Many are concerned about the impact Covid-19 will have on education. It is therefore even more important that school building programmes get back on track. Here, MPBA chief executive Jackie Maginnis considers how Modern Methods of Construction can assist.
A 142m modular bridge by Cleveland Bridge UK is supporting Highways England’s A19 Testo’s Junction Improvement Scheme as part of a major programme to improve journeys in the North East.
Britlift provides an update on its activities to increase manufacturing during the COVID-19 outbreak, support offsite construction and expand its global reach.
BoKlok UK, the sustainable, low-cost homes provider jointly owned by Skanska and Ikea, has appointed modular housing manufacturer TopHat to produce its first homes in Britain.
Modular construction is getting a lot of attention for the undoubted benefits it offers but it is only one of many offsite solutions, like timber frame, that have their own unique advantages, says Malcolm Thomson, sales director at Scotframe.
Offsite construction, with its factory environments, integrated supply chains and increased efficiency, can step up to produce much-needed, high quality and cost-effective homes, says AIMCH project director Stewart Dalgarno.
ilke Homes has partnered with Vistry Partnerships to deliver 32 homes to the former Blackberry Hill Hospital site in Bristol, as part of a major housing development.
A new partnership between modular housebuilding specialist Etopia and technology giant Samsung aims to make smart technology the standard for new homes. Etopia founder and CEO Joseph Daniels and Murtaza Bukhari, GM of strategic partnerships at Samsung, set out its aims.
Studies by AMA Research have pinpointed the sectors that will experience an upturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, with both modular and offsite construction set to grow.
It is almost back to school time and what a great opportunity to check out some of the recent schools projects delivered by Spatial Initiative, the specialist education arm of ESS Modular.
As the international trade association for modular construction, the Modular Building Institute's mission is to expand the use of offsite construction through innovation and education.
