April 19, 2023
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Modular Building Proves Perfect Solution for Kingston Hospital
Modular construction pioneer Wernick Buildings recently completed a new healthcare clinic located in Greater London....
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April 19, 2023
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TG Escapes Design Biophilic School Concept Using MMC
Having practised the implementation of biophilic design principles for many years, TG Escapes wanted to design an entirely biophilic primary school that is sensitive to the environment, cost effective and...
February 1, 2023
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Top Tips on How to Embed Social Value into Your Construction Projects
Clare Chamberlain, Head of Construction Category at Crown Commercial Service, discusses the importance of social value in construction projects and gives top tips to ensure it’s not missed off the...
February 1, 2023
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Modular Solution Reduces Backlog at North Devon Hospital
In this interview, Marsh Pullen, Capital Contracts Manager for the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, explains the process of procuring a modular building from Wernick. This includes the...
January 18, 2023
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5 Reasons Local Authorities Should Think Modular First for Their Construction Projects: Crown Commercial Service
The future for councils and local government across the UK remains difficult to predict. With ever tightening budgets and demand for building projects rising, those tasked with designing and delivering...
January 4, 2023
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Wernick Buildings: North Devon Hospital Case Study
North Devon Hospital required a new building to reduce its orthopaedic surgery backlog. To increase its elective bed capacity as quickly as possible, the Trust opted for a modular building....
January 4, 2023
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M-AR’s Crystal-clear Vision for Future As It Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Specialist offsite manufacturer and contractor M-AR is celebrating 15 successful years of business as it continues to champion offsite solutions to the wider construction industry....
May 9, 2022
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Why the Demand for Offsite Solutions for Healthcare Continues to Rise
In this article, David Harris, Managing Director of Premier Modular – one of the UK’s leading offsite specialists – looks at the renewed focus on offsite construction and how it...
April 7, 2022
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Collaboration Key to Unlocking Opportunities Through MMC
A collaborative approach lies at the heart of scaling up modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK to simultaneously help solve the housing crisis and drive down construction-related greenhouse...
January 5, 2022
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The Importance of Exceeding Ventilation Standards in Modular Healthcare Buildings
MTX Contracts explores why designers and contractors in the modular healthcare sector should go above and beyond the minimum standards of ventilation and what is deemed ‘adequate’....
December 6, 2021
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Passivhaus Certification for Foleshill Health Centre – The UK’s Greenest Healthcare Building
The UK’s greenest health centre built to meet Passivhaus certification – Foleshill Health Centre in Coventry – has opened its doors to patients following completion....
Building Control Lessons Learned in Offsite Construction
Here, John Miles, Technical Manager at Assent Building Control, talks about the benefits of offsite construction in education and how Building Regulations need to adapt to accommodate these modern methods...
May 10, 2021
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The Long-term Benefits of Modular Construction in Healthcare Environments
More than half the adult population of the UK have received their first vaccination dose, and the NHS can now begin to consider initiatives that can offer optimum use of...
April 1, 2021
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CONLON OVERCOMES COVID CHALLENGES TO DELIVER SEN SCHOOL FACILITY
Conlon Construction, a specialist provider in the delivery of bespoke special educational needs (SEN) schools, was making great headway on a brand-new campus for The Orchards School, in Stretford, Trafford,...
March 4, 2021
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How Post-COVID Procurement Can Help to Boost MMC
Tim Oakley, Head Consultant at LHC, talks to PSBJ about its work to instill confidence in local authorities to implement MMC and demonstrates the accessibility of offsite through its frameworks...
February 9, 2021
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A WINDOW INTO MODULAR HOMES
Three million new homes must be built in England over the next 20 years to solve its housing crisis, a report by housing charity Shelter says. Companies manufacturing new builds...
February 9, 2021
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THE SURGE IN OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR HEALTHCARE
In this article, David Harris, Managing Director of Premier Modular – one of the UK’s leading offsite specialists – looks at the renewed focus on offsite construction and how it...
January 6, 2021
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NEW COUNCIL HOMES ‘RAISE THE BAR FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND FIRE SAFETY’
A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for social housing and a window on the future of residential schemes. The entire...
December 1, 2020
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Fire Safety Armoury Strengthened by British Standard for Balcony Construction
A new British Standard introduced at the end of August is helping close what a growing number of building professionals have identified as clear gaps in the fire safety performance...
December 1, 2020
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Will Covid-19 Change the Future of Building Design?
The impact of COVID-19 on every aspect of life is undeniable. As the pandemic began to spread throughout March 2020, no one could have foretold the ways in which this...