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Offsite housing construction contract awarded to TALO

TALO have been awarded an offsite housing construction contract for a housing scheme in Kent, while the homes will be pre-built in Finland.

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World of modular preview: European prefab style and quality

The Modular Building Institute offers insight into European prefab style, with a look at Casas inHAUS, a leader in the production of modular homes in Spain.

TopHat hands over affordable modular homes in Medway

Modular housing company TopHat has handed over 20 affordable energy-efficient homes for Medway Council.

Cabot Square Capital acquires majority stake in Premier Modular

Cabot Square Capital has acquired a majority shareholding in Premier Modular for an undisclosed sum.

Fruition Properties excels land activity with trio of MMC projects

Fruition Properties has announced a partnership with landowners on three new MMC mixed-use projects across London.

Morgan Sindall uses MMC on major hospital upgrade

Morgan Sindall Construction is set to deliver major refurbishment works at James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).

Dutch modular company opens first UK office

Dutch modular construction company Jan Snel BV, subsidiary of Daiwa House, has established a new UK office in South Wales.

Architects embracing the new wave of modular

Without a fresh approach to housing design and delivery, the same issues are likely to remain, Andrew Shepherd, managing director of TopHat, says architects must embrace modular construction to avoid poor design.

Case study: Special build for special school

The latest addition to Ty Gwyn Special School may look like a normal school building, but it is packed with interesting features and was delivered using modern methods of construction.

Modular construction: Providing an agile solution

Recent events have resulted in the construction industry coming under unprecedented scrutiny – construction materials, practices and, most of all, safety are under the spotlight. Jackie Maginnis chief executive of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), discusses how Modern Methods of Construction can respond to help provide a solution.

Scotframe earns ‘NHBC Accepts’ assurance mark

Scotframe has become one of the first timber frame specialists in the UK to secure the NHBC Accepts mark for its Valutherm PLUS build system.

Adapting construction site working practices throughout the pandemic

Darwin Group’s construction director, Spencer Stokes, outlines how the firm and industry adapted site working practices to ensure the safety of the project team, its clients and the public throughout several peaks of coronavirus cases.

Modular construction: Letter from America

Brett M Stevens of US-based start-up iBUILT examines the case for modular offsite construction in a Covid world.

Major shift needed to increase UK uptake of MMC

Architect Lukas Thiel of White London Studio compares the rise of Modern Methods of Construction in Sweden and the UK, the difference with traditional building and calls for a clear vision for their successful adoption.

Housing providers join forces for offsite homes push

The newly launched Offsite Homes Alliance (OSHA) consists of 18 housing providers which have agreed to work together with offsite suppliers to increase the delivery of factory-built homes.

The Construction Playbook: Built using Modern Methods of Construction

Is the Construction Playbook a game-changer for construction, and for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in particular? Jaimie Johnston, head of global systems at Bryden Wood and a contributor to the playbook, argues that it is – if we take the opportunity.

Morgan Sindall lands £13.5m offsite school projects

Morgan Sindall Construction has secured two contracts worth £13.5m to deliver two new school projects using offsite construction.

Abri and Boklok UK to deliver 750 modular homes

Abri and BoKlok UK have confirmed a new partnership, which will bring more than 750 modular homes to the south of England.

How has 2020 changed the MMC industry

The events of 2020 have required many to reconsider their business models at an astronomical rate. Jamie Parr, director & founder of BD Solutions, explains how this has changed the way the construction industry is working and the effect this is having on the growing MMC sector.

Modular housebuilder CoreHaus to open first UK manufacturing site

Modular housebuilder CoreHaus is set to open its first manufacturing site in the UK at a County Durham business park.

The evolution of Modern Methods of Construction

An in-depth new NHBC Foundation report on how the role of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) within the housebuilding industry has evolved has just been released. The organisation’s head of standards, research and innovation, Richard Smith, talks through the key findings.

Modular teaching units lifted into place at Ebbsfleet Green school

Kier has started work on installing 98 modular teaching space units at Ebbsfleet Green Primary School in Kent.

Could modular buildings solve NHS capacity issues in 2021?

Alan Wilson, managing director of ModuleCo Healthcare, discusses what offsite construction has done to support the NHS through the pandemic and where we go from here.

Insulation specialist Actis welcomes NHBC’s report on future of MMC

Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed the NHBC’s report into the future of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).

Urban&Civic and TopHat launch contemporary modular homes in Houlton

Urban&Civic and modular housebuilder TopHat have launched a new range of contemporary modular homes at the Houlton development in Warwickshire.

Offsite construction: A vital weatherproofing tool in meeting housing targets

John Smith, technical director at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses the benefits of offsite timber building systems in the face of potential weather-enforced downtime on-site.

Rethinking healthcare design through offsite: Lessons from a pandemic

Covid-19 could reshape how patients access healthcare – and hospital design needs to reflect that. Offsite construction, 3D modelling and AR/VR could have a crucial role to play, says Christoph Ackermann of architect BDP.

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