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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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CSIC and STA to boost innovation in the timber sector

CSIC and the STA have announced they are joining forces to support structural timber businesses across the UK to innovate and grow.

£11m funding boost for modular homes in London

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is investing £11m into temporary modular homes to help homeless families in the capital.

Modular commuter village tops out homes in 34 days

The first four homes on London’s only modular commuter village have been completed in just 34 days, modular smart homes provider Project Etopia has revealed.

McAvoy appoints David Clark as manufacturing director

Offsite construction specialists, the McAvoy Group, has appointed David Clark as manufacturing director, in the hopes of expanding the company’s production capacity.

Planning submitted to develop UK’s largest low-rise modular scheme

Low carbon modular developer, innerspace homes, has applied for full planning permission to develop 40 modular family homes in the village of Needingworth.

Prefabrication: The key to unlocking affordable housing?

Given the current housing crisis and the declining number of skilled workers available to work on large-scale construction projects, an investment in modular housing could offer a cheaper and quicker alternative to traditionally-built homes.

Goldman Sachs invests £75m in TopHat modular housing

TopHat has secured a £75m investment from Goldman Sachs. The first residential site to use TopHat’s product is the historic Kitchener Barracks in Chatham.

Transportability assessments of modular and volumetric buildings

Lucideon is hosting a free-to-attend webinar, ‘Transportability Assessments of Modular and Volumetric Buildings’ on Tuesday 14 May 2019 at 15:00 UK time (10:00 EDT).

MMC working group develops definition framework

The Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) definition framework has been developed by a specialist sub-group of the MHCLG MMC cross-industry working group.

Fusion Building Systems awarded offsite steel superstructure

Fusion Building Systems has been awarded a contract by Solus Homes to provide a two-storey superstructure for the renovation of Morley Street Mill in Loughborough.

Sevenoaks Modular invests £6.5m to regenerate Metal Box site

Sevenoaks Modular, a Neath-based specialist in timber frame construction, aims to invest £6.5m in acquiring and regenerating a large part of the iconic industrial site in Neath.

BOPAS: The benefits of accreditation

The Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme offers designers, manufacturers and constructors, as well as lenders and, ultimately, buyers confidence in Modern Methods of Construction.

RGU research to explore innovative robotic timber construction

Researchers from RGU's Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment are conducting a research project into an innovative housing construction method which could help to bring down the cost for house-buyers.

Competition challenges students to design home using MMC

The Construction Innovation Hub has teamed up with MOBIE to challenge school students in the UK to design a home using modern methods of construction.

Why are schools beginning to favour modular build designs?

MTX Education explores the reasons behind the growing popularity of modular build designs for schools.

Heathrow reveals shortlisted sites for offsite construction centres

Heathrow Airport has announced the 18 shortlisted sites that remain in the running to become offsite construction centres and help deliver the expanded airport.

Hertfordshire IQ to boost offsite manufacturing

In a move to become the UK’s leading place for green businesses, Hertfordshire IQ aims to boost environmental technology, agri-tech and modern construction companies.

Are modular classrooms cheaper for schools?

Modular school buildings specialists, MTX Education, highlight the ways modular classrooms could be cheaper to help ease the dilemma of increasing pupils and tight funding for schools.

Offsite construction aids sustainable community in Oxfordshire

Ed Vaizey, MP for Wantage, joined Greencore Construction to celebrate the opening of one of Britain’s most sustainable communities, in Longcot, Oxfordshire.

Planning granted for modular accommodation in Bristol

United Communities has announced that planning permission has been granted for LaunchPad, which will commence building modular accommodation on the car park at the bottom of Alexandra Park in Bristol.

Partnership to boost modular homes on derelict Birmingham site

Homes England has agreed a £7.45m loan to support the development of the first of 1,150 homes at Port Loop on the edge of Birmingham City Centre.

Coventry to trail volumetric modular construction to combat housing crisis

Whitefriars Housing Association is to trial the use of volumetric modular construction homes in a joint project with Coventry City Council.

Buildoffsite welcomes new members

Buildoffsite has announced the latest additions to its membership, as it continues to drive positive change in providing high service in building control, offsite solutions and the UK construction sector.

£30m loan brings new homes to Basildon using modular construction

More than 760 new homes are being built in Basildon following a £30m funding boost from Homes England, which will see the majority of homes built using modular construction techniques.

Project Etopia opens modular homes factory in Ellesmere Port

Project Etopia has opened a modular homes factory that will be able to create five three-bedroom homes per day, 2,000 houses a year.

New modular homes craned into position in Peacehaven

Three of the six new modular homes in Ashington Gardens in Peacehaven have been craned into position, as three more homes are planned this month (March).

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