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High time for affordable housing
29 Apr 09
Government backing for hemp-based sustainable
housing at BRE’s Innovation Park could bring affordable
homes one step closer.
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Fabricator network expanded
28 Apr 09
Wicona Projects is expanding its network
of fabricators in the UK, with the announcement that AC Yule
is to move into unitised and more complex facade projects.
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UK timber frame industry comment on
Budget
22 Apr 09
The UK Timber Frame Association
has welcomed the government's Budget announcement of plans
to invest £1bn to boost UK housing
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McAvoy Group off-site building solutions
22 Apr 09
The McAvoy Group's AV modular division were
contracted to design, deliver and install 18 bays of modular
offices and welfare facilities onto a 4mtr high steel gantry
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Facade specialist lands Queen's Award
for Enterprise
21 Apr 09
Alumet has landed the Queen's Award for Enterprise for
its unique ABLE facade System – an off-site manufactured
walling solution that can withstand the effects of a bomb-blast.
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Hospital construction simplified by
60% prefabricated off-site installation
20 Apr 09
Construction was simplified by 60% prefabricated off-site
installation, incorporating a certain degree of flexibility
and allowing for 20% future expansion.
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New classroom out of the blue
16 Apr 09
Eight new classrooms - modular units in sky-blue cladding
- were constructed off-site and delivered fully finished,
providing a fast fix to a school's shortage of teaching space.
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Out of site, not mind
15 Apr 09
Taylor Woodrow and Capita are using the Avanti collaborative
working process to maximise the use of off-site construction
techniques for Whiston’s state-of-the-art hospital on
Merseyside
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1,300m2 of glazing at Stratford completed
10 Apr 09
Solaglas Contracting Specialist Facades has completed
1,300m2 of glazing for the refurbishment and extension of
Stratford Eastern Egress train station.
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SES starts work on its largest hospital
project
5 Apr 09
SES has embarked on its largest hospital project to date
with a £14.2 million contract to install the new M&E
services into Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.
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Buildoffsite members' news |
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Terrapin
at the double in Addlestone Moor
16 Apr 09, Terrapin |
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Yorkon
completes new highly sustainable building for York's newest
secondary school
15 April 2009, Yorkon |
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37.5m
Great Ormond Street win for NG Bailey
15 Apr 09, NG Bailey |
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