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unlocking a capacity solution . “ We ’ re seeing off-site solutions being adopted by new entrants into the market – particularly with build to rent projects ,” he tells Construction Global . “ Developers with new capital are coming into the market developing homes and they ’ ve had to look beyond the existing supply chains at more productive , cost certain methods of delivering homes . There are newcomers in the space embracing more productive ways of delivering who are less reliant on the ebbs and flows of labour . We ’ ve seen that in the growth of light gauge steel construction – companies in that space are experiencing record levels of demand . On the façade side , the likes of Techrete are showing a healthy appetite for exploring new ways of delivering capacity to residential .”
“ We ’ re able to bring our expertise with this off-site solution to the standard precast market and combine architectural work with projects in the affordable residential homes space in the London area and the North of England ,” confirms Sanchez Casado .
“ We work alongside some of the main contractors in the
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