The growth of off-site construction
The exponential growth of modular buildings and off-site construction in recent years begs the question – What are the benefits of off-site construction?
Here at GCS Cabins Ltd, we supply all types of modular buildings across the UK and to every type of business you can think of, such as schools and colleges, manufacturing and industrial, recreational and leisure. We receive plenty of positive feedback from our clients. We are happy to share some of our thoughts on the subject.
Probably one of the key benefits of off-site construction is the comfort of knowing that the disruption associated with a traditional build is pretty much non-existent. The buildings are constructed off-site in custom-designed factories employing all the latest technology to ensure the process is extremely efficient and clearly not hampered by inclement weather.
Once a modular or portable building is built and with all the utility infrastructure complete, they are simply transported to your location, lifted onto a prepared site, connected to the utilities and then, well that’s it – good to go.
The Benefits of Off-Site Construction of modular & Portable Buildings
The benefits for constructing buildings off site are huge. As a business, intreruptions of any kind can be a real challenge and non more so than when building works are in progress. A sales office struggles to function with heavy machinery working away outside of the window is just one real challenge. With off-site manufacturing of buildings, the is virtually no on-site disruption, a fraction of the build time, much more affordable, environmentally and eco-friendly. So many reasons to consider modular and offsite construction it is no wonder this construction method is becoming increasingly popular.
A few other reasons to make the choice compelling:
• Safer construction methods
• All elements of the building can be worked on consecutively optimising build time – reducing labour cost
• Less pollution – no heavy machinery travelling to and from the site
• Less waste – factory environment encourages re-cycling is professionally managed
• Year-round construction – no exposed areas open to weather damage
• Workmanship of higher quality – Close supervision ensures high production standards a controlled, uniform environment ensures consistent quality
• All the features of a traditional build – heating, lighting, electrics, flooring, insulation, security, watertight, airtight, environmentally & eco-friendly.
• Flexible – can be moved, extended, and altered internally & externally
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