Light Steel Frame News

Aspirations around modern methods of construction "not yet" achieved, Lee Rowley says The housing minister has warned that the government cannot subsidise modern methods of construction (MMC) forever, but that it...

Last week the Exec team and main Board visited the McCarthy Stone construction site in Failsworth, Oldham, the first scheme to bring together Modern Methods of Construction with our Older Persons Shared Ownership offering (OPSO) to provide a low...

The government has failed to engage with the findings of a key product testing review that itself had commissioned, one of the report's authors told a Commons select committee this week. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

Claimed to be the biggest change in over 40 years, the new Building Safety Act came into force with little fanfare – creating barely a ripple across the construction landscape.  But the significance of this legislation was...

US engineer Jacobs has been selected by ThyssenKrupp to manage the decarbonisation of Europe's largest steel mill in Duisburg, western Germany. The project involves substituting coke blast furnaces with hydrogen-powered...

Founded in 2019, the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) works to drive engagement, champion change and spread the word about the cost, productivity, performance and sustainability benefits of contemporary light steel framing systems.  ...

Digital construction tools can boost modular construction by enabling leaner production and the use of more sustainable materials, argues Ben Townsend, solution specialist at Graitec and Elitsa Yakimov Construction projects that follow a...

The UK construction sector is currently facing several pressing challenges, including a shortage of skilled workers, an annual demand for 300,000 new houses, the need for increased productivity with improved performance and the ambitious goal...

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Intrastack, part of the worldwide Saint-Gobain group and a leader in Light Steel Frame (LSF) solutions, has announced that it is working with offsite specialists, ECO-SPACE. The collaboration will bring multi-storey, multi-occupancy, LSF...

As a global leader in roll forming, Hadley Group are firmly focused on reducing their ecological footprint. Committed to innovation and sustainability, Hadley Group are championing the climate-friendly credentials of cold roll...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has issued further clarifications on the development, maintenance and operation of the golden thread of information two months after the last set of clarifications. ...

Through sharing information and sector knowledge, the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) is on a mission to highlight the safety and sustainability credentials of steel – so how is the industry decarbonising the production process and creating...