Light Steel Frame News

JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FRAMECLAD, NIK TEAGLE STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY ENGAGEMENT AND WHY SKILLED PEOPLE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING MACHINERY AND DIGITAL TOOLS COMBINE TO PROVE THAT OFFSITE IS A PREMIUM APPROACH. 

Offering unrivalled access to leading industry pioneers, demonstrators, dynamic factory tours, thought provoking roundtable discussions and CPD accredited masterclasses – a collective of industry bodies are collaborating to deliver Offsite...

Leading offsite construction membership body BUILDOFFSITE (BOS) has announced it will be partnering with Offsite Expo for this year’s event. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, BOS is today...

BALFOUR BEATTY HAS JUST STARTED WORK ON A 1900-BED STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SCHEME FOR SUSSEX UNIVERSITY AFTER CLOSING A 54-YEAR DESIGN, BUILD, FINANCE AND MAINTAIN DEAL.

Leading developer McCarthy Stone has proven MMC can be used to successfully deliver nine retirement communities and has begun work on the tenth  Since 2021, McCarthy Stone has used...

Hadley Group have elevated their construction arm by establishing a new division dedicated to full contract delivery. The HadleyFRAME Contracting Division provide the procurement, design, engineering, production and...

Ross Baxter, managing director of Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions, explains how Categories two, three, five, and six as defined by the UK Government's cross-industry working group for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), can be utilised as part of...

For over 30 years SCI has been a leading player in the development and promotion of light gauge steel framing. This early development work has been crucial to growth in the usage of light gauge steel framing over that period, which has also been driven by benefits such as speed of construction, sustainability credentials, design flexibility and technological advances.  ICW will become the latest building warranty provider to have a dedicated chapter on light gauge steel framing in their technical manual when their updated version is released later this year. 

Frameclad have shared that they have recently achieved ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety...

Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials in Manchester, to set up a Centre for Innovation in Advanced Materials. Tata Steel is investing £10m over four years...

Fusion Steel Framing became part of The Hill Group in July 2022, with both parties aligned in their vision for high-quality housebuilding, MMC and sustainability. Mike Fairey, Managing Director of Fusion Steel Framing, picks out some recent successes. 

As a BOPAS-accredited light steel frame specialist, Frameclad's advanced offsite manufacturing infrastructure is underpinned by customised digital technology. But as Joint Managing Director Nik Teagle says, the firm's in-house capabilities are the driving force behind their success. 

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...