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In September 2017, Mark Peters of modular-built hotel chain, Tribe, presented his vision of the business to the prefabAUS annual conference in Melbourne. He outlined the business case for modular built accommodation, and within two years, Tribe had been acquired by international hotel group brand Accor.See our 2019 coverage here: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tribe-set-for-geographic-category-expansion-following-accor-acquisition/ In prescient remarks from that interview Mark indicated they... READ MORE
According to Thomas Rau, co-founder of Dutch-based Madaster, we live in a time where real innovations take place outside economic sectors and the concept of construction in itself is a thing of the past. Madaster is an online registry based in the Netherlands where materials and products used in the construction of buildings are registered. The objective in cataloguing all... READ MORE
British Offsite, an advanced offsite manufacturing and construction company, has officially launched to the open market in the UK, offering what's claimed to be most technologically advanced light gauge steel panel system in the marketplace.Founded with £35million investment from Weston Group, British Offsite specialises in the design and production of offsite manufactured superstructure and interior fit modular construction solutions which... READ MORE
With the marketing and distribution advantages that national hardware chain Mitre 10 can deliver, the timing of their recent purchase may well indicate an intention to include structural timber solutions available to the trade. Mitre 10 already sell LVL (laminated-veneer lumber) and Glulam (glue-laminted timber) to the trade nationally, so it makes good business sense to expand that offering to... READ MORE
Scheduled over four half days within two weeks, the prefabAUS 2021 conference delivered a catalogue of presentations that captured the core message: merging to mainstream. In case you missed our daily roundups, we’re republishing them all here: Day 1 (Affordable and social housing) : CLICK HERE Day 2 (Institutions and prefab): CLICK HERE Day 3 (Industry-led change) : CLICK HERE... READ MORE
UK based offsite construction manufacturer, Darwin Group, are due to start work on one of the UK’s first modular education buildings to achieve both Passivhaus and Net-Zero Carbon certification. The new 631sq m. teaching block for St Edward’s school, in Romsey, Southampton, will include six classrooms, group learning areas and a sensory room. The offsite construction specialist presented the opportunity... READ MORE
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Built Offsite_Monday is a weekly newsletter of ideas and innovations that will assist you on the path to prefabrication. It’s about change, and during these Covid times we’ve all altered... READ MORE
