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Traditional building firms join £800m MMC framework for councils and housing associations

|Date: 18 September, 2024

Traditional building firms join £800m MMC framework for councils and housing associations

20 traditional construction companies and two MMC firms have been appointed to a new build framework, whe ...

20 traditional construction companies and two MMC firms have been appointed to a new build framework, where they will carry out principal contractor duties on offsite projects for local authorities an ...

18 September, 2024
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Platform Design — Why a single modular solution cannot create a platform

|Date: 12 April, 2023

Platform Design — Why a single modular solution cannot create a platform

David Johnson, UK Pre-construction Director at Volumetric Building Companies, shares his thoughts on the ...

David Johnson, UK Pre-construction Director at Volumetric Building Companies, shares his thoughts on the future of modular construction in the UK and the urgent need for change. The UK Government has ...

12 April, 2023
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First factory-built MMC homes arrive at housing association’s Gloucestershire development

|Date: 16 March, 2023

First factory-built MMC homes arrive at housing association’s Gloucestershire development

The first factory-built homes at a housing association’s ground-breaking development in Gloucestershire h ...

The first factory-built homes at a housing association’s ground-breaking development in Gloucestershire have been craned into place. Bromford is building 28 new homes at Stockwells in Moreton-in-Marsh ...

16 March, 2023
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Donaldson Timber Systems appointed to Building Better DPS

|Date: 15 February, 2023

Donaldson Timber Systems appointed to Building Better DPS

Leading UK timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Building ...

Leading UK timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Building Better Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for MMC category 2 construction systems. Building Better ...

15 February, 2023
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Doncaster’s latest retirement scheme reaches new heights for M-AR

|Date: 2 August, 2022

Doncaster’s latest retirement scheme reaches new heights for M-AR

M-AR and Housing 21 have come together at a ceremony to mark reaching a major milestone on their latest p ...

M-AR and Housing 21 have come together at a ceremony to mark reaching a major milestone on their latest project, which when finished will be the largest net zero volumetric modular retirement living s ...

2 August, 2022
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Driving scalability through demand for MMC

|Date: 1 December, 2021

Driving scalability through demand for MMC

Industry experts have called for greater standardisation, collaboration and incentivisation to make Moder ...

Industry experts have called for greater standardisation, collaboration and incentivisation to make Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) work at scale. Specialists from law and finance have said that ...

1 December, 2021
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MMC and net zero on the agenda for LHC at Housing 2021

|Date: 12 August, 2021

MMC and net zero on the agenda for LHC at Housing 2021

Public sector housing teams will be able to hear about and discuss the challenges of and opportunities av ...

Public sector housing teams will be able to hear about and discuss the challenges of and opportunities available in MMC, retrofit and the net zero agenda, as experts from procurement specialist LHC ap ...

12 August, 2021
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MMC key to future proofing supply chain certainty

|Date: 10 August, 2021

MMC key to future proofing supply chain certainty

Materials and supply was the subject of The Housing Forum's second webinar in its MMC series, held on the ...

Materials and supply was the subject of The Housing Forum's second webinar in its MMC series, held on the 28th July. Given the current challenges surrounding construction skills and the supply of buil ...

10 August, 2021
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New report on the history and future of MMC

|Date: 13 January, 2021

New report on the history and future of MMC

NHBC Foundation has released a new in-depth report on how the role of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC ...

NHBC Foundation has released a new in-depth report on how the role of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) has evolved within the housebuilding industry. Prefabricated homes have been long-heralded as ...

13 January, 2021
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Premier Modular completes apartment installation for £9m emergency housing scheme

|Date: 6 January, 2021

Premier Modular completes apartment installation for £9m emergency housing scheme

Offsite construction specialist, Premier Modular, has completed the installation of 58 apartments for a n ...

Offsite construction specialist, Premier Modular, has completed the installation of 58 apartments for a new £9m emergency housing scheme for Buckinghamshire Council in High Wycombe. Due for completion ...

6 January, 2021
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