Steve Richmond, head of marketing and technical – Building Solutions at REHAU UK, explores what building services professionals should consider when installing mechanical services on MMC projects and the role that offsite construction can play.
The NHS modular buildings framework has been expanded to cover new sectors, which will double the expected workload over the next four years to £3.6bn.
A modular building specialist who launched a competition for one of the hundreds of RAAC-affected schools to win an Actis-insulated classroom has named the winner - and starts work on the project this month.
West Fraser's CaberMDF is a highly engineered product that can be seen all over the modern building, from furniture to architectural mouldings, and from radiator cabinets to kitchens.
Offsite manufacturing has been hit by a number of high-profile company closures. Could doors opened by the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement allowing larger, record-breaking cranes from Australia to boost the sector by allowing for bigger, bolder modular projects?
Modular buildings manufacturer utilising its high-performance SIPs system is providing a value-added service to contractors and self-builders with the use of SterlingOSB Zero boards from West Fraser.
Human Nature, the company behind the planned mass timber structure neighbourhood, was founded by former Greenpeace directors Michael Manolson and Jonathan Smales.
On 30th January, a panel of experts from the modular construction industry came together to explore the challenges and key opportunities for the modular sector in Europe in the next five years.
Leading developer McCarthy Stone has proven MMC can be used to successfully used to deliver nine retirement communities and has begun work on the tenth.
In this article, David Harris, CEO of Premier Modular, explores how offsite manufacturers are playing a crucial role in the circular economy by producing reusable, reconfigurable, and rental buildings with low-waste practices.
The latest PBC Today Webinar - European Modular Construction in 2024: Challenges, Drivers & Opportunities - in collaboration with the MBI, will explore challenges and opportunities that define the modular sector.
Ross Baxter, managing director of Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions, explains how Categories two, three, five, and six as defined by the UK Government’s cross-industry working group for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), can be utilised as part of the wider solution to solve the UK's housing crisis.
Digital construction tools can boost modular construction by enabling leaner production and the use of more sustainable materials, argue Ben Townsend, solution specialist and Elitsa Yakimov, UK marketing manager at Graitec.
When it comes to the construction industry, mobile space systems such as contractors’ offices, welfare facilities, canteens, workshops and accommodations play a crucial role at every construction site. One of the major players in the market is the Austrian container, cabin and modular building manufacturer CONTAINEX.
