Buildoffsite member profiles

AcerMetric Ltd

AcerMetric Limited are an engineering design company who have created ‘The AcerMetric Versatile Flat Pack Frameless Building System’ which enables a significant range of accommodation to be built by unskilled labour quickly and economically.

The unique build offsite manufacture enables an almost infinite style and size of sustainable energy-efficient build to be constructed using one simple hand tool onsite.

The versatility of the system covers a broad spectrum of the construction market and can therefore be sub-divided into many different business models ranging from a simple garden office to a bespoke architecturally designed house to a multi-storey block of flats.

We believe the AcerMetric System will produce savings of up to 50% on material costs and 80% on labour costs compared to traditional building methods.

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David Appleford

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acumen7

acumen7 is a network of senior executives, all experts in their fields, with extensive experience between them of managing companies and making things happen. Their careers cover industries from aerospace to logistics, from construction to recruitment; from manufacturing to financial services… there are not many situations that, between them, they have not had to deal with.

They have brought their skills and experience together so that they can offer the sort of solutions that all companies need from time to time. Delivering these solutions may involve just one Member of the network or a broader team; whatever is required to meet the needs of each commission. There is no corporate infrastructure or fixed costs so as a client you only pay for the resources specifically required by you.

Each Member is known and recommended with confidence by the others in the network. They recognise that what is good for their client is good for them, both individually and as Members of the network.

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Richard Ogden

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Anglian Water/@one Alliance

The @one Alliance is a collaborative organisation, constituted in October 2004. It was formed to deliver the
large part of Anglian Water’s AMP4 investment programme, covering approximately £750M of work.

It comprises 7 separate groups:

• Anglian Water Engineering
• Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions
• Barhale
• Biwater
• Black & Veatch
• Grontmij
• Skanska-Aker Kvaerner

With a collective capability that spans all aspects of design and construction of water and wastewater assets, the Alliance is focussed on delivering a lean capital programme.

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Mark Enzer

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Apex Wiring Solutions Ltd

Apex Wiring prides itself on continuous improvement along with product innovation and was the first in the UK to manufacture pre fabricated wiring products that embrace (MC) metal-clad cable technology.

This has been followed by the recent introduction of the eVo range of products which replace the traditional wiring of electrical sub-circuits with a rapidly installed range of advanced pre engineered connector and cable assemblies reducing installation times by up to 70%.

Apex work with Consultants, M&E contractors and Developers to understand the specific project requirements and where necessary develop solutions to benefit the specific processes to improve overall program.

It is the companies mission “to strengthen its position in the market by developing innovative and cost effective solutions for the benefit of the construction industry”.

With an annual turnover in excess of €40 million Apex Wiring Solutions truly are the market leaders in pluggable wiring solutions.

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Stuart Hylton

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Armstrong

Established in May 2004, Armstrong Integrated Systems Limited (formerly Plant Energy Systems Limited, Est. 1978), is an industry leader in the manufacture of plantrooms.

The Armstrong Integrated Systems commitment to pre-assembly and off-site manufacture brings many benefits to the construction process. Some of these benefits are: improved speed of construction, improved quality, reduced
costs and environment impact, improved health and safety, improved co-ordination, security and labour-savings

When we manufacture a plantroom offsite, we take responsibility for all the uncertainty in a project. Our 3-stage build process ensures we deliver a completed plant room on time. We have extensive experience in manufacturing plantrooms, and are familiar with all of the lead times and process times involved. Our customers receive the benefit of this experience because Armstrong Integrated Systems guarantees on-time delivery.

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Steve Cooper

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Arup

Arup is a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants providing a diverse range of professional services to clients around the world.

Our innovative and fully-integrated approach brings our full complement of skills and knowledge to bear on any given design problem. We exert a significant influence on the built environment and are the creative force behind many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable designs.

Our firm has almost 9000 staff working in 86 offices in more than 37 countries. At any one time, we have over 10 000 projects running concurrently.

Arup has three main global business areas – buildings, infrastructure and consulting – although our multi-disciplinary approach means that any given project may involve people from any or all of the sectors or regions in which we operate. Our fundamental aim is to bring together the best professionals in the world to meet our clients' needs.

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John Miles

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BAA

As air travel becomes more popular, our airports need to develop and improve facilities to match these demands. Over the next ten years we plan to invest about £9.5 billion at our three London airports. At the same time, we aim to invest a further £200 million in our three Scottish airports and Southampton Airport.
Our biggest investments include:

• Heathrow Terminal 5
• The creation of Heathrow East - replacing the current Terminal 2 and Queens Building
• Development of Gatwick – enabling it to handle 40 million passengers a year by 2015
• Development of Stansted – towards our 35 million passenger target by 2014.

Together, these projects make us one of the UK's leading construction industry clients. But we always aim to get the best value – both in our overall strategy and efficiency – and to adopt a safe and sustainable approach to construction.

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Nigel Fraser

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BBA

The BBA is the UK's major approval body for new construction products and installers. Our Agrément Certificates are recognised by specifiers and other industry decision-makers as proof that the products covered by them have been rigorously assessed, will allow compliance with Building Regulations to be achieved and will last for a defined period.

The BBA also offers Quality Management Systems Certification to the ISO 9000 series and product testing to British, European or international standards, as well as trade and industry specifications.

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Alan Thomas

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Black Architecture

Black specialise in the design and realisation of sustainable, urban, mixed-use projects. Central to our design philosophy is the need to provide architectural solutions that minimise their impact upon the environment while enhancing their context.

We deliver architectural solutions that address the concerns of our age, including the provision of affordable housing in urban areas as part of mixed use developments

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Paul Hinkin

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Bourne Off-Site Solutions Ltd

Providers of :
A total design, manufacture and installation service for both volumetric and panelized products.

Engineered Solutions through innovative thinking and Modern Methods of Construction.

Component subassembly, non volumetric preassembly, volumetric preassembly and complete modular units both structural and non structural.

We offer :

• Manufacture and fit out of volumetric units and components to complement both modular and traditional buildings across all sectors.
• Integration of modularized products with insitu structural steel and metalwork with all building elements.
• Modular solutions to Industrial, process and building services.
• Full M&E and finishes.
• A substantial supply chain

Products include :
Modular stair and lift towers – balconies – Balustrade - Utility rooms - Panelized cladding systems - Raised walkways - Pedestrian bridges - Light weight framing - Service modules and risers – integrated structural support and steelwork - Bespoke projects/designs.

All manufactured from our 40,000 sq ft workshop under an ISO 9001 quality system.

Bourne of site Solutions Ltd are a division of the Bourne Steel group of companies.

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Nick Hayes

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BRE

BRE is a world leading research and consultancy group delivering sustainability and innovation across the built environment and beyond.

BRE’s mission is ‘Building A Better World’ and we are an organisation that enables innovation, raises standards and drives best practice.

Operating from locations throughout the United Kingdom we have a presence throughout the world.

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Oliver Novakovic

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British Precast

The British Precast Concrete Federation (BPCF) is the trade association of precast concrete manufacturers in the UK.

We are passionate advocates of sustainable and safe practice in the design and use of concrete products. We have twelve product groups represented by the Federation ranging from small modular products such as roof tiles, blocks and paving to large customised structural units.

Members interests are continually developed through our team of dedicated professionals who have extensive connections with organisations in the UK and worldwide. Four awards schemes are run annually for projects, sustainability, health & safety and innovation.

The Federation runs a safety improvement scheme Concrete Targets 2010 with the objective of making the £2.5 billion sector accident-free. Membership is open to both concrete producers and the whole supply chain

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Martin Clarke

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Britspace Modular Buildings Limited

Britspace is a leading UK provider of quality steel framed modular buildings ideally suitable for the hotel, student and key worker, residential and the secure accommodation markets.

We manufacture 'three dimensional' volumetric modules, which enclose a usable space and form the structure itself. The steel framed building modules are then transported to site by road where they are craned into position to form a complete building. Traditionally, prefabricated building / modular construction has been viewed as having limited usage due to its production line techniques. Because Britspace doesn’t have standard modular sizes or finishes, we can offer client-led bespoke solutions, which is quite unique in modular construction.

Our modular building system is not merely limited to small cellular spaces. It is ideal for extensions, stand alone buildings or elements of extremely large projects, as we can offer clear spans in excess of 12 metres and can build up to 20 storeys tall. With the Britspace modular building solution, large open plan spaces in multi-storey buildings is a reality. In addition, Britspace has British Board of Agrément (BBA) accreditation for a 60-year structural design life, which confirms that ours is a permanent building solution.

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Derrick Tyler

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Bryden Wood Associates

Bryden Wood Associates was established in 1995 by Mark Bryden and Martin Wood. The practice has a passion for designing and constructing buildings, and pursues an approach which is both pragmatic and idealistic: we use the most appropriate construction techniques for each project, whilst realising schemes of outstanding design and aesthetic merit.

BWA are at the forefront of innovative design for construction and design for manufacture. The practice has an established reputation for designing specialist prefabricated building elements, particularly where there is a cross over between mechanical and electrical services, structure and high quality architectural finishes.

BWA has a diverse portfolio of projects including: housing: from social housing to one-off prestigious homes; industrial: from research and development facilities to factory sheds; commercial: from headquarters buildings to speculative and owner occupied offices, and prefabricated design: from bespoke furniture and bathroom modules to 30-tonne, railway carriage sized, corridor modules for airport terminals.

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Martin Wood

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BSRIA

BSRIA is unique amongst The Built Environment specialists in providing independent, objective and practical support across the design, construction and occupancy phases of both new build and refurbishment projects.

With specialists able to measure and compare construction performance in all phases of design through operation, BSRIA is well placed to provide factual and authoritative feedback from innovative projects. We can work either openly or in strict confidence with whole teams or individual clients..

BSRIA is happy to partner with any companies in the building services and construction industries but, the 650 plus BSRIA membership, benefit from having a more direct involvement in our innovative solutions together with on-line access to Europe’s leading Building Services Library and Information Centre.

BSRIA is pleased to be associated with Buildoffsite and look forward to providing clients and fellow members with tried and tested services including:

• Consultancy
• On-Site and Laboratory Testing
• Modelling
• Research
• Troubleshooting
• Instrument Hire, Sales and Calibration
• Market Intelligence

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Andrew Eastwell

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Buchan Concrete Solutions

Buchan is one of the leading pre-cast concrete solutions providers in the UK part of the Roger Bullivant Group of companies.

Buchan offers “solutions” to both the Civil and Building Construction markets. Recent projects have included; prisons, hotels, schools, student accommodation, apartments and office buildings.

With significant Engineering capability the company is able to participate in value engineering exercises with clients and their design teams from concept to completion to maximise the value for money contribution of a pre-cast concrete solution to the overall project cost.

Buchan can list all the major UK contracting entities as clients and also has extensive experience of working with private investors and their agents who are looking for the most appropriate solution to achieving a return on their investment without compromising quality, safety and associated construction risks.

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Neil Gibbons

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Building on Business Ltd

• Building on Business are the organisers of an international summit for the property and construction industry – The Building Exchange -BEX. Of which Buildoffsite is a main supporter.
• BEX is a three day international residential event which brings together the property and construction supply chain. It offers a unique opportunity to network with innovative specifier’s & manufacturers who want to reshape the future of the construction industry. This is facilitated through a series of pre planned meetings.
• The BEX conference programme runs concurrently with the meeting programme and focuses on international approaches to innovation, collaboration, productivity and sustainability. The offsite theme is an integral part of the programme
• BEX provides a unique platform to exchange information and benchmark best practise with some of the foremost international thinkers and practitioners. Generating new business opportunities for all.
• Attendance at BEX is restricted to qualified senior level personnel only.

For further information on Building on Business’s other events and services contact Michelle Anthony.

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Michelle Anthony

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Caledonian Building Systems Limited

Caledonian specialises in the design, manufacture and construction of permanent, multi-storey buildings using off-site modular construction. The company operates as both Principle Contractor and Modular Sub-Contractor, constructing projects with values between £1M and £50M. Caledonian is the largest off-site constructor of permanent buildings in the UK, with a turnover which will exceed £150M this year.

Established in 1996, Caledonian’s early focus was in the construction of highly secure prison cells for HM Prison Service, where the design and product robustness has been proven in the construction of over 7000 cells. The company’s expertise has progressively been applied to other markets including Ministry of Defence (MoD), Hotel, Residential and Student sectors where the basic robust steel frame design has been adapted to provide an equivalent structure to that of a traditional in situ construction process.

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Dave Turnbull

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Capita Symonds

Capita Symonds is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse consultancies operating in the design, management and infrastructure sectors.

With over 3,800 staff in over 40 UK locations we offer an unrivalled scope of services and a unique blend of professional and technical expertise to schemes of all types and complexities.

As leading architects, designers and engineers we work with contractors, clients and project teams to explore opportunities for off site construction and sustainable design and construction solutions at every opportunity.

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Jonathan Goring

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Chiltern Timber Structures Plc

Chiltern Timber Structures is a London based manufacturer and supplier of timber frames to the whole of the UK. They design, engineer and erect timber frame homes, apartment blocks, schools, colleges and care homes throughout the UK. The team specialises in unique sites with unique circumstances and have often worked on sites which other less able companies have walked away from. CTS is totally committed to protecting the environment by using only FSC and PEFC assured timber in their projects and by constantly improving the efficiency of their production process without compromise to their strict health and safety policy, CTS continues to deliver the speed and efficiency that their customers have come to expect.

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Michael Martin

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CIRIA

CIRIA is a member-based research and information organisation dedicated to improvement in the construction industry.

Our members include representatives from all parts of the supply chains of the modern built environment, covering building and civil engineering as well as transport and utilities infrastructure.

CIRIA’s work is recognised as being independent, objective and authoritative.

Buildoffsite is managed by CIRIA.

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Bill Healy

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The Concrete Centre

The Concrete Centre is a market development organisation within the construction industry and aims to assist all those who design and construct in concrete, whether they work for national or local government, client bodies, architectural practices, civil and structural engineering consultancies, contractors or housebuilders.

The Centre provides services including a national helpline, CPD, seminars and courses, technical publications and expert advice from our regional team of professionals.

What services and products our company provides:

National Helpline (0845 812 0000), CPD, Seminars, Courses & Lectures. Expert advice from our regional team of professionals.

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The Concrete Society

The activities of The Society's advisory, technical development, professional/business networking, CPD and information services provide the construction industry with a major focal point for information and a proactive forum for debate and action.

We play a vital role in encouraging the best use and development of concrete as a uniquely versatile and competitive material.

The Society works through the cooperation of its members who come from all sectors of the industry to exchange information and experience and to enhance the performance, productivity and quality of concrete as a construction medium. Supported by the technical and administrative staff of The Society, members collaborate to produce and disseminate state-of-the-art reports, recommendations and practical guidance.

The reach of the Concrete Society goes beyond its membership with subscribers to a wide range of products and services in over 80 countries.

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Martin Powell

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ConstructionSkills

ConstructionSkills is the Sector Council for the construction industry and provides support to employers to assist in upskilling the whole of their workforce to meet both current and future business needs. This is carried out across all sectors of the industry and with employers of all sizes.

ConstructionSkills provides financial support to the Innovative Construction Skills Forum (ICSF) whose role is to establish a structured approach for training to meet the challenges that Innovative methods of construction, renewable energies, intelligent buildings and sustainability will bring.

The ICSF will play a key role in carrying out research, promoting career pathways and linking with partner organizations to develop occupational standards, qualifications and training courses for operatives, supervisors and designers.

For further information contact Alistair.collin@cskills.org

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Alistair Collin

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Corus

Corus provides off-site solutions across a range of construction markets in the military, education, health, residential and commercial building sectors. Extensive technical resources enable Corus to provide creative and practical solutions for almost any project. Corus is an established partner in meeting the needs of construction customers, utilising our expertise in design and manufacturing to deliver maximum performance, coupled with aesthetic appeal demanded by design and construction professionals.

Corus is Europe's second largest steel producer with revenues of £9.7 billion and crude steel production of 18.3 million tonnes in 2006, primarily in the UK and the Netherlands. Corus is a subsidiary of Tata Steel, the world's sixth largest steel producer. With a combined presence in nearly 50 countries, Tata Steel including Corus has 84,000 employees across five continents and crude steel production of 27 million tonnes in 2007.

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Peter Baldwin

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Costain

Costain is a leading construction/engineering group with a reputation for technical excellence founded on more than 140 years of experience in building, civil and marine engineering, and process contracting. We are building long-term partnership and framework relationships with sophisticated ‘blue chip’ customers, within specified market sectors.

The Company has been associated with many of the world’s most challenging building and civil engineering projects, including recently the Channel Tunnel Rail Link tunnels and St Pancras Station terminus, improvements to and widening of the A2 / A282 / M25, and restoration and redevelopment of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square. Our current PFI portfolio includes 3 Shires Batched PFI Healthcare projects and Bradford BSF (Building Schools for the Future). Offsite manufactured solutions are commonly a feature of our projects.

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Construction Products Association

The Construction Products Association represents manufacturers and suppliers of construction products components and fittings.

The sector has an annual turnover of more than £40 billion and accounts for 40% of total construction output. The Association acts as the voice of the construction products sector representing the industry-wide view of its members. These members include the 24 major companies in the industry and 43 sector specific trade associations.

The Association focuses its attention on 4 key priority areas - increasing the level of investment in the built environment, encouraging Government to create a positive regulatory and fiscal framework, improving industry performance, and delivering sustainable construction.

It also provides members with detailed economic information about developments in the construction industry and its future prospects, and key performance indicators against which they can benchmark their own company’s performance.

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Michael Ankers

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CHt offsite

Based in the West Midlands, CHt Offsite provides the capabilities to meet increased demands and fast track programmes. Modularisation techniques divide complex elements into manageable modules, leading to a dependable financial control, as well as ensuring a safer, more productive site with less congestion between trades.

CHt offsite pioneered the use of offsite manufacturing over 15 years ago and since then have invested heavily in new & innovative manufacturing techniques. Now as part of the Laing O’Rourke group, CHt offsite are introducing new efficiencies in production, improving health & safety in the workplace and reducing the groups overall environmental impact.

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Steve Hough

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Danish Technological Institute

Danish Technological Institute occupies a crucial position at the point where research, business, and the community converge. The Institute’s mission is to promote growth by improving interaction and encourage synergy between these areas.

The Institute was founded as an independent institution in 1906 and is one of the oldest of its type in the world. The Institute now has 850 employees, making it one of the world’s largest private institutes to supply approved technological services such as consultancy, tests, certification and training for companies and public-sector organisations. Danish Technological Institute is an independent, not-for-profit institution approved by the Danish authorities to provide technological services to business and the community.

The Institute employs experts in hundreds of different fields at 34 centres organised under the auspices of the 5 organisational units that define the main parameters for their work:

• Building Technology
• Industry and Energy
• Business Development
• Materials
• Productivity and Logistics

Centre for New Industrialisation (off site and on site construction) is placed in the Building Technology unit and has a leading role in the work with the industrial development of the building industry. The Centre offers courses and consultancy in project management, business strategy, best practice, system deliverable, modularization and configuration, digital product catalogue, building information modelling and robot technology.

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Anders Thomsen

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Dawkins & Co

Dawkins and Company (DCO) is a property development management company which provides professional development management services with commercial flair and creative input.

We source projects for private investors and corporate entities, and then retain an interest through to completion of the development.

DCO act for clients and actively seek development opportunities for them. We also provide assistance to property owners, helping them to fully exploit the development potential of their sites.

Many of the projects we take on are complex, and our niche is to create risk management strategies which can transform such projects, from the 'wish list' into viable, deliverable and profitable developments. Detailed analysis ensures that profit and risk exposure is compatible with the client's objectives.

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Simon Dawkins

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De Boer

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Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)

BERR’s central purpose is to help ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. It is the voice for business across Government.

It leads the Government’s drive to raise UK levels of productivity, create the conditions for business success and strengthen the economic performance of all the regions.

BERR has the lead responsibility in Whitehall for championing the interests of employees – business’s most important asset. We are also responsible for policy on consumers, a vital force for dynamic competitive markets that drive business success. It is strongly committed to sustainable development.

The Department is headed by John Hutton, the first Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Brian Bender is BERR’s Permanent Secretary.

The Department was created on 28 June 2007. We employ around 2,500 staff, plus 4,000 in our executive agencies. Our annual budget is just over £3 billion. Half of this is spent on nuclear decommissioning; the rest on a range of issues from trade promotion to energy security supply, to championing entrepreneurial businesses through the Regional Development Agencies.

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Barry Blackwell

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Environmental Recycling Technologies for Construction (ERT4C)

Environmental Recycling Technologies for Construction (ERT4C) is working on behalf of Environmental Recycling Technologies plc.

ERT4C is a Consultancy organisation which aims to facilitate links between Industry, Academia and other stakeholders to help transfer the Powder Impression Moulding (PIM) technology to the construction industry in the UK and in Europe. Environmental Recycling Technologies for Construction was previously known as 3DM Construction Technologies (3DMCT). The key features of this technology are:

1. Low cost base
2. Encapsulation
3. Improved product functionality
4. Sustainability 5. Re-cyclability
6. High strength to weight ratio
7. Prefabrication
8. Versatility

The PIM process presents a unique opportunity to use mixed post consumer waste polymers. The potential products are essentially Recycled Polymer Composites that can include reinforcing, and be prefabricated to a range of different cross sections and dimensions.

ERT's Business model is to license PIM production and provide technical support in return for fees and royalties. This is attractive to organisations that understand the potential for the production, their specialist market places, the pressure to reduce waste and/or recycle and also know of the distribution and supply chain.

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Richard Bayfield

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Fleming Developments UK Ltd [FDUK]

FDUK is part of the Irish based Fleming Group, a dynamic and progressive construction, development, manufacturing and leisure business.

FDUK’s vision is to become the UK’s leading ‘OSM’ developer. They currently operate from Southampton but will be extending their base to enable service across the UK.

Working in both the Public & Private sector, they provide living spaces of high quality, predominantly, in the high rise apartment market.

In addition, they supply into other residential sectors such as student accommodation, MOD and hotels.

FDUK are at the forefront of Modern Methods of Construction and over 70% of the development is delivered through ‘off site’ techniques.

In partnership with their sister company, Vision Modular Structures, who manufacture structural modules, they are providing a leading edge solution in the off-site market

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Ian Thayne

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Fusion Building Systems

Fusion Building Systems have been operating in the UK market since 2004, building a reputation as a premium provider of Light Gauge Steel frame structures of up to six storeys. Fusion also produce a pre-insulated, infill walling system, for use in high rise structures. Fusion has a strong track record of success with over 5,000 units completed to date throughout the UK and Ireland. The company’s core values are based around increasing efficiency and applying innovation, thus delivering a premium, affordable, low carbon building technology, which ensures high performance structures. Fusion’s expert team provides design guidance, manufacturing, project management and site erection services.

Fusion’s unique, patented StIFTM panel technology provides a ‘warm frame’ LGS structure, which is ideal for excellent performance under Energy Performance Certificate and The Code for Sustainable Homes’ requirements.

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Gateway Bathroom Pods

The pods designed manufactured and supplied by Gateway are at the forefront of modern methods of construction. Our unique knowledge of off site construction techniques, product innovation and our flexible attitude has helped designers and developers to save time and money for over 20 years.

Already well established in the Hotel building sector the benefits of a pod solution can now be found in a growing number of applications from key-worker homes to prestige city centre apartments.

Operating from our large manufacturing site in the north of England we continue to invest in both our equipment and the skills of our people.

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Derrick Tyler

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Gazeley

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GlaxoSmithKline

Headquartered in the UK and with operations based in the US, GSK are one of the pharmaceutical industry leaders, with an estimated seven per cent of the world's pharmaceutical market. GSK employs over 100,000 people in 116 countries.

GSK have a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. This mission gives GSK the purpose to develop innovative medicines and products that help millions of people around the world. In fact, they are the only pharmaceutical company to tackle the World Health Organization’s three ‘priority’ diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

GSK produce medicines that treat six major disease areas – asthma, virus control, infections, mental health, diabetes and digestive conditions. In addition, they are a leader in the important area of vaccines and are developing new treatments for cancer.

GSK also market other products, many of which are among the market leaders:

• over-the-counter (OTC) medicines including Gaviscon and Panadol
• dental products such as Aquafresh and Macleans
• smoking control products Nicorette/Niquitin
• nutritional healthcare drinks such as Lucozade, Ribena and Horlicks.

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Graeme Telford

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HM Prison Service

Custodial Property is part of the National Offender Management Services, an agency of the Ministry of Justice. NOMS purpose is to protect the public and holding securely and managing humanely the people sent to us by the Courts. In delivering punishments imposed by the courts, NOMS help offenders turn away from crime, make reparation of their victims and contributing to their communities.

Custodial Property is the custodial property and estates management unit for the NOMS, dealing with the prison, probation and YJB custodial estates. It also deals with the UK Borders Agency custodial estate. Its main purpose is to provide an effective focus for the provision of custodial property policy, property asset management, technical advice, building construction, property planning and estates related services.

Custodial Property has responsibility for the design and construction of new prison building capacity across 129 prison establishments in England and Wales. Prison building ranges from major maintenance, building extensions and refurbishment of existing prison buildings, through to the construction of new accommodation, prison extensions and new prisons.

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Paul Swinburn

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Howick Ltd

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HSE

The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.

Our mission is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.

We look after health and safety in nuclear installations and mines, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, offshore gas and oil installations, the safety of the gas grid and the movement of dangerous goods and substances, and many other aspects of the protection both of workers and the public. Local authorities are responsible to HSC for enforcement in offices, shops and other parts of the services sector.

The HSC is sponsored by the Department of Work and Pensions and is ultimately accountable to Parliamentary Under Secretary (for Work and Pensions) (Lords) Lord McKenzie of Luton OBE.

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Stephen Taylor

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IBE (International Business Events)

International Business Events (IBE) Limited is the organiser of the hugely successful Ecobuild, Futurebuild and Cityscape events that take place annually at London’s Earls Court. Together the three events represent three of the most important themes affecting the built environment – sustainability, innovation and the creation of successful, sustainable places – and attract a diverse audience of specifiers across design, construction and the built environment.

Each event comprises a large exhibition, numerous visitor attractions and a conference and seminar programme, the most extensive of its kind in the UK. The 2008 events – twice the size of the previous year - will host over 500 exhibitors and approximately 20,000 visitors and conference delegates and present over 100 individual information sessions, presented by 500+ speakers.

All the events enjoy support from all the key associations and professional bodies serving the sector - including Buildoffsite, RIBA, Chartered Institute of Building, RICS, UK Green Building Council and the British Property Federation - and work with over 100 magazines and media partners.

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Moira Edwards

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Innovare

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Andrew Orriss

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Kier Partnership Homes

Kier Partnership Homes (KPH) is a specialist provider of affordable housing and offers innovative solutions to every aspect of site development from procurement to construction, for new build projects.

KPH has been involved with many developments including rural and inner city schemes for all forms of affordable housing.

KPH is fully committed to partnering with both clients and our supply chain and promotes the use of off-site prefabrication and MMC.

We currently operate out of four regional offices; West Malling, Kent; Rushden, Northamptonshire; Aldridge, West Midlands; Basingstoke, Hampshire and a satellite office in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

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Dennis Seal

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Laidlaw Solutions Limited

Laidlaw is the leading specifier, distributor and technical service provider of Architectural Hardware, Doorsets and Handrail & Balustrading solutions to the UK construction industry. In addition to the renowned Orbis brand, the Laidlaw range also incorporates specialist product areas such as electronic access control and anti-ligature fittings.

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John Jefferies

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Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke plc is the largest privately owned construction firm in the UK. We have offices in the UK, Germany, India, Australia and United Arab Emirates, with over 27,300 employees worldwide.

Led by Chairman and Chief Executive, Ray O’Rourke, the business has grown rapidly since the merger of Laing and R.O'Rourke & Son Ltd in 2001.

Laing O'Rourke has a truly integrated capability, with a directly-employed internal supply chain allowing us to take a holistic view of construction.

We specialise in delivering ambitious yet achievable construction projects that delight both clients and the communities who use them every day, and the company is responsible for some of the most innovative construction solutions anywhere in the world. Learn more about these projects by clicking on the thumbnails in the right-hand column of pages throughout this site.

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Kemper Booher

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Lloyd's Register EMEA

The Lloyd's Register Group is a global safety and risk management organisation with over 6,000 staff operating from offices within more than 120 countries. Lloyd’s Register has developed an international reputation for a robust and authoritative approach to the development of standards, codes of practice and appraisal processes within the marine, offshore and process sectors

Within the Offsite construction sector, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, has developed and operates the Buildoffsite Registration scheme which evaluates the control measures, established by a service provider, to mitigate the risks to the safe, competent and compliant provision of offsite activities and services.

The aim of the scheme is to provide confidence to client organisations, end users and insurers of the standardisation of best practice in the provision of offsite services and activities when undertaken by a registered offsite service provider.

The categories of accreditation are: design; manufacture; construction; and project management

Lloyd’s Register may be supported in the scheme assessment process by either BBA or SCI (as appropriate).

More information on the Buildoffsite Scheme is available on www.lloydsregister.co.uk/schemes

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Terry Mundy

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Loughborough University

The Construction Management unit forms part of Loughborough’s Innovative Manufacturing and Construction Research Centre – a research council sponsored centre of excellence comprising 45 leading academics and more than 150 contract research staff.

Built environment research at Loughborough covers five key themes: innovative construction technologies; management of human resources; advanced information & communication technologies; improvements in construction business processes; sustainability & building performance.

Recent research activity of interest to Buildoffsite include: the £1bn Energy Technologies Institute; Adaptable Futures; Big Ideas; and, Mega-scale Freeform Construction.

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Alistair Gibb

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Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson Associates

Mike Jackson Associates is a firm of Construction Consultants who have worked for many years in Modular Construction offering Quantity Surveying and CDM Co-ordinating services.

Morgan Sindall plc

John Morgan and Jack Lovell founded the company in 1977 as Morgan Lovell. Following the acquisition of William Sindall plc in 1994, the company was renamed Morgan Sindall and floated on the London Stock Exchange.

Since then the company has become a leading construction and regeneration group with subsidiary companies (including Morgan Ashurst, Morgan Est and mps) operating within seven businesses: affordable housing, construction, development, fit out, infrastructure services, investments and professional services.

The company has a national network of offices, employs over 8,000 people and has an annual turnover in excess of £2 billion. The Group’s executive chairman is John Morgan and Paul Smith is chief executive.

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Paul Phillips

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NG Bailey

One of the co-founders of Buildoffsite, NG Bailey has invested over £5million in the UK’s largest off-site building services manufacturing capability. Bailey Off-site is a pioneer of manufactured building services solutions, providing pre-tested and already insulated or wired M&E systems that can be rapidly connected and commissioned.

The company’s project management expertise has recently been utilised to advise the consortium behind a cutting edge PFI project worth in total approximately £430m, for St Helen’s and Whiston Hospitals.

The NG Bailey Group provides a comprehensive range of M&E design, installation, manufacture, refresh, maintenance services and Information Communications & Technology (ICT) solutions.

• Bailey: the largest subsidiary of the company, providing M&E services
• Bailey Maintenance: planned and preventative building services maintenance, facilities management and energy management systems
• Bailey Teswaine: independent ICT solutions
• Bailey Johnson: design, supply and installation of suspended ceilings, architectural mouldings, partition walls, fibrous plasterwork and fire protection solutions

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Cal Bailey

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Ormandy Ltd

Ormandy Limited produces a complete range of water heating solutions; from stand alone calorifiers, shell and tube heat exchangers and plate heat exchangers, through to complete packaged plantrooms.

The breadth of our product range ensures that our highly experienced design team can offer the optimal solution to meet your requirements, backed up by a fully skilled manufacturing operation based in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

The Ormandy group of companies currently consisting of Harley and Sugden boilers and Newade Stainless has recently been strengthened by the acquisition of commercial water heating manufacturer Rycroft.

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Paul Cooper

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Roger Bullivant

Roger Bullivant Ltd are the country’s largest specialist foundation engineering company, founded over 35 years ago.

From early beginnings in the underpinning and mini-piling business, the company has enjoyed year on year growth and last year had a turnover of £120m. RBL operates out of a centrally located, 250 acre, headquarters site in the Midlands at Burton-on-Trent and also has eight other specialist centres across the UK. Three of the sites are also manufacturing facilities; Burton-on-Trent, Stafforshire, Tyne & Wear and Bridgwater, Somerset.

The company delivers value engineered solutions in Piling, House Foundations, Ground Improvement, Mini-Piling and Underpinning and special Pre-cast Concrete Products. With over 40 years experience, RBL is renowned for innovation within the foundations engineering market and the company commits in excess of £2m on Research & Development every year.

RBL recently acquired Cheshire based Buchan Concrete Solutions to add to its port folio of companies.

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Steve Parker

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Sandwood Design and Build Ltd

Sandwood is a medium sized main contractor operating in the Greater London area. We specialise in social housing and have extensive new build and refurbishment experience.

We believe that our approach to construction is unique among our competitors.

Our approach is led by our desire to construct buildings that combine high quality workmanship with modern and exciting design. This is achieved through our well-trained and highly experienced workforce, who enjoy the challenges of constructing award-winning buildings alongside more traditional projects.

Sustainability is a key priority at Sandwood. We have considerable experience of a variety of new technologies and modern methods of construction, including OSC. We offer the services of our in-house EcoHomes/Code for Sustainable Homes assessor to clients before and throughout the construction programme to help achieve the levels stipulated by the Housing Corporation.

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Gerry Lennon

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Steel Construction Institute (SCI)

As an independent and member-based organisation, The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) aims at developing and promoting the effective use of steel in construction by disseminating all technical and design guidance through its publications (currently 200 titles), SCI educational courses or CDs, advisory bureau and more recently through the utilisation of its cutting-edge information system Steelbiz (www.steelbiz.org).

Over the last 20 years SCI’s research and development activities have covered many aspects of steel construction including multi-storey structures, industrial buildings, bridges, civil engineering and offshore engineering. Forms of construction addressed include steel and composite frames, light steel framing systems and modular construction.

SCI is also involved in the sponsorship of research and development, the participation in the writing of standards and codes of practice, and the activities of relevant national and international bodies.

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Graham Couchman

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SEGRO

SEGRO is a property investment and development company focused on the provision of Flexible Business Space in Europe.

Headquartered in the UK, SEGRO plc has a listing on the London Stock Exchange and on the Euronext in Paris. SEGRO is Europe’s leading provider of Flexible Business Space and one of the largest REITs in the world. The Company serves a diversified customer base of more than 1,600 customers, operating across a wide range of sectors and representing both small and large businesses, from start ups to global corporations.

SEGRO’s focused business model has driven expansion in the UK and across Continental Europe in Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Spain.

SEGRO seeks to achieve superior total returns for its shareholders. At SEGRO we are determined to maintain our position as a world class performer in our chosen markets

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Colin Young

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Southern Housing Group

Southern Housing Group is one of the largest housing associations in the south of England, housing 48,000 residents, owning and managing over 24,000 homes, employing 900 people and working with over 70 local authorities. Our experience has taught us that investing in people and communities is as important as building homes and this philosophy has informed our activities for over 100 years.

As a Group, we answer the need for quality housing for both rent and shared ownership through our award-winning new build and reinvestment programme. Southern Housing Home Ownership provides a range of low-cost home ownership and intermediate housing options.

To provide an independent source of funding, Southern Space develops housing for outright sale on the open market. In partnership with various organisations, Southern Housing Foundation funds a range of community initiatives to help create sustainable neighbourhoods where people want to live. South Wight Housing