Howick News
H400 Truss System
Howick's H400 Truss machine produces easy to assemble and use Trusses using our patented Rivet system that is equivalent to 6 traditional screws.
Speedfloor Makes Concrete Floors Easy
Speedfloor which is more commonly seen in commercial and carparking structures has been developed to work seamlessly with Howick's framing machines to allow concrete floors to easily be incorporated into Light Gauge Steel Framing.
H300 Mobile Factory
Howick's H300 framing machine can be installed in a 20ft mobile factory unit. Making it easier to transport than the lager 40ft model.
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Howick Steel Framing Innovation Conference registration of interest....
Howick Ltd will be hosting a Steel Framing Innovation Conference in Auckland, New Zealand from the 20 - 24th September 2010.
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Halving Waste to Landfill - Signatory Update
WRAP is eager to work with you to develop case studies, articles and PR to highlight projects that are demonstrating a commitment to waste reduction and benefitting from cost savings. If you’re keen to be involved, contact us at halvingwastetolandfill@wrap.org.uk
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LEAF International
The Leading European Architects Forum, or LEAF, brings together leading international architectural practices and designers operating in Europe and beyond to share knowledge, to network and to develop new partnerships.
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Howick offer factory machine demo
Discovering Offsite Howick
A small but enthusiastic group attended Henrob’s manufacturing plant in Deeside where Howick in conjunction with Henrob and Vertex presented an end to end solution for steel frame design and assembly.
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Circle Health - Buildoffsite member
One of Britain's most famous architects, Lord Foster, has built his first hospital, Circle Bath near Bath.
Rather than a traditional hospital design, it feels like a hotel, with sky lights and art decorating the walls. It is hoped that the pleasurable surrounding will increase patients' well-being and help them get better faster.
Going off-site in support of sustainability
Buildoffsite Stakeholder event
8 October 2009, London
Presentations
now available
Offsite Construction (OSC) Magazine Awards Lunch 2009
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out more
The time for intelligent construction: vision
and leadership
Stakeholders event
Wednesday 6 May 2009, London
Presentations
now available
Abstracts are invited for the International Vacuum Insulation Symposium
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Sustainable Delivery of Housing
26 January 2009, Salford
This event should be of interest to all involved
in the planning and delivery of the UK’s housing stock,
including: commercial house builders, housing associations, registered
social landlords, local authorities and policy makers. In particular
the event is targeted at those that wish to gain a better understanding
of the challenges facing the industry and wanting to hear about,
and to discuss, some of the potential solutions to this challenge.
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Buildoffsite briefing, out now
Download
the February 2010 buildoffsite briefing
Two free downloads
A guide to modern methods of construction (a
BRE/NHBC publication)
Download
Your guide to specifying Modular Buildings:
maximising value and minimising risk
(a Buildoffsite publication in
partnership with BAA)
Download
New Offsite Technology Talks
Advantage Offsite, in collaboration with Mtech
Group, have launched a new series of dedicated Technical Talk
seminars for 2008.
Each focusing on a range of different offsite technologies,
including; volumetric modular, pods, light steel frame, timber
frame, precast concrete, ICF, SIPS, and pre-engineered M&E
services, Technical Talk will be the most dynamic and informative
offsite technology events of the year.
Technical Talk seminars will allow delegates to
understand the various different technologies within the offsite
construction sector in much more detail than the generic offsite
construction events that the industry has presented to date.
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Buildoffsite forms alliance with new Scottish Construction Centre
Buildoffsite has formed an alliance with the recently-opened
Scottish Construction Centre (SCC) to help promote greater uptake
of offsite methods in Scottish construction sector.
The SCC has identified ‘offsite’ as
a key theme area for Scotland and is planning an initial series
of industry workshops to explore the strength of interest in a
programme of work to help companies understand how they may gain
from increased adoption of offsite construction techniques.
Funded by Scottish Enterprise and developed by
a CIRIA-led consortium, The SCC has been created to promote innovation
and excellence in Scotland's construction industry.
To find out more, visit www.scocon.org.
Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions for School
Buildings
Free downloads available
A series of guidance notes have been released
that set out the standards of performance for a range of elements
in schools and show how these standards might be delivered through
design examples.
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