Britain Built Fast in 1948 and the Mortgage Market Still Has Not Forgiven It

The post Britain Built Fast in 1948 and the Mortgage Market Still Has Not Forgiven It appeared first on UK Construction Blog. After the war Britain needed housing at a speed the traditional trades could not deliver. The answer was systems. Precast reinforced concrete panels, steel frames, factory produced components assembled on site by semi skilled labour. It worked. Hundreds of thousands of homes went up, quickly, and families moved out of prefabs and slums into something […]

Trump imposes 100% tariffs on some drones and components

The UAS duty rates align with the president’s executive orders to mitigate supply chain reliance on countries such as China, which has a world-leading drone market valued at $15.6 billion in 2025.

TBM cradle completed for Polish high-speed rail tunnel

Construction of a cradle for a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at the Retkinia launch chamber in Łódź, Poland, has been completed, with assembly of the first TBM components now under way. The post TBM cradle completed for Polish high-speed rail tunnel appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Drees & Sommer to project manage new satellite factory in Berlin

German consultant Drees & Sommer will project manage the building of a factory making satellite components and telescopes in Berlin-Charlottenburg for German-American space company Planet Labs. The development will contain… The post Drees & Sommer to project manage new satellite factory in Berlin appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Corrosion Protection in Construction: How Metal Coatings Help Building Components Last Longer

The post Corrosion Protection in Construction: How Metal Coatings Help Building Components Last Longer appeared first on UK Construction Blog. If you’ve ever wondered why some metal fittings on a building start looking tired after just a few years while others hold up for decades, the answer usually comes down to corrosion, and how well it’s been guarded against. Structural fixings, electrical connections, mechanical parts, all sorts of specialist kit: these components sit out in […]

Advancing Circular Construction

Efficiency of new buildings in the UK has been improving. While the operational energy progress on embodied carbon, the lifecycle emissions of the materials and components within buildings, has been much slower.

CCHPR - Pre-Manufactured Value and MMC - A critical examination of PMV as a performance evaluation metric 27042022

A roundtable discussion on 27 April 2022 provided an opportunity for MMC industry professionals to explore the role of PMV as a performance evaluation metric. Mark Farmer, the UK Government’s Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Champion for Housing and founding director and CEO of Cast Consultancy shared his observations about PMV with attendees,

Ryan Smith - Offsite Manufacture, 31032021

MOD X features David Crawford, General Manager of CCG OSM, the offsite manufacturing arm of the CCG Group, a turn key construction provider in Scotland. David discusses their integrated approach to design, manufacture and build using a closed panel approach. David discusses the business and product platform approach of this seasoned builder adopting lessons from others and continuously improving their operations.

NBS - Construction Game Changers: Modern Methods of Construction 01122022

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) - also known as 'smart construction' - is a fast way of delivering new buildings by maximising the efficiency of material and human resources. This NBS webinar hosts Jaimie Johnston, Director and Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood, to discover how the learnings from modern manufacturing processes have been applied to recent construction projects. [Attached below are PDF opies of: the MMC Guidance Note; TIP Roadmap to 2030; Construction Playbook v1.1]

The B1M - Construction's Digital Manufacturing Revolution 06112019

Construction is embracing rapid advances in digital technologies and making a bold shift towards the world of manufacturing, merging the two to usher in a new dawn The video looks at Laing O'Rourke's Explore Industrial Park

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