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Canalside South development in Wolverhampton to be delivered by Legal & General

The City of Wolverhampton Council has provisionally selected Legal & General as the developer for its Canalside South development, pending planning approval.

Work complete on offsite Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary School

Offsite construction specialist Reds10 has completed work on the Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary School in North Swindon.

Paramount Timber: Ullswater Crescent, Kingston case study

This article explores how PVA Developments selected Paramount Timber to help manufacture a timber frame build for Ullswater Crescent, Kingston.

Costain installs UK’s first 3D printed concrete water chamber

Costain supports United Utilities and ChangeMaker3D to advise, deliver and install the UK's first 3D printed concrete water chamber.

MPBA: opening doors to valuable business development and networking opportunities

The Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) plays a key role in connecting all sectors of the industry. This not-for-profit trade association’s objective is to support the raising of safety and quality standards, provide training and facilitate significant modular industry research.

BAM installs 3D concrete printed staircase on Sighthill Bridge, Glasgow

BAM installs Scotland's first 3D concrete printed staircase on Sighthill Bridge across the M8 in Glasgow.

Timber frame adoption: What’s the hold-up?

Paramount Timber Group explores the obstacles to mass timber frame adoption and how they can be overcome.

Weatherproofing flooring with CaberDek protective film

West Fraser's CaberDek is perfectly suited to the UK's unpredictable climate, combining the company’s market-leading particleboard flooring with a tough, waterproof and slip-resistant film.

Timber industry and merchant collaboration is key to West Fraser’s success

In this article, Sanjit Dosanjh, West Fraser’s (Trading as Norbord) National Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland, examines the relationship between merchants and the timber industry.

Modulous raises £10m for software platform that will help build net-zero modular homes without a factory

Modulous seeks to partner with developers, public housing providers, architects and construction firms offering them a configurable Kit of Parts to build net-zero modular homes without a factory.

Managing offsite timber frame manufacture with Paramount Timber

This article explores how Kings Meadow Homes have selected Paramount Timber Frame to manage their offsite timber frame manufacture for their Fox Talbot Close, Reading.

Paramount Timber: Sheppey Court case study

Developer Meridian Construction Services chose Paramount Timber for their high-specification, 40-unit development in Sheppey Court, Sheerness.

SCMS Associates: Designing net zero modular buildings across the UK

This article follows the MBI's Inside Modular Podcast, where Stuart Cameron, co-founder of UK-based design firm SCMS Associates talks about designing net zero modular buildings in and around England ahead of London's goal of being a net zero carbon city by 2030.

[VIDEO] West Fraser: How is CaberFloor made?

West Fraser demonstrates how its sturdy CaberFloor is made at the Cowie facility near Stirling, Scotland in a short 90-second video.

SterlingOSB Zero T&G ensures reliability and safety

SterlingOSB Zero T&G, from timber panel specialist, West Fraser (Trading as Norbord), uses precision-engineered tongue and groove boards used for flat roof decking and timber frame construction, as well as for flooring and other applications.

Mace to deliver fully-electric Moorgate over-station development

Mace has been appointed principal contractor to deliver a fully-electric Moorgate over-station development to provide grade A office space in London.

[VIDEO] West Fraser: How is CaberMDF manufactured?

Panel specialist West Fraser has produced a new 90-second video demonstrating how CaberMDF is manufactured at the company's plant in Scotland.

Solohaus modular homes for homeless delivered in Hemel Hempstead

The Hill Group handed over eight Solohaus modular homes for the homeless to Dacorum Borough Council, intended as follow-on accommodation for people in the local area.

M-AR delivers new affordable housing development in Bromley

M-AR has completed a new affordable housing development in Bromley, which has been designed to provide ‘Bromley Homes for Bromley People’.

Beattie Passive completes first volumetric modular net zero housing development for homeless families in Cardiff

Beattie Passive has completed the UK’s first large-scale demountable and relocatable modular net zero housing development, offering a solution for homeless families in Cardiff.

Modular timber demonstrator unit shows retrofitting potential for sustainable offices

A new modular timber demonstrator unit prototype shows how timber kit-of-parts approach to retrofitting could be the key to future sustainable offices.

Collinson Construction starts work on new £8m school for Central Lancaster

Work has begun on a new £8m school for Central Lancaster, which will create a new science and technology block for Central Lancaster High School.

The evolution of volumetric modular technology

Richard Hipkiss, development director of the Modular & Portable Building Association, looks at the journey of volumetric modular technology.

CaberFloor P5: The UK’s most popular moisture resistant flooring panel

CaberFloor P5, from timber panel specialist West Fraser, trading as Norbord, is the UK’s most popular moisture resistant flooring panel of its type

Production commences on new Hemsec manufacturing hub

Hemsec's new manufacturing hub, based in Huyton, has begun production. The hub will enable the company to push ahead toward their goal of enabling zero carbon construction.

£7.5m expansion at Pinderfields Hospital advances with MTX

MTX’s £7.5m expansion at Pinderfields Hospital is utilising MMC to deliver a new decant ward and general refurbishment.

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