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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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Hadley Group’s steel framing structures offer lightweight and efficient solution for modular housing project

|Date: 13 August, 2019

Hadley Group’s steel framing structures offer lightweight and efficient solution for modular housing project

Hadley Group’s rollformed light gauge structural framing systems have recently been incorporated in the d ...

Hadley Group’s rollformed light gauge structural framing systems have recently been incorporated in the design and build of two pre-fabricated homes. Constructed by Totally Modular in their Cradley He ...

13 August, 2019
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View from the Supply Chain | Offsite Solutions

|Date: 19 July, 2019

View from the Supply Chain | Offsite Solutions

Richard Tonkinson, Executive Director of Offsite Solutions, considers the latest innovations in bathroom ...

Richard Tonkinson, Executive Director of Offsite Solutions, considers the latest innovations in bathroom pod technology and the benefits they offer specifiers. The use of bathroom pods has increased h ...

19 July, 2019
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Legal Update | Investing in modular construction

|Date: 15 July, 2019

Legal Update | Investing in modular construction

Ruby Giblin, Partner in the Housing Finance team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, says it’s time for loca ...

Ruby Giblin, Partner in the Housing Finance team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, says it’s time for local authorities to reap modular construction benefits. Local government finally freed from caps o ...

15 July, 2019
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Government must embrace MMC or risk missing housing target

|Date: 4 July, 2019

Government must embrace MMC or risk missing housing target

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is urging government to embrace modern methods of ...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is urging government to embrace modern methods of construction, warning that an over-reliance on traditional building methods will see the UK fa ...

4 July, 2019
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