OFFSITE SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES RECORD £32m ORDERS FOR BATHROOM PODS DESPITE BREXIT UNCERTAINTIES

Offsite Solutions, the UK’s leading bathroom pod manufacturer, has announced £32m of orders for more than 9,500 units in the last six months – a record performance and a significant increase on the same period last year.

The business also has a healthy live quote bank, which has increased in value by around 10 per cent.

James Stephens, Managing Director of Offsite Solutions, said, “This performance contrasts sharply with the UK manufacturing figures released last month which indicate a downturn and a six-year low in production. We have continued to grow the business year-on-year and the outlook remains buoyant with such a strong forward order book. The volume of UK projects using bathroom pods continues to increase, as this approach to offsite manufacturing has become a more standard method of procurement, particularly in sectors such as build-to-rent.”

“We have continued to grow market share and diversify into new areas such as retirement living and timber-framed housing. This is testament to our team’s consistently outstanding performance in delivering every bathroom project to the highest standards, and is reflected in the high number of repeat customers we now have.”

 

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“There is still great uncertainty around Brexit, but the use of bathroom pods gives contractors and developers a much higher degree of certainty, as costs can be fixed at an earlier point in the construction procurement cycle. A UK manufacturer will also minimise any risk of currency fluctuations.”

“Brexit will continue to reduce the amount of site-based labour available, so by moving bathroom construction into a factory environment, the risk of inflationary increases from labour and materials is significantly reduced. Our customers also benefit from a better engineered, higher quality product. The UK is becoming a genuine market leader in this sector of manufacturing.”

Contracts have been awarded in the last six months for both steel-framed and GRP composite bathroom pods and across a range of sectors – build-to-rent, apartments for market sale, hotels and retirement living, with student accommodation representing the largest market for bathroom pods so far this year. These projects will be delivered through to 2020.

The latest contracts include more than 500 pods for student accommodation developer urbanest at Vine Street in London which is under construction by Balfour Beatty, and 778 steel-framed pods for Henry Construction in Croydon – a build-to-rent scheme for HUB. Among the GRP pod contracts is a 380-bathroom student project for Create Construction in Liverpool, designed by Falconer Chester for developers Niveda.

Offsite Solutions offers the UK’s largest range of bathroom pods to suit different building types and applications. Options include steel-framed pods with porcelain-tiled finishes for high-end apartments, build-to-rent, student residences and hotels; robust and low maintenance GRP composite pods for student accommodation, care homes, social housing and healthcare; hybrid pods for specialist projects, and award-winning demountable GRP pods for ease of installation in refurbishment schemes.

 

www.offsitesolutions.com

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DEANESTOR COMPLETES £1.1m FURNITURE CONTRACT AT ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL – ITS 15th HEALTHCARE PROJECT FOR SKANSKA

Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading contract furniture manufacturers to the healthcare sector, has completed a £1.1m contract for the supply and installation of furniture and fittings for over 1,600 rooms for the new Royal Papworth Hospital – the UK’s leading specialist heart and lung hospital. The contract is Deanestor’s 15th healthcare project for Skanska.

 his latest scheme involved the manufacture of nearly 2,000 base and wall cabinets, shelving units and worktops for areas including operating theatres, cardiac catheterisation laboratories, pharmacy, isolation wards, ensuite bedrooms, utility rooms, staff changing facilities, library, and offices.

The fixed and loose furniture was manufactured and pre-assembled at Deanestor’s factory in Mansfield. A highly durable white finish for the wall and base units was specified for the clinical areas with light grey laminated worktops. All these items were designed for longevity and to meet stringent infection control requirements. Furniture manufactured for the office areas had a wood grain finish.

In addition to installing its manufactured furniture, Deanestor was responsible for fitting over 12,000 other items across the new hospital including controlled drug cabinets, mirrors, fridges, noticeboards and fire extinguishers. It also manufactured kitchen units for 15 staff rest rooms and beverage bays and installed more than 1,600 integrated panel systems (IPS) pre-fitted with basins or toilets.

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Commenting on the project, Francis Breen, Construction Director at Skanska, said, “Deanestor offered the most competitive solution for this project. We needed a combination of high quality, durable and functional furniture that would meet the highest standards of infection control. The Deanestor team engaged well with this complex construction scheme and had a positive attitude throughout.”

Colin Glen, Clinical Project Manager at Royal Papworth Hospital, said, “Our requirement was for good quality furniture that had longevity. Furniture that would be resistant to damage and that is well designed to avoid settling of dust and maintain infection control. Deanestor has provided great quality products which are exactly what the hospital needed.”

The 40,000m2 Royal Papworth Hospital is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The scheme has been designed to combine a highly efficient clinical layout and a striking architectural design to reflect its world-leading position as a pioneering cardiothoracic specialist hospital and transplant centre of excellence. It provides more than 300 beds which are mostly ensuite, a critical care unit, outpatients, seven operating theatres and five cardiac catheterisation laboratories.

Originally established in 1948 to manufacture hospital furniture for the newly established NHS, Deanestor is a market-leading supplier of fixtures, fittings and equipment to the healthcare sector. It offers bespoke design services to meet specific project requirements and is responsible for installation to provide a seamless approach for contractors and a single point of contact for the most complex hospital construction and refurbishment projects.

 

For further information, visit www.deanestor.co.uk/healthcare, call 01623 420041 or email enquiries@deanestor.com .

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Vasco’s Tulipa Designer Steel Radiator Collection

The Tulipa is a designer steel radiator suitable for all rooms, its definitive style and classic open structure works in both modern and period living spaces; guaranteeing flawless heating comfort throughout the entire home.

The versatile Tulipa radiator collection is available in horizontal and vertical models, and in two model types; either flat oval tubes at the front only (single) or double row of vertical tubes, front and back. The ‘retro chic steel radiator’ merges with modern technology to provide optimum heat output and an impressive technical spec; including an official hygiene certificate for the central connection of the pipes to the collector.

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The stylish Tulipa radiator is available in white as standard, but can also be purchased in a spectrum of over 50 optional colours, enabling the consumer to select a radiator that will blend harmoniously, or create a statement feature in any room.

Sizes range from 270mm width up to an impressive 3000mm high, depending on model chosen.

The chic and contemporary Tulipa radiator not only looks good but delivers in terms of performance, its key features include:

 

  •  A classic among the pipe radiators with flat oval tubes
  •  A visually appealing radiator for all spaces and applications
  • Single (1) or double (2), wall suspension or free-standing
  • Practical and easy to assemble thanks to the central connection
  • High heat emission, suitable for low temperature systems
  • Comes quickly up to temperature
  • Available in a variety of contemporary colours
  • Optional towel bar available
  • 10 year quality guarantee

Vasco’s UK Account Manager, Mark Hickman said: “Vasco continues to impress with its stylish radiators; from traditional styles which add timeless charm to new fashionable models with a modern twist. The Tulipa radiator collection delivers both.”

 

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