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Eolis HC revolutionises loft conversions with quick installation

Architects, specifiers, and builders working on renovations and extensions must address changing Building Regulations, the impact of extreme temperatures on occupants, and construction time efficiency. Many are finding that the Actis Hybrid range and the new two-in-one Eolis HC meet all these needs.

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M-AR teams up with homeless charity to provide homes for young people

Specialist offsite contractor, M-AR is nearing completion on an ambitious new build project in partnership with the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint, to create homes for young people.

Cut your material miles with West Fraser’s home-grown panels

West Fraser's home-grown panels, SterlingOSB Zero and CaberMDF, are made from responsibly managed forests, as part of the company's commitment to making better products for a sustainable future.

Donaldson Timber Systems secures offsite timber frame supply role on OSHA framework

Donaldson Timber Systems has secured a place on the Off-Site Homes Alliance (OSHA) national construction framework where they will provide offsite timber frame manufacture for Category 2 housing

CaberMDF: The trade’s choice for indoor joinery

CaberMDF Trade and CaberMDF Trade MR, from West Fraser are lightweight, medium-density fibreboard panels developed for applications where the end design is important, such as for shop-fitting and caravan manufacture.

Can timber construction help the industry achieve net zero?

Timber construction can provide a sustainable alternative to energy-intensive materials to help architects, engineers and contractors cut the industry’s carbon emissions while tackling ever-increasing demands for buildings and infrastructure, says David Hopkins, CEO of Timber Development UK.

Moreton Deakin keeps a weather eye on CaberShieldPlus

A burgeoning new building company, based in West Yorkshire, is making full and effective use of West Fraser’s CaberShieldPlus to protect its floor installations from the worst of the country’s notoriously variable weather conditions.

Inside Modular Podcast: How a focus on precision is defining modular construction

In this episode of the Inside Modular Podcast, Julian Bowron, founder and chief technology officer at METALOQ, talks about how advancements in precision building are helping power the modular construction industry.

ASBP awarded €97,000 to create Mass Timber Insurance Playbook

UK-based Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) has been awarded a €97,000 Accelerator Fund from Built by Nature, a grant-making organisation with a mission to accelerate the timber building transformation in Europe.

Modular: Increasing sustainability throughout the construction value chain

Richard Hipkiss, development director of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), explains why it is imperative to think of the ‘end’ right at the beginning of the design stage to enhance sustainability of the construction value chain.

Merit expands offsite capabilites with Cramlington factory expansion

Northumberland-based offsite engineering and construction firm Merit has announced a 4000m² factory expansion at its Cramlington site.

How modern methods of construction can improve sector efficiency

New modern methods of construction see the industry choosing faster, automated ways to build through using off-site construction techniques and mass production to improve efficiency in construction, explains Parm Bhangal of Bhangals Construction Consultants.

£4m outpatients unit at St Richard’s Hospital delivered with MMC

Morgan Sindall Construction has delivered a £4m outpatients unit at St Richard's Hospital, using a modular building to create additional accomodation on site.

M-AR celebrates 15th anniversary as it continues to champion offsite solutions

Specialist offsite manufacturer M-AR is celebrating 15 years of business as it continues to champion offsite solutions to the wider construction industry.

West Fraser: Cutting out waste for a greener wood panel

We all know that we need to protect the environment and try to undo some of the damage that has been done in the past.  West Fraser, one of the UK’s leading wood panel manufacturers, takes this mission very seriously, with 99.5% of raw material being used during production of its boards.

CaberShieldPlus flooring provides safe and sustainable working platform

West Fraser's CaberShieldPlus flooring is a durable, P5 flooring with a permanent, waterproof coating on both sides.  Almost exclusively preferred now to P4 boards, the P5 particleboard panels can withstand the unpredictable British climate without deterioration.

The four key advantages of modular construction

Kashif Dafedar, digital products lead at CallisonRTKL, looks at the four key advantages of modular construction from a design angle, including greater flexibility, less pollution and construction waste, optimised energy and automation and cost efficiency.

Greener, Better, Faster: Pre-fab Modular´s Role in Removing barriers

Build Warranty explores the role prefabricated modular housing has in delivering greener, better, faster homes as part of the UK government's ambitious target of building 300,000 new homes annually by 2025.

Building a Low Carbon Pathfinder school

BIM and MMC have been crucial in the construction of a pioneering Low Carbon Pathfinder school in Surrey.

US modular building specialist VBC coming to the UK

Global modular building specialist, Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) will be coming to the UK, having announced ambitious expansion plans.

Why has the adoption of MMC at scale in the housing sector failed?

Paul Nash, construction consultant, Jansons Property, explores why the adoption of MMC at scale within the housing sector failed to materialise and what needs to change for this to happen.

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