JCB Chief Innovation and Growth Officer Tim Burnhope highlights how equipment manufacturers are meeting the needs of housebuilders with innovative equipment, purpose built for modern methods of construction, as the industry strives to tackle the housing crisis. As housebuilding historians will know, the concept of off-site construction came to prominence in the UK in the […]
A modular production unit in Bardon, Leicestershire is up for sale – just weeks after housebuilder Countryside Partnerships said it was exiting the 384,000 sq ft modern methods of construction (MMC) facility. In May, Countryside said its modular business had made six-month loss of £6.5m – £3m of which was attributed to the Bardon site. […]
Inside the Saint Gobain Nottingham H.O.U.S.E, which optimises the use of solar energy, part of the Creative Energy Homes Project. Photography by Campbell Rowley Keep your cool: Why building design is key to preventing houses from overheating The UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe, due to the sheer volume of buildings constructed during […]
MTX leads £7.5 million expansion project at Pinderfields Hospital New MMC decant ward progressing in Wakefield, Yorkshire, with limited disruption to site Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) healthcare specialist, MTX, is making great progress with its latest project at West Yorkshire’s Pinderfields Hospital. The £7.5 million MMC project will provide Pinderfields Hospital with a brand-new […]
In the UK water conservation has been almost treated with derision. Excepting the summer of 1976, water restrictions are limited to occasional hose pipe bans. However, the wider impact of excessive water usage is now becoming recognised. “Water is the primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change.”1 United Nations, Water […]
Offsite construction is a continually growing sector with manufacturing technologies such as PODs being used to help minimise the wastage inefficiencies and delays that are known to affect the more traditionally used methods of construction. It enables production to be undertaken at the same time as site preparation, therefore speeding up the construction process and […]
With a national housing shortage and ambitious housebuilding targets for developers and local councils to meet, is now really the time to put the pressure on the industry to explore more sustainable methods of construction? The answer is a very clear yes from Wayne Oakes, a director at the sustainable engineering consultancy, Dice. He believes […]
NATIONAL MMC ADVISORY SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE FROM ARCHITECTS STUDIO ANYO Property developers, contractors and building product manufacturers can now benefit from a new advisory service that provides sector-leading expertise around modern methods of construction (MMC) and offsite solutions. AnyOffsite from architects and interior designers Studio Anyo, can help clients to speed up their development processes […]
According to a recent report by Construction Skills Network (CSN), the construction industry will need over a quarter of a million extra workers by 2026 to meet growing demands in the UK sector (CITB). With many workers ending their careers in the UK due to Brexit and some companies downsizing throughout the pandemic, many construction […]
Hayfield has made a significant investment in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) across six of its live development sites, as the multi-award-winning developer targets a turnover of £150m during 2022. A panelised system utilising large aircrete blocks is being used at five Hayfield developments, while a trial of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) is underway at […]