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Offsite Construction Awards - call for entries

OSC Magazine Offsite Construction Awards 2008, 28 October, National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.

in association with Interbuild

Categories include 'Quality', 'Innovation' and 'Outstanding Achievement'. Four new categories have been added this year, including 'Best for Sustainability' and 'Best Product'

It is FREE to enter and the winners will be judged by an independent panel of industry experts including members of British Precast, BRE, Buildoffsite, Construction Products Association, Steel Homes Group and the UKTFA.

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Howick offer factory machine demo

Howick have set up a demo machine in Harrogate for small groups to come and view, including a demonstration of the vertex software package and the Henrob E Frame riveting tool.

The standard demonstration consists of.

  • A software demonstration by vertex showing the features of the software package
  • an overview of the machine and its features before running a panel from the machine and assembling it.
  • demonstration of the Henrob Rivet Tooling to fix the frame together.

The Demo lasts for approximately 2 hours, and will be available for the next three weeks

If you wish to visit then please contact Hamish or Nick at Howick directly on +44 1423 888291

 

Two free downloads

A guide to modern methods of construction (a BRE/NHBC publication)
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Your guide to specifying Modular Buildings: maximising value and minimising risk
(a Buildoffsite publication in partnership with BAA)
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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.

 

British Precast 2007 Best Practice Awards

British Precast is inviting entries for its best practice awards to be presented at the Annual Awards Conference and Dinner 2008 on May 13th in Leicester. Categories are innovation, safety, sustainability and project of the year. All entries must relate to work undertaken by a member company.

For further details, contact info@britishprecast.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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Building the Future: a Guide to Regeneration and Modern Methods of Construction

MediaPlanet, in association with buildoffsite produced a supplement for circulation with The Times on 27 July 2007, which includes contributions from a number of buildoffsite members, including: Corus, Bailey Offsite, Britspace, Terrapin, Caledonian Building Systems Limited and Framing Solutions
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Buildoffsite Registration Scheme launched

The Buildoffsite Registration Scheme (developed by Lloyd’s Register) has been launched to enable organisation's to gain accreditation for achieving best practice in the safe and competent delivery of offsite services
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Discovering offsite

Buildoffsite has announced a Programme of fact-finding visits to leading off-site manufacturers. This Programme has been developed to meet the information needs of those who design, specify and deliver construction projects of all size and for all market sectors.
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Download presentations from buildoffsite seminar

Presentations from the Buildoffsite Seminar: Offsite Construction Methods - Quality Construction Solutions for the Health Sector, 4 October 2006, Leeds Amouries are now available to download
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Off-site industry
e-zine

24 September 2008 issue

  • Kingspan Off-Site centres on Network Rail
  • Modular green roofs 'could make cities greener'
  • Welcome for minimum design standard for schools
  • Pipe Center launches modular engineering service
  • Morgan Ashurst wins £8.8m student homes deal
  • Flatpack schools: St Agnes primary school, Manchester
  • Caledonian Expands Business with New Modular Construction Factory
  • Green guide launched for pre-owned modular buildings
  • Off-site construction research at Loughborough:a new modular building system hits the headlines
  • Off-site pioneers NG Bailey reveal 'next stage' for MMC
  • Off-site pioneers NG Bailey reveal 'next stage' for MMC

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