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 […]

Marshalls secures place on £6m Severn Trent Framework

Marshalls Civils & Drainage has secured part of a new £6M framework agreement with Severn Trent Water to supply precast concrete storm tanks through the water company’s Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) investment programme. The post Marshalls secures place on £6m Severn Trent Framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Demand growth boosts Staffordshire cladding firm’s bottom line

Cladding specialist Thorp Precast has grown its revenue and pre-tax profit, as it hailed growing demand for building envelopes. The Staffordshire firm posted turnover of £37.5m for the 12 months to 31 December 2025, up 1.5 per cent from the prior year's £36.9m. Its pre-tax-profit… The post Demand growth boosts Staffordshire cladding firm’s bottom line appeared first on Construction News.

Why UK Contractors Are Replacing In-Situ Concrete with Precast Retaining Walls on Fast-Track Builds

The post Why UK Contractors Are Replacing In-Situ Concrete with Precast Retaining Walls on Fast-Track Builds appeared first on UK Construction Blog. That handover date written into the contract is usually non-negotiable with liquidated damages that start accumulating from the day the deadline passes.  We spend months in the prep stages only to compress the actual construction window into a handful of weeks where everything from groundworks to service installs all try to occupy the exact same […]

Texas & Southeast Snapshot: Greenheck's Knoxville Manufacturing Plant's Structure Rises into Place

Photo by Choate Construction's Scott Willett captures early-morning view of a precast panel rising into position at a Knoxville, Tenn., project site.

Understanding workforce motivational factors to incentivise improved productivity in pre-cast concrete construction

Improving productivity in construction is a focus for government and industry. The drive to succeed in both domestic and international markets has increased pressure on the construction industry to deliver greater efficiency. While innovation and technology have a significant part to play in achieving this goal, labour remains an essential component of success.

HS2 - Production of HS2's Northolt Tunnel segments begins at new Hartlepool facility 25072023

This video looks at the off-site fabrication facility in Hartlepool that has started to manufacture concrete tunnel segments for the HS2 project, including the 'Northolt tunnel east' and 'Euston tunnel'

Everton Football Club - New Everton Stadium, one year on, 01012023

Check out the remarkable progress of the new Everton Stadium over past 12 months at the Bramley-Moore Dock side

Akla Gelen - Incredible modern construction technology, 12102022

This video shows a compilation of machinery being used on construction projects including: hydraulic staircase mould, slipform concrete kerbs and barriers, precast wall concrete panels, high-tip dumper and a concrete recycling robot!

CIOB - An Introduction to MMC & Offsite Manufacturing, 26012022

Join Michael Brearey, Fellow of the CIOB and Group Head of Construction and Maintenance at Mount St John. Michael will be providing an overview of Modern Methods of Construction, including what this approach to building means for the industry, and how it has been proven to be effective through offsite manufacturing. Within the presentation, viewers will gain a better understanding of what is meant by offsite manufacturing, and the different methods used to achieve a more sustainable future

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