Introducing the 2022 Connectors for Timber & Masonry Construction Catalogue from Simpson Strong-Tie, leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions. 

 

Alongside the UK’s widest range of construction connectors for new build, refurbishment, renovation, and extension of buildings, sit brand new product innovations, including:

 

The versatile universal Engineered Wood Hanger (EWH), designed to fulfil a wide variety of joist to joist/panel configurations.

 

The innovative Engineered Post Base (PWBS): a single-piece, non-welded post base for connecting timber to concrete.

 

The high strength HTT Hold Down tension tie provides a timber to concrete, or timber to masonry, tension connection.

 

The SSH Structural Connector Screw for installing connectors where high load capability is required, coated with Impreg®+ for suitability to exterior applications.

 

“Our new catalogue brings together our full collection connectors and connector fastenings, complete with technical information and installation guidance to help you to make informed choices for your building project.” says Jon Head, Sales Director, Connectors.

“We’re dedicated to continuously expanding our line of structural connectors with innovative new products that address the changing needs of our customers, we are especially excited to launch our universal hanger for engineered wood construction – the EWH.”

 

The new catalogue is available to view or download now at www.strongtie.co.uk.

In the UK water conservation has been on the agenda, and largely dismissed by the public, for years. Our growing population and increased demand through lifestyle choices, will result in critical water situations more regularly, especially in the driest parts of the country.

Minimising the environmental impact of homes during both construction and occupation have recently become key issues.  Groundbreaker Systems have been working on ‘green’ solutions for over 20 years.

Water Services on Tap – The business benefit of plug and play systems
Water supply is perhaps the most important item within the critical path of construction and is probably the most difficult to achieve. Imagine a situation where your services can be fully installed, with surface mounted meters allowing ‘plug and play’ style installation.
With Groundbreaker water management system, you have that ‘plug and play’ option – no need to imagine.
The only system of its type, it is designed to be installed at any time during the construction period.  Fully compliant with Water Regulations, it provides an accessible, safe and secure location for the water meter and controls to a specific property.
The concept is simple.  Water services are connected to an externally mounted, pre-installed water service controls.  This allows flexibility in the management and scheduling of connection to the mains supply.  There is no need for boundary boxes or meter housings in the footpath, and this simplification of the connection allows for improved efficiency and reduces the time required for highway closures and cost of reinstatement.
Groundbreaker is particularly suited to modular build projects he pre-installation and certification of plumbing can facilitate early approval of water services to a plot.

Design out leak paths: comply with Water & Construction Industry Guidelines comply with “Water Safe” initiatives
The unique location of the Groundbreaker water management system allows for an unjointed water supply, minimising the risk of developing future leaks.  Installation of Groundbreaker meets the best recommendations of Water UK and the Home Builders Federation1 and in some water company areas, such as Portsmouth Water, are now the standard required for all new properties.

Future proof properties
Water Metering is the future.  Utility companies have not been slow in recognising the benefits of a ‘Smart Home’.  The ability to interrogate and manage energy usage at any given time of day or night has been recognised as an effective way for householders to reduce usage and manage costs.
Gas and electricity meters located on external building walls has enabled easy upgrades and introduction of countrywide ‘Smart Meter’ programme.  However, the traditional location of a water meter in a metal-covered hole in the public highway is not conducive to this new way of thinking. A ‘Smart Water Meter’ located in such a situation is exceedingly poor in transmitting a signal even to a local pick up.
The best location for a ‘Smart Water Meter’ is on an external property wall  – co-located with other utility meters. With Groundbreaker water management system, properties are future proofed to allow for easy installation of ‘Smart Water Meter’ technology as it is introduced across the UK.
Recent field trials of Groundbreaker have proven that the range of such meters can be over 3Km (2 miles).  The impact on data collection is massive.  The improved data transmission range could allow for single point data capture in towns the size of Norwich or Coventry.

Bringing Water Supply into the 21st century
If you are looking for a way to bring water services into the 21st century, Groundbreaker’s range of water supply management products can be the way forward for time and cost efficient installation and replacement of water supply.

For futher information on the Groundbreaker water management system visit www.groundbreaker.co.uk

Elliott Group Ltd, Carter Accommodation Ltd and Procomm Site Services Ltd, leaders in UK modular services and part of Modulaire Group, have announced plans to unite under a common brand – Algeco.

A surprise to some, not so to others – Algeco is a long established brand in the European modular services and infrastructure industry, originally formed in 1955 – making the rebrand a hugely exciting new chapter for the UK business.
The move creates a single, consistent brand across the UK and Europe, to reflect the group’s position as a leader in European modular services and infrastructure.  Customers can expect to see a stronger, combined UK organisation as well as more sharing of innovations and resources within the group, and a unified product range available throughout the UK.
It’s expected that the rebranding process will be effective from 31st March 2022.
These are exciting times for the Hire, Modular Hire and Offsite Solutions’ business and the challenge now is to take customers on this brand journey. Here we talk to John Campbell, UK Managing Director, Algeco, about the rebrand and what it means for the future.

Who is Algeco?
Algeco, part of the Modulaire Group, is a leader in European modular services and infrastructure. The brand has consistently achieved industry firsts; from creating modular site accommodation to introducing the first stackable modular accommodation in 1965. Throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s, the business developed a stream of further innovations that expanded its high quality modular accommodation from construction into education, health, commercial and manufacturing sectors.
Algeco developed the Progress modular system in 2005, which offered comfortable, stylish, modern, innovative and eco-friendly spaces. By 2015, Algeco was offering full turnkey spaces with customised services; connectivity, furniture, hygiene kits, security and modular interior design.
The business now offers a vast range of physical space solutions from temporary site accommodation and storage solutions, through to highly sophisticated design and build permanent multi-storey offsite solutions for specialist workplace, social infrastructure, health and education sectors.

Why has Elliott changed its name to Algeco?
We have been planning the rebrand for some time and it coincides with sustained growth in our UK businesses. At the same time there is unprecedented change happening in the way that physical spaces are created in a wide range of vertical markets, driven by climate change, safety and growing user expectations.
Algeco has a proud heritage of serving customers across Europe, providing a strong basis for the single identity, which will facilitate growth in brand equity in the marketplace. Adopting a single brand in the UK will create a common sense of identity and purpose for the newly combined UK business.

 

Look out for the new Algeco website, scheduled to go live at the end of March.

How will customers benefit?
UK customers will benefit from a stronger, better-integrated and structured organisation, with a renewed commitment to placing customer service excellence at the heart of the organisation.
Algeco shares the responsibility for developing sustainable futures for our customers, our business, and its products and services. Core to this is being a trusted solutions provider to the industries we support.  We enable people to work more productively, improve their quality of life, and enhance their learning. We design and deliver whatever our customers need, whenever and wherever they need it.

Where will Algeco headquarters be in the UK?
The combined UK business will be headquartered in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, with a total of 23 site locations throughout the country servicing our portable, modular building and offsite construction hire and sales activities.
Advanwill remain a separate brand but still part of the Algeco group, with its specialist offering in welfare accommodation.

What does the Algeco brand mean to customers?
The new brand represents our collaborative approach to finding solutions for customers, developing both our products and our people to deliver leading quality service and ensuring the futures of customers, their end users and our organisation are sustainable. We have an exciting future ahead of us!

Thanks to a flourishing partnership with modular home manufacturer ilke Homes, Euramax Solutions has proven itself to be the ideal supplier for the modular market. Managing Director Nick Cowley explains…

With the potential to be completed up to 50% faster and 30% cheaper, while producing 90% less waste, modular methods of construction offer many benefits when compared to traditional building methods.
Firstly, the factory-controlled production environment eliminates factors that can often impede construction projects, such as disruption from weather conditions. Secondly, increased control improves quality, and with stringent quality checks in place at various stages along the production line, components are much more likely to reach their assembly site without any defects.
The ideal supplier – Working from a state-of-the-art 205,000 square foot manufacturing facility, Euramax Solutions manufactures high-quality uPVC and aluminium windows and doors that are the perfect fit for modular buildings.
With stylish, high-quality products matched with outstanding quality control and a seamless delivery process, it’s no surprise that the Barnsley-based company has been chosen as a main supplier of modular home manufacturer ilke Homes.
Based in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, ilke Homes manufactures up to 2,000 modular homes every year for local authorities, housing associations, developers and private investors, and can produce a home in just 15 days, with four modules coming off the production line each day.

“In order to increase our output, we needed to collaborate with like-minded suppliers, and for the past two years, Euramax has really understood our manufacturing processes,” comments ilke Homes Procurement Manager Rachel Kaye.
“In addition to supplying us with high-quality products, Euramax provides an excellent, efficient delivery service, really allowing us to streamline and get the most out of our production processes.
“Communication between everyone in the modular supply chain is vital to success, and thanks to regular monthly meetings and consistent input from Euramax’s technical team, we’ve been able to continue successfully producing modular homes.
“Apart from being a reliable, trustworthy supplier, Euramax has allowed us to achieve the best possible outcome for our products.”
Ongoing partnership – As a business, ilke Homes prides itself on creating modern homes that merge effortlessly into local communities, and so the windows and doors they install need to reflect this.

As part of an ongoing partnership, Euramax supplies them with stylish products in classic white and anthracite grey, and even sourced a specific grey frame – called Moondust.
ilke Homes’ windows and doors also need to meet stringent quality and safety measures, and as such, Euramax works to meet the safety requirements for modular homes, which includes ensuring each room has a fire escape.
They also make certain that all window sizes and apertures, whether a top hung or drop window, remain the same.
Euramax also ensures its delivery process reflects ilke Homes’ requirements for quality control and carbon reduction by delivering all its products in stillages, which protect the products during transportation, minimising the risk of damage while also eliminating unnecessary plastic waste.
Module identification numbers (MINs) are also provided for each stillage – these are specific to the windows and doors for each house and module type, ensuring products can be installed without hassle.

Future relationship – Euramax Solutions Managing Director Nick Cowley comments: “Removing the complexity from supply chains, reducing production costs and increasing productivity is what we do every day for our clients in the modular construction sector, and since partnering with ilke Homes, we’ve been delighted to supply such a big name in this market with our products.
“We’re so pleased that the company is happy with both our products and our delivery service, something we are very proud of.
“It’s a real testament to our hard work and commitment to growing the modular construction market, and we look forward to working with ilke Homes for many years to come.”

 

www.euramaxuk.com

The clean hydrogen fund Hy2gen AG, founded in 2017 by a number of European companies, said yesterday it had raised its first €200m for clean energy construction projects.

The investment round was led by German hydrogen infrastructure developer Hy24, which manages Hy2gen, with backers including French companies Technip Energies, Natixis Asset Management and banking group BPCE, as well as Canadian pension fund manager CDPQ.

Hy2gen said the investment is the largest private green hydrogen-focused capital fund raised to date.

The venture already has 880MW of projects in planning and another 12GW in development. Its first plants are earmarked for sites in France, Norway, Canada, Germany and the US.

Pierre-Etienne Franc, the chief executive of Hy24, said in a press statement: “The magic combination for success in hydrogen scale-up is sizeable projects in strategic basins, strong stakeholder support from off-take to project financing and execution, and the leadership of expert teams for development and steering. This is what Hy2gen has successfully gathered around the table.”

The transaction marks the inaugural investment by Hy24’s Clean H2 Infra Fund. This was founded in October 2021 with an initial pledge of €800m and an eventual target of €1.5bn. Among the subscribers were Vinci Construction, gas suppliers Air Liquide and TotalEnergies, each of which committed €100m to the project (see further reading).

Xavier Huillard, Vinci’s chief executive, said at the time: “Vinci is taking concrete action to support the development of clean energy by mobilising all its divisions in concessions, construction and energy, with the aim of actively combating climate change and decarbonising mobility in particular.”

Hy24 is a joint venture formed by Ardian, Europe’s largest private investment house, and FiveT Hydrogen, an investment manager that specialises in clean hydrogen.

 

Source: Global Construction Review

 

M-AR breaks new ground with brand-new and bespoke housing for homeless charity Centrepoint

 

Offsite contractor, M-AR, is working in partnership with the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint, to create new, bespoke single occupancy homes for young people experiencing homelessness in the London Borough of Southwark.

The project is part of the charity’s bold new Independent Living Programme to pair over 300 young people with a job and a home across London and Manchester within the next three years. This will tackle head-on the shortage of quality affordable accommodation, free up hostel beds Centrepoint currently provides for those in dire need, and give young people a real future of independence.

Centrepoint currently provides housing and support for over 14,000 homeless young people every year in London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East.

This Southwark development with M-AR is the beginning of a five-year build for Centrepoint’s Independent Living Programme. It marks the first time the charity has built brand-new accommodation as it has previously relied on refurbished accommodation.

M-AR is currently manufacturing 33 homes in its factory for Centrepoint, with the whole turnkey delivered project due to complete on site by late April 2022. Each 21m2 home has a small yet functional kitchen, dining area and a bathroom as well as space to sleep and relax, making the units a comfortable home for young people to live independently. The homes will be delivered to site fully fitted with the kitchen and bathroom, with all electrics and plumbing installed as well as being fully decorated throughout, enabling Centrepoint to start using the homes much quicker than with a traditional build, as offsite construction offers greater programme efficiency.

 

Ryan Geldard, Operations Director at M-AR commented: “It’s a privilege for us to be able to do our bit to help Centrepoint in its mission to end youth homelessness by delivering these new safe and secure independent living homes. We’re working on a turnkey basis on this project so we’re taking care of every aspect of the build programme to make the whole process as smooth as possible for Centrepoint. We can’t wait to see how the units look once they’re on site and ready to become homes.”

Sally Orlopp, Director of Centrepoint’s Independent Living Programme, said: “The new homes that M-AR has delivered for are everything we could have hoped for. These comfortable, stylish, efficient and cost effective homes tackle head-on the shortage of quality affordable accommodation, free up much-needed hostel beds, and offer our young people a real step towards independence. It has been a real privilege to work with such an excellent building partner.”

 

M-AR has also named Centrepoint its Charity of the Year for 2022, meaning that the company will be supporting the charity over the course of the next 12 months through various fundraising activities, kick-started by a donation organised by the directors. M-AR will also be raising awareness of Centrepoint’s work and getting its supply chain involved in fundraising for the charity.

 

For more information call 01482 635 08, email buildingrelationships@m-ar.co.uk or visit www.m-ar.co.uk.

 

 

By Stewart Dalgarno, project director at the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project

THE end of the UN’s climate change conference COP26 marked the beginning of the hard work required to prevent global warming rising above 1.5C. For the UK to play its part in lowering emissions, the construction sector, which accounts for 47% of the country’s total carbon emissions, must accelerate the adoption of new sustainable ways of working across the built environment sector.

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project is one I believe offers the housebuilding industry a way to continue to  improve the sector’s environmental performance.

The challenges faced by AIMCH are not insurmountable, but we must acknowledge that it is concluding at a time when demand for high quality, energy efficient and affordable housing continues to grow. What excites me most about it though, is that the project could offer solutions to skills shortages, the ageing workforce and poor productivity – challenges not limited to the housing sector, while also responding to requirements to use sustainable materials and panellised MMC systems.

AIMCH’s ambition is to use industrialisation to transform how we build our homes in the UK, leading to more homes that can be built quickly, viable and sustainably. If we get it right, I believe the AIMCH project will accelerate the delivery of the 120,000 new homes the UK needs each year, for an acceptable cost, compared to masonry built homes and with at least 30% reduction in build times.

An integral part of the project has been the completion of a Whole Life Carbon Assessment of current building regulations over a 60 year design life, assessing four typical homes across masonry, open and closed panel timber MMC build methods. The report’s findings indicate five tonnes of embodied carbon saving, per four bed home, when using timber construction compared to masonry, equivalent to 16,500 road mile emissions. The report also finds that aerated masonry blocks have half a tonne less carbon emissions at end of life than timber frame construction methods. The carbon sequestration benefits of timber have been used in the research, benefiting all construction methods, where elements of the build use timber, such as internal non load bearing walls, floors and roofs.

Many of our partners are working on exciting developments, using proven, reliable and viable panellised timber based MMC systems, which will soon transform how the house building sector operates. As part of AIMCH, Barratt Developments PLC has created a Z House – a zero carbon concept house that applied 50 different solutions to understand how we will deliver the “sustainable home of the future”. It is located on the University of Salford’s campus with their scientists tasked with measuring its energy efficiency to provide hard data on the home’s design versus actual performance.

The home’s clever design feature’s high performing energy efficient building fabric, using Barratt Developments’ internal timber framer Oregon’s advanced panellised timber MMC systems at its core. The home incorporates PV solar panels and battery storage to generate and store power, electric car charging points and an air source heat pump that transfers heat from the outside to water for home heating and hot water use. Inside, underfloor heating, innovative infrared panels and skirting heating systems provide instant zero carbon heat, a fridge controls humidity levels to reduce food wastage by 60% and atomising showers  that could cut water usage by 80%.

As research continues into sustainable housebuilding, developers and housebuilders can use AIMCH findings as a starter for assessing how they can lower embodied carbon emissions of materials used in construction and their impact on lower whole life carbon emissions.

Such is the environmental benefits of building houses with timber components or build methods, the UK Climate Change Committee reports that the UK can triple the amount of carbon captured in homes by building 270,000 timber frame homes each year.

Where houses are built is changing too. Increasingly more homes today are manufactured off site and assembled at the development. New MMC factories developed by AIMCH, are being designed to include PV electric power generation to run machinery, electric forklift fleets and EV car charging for employees, such that they produce more power than they use, with any surplus recycled back into the national grid, making the transition to net zero carbon manufacturing a supply chain reality.

In the long term, battery storage systems could be used in these factories to store power 24/7 for continuous manufacturing needs. In addition, zero factory waste goes to landfill and 100% of waste is either repurposed, reused or converted to energy through large-scale waste to energy plants.

The UK needs more homes. At the same time, we must play our part in limiting the dangerous impacts of the climate crisis and transition to net zero carbon homes and businesses.

Continuing with the status quo in the housing sector will likely see the UK fail on both fronts. However, I am confident that projects like AIMCH will catalyse industry to accelerate near to market, reliable, viable and sustainable MMC solutions that transform how homes are built. Additionally, this will increase housing output, while helping the UK meet its environmental obligations to limit climate change to 1.5C.

 

Source: Project Scotland

The commencement of work at the Maudlin Farm site in Liskeard, Cornwall,

just one of the sites with a question mark hanging over it’s completion

Despite calls upon the government to intervene and, later, attempts to sell the business, the South West construction firm Midas collapsed into administration last week.

The collapse of the business has led to over 300 redundancies, though it is understood that a section of the business (Mi-Space) has been sold, saving over 50 jobs. Concerns have also been raised about the knock-on effort on sub-contractors and connected businesses, many of whom have been left out of pocket through unfulfilled contracts and unpaid invoices.

The collapse of any business is always disappointing to read about and in this case is consistent with the latest insolvency statistics relating to the construction industry. The statistics, released by the Insolvency Service for Q4 of 2021, evidence a significant increase in insolvencies for the sector as compared with 2020.

Increases in insolvencies were seen across the majority of industries in 2021 compared to 2020. However, construction was one of a number of sectors showed increases above the overall annual increase of 11%, at 25%. Furthermore, as standalone figures, construction was the industry which experienced the highest number of insolvencies (2,579). By way of comparison, wholesale and retail trade and repair of vehicles experienced 1,722 insolvencies, and accommodation and food services activities experienced 1,673 insolvencies.

It is understood that blame is being placed on the pandemic, shortages of materials and labour and a significant rise in costs caused by inflation. These could all have a significant impact on the cost and programme for construction projects, and the allocation of this risk should be carefully considered by parties when negotiating the building contract terms. We may also see parties re-negotiating building contracts for distressed projects, if the contractor’s insolvency would ultimately lead to higher costs and delays than allowing short-term financial relief.

There may be some hope on the material shortage front as this seems to have been easing since the end of 2021. However the reprieve may be short-lived as soaring energy costs could lead to a higher cost of some energy heavy materials, such as concrete and steel. The next year will bring a lot of uncertainty for the construction industry, with many companies likely to have a stronger focus on efficiency. As a result we may see significant growth in areas such as off-site manufacturing and sustainable construction.

Source: Lexology

The collapse leaves unfinished housing projects that will now become part of the administration of the Midas Group, leaving questions about who will complete the work and when.

However bosses at the failed firm seem to have faired better.  It seems one was paid more than half a million pounds while the company was making huge losses.

Accounts for the stricken firm, show the highest-paid director trousered £504,000 in the 18 months to the end of October 2020.

This sum does not include pension contributions so it is likely the director benefited further.

The payment was made in the same 18 months when the company made an after-tax loss of more than £2m.

The highest paid director also pocketed £443,000 in 2019, the group’s annual report and financial statements reveal.

In total, directors were paid £1,869,000 during the 18 months to the end of October 2020, with £53,000 paid in pension contributions.

At the time the directors were chairman Steve Hindley, chief executive Alan Hope, Mike Hocking, and chief commercial officer Scott Poulter, plus finance director Duncan Rogerson, who resigned in July 2019 and was replaced by Michael Ready.

Mr Ready left the company in March 2021 to move to Australia and was replaced by Peter Skoulding.

 

 

40 ‘prefab’ modular homes to be lifted into place on popular Milton Keynes estate, The government scheme will eventually see160 new homes on the estate

 

40 factory-built and cut-price modular homes are set to be craned into place on Tattenhoe.

The Tattenhoe Park development is being delivered as part of a wider scheme by Homes England that will consist of 160 rapid build homes with steel and timber frames.

Homes England is the government’s housing accelerator that strives to release more land to developers to build better homes faster.

Bellway is due to start work on the site next month and have selected specialists ilke homes to deliver the 40 modular units, which will all be built off site in a factory and precision-engineered to focus on quality, sustainability and energy efficiency.

There will be a mix of two, three and four bedroom homes for both affordable and open market tenures.

The developers will use the project to assess the benefits of modern methods of construction after a government report said MMC (modern methods of construction) will be vital in speeding up the delivery of housing across the UK.

Work will start on the site in March and the first modular homes will be ready for occupation in as little as five months’ time.

Tom Heathcote from ilke Homes, said: “It’s great to partner with Bellway Homes at Tattenhoe Park, a truly innovative, Homes England-backed scheme that is aiming to demonstrate the benefits of MMC by collecting granular data on the performance of our own precision-engineered homes.

Paul Smits, managing director at Bellway Northern Home Counties, told the trade press this week: “Bellway is pleased to confirm this partnership with ilke Homes to deliver our first modular homes at Tattenhoe Park.

“We have developed our plans with ilke’s input throughout, and their expertise has accelerated our learning around their products and processes.

“Now contracts are signed, we look forward to seeing these new homes being manufactured by ilke Homes and preparing to install the units at Tattenhoe Park.”

The remaining 120 new homes at Tattenhoe Park will also be built using a speedier methods – with timber frames and panels in place of traditional breeze blocks. This will enable them to be delivered at a faster pace than properties built using more traditional techniques.

Plans for the new development were approved by Milton Keynes Council last October.

A mix of one small apartments, maisonettes and two to four-bedroom houses, 112 of the homes are earmarked for private ownership and 48 will be classed as affordable, for rent or shared ownership.

There will be public open space and new pedestrian and cycle links included.

Paul Smits, managing director of Bellway Northern Home Counties, said this week: “This is a hugely significant development not only for Bellway and Milton Keynes, but also for housebuilding in this country. Phase four at Tattenhoe Park is the first Bellway development to include modular homes. It will deliver much-needed new housing for the town, and it is one of a select group of developments chosen by Homes England for its pilot scheme.

“The modern methods of construction we are using at Tattenhoe Park have the potential to transform the way new homes are delivered in this country. We are pleased to be working with Homes England on this exciting project to help accelerate the supply of new homes in high-demand areas.”

 

Source: M K Citizen

 

 

The McAvoy Group is currently delivering three new educational facilities valued at £40million on behalf of the
Department for Education (DfE). The latest projects are The Cavendish School in Cambridgeshire, Merstham Park
Secondary School near Reigate, and Laureate Academy in Hemel Hempstead.

 

The Cavendish School will provide a much-needed specialist school for children with autism, the world’s first International Baccalaureate (IB) special autism school, with a range of new facilities including multi-functional learning areas, calm and sensory spaces, and a horticultural room. Merstham Park School will see long-standing temporary facilities replaced by a brand-new building, designed to be one of the DfE’s first pioneering low-carbon pathfinder projects. At Laureate Academy an outdated teaching block has been demolished, and a new building created, along with a new multi-use games area.

Progress on delivering these projects follows a productive 12 months for the offsite manufacturing specialists, which, despite the challenges of Covid 19, has seen the business invest heavily in strengthening its senior management team and building for the future.

Ron Clarke, CEO of The McAvoy Group, said: “Our primary objective at The McAvoy Group is to deliver an exceptional experience for every customer through the quality of service we provide. We’re delighted to have been entrusted with the delivery of these latest contracts by the DfE. Given the huge disruption to education during the pandemic, it’s more important than ever for new school buildings to be delivered quickly and efficiently on programme and to the highest standard.

“We look forward to working with the DfE, local councils and other partners to deliver these new school places in well-designed, high-quality buildings that are fit for the future.”

The announcement comes as the business retained a place on the latest iteration of the DfE’s £7bn four-year Construction Framework for the delivery of school buildings in England.

The McAvoy Group is one of the leading offsite manufacturing and MMC specialists in the UK and Ireland. It offers a full range of design, manufacturing, fit out and construction services for the purchase and hire of high quality, affordable and sustainable modular buildings in the health, education, commercial and infrastructure sectors. Renowned for innovation, it is a key player in the pioneering Seismic Consortium, an R&D project launched to revolutionise the construction of school buildings. The Seismic II project is also now underway, which will see its learnings applied to other sectors, including healthcare and commercial.

 

www.mcavoygroup.com