November 15, 2023
Benefits Of Hiring A Portable Cabin For Your Outdoor Event
It’s never too early to start planning for next year’s outdoor events and preempting all the logistical challenges. One element that is unfortunately out of your control is the Great British weather. No matter if your event is in February or June, it can be impossible to know if the conditions will be mild and […]
November 10, 2023
Cornwall Hospital Instals New Modular Building Stroke Unit
The healthcare system in the UK is facing unprecedented challenges as we head into winter 2023. Waiting lists are at record levels, while resources and budgets are straining at their limits after years of austerity followed by a pandemic. Issues with recruitment and ongoing industrial disputes are serving to worsen a bad situation. Further complications […]
October 13, 2023
Portable Buildings Will Be Used To Ease Prison Overcrowding
The UK government is set to announce that up to 1,000 new prison places will be created through the use of portable buildings to create ‘rapid deployment cells.’ The Guardian reports that the justice secretary, Alex Chalk, will reveal the plans in an effort to tackle the prison overcrowding crisis. Prefabricated buildings have already been […]
October 2, 2023
The Benefits Of Portable Cabins In The Agricultural Sector
Portable buildings in the agricultural sector have many functions and are a cost-effective option. Large farms where storage space is at a premium often make use of mobile buildings. Here are just some of the uses and benefits that these versatile structures can bring to an agricultural setting. Enhanced biosecurity Effective biosecurity measures are essential […]
September 18, 2023
Why Modular Buildings Are An Ideal Truck Stop Solution
The UK has been battling with a shortage of HGV drivers for the past few years. According to the Road Haulage Association, the situation has improved since the low point of 2021, but the threat of another driver shortage looms in the next five years because of the driver age demographic, with a significant proportion […]
September 5, 2023
DfE Funding For Portable Cabins Amid School Concrete Crisis
The Department for Education (DfE) has made funding available for portable cabins to schools affected by the crumbling concrete crisis. Over 156 schools so far have been forced to close or relocate classrooms at short notice after concerns were raised about the safety of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). It has emerged that at least […]
August 29, 2023
Why Modular Buildings Can Help The UK’s Toxic School Crisis
The former health secretary Matt Hancock has said that the UK is facing a ‘slow-burning crisis’ from the threat of asbestos that is still present in many of the schools and hospitals around the country. Despite the fact that the use of asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999, the toxic material still causes […]
August 29, 2023
Why A Shelter May Be Useful At The Crooked House
The use of PVC fabric shelters can be very beneficial at busy construction or demolition sites, particularly if people are there for long periods or constant security is needed for any reason. That can be true at any time of year, but even more so as autumn approaches. A place where this may be particularly […]
August 29, 2023
Why Housing Demand Is Still High In Greater Manchester
The decline over the past year in the property market, with reduced demand and falling prices, might prompt some developers to hold back on new projects until the situation starts to rebound. But in some parts of the country, there is still a lot of construction activity. Greater Manchester is one such area, with many […]
August 10, 2023
3 Innovative Ways That Portable Buildings Can Be Used
Portable buildings are increasingly a part of the solution to the many issues we are facing today, from the climate change emergency to the surge in demand for healthcare, the poor state of our school buildings and the chronic shortage of affordable housing. They are also often used for gatehouses or marketing suites, but there […]
July 20, 2023
How Modular Buildings Are Helping The NHS To Hit Net Zero
The NHS has set itself the challenge of becoming the world’s first carbon zero healthcare service, which is no small ambition considering the numerous other challenges it currently faces. The NHS is the UK’s biggest employer, and responsible for about 4% of all England’s carbon emissions. However, the NHS Confederation points out that the climate […]
June 19, 2023
What Ways Can Schools Utilise Portable Classrooms?
Many schools now use portable cabins or buildings as additional classroom space and there are many great benefits to these over other methods of expansion such as extending school buildings or constructing new ones. A lot of schools were built many years ago and have since increased the number of students who attend, meaning […]
