Samuel Ryder was a very small secondary school with about 250 students. The Local Authority decided to extend the school’s provision to cover primary and secondary pupils. Since then the school, with an outstanding leadership Ofsted rating, has grown in popularity and demand for places has outstripped capacity. Their timber frame modular building from TG […]
A modular build system that delivers to the highest standards of Passivhaus every time: Beattie Passive’s goal is nothing less than to revolutionise the UK Construction Industry. Becoming increasingly concerned with the widening performance gap between what was designed and what was built in the construction industry, Ron Beattie founded Beattie Passive with the aim […]
On the face of it, Euramax’s 70mm uPVC window is not so different to any other. But as Nick Cowley, the company’s Managing Director explains, dig a little deeper and the reasons why it’s ideal for the modular market are obvious. For uPVC window, door, and composite door manufacturer Euramax, moving into the modular sector […]
“This month our Hundegger Turbo cut arrived on site. This saw is becoming widely known as the best saw of its generation for cutting truss and timber frame material. Fuelled by files from Mitek software, the speed and accuracy at which it cuts timber is second to none. This allows Roof Profiles to produce more […]
With the construction and commercial plumbing industry always looking for ways in which it can deliver projects more efficiently, both in terms of cost, labour and time, pre-fabricated drainage systems from Marley Plumbing & Drainage could be the answer. As the construction industry adapts to the challenges encountered from the Covid-19 outbreak, it is faced […]
As external cladding grows in popularity as a protective and aesthetic finish to building projects, so does the range of cladding options and materials on the market. Simpson Strong-Tie’s EBC angle bracket for cladding has been designed to fix vertical battens directly to the supporting structure without the need for horizontal battens, creating a zone […]
Manufacturers are constantly bringing to the market new components to help contribute to modern methods of construction. With extensive experience in creating innovative façade options in this field, Wetherby Building Systems Ltd has teamed up with other industry leading manufacturers to introduce TotalWall. Wetherby, Frameclad, Kemwell Fire and ROCKWOOL have joined forces to offer this […]
In October 2019, the first step in creating 73 affordable modular homes close to Blackburn town centre was initiated as part of a deal between Places for People and Homes England – the government’s housing agency. Funded through Places for People’s Strategic Partnership with Homes England, the development brought new timber-framed homes to a site […]
Brick slip systems offer a raft of advantages over traditional bricks for the modular manufacturer but there has long been an elephant in the room and that has been cost. Modular manufacturers live in the realm of new solutions and are very used to adopting new ideas and embracing materials and processes that enable them […]
OFFSITE INNOVATION: Working with SMARTPLY MAX FR B flame retardant OSB As the demand to build more homes in the UK continues to grow, so does the need for innovations that can help the construction industry build better, safer and more efficiently. Offsite and modular construction in particular, is seeing a boost. As part of […]