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Eolis HC revolutionises loft conversions with quick installation

Architects, specifiers, and builders working on renovations and extensions must address changing Building Regulations, the impact of extreme temperatures on occupants, and construction time efficiency. Many are finding that the Actis Hybrid range and the new two-in-one Eolis HC meet all these needs.

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Offsite construction accelerates new Glasgow Hotel

A new 181-bedroom hotel is set to open in Glasgow after offsite construction techniques helped speed up its delivery.

Steel fabricator uses 3D printing to create steel connections

A structural steel fabricator in London is teaming up with Cranfield University to use 3D printing to create steel connections

How to rejuvenate the UK’s building sector: offsite construction

Offsite construction could be just the thing to tackle some of the key issues highlighted in the Federation of Master Builders 2018 State of Trade survey

The ultimate guide to modular construction

Modular construction has become increasingly popular in recent years and has even been hailed as the future of the construction industry, but while technology takes leaps and bounds, the sector still has many obstacles to overcome. We take a look at all things modular

McAvoy awarded £15m to build new hospital wing using offsite construction

The McAvoy Group has been awarded a £15m contract for the offsite construction of a new wing at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.

Case study: A capital blueprint for modular success

An innovative partnership between award-winning architecture practice astudio and the London Borough of Dagenham & Barking is forging a blueprint for MMC housing development in London

Modular home specialists set up first offsite factory

Modular home specialists Go_Modular are setting up their first offsite factory near Southampton as the business looks to disrupt the traditional housebuilding market

Is the government embracing offsite construction?

The summer saw two key inquiries by Sir Oliver Letwin and the House of Lords put the spotlight on offsite construction as a way of closing the gap between housing production and the government’s target of 300,000 new properties a year. Tom Shaw, director at Ramboll, discusses their findings – and how the industry must respond

Innovations in timber and offsite construction

Lewis Taylor of TRADA discusses the evolution of offsite timber frame construction into a fully modern method of delivering high quality, cost-effective and sustainable buildings

McBains to advise on London’s tallest modular towers

McBains has been appointed to give strategic and technical advice on the development of the world's tallest modular towers in Croydon, South London.

How offsite is set to revive the ailing housebuilding industry

Geoff Fawkes, director of The McAvoy Group, looks at how offsite construction is helping to address the housing crisis by increasing productivity.

Offsite construction bringing benefits onsite

As quality over cost becomes key driver, offsite manufacturing provides greater product assurances, says Adam Cafer, technical manager at Polypipe Terrain

Council rely on modular homes to reduce waiting time for houses

In a bid to reduce the waiting time for houses, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council are trailblazing the use of modular homes

The world’s first commercial housing project based on 3D printing 

Project Milestone is building the world’s first 3D printed concrete homes that will actually be lived in.

Work begins on modular hotel in Finsbury Park

Work is set to commence on a new modular hotel in Finsbury Park, as the fast-expanding area is “surprisingly short on hotel spaces”

Offsite factory to produce more than 1,000 homes a year

An offsite factory that can produce more than 1,000 homes each year has officially opened in Walsall by LoCal Homes

Bristol commits to modular housing trials to combat housing crisis

Bristol City Council has identified sites available across the city to test and deliver innovative and affordable modular housing solutions over the next five years

Modular homes for the homeless could be ready by Christmas

Three Rivers District Council is building 17 modular homes to house 102 homeless people on Bury Lane in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

CCG responds to growing demand by expanding off-site manufacturing

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 35 new members to its off-site manufacturing business, CCG OSM, in response to growing demand for its energy efficient timber systems

Integra moves into flagship self-built modular offices

Modular specialist Integra Buildings has moved into flagship self-built offices as part of a £3m investment programme

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