Light Steel Frame News

Precision-engineered facades for modern construction Coventry, 16-17 September 2025 – Mauer - engineered facades for modern construction – will make its official debut at Offsite Expo 2025 at the Coventry Building Society Arena,...

Introduction The US residential construction market is witnessing a growing trend towards steel framing as an alternative to traditional wood framing. With its numerous advantages such as durability and design flexibility, cold-formed steel...

Ultrapanel Building Technologies has announced an 'outstanding response' to its recent live build event to celebrate...

In a sector where time, precision, and performance are everything, Ash & Lacy's HULK system is setting a new benchmark for...

Weston Homes has marked a key milestone at the £110.1million Bracknell Beeches development, which will provide 349 new homes, topping out the first of seven buildings on the scheme. Bracknell Beeches marks the first BtR...

Mace group's groundbreaking development set to change the face of sustainability and circular economy practices.  Project Edenica pioneers the use of Material Passports for material reuse and carbon reduction. The all-electric...

Prefab performance depends on site and project context according to UNSW research. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of prefabrication remains challenging in construction, particularly given the variability between projects, procurement...

A £70 million apartments development in the centre of Peterborough has been singled out for a double accolade. The landmark 315 home Indigo development in Cattle Market Road, Northminster has been...

Martin Jamieson and Nik Teagle, Joint Managing Directors of Frameclad consider the importance of fire testing to meet the rigorous standards of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

Cold‑formed steel (CFS) framing is rapidly gaining popularity thanks to its precision, speed, and sustainability. From compact residential developments to large-scale modular projects, CFS offers a...

UK steel producers to benefit from stronger trade safeguards that better protect against surges in cheap imports. These changes will adjust how much steel countries around the world can send to the UK, protecting British jobs while making...

Mansell Building Solutions has delivered a new two-storey building for Touchwood, an Openshaw-based social enterprise that repurposes waste timber. Mansell is one of five approved Metsec installers in the UK and, working in...

A new board of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is taking on the functions of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as part of a major revamp announced by the government this morning (30 June). The...

The Manufacturers Information Hub (MIH) – the proposed single gateway for construction product information – gained government backing at its formal launch at Digital Construction Week (DCW). Fergus Harradence, deputy director,...