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OSB in timber frame construction

|Date: 10 June, 2024

OSB in timber frame construction

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate a ...

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate air and vapour control layers are a potential game-changer in timber frame construction, offerin ...

10 June, 2024
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New essential guide to renders and decorative finishes for MMC

|Date: 7 May, 2024

New essential guide to renders and decorative finishes for MMC

A free guide on how to incorporate traditional decorative finishes into modern methods of construction (M ...

A free guide on how to incorporate traditional decorative finishes into modern methods of construction (MMC) is now available from Saint-Gobain Weber. With the Government increasingly expressing its c ...

7 May, 2024
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Aliva UK | Leading role for EWI

|Date: 3 May, 2024

Aliva UK | Leading role for EWI

Ben Edmondson, Technical Director at façades specialist Aliva UK, comments on external wall insulation’s ...

Ben Edmondson, Technical Director at façades specialist Aliva UK, comments on external wall insulation’s pivotal role in the UK retrofit agenda. External wall insulation systems are at the forefront o ...

3 May, 2024
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‘Topping out’ ceremony held at landmark later living residential development in Hampstead

|Date: 30 April, 2024

‘Topping out’ ceremony held at landmark later living residential development in Hampstead

Last week, Wates and Riverstone held a ‘topping out’ ceremony to mark the structural completion of a late ...

Last week, Wates and Riverstone held a ‘topping out’ ceremony to mark the structural completion of a later living residence, Riverstone Bishops Avenue. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Barnet ...

30 April, 2024
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A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

|Date: 26 April, 2024

A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

Offsite construction in the UK is so much more than post-war prefab and struggling MMC housebuilders. But ...

Offsite construction in the UK is so much more than post-war prefab and struggling MMC housebuilders. But the sector’s many successes struggle to get their story told. Adam Salt, Business Development ...

26 April, 2024
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Social landlord selects Vale Southern to build £6.7m assisted living scheme

|Date: 17 April, 2024

Social landlord selects Vale Southern to build £6.7m assisted living scheme

Thorngate Churcher Trust, a charitable registered social landlord, has selected Vale Southern Constructio ...

Thorngate Churcher Trust, a charitable registered social landlord, has selected Vale Southern Construction to build 30 new homes for the over 50s in Gosport, Hampshire. The £6.7m contract will provid ...

17 April, 2024
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Housing association completes its most energy-efficient MMC homes

|Date: 3 April, 2024

Housing association completes its most energy-efficient MMC homes

An innovative development of factory-built affordable housing has been officially opened in Gloucestershi ...

An innovative development of factory-built affordable housing has been officially opened in Gloucestershire. Regional housing association Bromford has this month started welcoming customers into their ...

3 April, 2024
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DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame

|Date: 16 February, 2024

DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame

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

Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium’s (CHIC) Newbuild Development Framework. As part o ...

16 February, 2024
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Building Better searches for traditional contractors to join £800m MMC framework for local authorities and housing associations

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Building Better searches for traditional contractors to join £800m MMC framework for local authorities and housing associations

Building Better, the National Housing Federation-backed alliance of councils and housing associations set ...

Building Better, the National Housing Federation-backed alliance of councils and housing associations set up to increase the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) in social housing, is hunting f ...

13 February, 2024
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REHAU releases new report, Offsite Trends in Building Services

|Date: 4 December, 2023

REHAU releases new report, Offsite Trends in Building Services

REHAU report shows how offsite construction can overcome skyrocketing demand on UK building industry. Wit ...

REHAU report shows how offsite construction can overcome skyrocketing demand on UK building industry. With pressure for major construction projects growing across the UK, the new report is encouraging ...

4 December, 2023
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