Light Steel Frame News

Intrastack, part of the Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions division and leader in Light-Gauge Steel Frame (LGSF) solutions, is announcing its new Low-Rise Housing solution tailored to meet the needs of the construction...

The light steel frame industry can play a vital role in achieving a circular economy, reducing the burden on nature by ensuring resources remain in use as long as possible. Chair of the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA), Ben Towe –...

There has been a surge in demand for scrap steel recently – but there are better ways of reducing carbon emissions in constructional steelwork, Nick Barrett says.

McCarthy Stone, the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, is driving forward its use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and is set to start work on its tenth development to be built in full using this approach since...

A family-run Black Country manufacturer has moved and doubled the size of its factory, following a £7.59 million investment from the West Midlands Combined...

JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FRAMECLAD, NIK TEAGLE STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY ENGAGEMENT AND WHY SKILLED PEOPLE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING MACHINERY AND DIGITAL TOOLS COMBINE TO PROVE THAT OFFSITE IS A PREMIUM APPROACH. 

Offering unrivalled access to leading industry pioneers, demonstrators, dynamic factory tours, thought provoking roundtable discussions and CPD accredited masterclasses – a collective of industry bodies are collaborating to deliver Offsite...

Leading offsite construction membership body BUILDOFFSITE (BOS) has announced it will be partnering with Offsite Expo for this year’s event. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, BOS is today...

BALFOUR BEATTY HAS JUST STARTED WORK ON A 1900-BED STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SCHEME FOR SUSSEX UNIVERSITY AFTER CLOSING A 54-YEAR DESIGN, BUILD, FINANCE AND MAINTAIN DEAL.

Leading developer McCarthy Stone has proven MMC can be used to successfully deliver nine retirement communities and has begun work on the tenth  Since 2021, McCarthy Stone has used...

Hadley Group have elevated their construction arm by establishing a new division dedicated to full contract delivery. The HadleyFRAME Contracting Division provide the procurement, design, engineering, production and...

Ross Baxter, managing director of Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions, explains how Categories two, three, five, and six as defined by the UK Government's cross-industry working group for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), can be utilised as part of...

For over 30 years SCI has been a leading player in the development and promotion of light gauge steel framing. This early development work has been crucial to growth in the usage of light gauge steel framing over that period, which has also been driven by benefits such as speed of construction, sustainability credentials, design flexibility and technological advances.  ICW will become the latest building warranty provider to have a dedicated chapter on light gauge steel framing in their technical manual when their updated version is released later this year.