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Hanson - is building for the future
22 Dec 08
At the forthcoming Futurebuild exhibition (Earls Court, 3-5
March), Hanson Building Products will be highlighting a number
of innovative products and systems made from traditional construction
materials, yet manufactured in a factory environment so as
to meet today’s requirements for modern methods of construction.
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Caledonian Develops Bespoke
Off Site Solution for University Of Sheffield
17 Dec 08
A multi storey 1200-bed halls of residence is being manufactured
by Caledonian Building Systems for Bovis Lend Lease using
a steel frame and modular solution.
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Prototype is part of pod design process
2 Dec 08
Off-site 'pod' manufacturer, Elements Europe, says its products
are being snapped up by care home operators keen to take advantage
of the time and cost savings they bring to the development
process.
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Hyload Specified for RIBA Award-Winning
Development
25 Nov 08
Ruberoid Building Products’ structural waterproofing
system, Hyload, has been used on the RIBA award-winning Accordia
housing development in Cambridge. Hyload products were ideal
for the £60 million project thanks to the high performance
and longevity of the range.
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Off-site fabrication boosted by moves
to reduce waste
20 Nov 08
Off-site fabrication of building services plant could help
the building services sector ride out the economic downturn,
according to a leading manufacturer.
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Box of tricks
18 Nov 08
Is prefabrication just for the big boys? EMC looks at two
initiatives that are making the benefits of off-site assembly
available to more contractors.
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Mtech Consult launch of 2008/9 Offsite
Directory
17 Nov 08
With over 650 offsite manufacturing, service and consultancy
companies listed, it is the most comprehensive reference listing
of offsite techniques available in UK.
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Cartwright Pickard’s modular
housing for east Africa
14 Nov 08
Cartwright Pickard is creating modular homes for east Africa
that can be rapidly assembled offsite.
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Sapa's New Unitised Curtain Walling
Flies Through Tests
14 Nov 08
Sapa Building Systems' newly launched Elegance 72 Unitised
Curtain Walling System has flown through its weather testing,
recording some of the best results ever seen at Taylor Woodrow
Technology Centre.
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10 ways the downturn is changing the
construction industry
14 Nov 08
The days when clients competed to build the tallest, bendiest
and greenest architecture are now over. But how will the new
era of scrimping, saving and surviving change the industry,
and therefore the built environment? Building makes 10 predictions.
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Buildoffsite members' news |
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Yorkon
completes its largest scheme in the retail sector
27 November 2008, Yorkon |
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