRAS approved multilayer technologies are highly regarded and...
View ArticleIs offsite the key to swifter mechanical services installation?
Steve Richmond, head of marketing and technical – Building Solutions at REHAU UK, explores what building services professionals should consider when installing mechanical services on MMC projects and...
View ArticleCavity Concerns
Our industry has been overwhelmed by the sheer scale and magnitude of the recladding crisis, says Craig Fyall Technical Director at Permavent Limited, but what does not make the headlines is the...
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Light Steel Circular by Design
The light steel frame industry can play a vital role in achieving a circular economy, reducing the burden on nature by ensuring resources remain in use as long as possible. Chair of the Light Steel...
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