Does offsite construction provide a solution to supply chain and labour shortages?
Offsite construction can deliver significant efficiency gains, so what part does it have to play in the delivery of government new homes targets? Jody Vincent, the Commercial Window Group, discusses.
Decades of partnership
Commercial Window Group regional partner, Chapel Glass, puts strong client relationships and a specialist approach at the heart of its enduring success.
The Commercial Window Group highlights continuing challenge in the new build sector
The new build sector faces continuing headwinds despite Government targets to deliver new homes.
Community construction
As the UK grapples with a housing shortage, combined with a severe lack of construction workers to meet building targets, the Commercial Window Group’s fabrication business, Emplas, is supporting a pioneering new initiative that addresses both of these issues.
Are you ready for ‘Approved Document Z’?
Embodied carbon in building products is new build’s next big challenge. We find out how the Commercial Window Group is helping house builders to lower emissions in manufacture, supply – and through life.
Backing a winner
As building regulations continue to evolve, Camel Glass says support from the Commercial Window Group has helped to cement its position as the go-to new-build and commercial fenestration supplier in its region.
New build residential starts are expected to rebound this year – but can the building products supply chain keep pace?
Glennigan’s Construction Industry Forecast for the UK and Republic of Ireland, published in June this year, suggests that the long-predicted growth in residential new build is, after what has appeared an extended wait, starting to materialise.
Regional housebuilding boom?
Speaking in May this year, the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner described smaller housebuilders as “the bedrock of [the Government’s] plan for change to build 1.5 million homes and fix the housing crisis.” Will its plans deliver?
The place of the UK building products supply chain in the delivery of sustainable and high-quality social housing.
How can housing associations and local authorities, leaver expertise in the building products supply chain to deliver better, more sustainable and higher quality homes? We explore the options.
Can the social sector meet demand for new homes, build quality and sustainability targets?
At a time when new build completions are at an all-time low the Government has put new onus on the social sector to provide more homes. Jody Vincent , from the Commercial Window Group argues that this can’t be at the expense of quality or sustainability.
