UK building materials manufacturer Glidevale Protect is collaborating with offsite construction partners and reinforcing its expertise within the sector by becoming a member of the Offsite Alliance, the not-for-profit Community Interest Company that aims to promote and prioritise the use of modern methods of construction.
With a proven track record of supplying a variety of offsite projects, ranging from private and social housing to education builds, Glidevale Protect is a specialist in energy efficiency, ventilation, condensation control and damp proofing across the built environment. The manufacturer’s comprehensive range of solutions support a ‘fabric first’ approach to creating better buildings and healthier homes, including both innovative roofing and specialist construction products.
By joining the Offsite Alliance, Glidevale Protect is helping to provide input and support the future growth and development of offsite technologies, product innovation and best practice. With supply chain collaboration playing a key role in the ongoing development of the offsite market, Glidevale Protect is also proud to work closely with a number of modular partners including manufacturers of structural timber, CLT, SIPS, light gauge steel and hybrid frame systems.
Gaynor Tennant, Co-Founder and Chair of the Offsite Alliance, commented: “The whole supply chain has a key part to play in the development and implementation of offsite construction methods, which is why is it so important to have manufacturers such as Glidevale Protect on board. Through collaboration, we can look to make valuable improvements to the way that the industry develops and specifies technically proven products to improve efficiency and transform the way we build our homes.”
Glidevale Protect’s membership of the Offsite Alliance demonstrates the manufacturer’s commitment to affiliations with organisations who can help shape the future of the construction industry. The company is a member of other industry leading bodies such as the Structural Timber Association (STA), Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) and Irish Timber Frame Manufacturers’ Association (ITFMA).
This is in addition to a suite of already impressive credentials, including international quality standards ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 as well as being STA Assure Gold accredited through the STA with products that are independently third party certified by BM TRADA.
Header image: Glidevale Protect’s Protect Membranes have been used by modular construction specialists Totally Modular as part of an innovative pilot scheme, built offsite on behalf of social housing provider Citizen in partnership with Coventry City Council.
