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Limited offsite take-up? The modular industry is thriving

|Date: 11 December, 2019

Limited offsite take-up? The modular industry is thriving

Despite recent reports that suggest government departments are not adopting a presumption in favour of of ...

Despite recent reports that suggest government departments are not adopting a presumption in favour of offsite (2017), the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has commissioned research th ...

11 December, 2019
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Shelforce plays a part in Birmingham’s first modular home

|Date: 15 November, 2019

Shelforce plays a part in Birmingham’s first modular home

Shelforce has played a part in a housing first for Birmingham, manufacturing all the aluminium windows fo ...

Shelforce has played a part in a housing first for Birmingham, manufacturing all the aluminium windows for the City Council’s new 'ModPod' home in Hockley. Just Solutions manufactured the modular home ...

15 November, 2019
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Hadley Group | The benefits of light-gauge steel frames

|Date: 12 November, 2019

Hadley Group | The benefits of light-gauge steel frames

The lack of available social housing in the UK is a significant problem. Housing associations and local c ...

The lack of available social housing in the UK is a significant problem. Housing associations and local councils face increasing pressure to address the issue and build more truly affordable homes as ...

12 November, 2019
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View from the Supply Chain | Investment into MMC

|Date: 8 November, 2019

View from the Supply Chain | Investment into MMC

Dave Sheridan, Executive Chairman of ilke Homes, discusses how MMC can ease the pressure on the construct ...

Dave Sheridan, Executive Chairman of ilke Homes, discusses how MMC can ease the pressure on the construction industry and deliver better, more affordable homes. In 2017/18, local authorities across th ...

8 November, 2019
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Waugh Thistleton Architects | Modular construction

|Date: 12 September, 2019

Waugh Thistleton Architects | Modular construction

The world is in the midst of a housing crisis with unprecedented global mass migration to cities. In orde ...

The world is in the midst of a housing crisis with unprecedented global mass migration to cities. In order to deal with this flow of people, more high-density buildings are needed. In the UK the deman ...

12 September, 2019
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UK’s first modular housing academy launches to train next generation of housebuilders

|Date: 9 September, 2019

UK’s first modular housing academy launches to train next generation of housebuilders

ilke Homes, a leading manufacturer of modular homes, has launched the UK’s first onsite academy to train ...

ilke Homes, a leading manufacturer of modular homes, has launched the UK’s first onsite academy to train up the next generation of housebuilders and engineers to manufacture homes in factories, in a b ...

9 September, 2019
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Sevenoaks Modular gains BBA certification to construct six-storey buildings

|Date: 3 September, 2019

Sevenoaks Modular gains BBA certification to construct six-storey buildings

An innovative building product developed by Sevenoaks Modular has been given the green light to be used i ...

An innovative building product developed by Sevenoaks Modular has been given the green light to be used in six-storey buildings — an important landmark as it widens the potential market for its use. T ...

3 September, 2019
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Elite Systems supplies modular classroom solution for Isle of Anglesey schools

|Date: 2 September, 2019

Elite Systems supplies modular classroom solution for Isle of Anglesey schools

The Isle of Anglesey County Council has appointed bespoke modular construction specialist Elite Systems t ...

The Isle of Anglesey County Council has appointed bespoke modular construction specialist Elite Systems to provide a two-classroom unit to Ysgol Morswyn in Holyhead and a one-classroom unit to Ysgol P ...

2 September, 2019
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Modular housing project in Crofts Street, Plasnewydd will deliver 100% affordable homes

|Date: 21 August, 2019

Modular housing project in Crofts Street, Plasnewydd will deliver 100% affordable homes

An innovative pilot scheme, which will see the first modular homes built as part of Cardiff Council’s fla ...

An innovative pilot scheme, which will see the first modular homes built as part of Cardiff Council’s flagship housebuilding programme, has been given the go-ahead by Planning Committee. The 100% affo ...

21 August, 2019
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First completed modular eco home unveiled at Etopia Corby

|Date: 20 August, 2019

First completed modular eco home unveiled at Etopia Corby

The first home in London’s only modular commuter village, Etopia Corby, has been completed inside and out ...

The first home in London’s only modular commuter village, Etopia Corby, has been completed inside and out, MMC specialist Project Etopia reveals. The superstructures of the first three-storey townhous ...

20 August, 2019
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