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New wave of suppliers appointed to Fusion21’s Modular Building Framework following £175m expansion

|Date: 20 August, 2018

New wave of suppliers appointed to Fusion21’s Modular Building Framework following £175m expansion

Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its Modular Building Framework — following ...

Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its Modular Building Framework — following an expansion worth £175m, over a four year period. A total of eight highly skilled firms have ...

20 August, 2018
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New regional event to demonstrate the potential of offsite technology

|Date: 10 August, 2018

New regional event to demonstrate the potential of offsite technology

The first North West regional event in the Explore Offsite series will take place on 12th September 2018 ...

The first North West regional event in the Explore Offsite series will take place on 12th September 2018 in Manchester at the University of Salford. The combined conference and exhibition will bring t ...

10 August, 2018
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McAvoy builds new 420-place arts primary school offsite

|Date: 7 August, 2018

McAvoy builds new 420-place arts primary school offsite

Offsite specialist McAvoy Group has delivered a new two-form entry primary school built offsite for Ramsg ...

Offsite specialist McAvoy Group has delivered a new two-form entry primary school built offsite for Ramsgate Arts Primary School. The building provides state-of-the-art facilities for up to 420 childr ...

7 August, 2018
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Portakabin eases pressure on hospital services in Hampshire

|Date: 24 July, 2018

Portakabin eases pressure on hospital services in Hampshire

A new 28-bed unit has been opened at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, helping to ease mounting p ...

A new 28-bed unit has been opened at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, helping to ease mounting pressure on hospital services during its busiest periods. Taking just six months to manufacture ...

24 July, 2018
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MMC to help solve Wales’ social housing shortfall

|Date: 13 July, 2018

MMC to help solve Wales’ social housing shortfall

Skills shortages, Brexit and increased demand for sustainability will result in a rise of Modern Methods ...

Skills shortages, Brexit and increased demand for sustainability will result in a rise of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) within Wales’ social housing sector according to Vicky Kells from Clarke ...

13 July, 2018
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Show preview: Housing 2018

|Date: 14 June, 2018

Show preview: Housing 2018

Housing 2018 provides a place to meet a diverse audience of sector professionals and discuss political an ...

Housing 2018 provides a place to meet a diverse audience of sector professionals and discuss political and economic challenges. LABM previews this year’s show. Beginning with an awards ceremony for ov ...

14 June, 2018
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Does timber offer a solution to the UK housing crisis?

|Date: 19 April, 2018

Does timber offer a solution to the UK housing crisis?

Jeremy English from Södra explains why timber offers the solution to the UK’s housing crisis, and how it ...

Jeremy English from Södra explains why timber offers the solution to the UK’s housing crisis, and how it can help housing providers adopt less labour-intensive, offsite building techniques to build mo ...

19 April, 2018
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How new building techniques can solve the UK’s housing crisis

|Date: 27 March, 2018

How new building techniques can solve the UK’s housing crisis

Björn Conway considers the options for building smart and how new techniques can help solve the UK’s shor ...

Björn Conway considers the options for building smart and how new techniques can help solve the UK’s shortage of affordable housing. In his Budget speech, Phillip Hammond pledged to raise UK building ...

27 March, 2018
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Explore Offsite Housing event to present the latest in offsite construction

|Date: 20 March, 2018

Explore Offsite Housing event to present the latest in offsite construction

A variety of approaches, in-depth analysis and discussion about the shortfall in housing stock will take ...

A variety of approaches, in-depth analysis and discussion about the shortfall in housing stock will take place at Explore Offsite Housing, held at the NEC, Birmingham on 10th and 11th April 2018. Offs ...

20 March, 2018
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Research reveals the public’s lack of understanding of modular housing

|Date: 2 March, 2018

Research reveals the public’s lack of understanding of modular housing

New research has revealed that much more needs to be done to educate UK consumers about the benefits of m ...

New research has revealed that much more needs to be done to educate UK consumers about the benefits of modular housing — a modern form of prefabricated homes. Despite growing calls for the UK governm ...

2 March, 2018
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