technology & equipment
Buildoffsite is a membership organisation , referred to as ‘ a coalition of the willing ’ and has been formed to support a step-change increase in the use of offsite construction solutions .
Set up with the support of the UK government almost a decade ago and now comprising more than 100 organisations from the construction industry and client industry , the organisation challenges the supply side of the sector to continuously improve how they influence the traditional construction practices .
In turn , Buildoffsite has brought together a vast number of repeat construction clients from all sides of the industry who understand that through encouraging and , in some cases , demanding the use of offsite solutions , they will achieve the desired value .
Here , Construction Global spoke to Buildoffsite ’ s Chairman , Richard Ogden about the knowledge transfer organisation and its influence on the growing trend of offsite construction .
Construction Global ( CG ): When did you first recognise offsite becoming a growing technique and what is the history of this approach ?
Off site construction
Richard Ogden ( RO ): The history of offsite construction is as old as construction . Understanding that it makes sense to construct components and then to transport these to the place of final assembly and use was something that was well understood by the civilisations of Ancient Egypt and Rome .
Personally I began my offsite journey when I became responsible for McDonalds Restaurants build programme . At that time inflation
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