The Modular and Portable Building Association

We can already feel the long weekend ahead 😎 The MPBA offices will be closed from 5pm Friday 23rd August and reopen on Tuesday 27th August at 9am We wish you all a very happy Bank Holiday weekend

MPBA Member Industry News 📢 Ground screws are rapidly becoming a preferred solution for new #construction and #housing #associations, especially in park and #urban #environments Check out StopDigging - Ground screw for solid foundations. Build smart and sustainable foundations! latest #article to discover how #ground #screws are driving #sustainable #urban development forward and offering flexible, reliable solutions for your #building needs 🔩 To read the full article head over to our website : https://lnkd.in/eV_uu7FM

MPBA Member Industry News 📢 Modular construction specialist Integra Buildings Limited are expanding its head office as it announces an exciting new chapter in its 25-year-plus history Integra moved to its current site in Paull, near Hull, in 2018. In that time the Integra’s team has grown from under 90 to more than 180 Integra has delivered a string of #awardwinning, high-quality #projects for clients across a wide range of sectors, from #health and #education to #sport and #leisure To lay the foundations for the next phase of its growth, Integra is currently mid-way through a single-storey, upper-floor extension to its head office, which will provide its growing teams with much-needed space from which to work and welcome visitors Integra’s teams have #designed, #manufactured and are now installing the extension, with units coming out of the company’s own production factories To read the full article head over to our website : https://lnkd.in/e9FHZS_Y #mmc #offsite #buildbetter #mpba #modular #modularconstruction #construction #manufacturing #offsiteconstruction #portablebuildings #modernmethodsofconstruction #volumetric #constructionindustry

MPBA Member Industry CPD Seminars 💡 "Sustainable Lightweight Roofing Solutions" - Let the Metrotile UK Ltd experts #educate and inform with their RIBA-approved #CPD #seminar This #seminar will provide information on: #Roofing problems and solutions #Vandalism problems and solutions #Burglary problems and solutions Enhanced #security Profile choices Whole life cost #Health and #safety #Environmental and enhanced #Eco Points Guarantees #RIBA Core Curriculum Being safe: #healthandsafety Climate: #sustainable #architecture Designing and #building it: #design, #construction, #technology and #engineering Knowledge level: General Awareness To find out more, or to book : https://lnkd.in/esyXeUR

Register now for our General Meeting on Thursday 3rd October, taking place at Jodrell Bank Observatory - #network with the industries #offsite elite, developing relationships that can boost your future business    The check in desk will open at 9.30am with refreshments, offering a chance to #network before the formal meeting opens at 10:15am, with speakers representing each of the Association Committees (Technical, Health and Safety, Marketing and Sustainability), the meeting will close at the latest 1:00pm, where lunch will be available in the First Light Pavilion   Whilst members are welcome to turn up on the day we would welcome pre-registration to help us plan numbers Pre-registration is set up on Eventbrite, or simply scan the QR code https://lnkd.in/eDd6yrBs   For those members that do pre-register we have arranged a special showing of a film about space exploration in the Space Dome 3D Cinema, a state of the art curve #cinema unique to Jodrell Bank’s First Light Pavilion   If anybody is looking to travel the night before, the nearest hotel is Premier Inn Macclesfield South West We look forward, as always, to seeing you all 😀 (https://lnkd.in/eeVhfbs8)

You Asked: What is the minimum (steepest) gradient a ramp to a public building can have to receive building control approval? We answered: The maximum (steepest) gradient you can use is 1:12. You can use a gradient between 1:12 and 1:20, if the ramp length remains within the permitted lengths. Please refer to the diagram below for the maximum ramp lengths corresponding to these gradients (see Doc M. Vol 2, Page 19, Table 1 & Diagram 3 / BS8300-1, Page 40). If your project requires a fully compliant ramp, get in touch today! We offer systems that adhere to all necessary standards ➡️ https://buff.ly/3zCOBAw #BuildingRegulations #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #ConstructionCompliance #BuildingControl #PublicBuildings #EqualityAct2010

Meet the MPBA members who are leading the way in #offsite #healthcare face-to-face, at the upcoming Healthcare Estates 2024 - 8th and 9th October - Manchester Central, registration is free ! Taking place at the Manchester Central from 8–9 October 2024, this year organised around the theme of “Embracing the Challenges”, the two-day #conference and #exhibition provides #learning, engagement, and #networking opportunities for professionals of all levels in every estates and facilities profession https://lnkd.in/eryjkDqf Experts attending from these industry leading companies : Algeco UK Darwin Group Gerflor UK & Ireland McAvoy MTX Contracts Ltd NHS Shared Business Services Saint-Gobain Ecophon UK and Ireland Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland Twinfix Limited Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Wernick Buildings

MPBA Memner Industry News 📢 Glidevale Protect have released two visual #technical #guides to help #specifiers and #roofing #contractors determine the correct #roof space #ventilation requirements depending on the type of pitched #roofing underlay used, for both permeable and impermeable roof coverings To download the guides : https://lnkd.in/eJiWFghN Read the full article in this months Professional Builder : https://lnkd.in/erZtyHiM

Thinking of joining the MPBA ? Associations bring reputable and ethical #professionals together to share #resources, #information, #networking opportunities, and #education surrounding issues that impact our industry Joining a respected industry Association with other like-minded professionals opens up new #collaboration opportunities and adds significant value to your company Apart from the #benefits of having a better #network, this will also help to find out about the range of opportunities that are available, whilst developing your awareness of current issues in the industry We want every #member to be as #successful as possible As the "Voice of the Modular Industry", championing modern methods of construction since 1938 one of our priorities has been to promote the benefits of #modular and #portable #buildings, both in new #construction and where there is a requirement for a #temporary solution #Modular and #portable #buildings have innumerable #benefits: they’re cost-competitive, time-saving, higher #quality and have a lower #carbon #footprint Our work primarily focuses on changing the perceptions of the modular and portable #building #industry and leading its adoption of #ModernMethodsofConstruction (#MMC) In certain sectors like #commercial development, modular is an established and proven method of #construction, used widely. The goal is to achieve the same in other sectors, to improve the construction industry’s overall quality, cost-effectiveness, #productivity and #environmental impact To help achieve this, we offer our #members specialist #support and #training dedicated to #modular and #portable #buildings We also have sub-committees championing Health and Safety, Marketing, Technical Standards and Sustainability 🙌 To find out more, please email kate@mpba.biz or come and find us at our Networking Area at next months Offsite Expo #mmc #membership #inittogether #teamwork #modular #teamwork #modularindustry #offsite #offsiteindustry #bettertogether #mpba #modernmethodsofconstruction #buildbetter #mpba #benefits #commercial #manufacturing #construction #constructionindustry #champions #volumetric #hireindustry #welfareunits #portablebuildings