Unlocking Downtime WORKSHOP
Modular manufacturers face the same cyclical pressures as the wider construction sector—quiet pipelines, fluctuating orders, and costly downtime. But timber also offers something unique: its sustainability appeal and design flexibility make it a perfect candidate for a shared solution.
That’s why BUILDOFFSITE & The Offsite Guide are hosting a Downtime Workshop.
We’re inviting you to a 90-minute flagship workshop to tackle downtime and underutilised capacity across offsite manufacturing—putting procurement and planning challenges front-and-centre. We’ll also run a light discovery on a shared capacity approach with The Offsite Guide, who bring an existing platform and solution perspective to the discussion.
What you’ll influence:
• Practical fixes for procurement blockers (call-off speed, contracts, payment cadence, risk).
• Solutions to planning issues (MMC evidence packs, sequencing, approvals).
• Discovery-only exploration of how a shared capacity approach—informed by The Offsite Guide platform—could help (what “good” looks like; no build commitments).
Outcome: A concise Downtime Sprint Framework capturing pain points, quick wins, and whether/how we should explore a platform concept further with The Offsite Guide.
Who should attend: Ops leads, commercial/procurement, planning/PMO from manufacturers, developers and major clients.
Agenda
- Welcome & Context – framing the downtime challenge and our shared objectives.
- Beta Platform Demonstration – video walkthrough of the downtime platform, showing how it could unlock value for timber manufacturers.
- Group Discussion: Challenges & Opportunities – where downtime occurs, what barriers exist, and how a platform could help.
- What Good Looks Like – co-defining success criteria: utilisation, revenue stability, and leveraging timber’s sustainability advantage.
- Exploring Business Models – options to make the platform viable and attractive for manufacturers, clients, and partners.
- Wrap-Up & Next Steps – feeding insights into the Downtime Sprint Framework and shaping the pilot programme to present to UK Government for support & Funding.
Additional Information
Pre-Workshop Survey: Unlocking Downtime in Offsite Manufacturing