In its launch year, Offsite Expo certainly exceeded expectations, with universal positive feedback from exhibitors, visitors and speakers. All agreed this was the offsite event that the construction industry has been waiting for.
Industry expert and acknowledged offsite champion Mark Farmer cut the ribbon to open Offsite Expo, welcoming construction professionals from across the UK and beyond to the official launch of the inaugural event at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
This highly focused two-day exhibition featured 40 hours of CPD Accredited Masterclass Seminars, an International Offsite Summit and the Offsite Connect Buyers and Specifiers Forum. “It is really inspiring to see the world of offsite gathering to showcase the latest technology options and innovations within the sector,” said Mark Farmer. “Offsite Expo’s positioning, content and timing really reflects the mood within the construction sector and the buzz around the show was exceptional.”
The Offsite Expo exhibition was a total sell-out, with over 100 exhibitors promoting offsite systems, technologies and services but this of course, is only part of the equation. Offsite Expo was developed as a platform to network and create new business opportunities and at the heart of the event, the Offsite Connect Buyers and Specifiers Forum, which was open exclusively to exhibitors, was a hive of activity. With 100 buyers and specifiers registering to participate including representatives from Mace, Willmott Dixon, Kier, Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try, NHS and Apex Airspace. 320 business meetings were scheduled with buyers and exhibitors via the online diary system and of those over 300 actual meetings took place and feedback from both the buyers and exhibitors has been tremendous.
Participating buyer, Simon Stone, Supply Chain Manager for Galliford Try said: “The format worked really well and enabled me to get the most out of the event. I look forward to participating in further events.” Tom Fairlie from Walker Timber Group, endorsed this view saying: “Offsite Connect provided a fantastic opportunity for exhibitors to hold focused business meetings and discussions regarding the benefits of specifying timber frame technology and sustainable modern methods of construction.” Richard Canfer Taylor from Catax was equally impressed saying: “I’ve had numerous discussions and identified partnership opportunities, together with future appointments and I know I will write up some business within the next few days.”
But Offsite Expo was not only about securing business opportunities – the conference and exhibition was developed to inform and inspire through knowledge exchange and opinion sharing. Getting to grips with the latest international offsite methods and smart digital technologies was high on the agenda – the Offsite Construction Summit provided a dynamic and interactive experience focusing on international offsite best practice. Knowledge share and transfer was the prime objective for the Summit and the stellar speaker line-up presented some incredible developments across the global offsite supply-chain.
One of the curators of the event, leading offsite expert from Cogent Consulting, Darren Richards said: “The offsite arena is an exciting place to be. The levels of investment and confidence in the long-term viability of advanced offsite methods of construction, is greater than previously witnessed. The heightened interest in all things offsite was clearly demonstrated at the event. Facilitating knowledge transfer and promoting innovation in the sector, Offsite Expo has been extremely well received.”
Over 80 speakers offered delegates the opportunity to hear from experts offering in-depth analysis and technical know-how in an extensive range of CPD Accredited Offsite Masterclasses. Presented by a host of UK pioneers in two dedicated custombuilt offsite technology theatres, the Masterclasses focused on the latest innovations. “Demand was ramping up and our industry intelligence demonstrated a need for a dedicated offsite exhibition curated by sector experts that focused on cutting-edge content, complementing our Offsite Hub and Offsite Magazine platforms,” said Julie Williams, Event Director for Offsite Expo. “The response has been truly astounding and already, just days after the event, we have 68 exhibitor bookings for 2020 – 53 re-bookings and 15 new companies looking to promote offsite technologies and services at our next Offsite Expo.”
The final word goes to Dan Soulsby, National Construction Account Manager Building Products, EGGER (UK) Ltd: “I’m sure you’ve had many comments like this, but I just wanted to say how good Offsite Expo was! We were well impressed (but not surprised) at the quality of the organisation, the content of seminars, the exhibitors and the attendees. We had some great discussions and met with some really key people and have lots to take away with us, plus all the information we gained from the seminars – most of which were standing room only!”
Automist by Plumis is an award-winning fire suppression system, ideal for factory-built homes. As Automist is a pre-engineered, modular system, more of the installation work can be completed in the factory, reducing costs and the need for specialist contractors.
Onsite connection and commissioning are easy too, as Automist is a dry pipe system using flexible hoses, so joins between modules can be installed seamlessly. Using 90% less water than traditional sprinklers, Automist needs just 8 litres per minute and connects to the normal domestic water supply. There’s no need for a tank or pump room, saving valuable space.
If you’d like your homes to include industry-leading intelligent fire suppression, designed to detect fire earlier and activate faster, we’d be delighted to show you Automist in action. Our demo van will be just outside the venue or visit us on stand F10.
Premium Windows & Doors for Low Energy, PassivHaus and Zero Carbon Homes
Internorm offer a stylish, high quality range of premium triple-glazed windows and doors in Timber-Aluminium composite and aluminum-clad uPVC in a wide choice of colours.
As an industry leader for the past 90 years, Internorm tilt & turn, inward opening windows are ideal for low energy offsite and modular build projects. All windows are pre-assembled and delivered complete in secure, dry storage containers for ease in installation.
– Narrow construction depth (71 – 85mm)
– PHPP compliant across our full range of products, including large glazing and lift & slide doors
– Exceptional Thermal Performance – u-Value below 0.8 W/m²K
– Superior Noise Insulation – as high as 47dB
– Enhanced Security
– Innovative Technologies
– SmartHome Integration
Vision Built specialises in the Design, Manufacture and Installation of innovative building structures. Vision Built’s light gauge steel solutions enable designers and contractors to deliver fast, cost-effective structures which are factory assembled to exacting standards (ISO 9001) and carry full accreditations and warranties.
With 30 years’ experience in offsite construction Vision Built operates a fully computerised manufacturing facility with several roll forming machines. Vision Built also assemble floor to floor height pre-insulated external and internal load-bearing panels which are designed and personalised to the project’s requirements.
Our business reputation for quality, experience and excellent supply chain partners instils confidence in our clients. Following our large factory expansion in 2021, we are excited to be growing our offering in the UK market.
The name Ash & Lacy been synonymous with product innovation and high standards of engineering for over 140 years, producing an exciting range of products and systems for the construction, automotive, acoustic and audio markets, exporting to numerous countries around the world. In the Construction sector, we manufacture a diverse range of engineered facade and roofing systems tailored to the architectural sector, complemented by a comprehensive range of fasteners, load bearing components and accessories. Our in-house testing facilities, as well as design and engineering analysis capabilities ensures that all Ash & Lacy products are at the forefront of technical performance, and often exceed industry standards.
EOS are pioneers in the manufacture of light steel framing systems, specialising in the design, manufacture and supply of a wide range of component-based and panelised solutions.
EOS offer a comprehensive range of services – from pre-contract solutions and design to structural calculations and value engineering. Our experienced teamwork as an integral part of your business to deliver the most inclusive and cost-effective design solutions.
Build the best ‘room in the roof’ with Ultrapanel – a totally new precision engineered steel and timber insulated panelised system created to meet the demands of housebuilders that accelerates the build process and delivers a high-quality finish with verified fire, weathertight, thermal and structural performance every time.
– NHBC Accepts and BBA Certified
– Short lead times
– One competitively priced transaction
– Installed by any recognised trade
– Flat packed – no need for a crane
– Continuous support from design to installation
We are one of the UK’s largest producers of concrete products for a diverse range of market sectors. Creagh is leading the market with innovation in concrete, providing new solutions across the construction industry.
We are changing the way people think about concrete, bringing new levels of efficiency and performance to our products, with Spantherm thermally efficient flooring and Rapidres, an offsite fastrack build system.
Driven by our principles and fuelled by passion, Creagh is committed to quality and excellence.
UK stockist of fastening solutions for Offsite & Solid Wood Construction Technologies.
Full compliance with EC5 design codes for timber structures through manufacturers European Technical Assessments (ETA’s)
Offering a comprehensive range of products and services, from high specification structural screws for construction, reinforcement and the building envelope through to connectors, brackets and lifting systems for use on and offsite.
Working with your engineers we help ensure the right fastening solution is specified for the right application.
Kondor Pods design and manufacture modular showers and bathrooms for the student accommodation, hotel and residential markets in the UK and overseas. Utilising our experience, we have developed products completely unique within the market place. Truly modularised solutions that can be easily adapted to suit individual requirements, delivered to site as fully assembled units. We also have a flat-pack solution for quick and easy construction on site. Kondor provide a precision engineered, functional, lightweight and robust system like no other.
Metsä Wood provides premium-quality wood products for construction, industrial and distribution customers. They use 100% traceable wood from northern forests, a sustainable raw material of the finest quality. Their facilities are surrounded by forests, which ensures a never-ending, reliable supply. Their primary products are Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber), birch and spruce plywood, and Nordic premium timber.
hsbcad is a leading 3D CAD/CAM software solution provider for the offsite construction industry. The company develops solutions, as seen below, for Autodesk’s AutoCAD® and Revit® platforms, enabling a smooth transition from design to production.
hsbcad’s products offer architects, engineers and manufacturers the ability to create scalable 3D manufacturing models with full quantity take off. The flexible software can be adapted to individual requirements, and it interfaces with the industry’s leading CNC machines.
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harry.leeson@newtonsgroup.co.uk
Newtons Connect™ is a unique approach to modular MEP designed to maximise off-line production, reduce labour spend and improve quality- all with the purpose of driving efficiencies and getting more modules out the door!
It combines our protected ‘plug-and-play’ MEP products, bespoke modular installation training programme and our exclusive data gathering systems. All to provide a turnkey solution for modular MEP.
Newtons Connect is part of the Newtons Group. An established M&E company working across the modular, projects and facilities management industries.
The MPBA plays a key role in connecting all sectors of the modular and portable building industry. Regardless of size or business type, the MPBA’s membership presents a variety of value-adding opportunities for your business.
The MPBA is the single recognised voice for promoting and marketing our members high-quality products and services. Through our excellent reputation spanning 80 years, the MPBA now represents over 170 companies specialising in modular building applications.
The MPBA represents the industry with Government and other regulatory bodies on regulations that affect the industry with committees that are represented by member companies. The Association’s voice is represented by the industries manufacturers and suppliers.
Siderise Insulation is a market leader in the design and development of specialist passive fire protection solutions for use with Steel Frame Systems and masonry inner leafs, in the construction, façades and interiors sectors. Siderise’s role throughout its contribution to building projects worldwide places technical, accredited and third party-certified product performance at the very heart of its passive fire products and solutions. Siderise, By Your Side®, contributing to safer buildings.
We are a privately owned specialist logistics provider operating across a range of market sectors including Off-Site Construction and Modular Buildings.
Part of an international award-winning specialist road transport and logistics group; we operate a range of specialist equipment and have a large pool of highly skilled and experienced drivers to ensure on-time installations.
Quality, Compliance and Safety are core principles of our operations and we strive to build honest, open and long-term relationships with our clients.
Representing over 750 competent members supplying quality structural timber systems! As building offsite solutions in timber are gaining traction across the industry, the STA’s mission is to enhance quality and drive product innovation through technical guidance and research, underpinned by a members’ quality standard assessment – STA Assure. This scheme offers reassurances to the construction community that our members meet or even exceed current legislation and regulatory requirements. Along with quality and safety, the STA’s core objective is to be a leading provider of technical research and industry insight.
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United Kingdom London - Enterprise Ireland (enterprise-ireland.com)
Enterprise Ireland supports the most innovative and capable Irish companies to grow in international markets. Our UK offices in London and Manchester specifically match Ireland’s most innovative products and services to the evolving needs of UK partners and customers. We work with UK based organisations, offering a single point of access to a portfolio of over 300 companies operating across the UK construction sector.
Economic and efficient construction is the order of the day in modern timber construction. Efficient connection technology is indispensable in expanding the use of timber and hence timber construction. Screws, bonding agents and innovative connection technologies will acquire greater significance as the future unfolds.
A qualified carpenter, Vinzenz Harrer worked for many years as a polisher and construction manager. Founding Vinzenz Harrer GmbH in 1994, he developed the company from a traditional timber construction firm to become a trade enterprise – the “leading specialist for solutions in timber construction”. Among others, the company focuses on near-natural and sustainable construction products for energy-optimised building, and now operates in many areas of timber and prefab construction. Our sales channels in over 30 countries have helped establish outstanding expertise in a variety of building standards.
The SHERPA connectors deliver a high degree of standardisation, helping to introduce automatic procedures as quickly as possible to the practical field in planning and processing. Nevertheless, the system finds repeated use in individual solutions. This is only possible based on suitable planning documents. The new SHERPA Manual, its extensive technical data and explanations, also the calculation examples, is intended to provide for precisely this need.
In its design, a clear and conscious focus was placed on practical topics, including connections between wood and steel or reinforced concrete.
Established to influence legislation, regulation and to support the overall objectives and growth of the sector, the LIGHT STEEL FRAME ASSOCIATION (LSFA) is raising awareness of the performance and productivity benefits of steel framing systems.
As the representative body for forward-thinking companies, the LSFA take a collaborative approach to promoting the use of steel frame technologies as an essential, sustainable construction material through our marketing, PR, event, publication, networking and business development activities.
With over 60 companies already signed up, the LSFA is gaining real momentum in the wider industry – so join today and be part of something bigger!
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PORCELANOSA has a fascinating heritage, starting in the early 70’s as a ceramic’s manufacturer and distributor in Vila-real (Spain), to today where they are known worldwide for their broad range of design and quality led products for the home.
With more than 45 years’ experience, PORCELANOSA Group is a global leader in innovation, trend setting its cutting-edge designs.
Production diversification has played a key role in the growth the business group. Today, the Group’s eight companies offer a vast product range that includes lifestyle, kitchen and bathroom furniture as well as advanced building solutions for contemporary architecture, including factory-built volumetric modules (MMC).
Hadley Group is a world leader in advanced cold rolled steel technology, with manufacturing facilities in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and more than 800 employees worldwide.
We deliver innovative solutions with applications across sectors as diverse as construction, automotive, industrial and agriculture.
At the heart of this is UltraSTEEL®, a patented cold rollforming process that enables the production of components with up to 20% more strength and a similar reduction in raw materials.
Our heritage extends back for over 50 years and has been built on the skills of our workforce, ongoing investment in innovative and productive technologies, and the long-term relationships that we maintain with customers around the world.
We have shaped our business around adding value for our customers; understanding their diverse needs and, through local expertise, market insight and manufacturing capabilities, delivering beyond expectation.
SCI (the Steel Construction Institute) has been a trusted, independent source of information and engineering expertise globally for over 30 years, and remains the leading, independent provider of technical expertise and disseminator of best practice to the steel construction sector.
We support everyone involved in steel construction; from manufacturers, consulting and design engineers, architects, product managers, commercial directors right through to industry groups and peers.
For more information contact: marketing@steel-sci.com
At Schlüter-Systems, we offer complete system solutions for tile and stone projects. Our extensive portfolio includes trims, underfloor heating, waterproofing and uncoupling products. Having worked with some of the offsite industry’s leading companies, our demonstrable knowledge and experience will help ensure long lasting, attractive installations. German innovation and quality combined with onsite technical support throughout construction ensures you have peace of mind when it comes to your next project. Visit us to find out more about how we can help.
Specifically, Rothoblaas’ role is to develop and offer solutions to improve timber structures, by researching and developing technical products aimed to quality-of-life improvement and environmental sustainability. Rothoblaas’ offer includes personalized support to find solutions which are perfectly suited to the customer’s requirements.
Developing most of its very own products, from the concept to the solution up until their market launch, technicians and product experts work on the design of all
to be able to offer comprehensive solutions in the broad spectrum of building materials.
Rothoblaas today marks its 30th anniversary and is currently represented in 28 countries. It relies on 12 distribution centres worldwide and just established its British subsidiary.
Overall, over 350 timber enthusiasts are employed by Rothoblaas, 6 of which are devoted to support the UK and Irish market. English customers have been trusting us since 2010.
Come connect with innovation and come meet us on Stand B18.
Make sure you check out the new CLT and Mass Timber and Timberframe guide and follow the company updates on Linkedin
Villeroy & Boch, formed in 1748, is a leading ceramics manufacturer steeped in European culture and history, and one of the biggest international premium brands in the areas of bathrooms and wellness.
Villeroy & Boch offers the finest and most innovative bathroom products and furnishing concepts for both private customers and property developers. The company is a pioneer in the realm of ceramic product design and innovation. Villeroy & Boch beautiful, high quality products are hall marks of French design flair and German engineering efficiency.
Balancing the elements of Heat, Air and Moisture movement are essential in ensuring any building is an energy efficient, healthy, moisture free building envelope.
The A. Proctor Group can provide condensation control and air barrier solutions for all areas of the building envelope, for varying projects including Offsite. With many years of experience, and a dedicated team of technical advisors, they can provide the wide range of solutions needed to meet even the most complex project requirements.
ARV Solutions are recruitment specialists in engineering, construction, manufacturing and sales. Placing permanent and contract candidates from Graduates and Designers to Directors and Executives across the UK and internationally. We are leaders in recruiting for timber frame, modular building and the wider offsite construction, MMCs and sustainability sectors.
We provide tailored and personal recruitment services, with professionalism, innovation, and good communication all intelligently combined. This is backed up by our clients, the majority of whom bring repeat business and/or are referred to us.
Ask us about ARVIEW – our innovative recruitment solution incorporating advanced video interview technology, which is transforming recruitment success rates for our clients.
We are the UK’s leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new homes. Our purpose is to build confidence in the construction quality of new homes by assessing, inspecting and directly insuring the new homes registered with us. We’ve been setting standards for new home construction since 1936 and our Buildmark warranty and insurance product covers around 75-80% of all new homes built each year.
NHBC Accepts is our comprehensive review service for innovative systems and products. It’s the fast-track route for acceptance of systems and products for use on developments covered by our Buildmark warranty. We have a dedicated team who are experts in innovative construction and who will carry out robust technical reviews of new systems and components at key stages. Systems and products that meet our stringent standards are provided with a certificate of acceptance, a licence to use the NHBC Accepts logo and a place on our online searchable database. NHBC Accepts gives confidence to developers, investors, lenders and homeowners alike.
NHBC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
For more information please visit: www.nhbc.co.uk/accepts