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Offsite Construction: Challenges and opportunities
The latest ebook from BLP Insurance examines the continuing development of offsite construction and modular construction.
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
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
A modern solution to London’s housing crisis?
Erica Belcher of Centre for London, explains how Modern Methods of Construction can help London to improve quality of homes during the housing crisis.
Edinburgh plans to transform Granton on Edinburgh’s waterfront
The City of Edinburgh Council is set to regenerate Granton on Edinburgh's waterfront with plans to build 4,000 new homes, services and retail spaces.
Homes England reveals strategic plan to tackle housing challenges
Homes England has outlined how it will improve housing affordability through a new five-year Strategic Plan, in the hopes of helping more people access better homes in areas where they are needed most
Letwin report urges property diversity to boost build out rates
Sir Oliver Letwin’s report into build out rates has suggested that a new set of planning rules should be produced for sites with more than 1,500 homes to speed up property building
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
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
UK construction industry forecast downgraded for 2019
Predicted growth for the UK’s construction industry in 2019 has been lowered following falling order levels and Brexit uncertainty
The new generation of spray foam insulation products
Kiwa Building Products Technical Project Manager, Simon Lloyd, looks at the new generation of spray foam insultation products coming on to the market.
New gov data shows increase of green belt land released for...
A recent analysis of new government data by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has shown the largest increase of Green Belt land which has been released to build more houses.
UK construction PMI reveals weakest rise for six months
Activity in the UK construction industry slowed to its weakest output in six months in September, according to Markit’s construction PMI
Willmott Dixon’s finance director leaves
Willmott Dixon’s finance director, Philip Wainwright, has been replaced by former trainee of the year Graham Dundas
Tranport for London and Apartments for London team up to deliver...
Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new partnership with Apartments for London (AfL) to deliver high quality, affordable homes across a number of...
Scotframe’s impressive growth mirrors that of the timber frame market
Malcolm Thomson, sales director at Scotframe, discusses the company’s expansion into England as demand for timber frame homes continues to gain momentum.
Construction skills shortage reinforces need for MMC, says report
A growing skills shortage in London’s construction sector is reinforcing the need for adopting Modern Methods of Construction, according to a new Centre for London report
May pledges £2bn for affordable homes & calls for an end...
Theresa May has told housing associations they have £2bn worth of investment over the next 10 years in order to help ease the housing crisis
RICS urges industry to embrace Modern Methods of Construction
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released a paper urging the government and construction industry to “think outside of the bricks” and boost diversity in construction skills, by embracing Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
TfL seeks build to rent partner for 3,000 homes
Transport for London (TfL) is set to launch its search for a partner to create a build to rent joint venture to help deliver homes on some of London’s most well-connected sites
Galliford Try reports rebound in annual profits for 2018
Galliford Try has reported strong growth in its annual profits, boosted by a good performance by its housebuilding operation and a strong pipeline of upcoming projects
McCarthy & Stone expects full-year profits to fall by 32%
Retirement housebuilder, McCarthy & Stone has confirmed it expects its full-year operating profit to fall by up to 32% for the year, following a decline in reservations and property prices
Cheshire East benefits from record number of new homes
Cheshire East Council has reported that a record number of new homes were built in the area last year to meet local demand
UK plant hire market forecast to grow in 2018
The diverse UK plant hire market is forecast to experience modest growth in 2018, benefiting from the HS2 project which is due to be started in the Autumn
Digitisation and productivity: The BIM4Housing mission
Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association and chair of BIM4Housing, discusses the cross-industry group’s mission of spreading the benefits of BIM in the housebuilding industry