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 […]

Weld done: How BBK is manufacturing for Sellafield

Inside Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick’s Birkenhead offsite manufacturing facility, components for some of the UK’s most sensitive nuclear infrastructure are being cut, welded, tested and tracked with forensic precision. The facility has produced more than 40km of pipework and over 7,000 high-specification ductwork items, primarily for… The post Weld done: How BBK is manufacturing for Sellafield appeared first on Construction News.

Hyperion raises funds for robotic microfactories

Hyperion Robotics, a Finnish company developing AI-powered robotic microfactories, located close to project sites, which will produce infrastructure components faster and with less CO2 emissions, has secured funding for a new facility in Flixborough.

Laing O’Rourke to expand offsite manufacturing capacity

Laing O’Rourke has announced plans to expand two of its UK manufacturing operations. Explore Manufacturing will add 3,200 square metres of production space at Explore Park in Nottinghamshire. The site forms part of the contractor’s Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction (CEMC), which produces components… The post Laing O’Rourke to expand offsite manufacturing capacity appeared first on Construction News.

6 Staircase Parts Worth Investing in for Lasting Quality

The post 6 Staircase Parts Worth Investing in for Lasting Quality appeared first on UK Construction Blog. For anyone constructing or renovating a staircase, choosing the right parts is essential for both long-term reliability and user safety. The best investment choices are often those components that see daily use and carry the greatest structural or visual significance. By focusing on high-quality materials and design, homeowners and builders can ensure their staircases will […]

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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