Extraspace Solutions designs, manufactures and delivers bespoke steel framed, fast track construction projects throughout the UK and Ireland. With over 20 years’ experience, they are a Main Contractor delivering turnkey, … Continue reading “We’re delighted to welcome our new member Extraspace Solutions”
The Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Theme Group visited Factory 2050 at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Sheffield, to find out how their approach to manufacturing innovation is being applied … Continue reading “AMRC Factory 2050 Tour”
On 16 May the Constructing Excellence Members Forum at the offices of Trowers and Hamlin considered the issue of Organisational Resilience, based on the recent report by Project 5. The … Continue reading “Organisational Resilience – Are we built on a House of Cards?”
On 22nd May the Constructing Excellence Client’s Forum were given a unique insight into the client side of delivering an Integrated Project Insurance project. Steve Johnson, the Executive Director of … Continue reading “Client’s Perspective on Integrated Project Insurance”
Our GDPR opt in emails have gone out, so please take a moment to opt in if you want to keep hearing from us. Alternatively you can (re)join our mailing … Continue reading “New online preference centre”
The nuclear theme group of Constructing Excellence has published the first report in its Productivity Series. The report can be downloaded here. In his Foreword, the chair of the group … Continue reading “Challenging the mindset in nuclear construction: ‘Construction Factory Thinking’”
In May 2006, Tony Blair indicated that nuclear was back on the agenda. The mantle was taken up by the Labour administration in the late noughties during which time the … Continue reading “Investing in UK nuclear”
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into offsite manufacture for construction. The committee is considering the potential benefits of off-site manufacture for … Continue reading “Response to House of Lords Inquiry on Offsite Manufacture for Construction”
With the upcoming Project 13 launch at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on May 1st, I thought I would use the platform of this blog to draw attention to … Continue reading “Wilbraham’s Words: April 2018”
This short paper sets out some of the key findings from the Offsite Manufacturing & Technology session at the Constructing Excellence Annual Conference on 12 December 2017. Interactive polls were … Continue reading “Will traditional delivery models become obsolete? – Event report”