In December 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Butlins approached Star Live with a substantial construction brief driven by urgent operational need.
Mateo Zimmerman, investment manager at CEMEX Ventures, explores how modular design can boost quality and sustainable construction in the current market.
Beattie Passive has been named a supplier for CCS' Offsite Construction Solutions Framework and has also secured a place on the Offsite Homes Alliance’s £2bn off-site national modular construction framework.
Panel product manufacturer, West Fraser, has introduced a new ready-primed version of its industry-leading SterlingOSB Zero board which is ideal for use in a wide range of situations from site hoardings through to building exhibition stands and other installations where appearance is important.
Funded solely by charitable donations, the Friends of Blairs Loch main mission was to reopen the Loch for trout fishing; Moray Council ended the maintenance and operation of this popular trout fishing venture on the loch due to budgetary constraints.
In this article, Polypipe Building Services managing director Andy Cullum explains how manufacturers can embrace new offsite construction methods to support their customers and ensure their products play a full role in a more sustainable supply chain.
UK timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems, has been appointed to the Building Better dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for MMC category 2 construction systems.
Both CaberMDF Pro and CaberMDF Pro MR from timber product specialist, West Fraser, are premium-grade Medium Density Fibreboards developed for interior joinery.
Is Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) just a hot trend or a Government encouraged initiative? In this article we consider the associated benefits of MMC.
The CaberFix range, which can be used with many of West Fraser’s panel products, comprises three glue types and two choices of adhesive tape; having been developed for a wide variety of applications and performance requirements.
With an ambitious, UK-wide goal to reach net zero by 2050, the UK needs to make sure its domestic buildings are up to scratch. But something crucial is still missing: a scalable solution that can be adopted at speed. MMC could provide the answer, says Sam Hart of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation.
As the UK continues its drive to build homes in 2023, there is an urgent need for our industry to cut carbon emissions and address the challenges faced by economic instability. The government’s legally binding target to reach net zero by 2050 is not all that far off and a large-scale shift to volumetric modular offers a clear solution.
Modern Methods of Construction and offsite are far from new, with firms across the globe recognising and embracing its many benefits. Lorraine McMorrow, head of digital at McAvoy, explores what’s next for digital in offsite manufacturing.
A Surrey-based business specialising in the design and installation of modular garden rooms and home offices has based its manufacturing process around the performance benefits of West Fraser’s fully-certified SterlingOSB Zero T&G panels.
Crown Commercial Services' (CCS) new Offsite Construction Solutions framework (OCS) has appointed Kier along with Joint Ventures partners McAvoy and Metek to six lots.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
