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Silver Exhibitor Profiles
LIGHT STEEL FRAME ASSOCIATION
Supporting the Objectives and Growth of the Sector
Created to support unprecedented demand and the advancement of the sector, the Light Steel Frame Association is driving the industry forwards in terms of profile raising and presence.
With a focus on growing market share and maximising the groundswell of interest in offsite technologies, the LSFA recognises that the time is right for the industry to come together and collaborate on many levels to promote the speed, safety and sustainability benefits of light steel framing technology. Since the launch in June 2019, the industry body now includes more than 60 of the most prominent names in the steel sector within its membership and setting the agenda on its Steering Group.
As the construction industry looks to raise the safety bar – the light steel frame sector is witnessing unprecedented demand for panelised and volumetric modular systems, together with ‘through the wall’ solutions which are delivered to site complete with wall linings and sheathing boards.
Membership Benefits
To encourage a collaborative approach LSFA operates under a unilateral membership structure with one standard fee for all to gain access to an extensive package of benefits.
Aimed at Manufacturers, Supply Chain, Consultants, Installers, Affiliates and Clients, LSFA members benefit from:
• Direct representation within the wider construction industry • Positive influence and engagement to increase market share • Dedicated marketing and PR campaign • Industry collaboration and knowledge transfer • Speaker, exhibitor and sponsor opportunities at key networking events, trade shows and conferences • Strategic partnerships with other trade bodies • Code of conduct - a standard of operating • Highest quality technical standards, driven by Technical Partners SCI • Relevant and best-in-class training and education
To find out more about the benefits of membership visit stand G15 www.lsf-association.co.uk
MODULAR AND PORTABLE BUILDING ASSOCIATION (MPBA)
Meet the Modular Experts at Offsite Expo on Stand B1
At the forefront of offsite approaches, volumetric modular methods have a remarkable impact on reducing costs whilst increasing productivity, quality and safety in the construction arena. The demand for customisation has led the volumetric modular manufacturing industry to develop methods for adaptation during the mass production process to meet individual requirements. Having gained considerable momentum over the past few years, modular construction makes up 60-70% of the offsite manufacturing sector and reduces build times by an impressive 50-60%.
Networking and Knowledge Transfer
The MPBA plays a key role in the connecting of sectors in the modular and portable building industry. The Association collaborates with specialist technical advisors to enhance innovation in the design and manufacture of modular buildings. These can be designed and manufactured from timber, steel or concrete, in any size and shape to meet individual client needs while ensuring full compliance with building regulations.
MPBA
Joining an association with many other likeminded professionals will open up new collaboration opportunities and add significant value to your company. Members of the MPBA are split into two defined categories:
Full Members - supply for purchase or hire, new manufactured or quality pre-owned modular and portable buildings.
Associate Members - possess strong business contacts within the industry supplying materials, components or services applicable to full members. With the MPBA’s assistance, offsite construction companies remain ever competitive in the modular and portable building multi-billion-pound industry. The Association is represented on committees for BSI, LPCB-Expert Group D and works with BRE, LABC, CLG, NHS, CskillsCITB, LHC, CCS and the Carbon Trust to represent and champion the industry.
To learn more about the benefits of modular and volumetric construction and MPBA membership:
Visit: www.mpba.biz Call: 0870 241 7687 Email: mpba@mpba.biz
SCHLÜTER-SYSTEMS
A long-lasting bathroom installation relies on each component working as part of a system which is why tile and stone protection experts Schlüter-Systems create products which perform best when used together.
Their extensive portfolio includes trims, underfloor heating, waterproofing and uncoupling products. Having worked with some of the offsite industry’s leading companies, their demonstrable knowledge and experience will help ensure reliable, attractive installations.
From the BBA certified tile backerboard Schlüter®-KERDI-BOARD to the recently launched low height version of the shower board Schlüter®-KERDI-SHOWER-LTS, their products can guarantee a reliable CE marked waterproof system is achieved every time.
Hosting a suite of RIBA accredited CPD seminars online has also positioned Schlüter as leaders within the construction sector, offering architects and specifiers a fantastic way of learning about best practise through engaging seminars. Each seminar provides a detailed look into a specific area, and the intention is to come away armed with the tools and confidence to install products with ease. Training aimed at contractors is also available, offering application focused sessions designed to give contractors handson experience with installing Schlüter products.
This delivery of product and specification expertise means that you can trust Schlüter’s team of specialists when it comes to system solutions. German innovation and quality combined with onsite technical support throughout construction ensures you have peace of mind when it comes to your next project.
Visit stand C15 to find out more about how Schlüter can help.
www.schluterspecifier.co.uk
SAINT-GOBAIN OFF-SITE SOLUTIONS
For hundreds of years, Saint-Gobain has been at the forefront of materials innovation. We’re now harnessing the collective expertise within our manufacturing and distribution brands to help our partners embrace the opportunities available through off-site construction.
By offering a range of technologies and innovations, Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions is able to provide the right solution for your construction project. Our professional supply chain and manufacturing expertise optimises off-site building processes for a seamless delivery to site. Saving time, improving safety, and reducing project costs.
As well as being manufacturers of high quality products and building systems, we also offer expertise in design, logistics, supply chain and sourcing, delivered through a partnership approach with our specialist brands – International Timber, Intrastack, Pasquill, Roofspace Solutions, and Scotframe. National and regional house builders, housing associations, self-builders, commercial builders and developers all already benefit from our off-site manufacturing technologies. Whether you are looking for a quick and efficient roofing system for your housing development or you’re about to embark on your own self-build journey, our brands have a solution to suit you.
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and systems that can be found everywhere in our living spaces and our daily lives. Our solutions provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.
We believe the construction industry can use off-site manufacturing to improve quality, maximise supply chain efficiency and enhance sustainability performance - during and after construction. In short, with the implementation of the right mix of off-site and on-site technologies, we believe we can build better buildings. We work off-site to make your life better onsite.
For more information email us on: OSS@saint-gobain.com www.offsite.co.uk
SMART ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM
With over 40 years’ experience, Smart Architectural Aluminium has grown to become the UK’s leading supplier of aluminium window and door systems, with the company earning an enviable reputation not only for the quality, breadth and depth of its product range, but also for its innovation, design, technical expertise and customer-focused support services.
Based in South West England, Smart operates from a modern, purpose-built 60,000m² manufacturing plant, which is home to the company’s three extrusion presses and three state-of-the-art paint lines, as well as its logistics and distribution hub.
The company’s product portfolio is as wide as it is deep, with its range of highperformance, high-quality window, door, roofing and framing systems providing solutions for a wide range of offsite construction projects, both commercial and residential. The systems are capable of being manufactured and assembled in factory-controlled conditions to enable more consistent quality control and quality assurance, as well as a much safer working environment. Smart’s Alitherm Heritage range of windows and doors in particular are suited to offsite construction methods, having been designed and developed for a wide range of applications. The ranges all feature slim profiles and sight lines to not only provide timelessly elegant aesthetics, but also to deliver outstanding, long-life thermal performance. Featuring slim, thermally-broken profiles, Alitherm Heritage windows are available in a number of formats, with the complementary door range offering both single and double door application, as well as balcony doors.
As with all Smart’s ranges, Alitherm Heritage products are available with a full suite of hardware options, with the window and door systems, hardware and accessories all able to be supplied in any colour from the company’s extensive palette.
Smart’s experienced team will be available throughout Offsite Expo to discuss the company’s broad portfolio and the opportunities its products present for offsite and modular construction programmes.
www.smartsystems.co.uk
STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE (SCI)
SCI (the Steel Construction Institute) has been a trusted, independent source of information and engineering expertise globally for over 30 years, and remains the leading, independent provider of technical expertise and disseminator of best practice to the steel construction sector. We support everyone involved in steel construction; from manufacturers, consulting and design engineers, architects, product managers, commercial directors right through to industry groups and peers.
Consulting and design engineers look to SCI for reliable and robust technical information and training on the effective use of steel in design, including the latest codes and building regulations. Our industry-defining Design Guides and Eurocode advice is renowned; in fact you’ll find SCI behind the technical guidance texts of several of our construction peers. We have written design guides for respected companies and industry organisations including TATA steel and BCSA. SCI Members rely on us to deliver numerous high-quality benefits, the most valued of which is independent, technical advice available by phone or online – whatever the subject.
Our engineering expertise and consultancy services encompass all areas of development, assessment and specification of your product providing clients with support during all phases of the research, technical and commercial elements of the product lifecycle.
Clients value our specification services. SCI develops bespoke engineering software and design guides to support the commercial application of your product or service and connect with your target audience.
Above all, SCI works in partnership with clients, members and industry peers to help build businesses and provide competitive advantage through the commercial application of our knowledge. We are committed to offering and promoting sustainable and environmentally responsible solutions.
For more information on SCI contact: marketing@steel-sci.com or visit www.steel-sci.com
STRUCTURAL TIMBER ASSOCIATION (STA)
The STA represents competent suppliers of quality timber systems and is delighted to be one of the headline sponsors of Offsite Expo 2021. The importance of complete structural timber systems and hybrid solutions in the delivery of offsite construction cannot be underestimated, and what better way is there to get design and specification right than to choose an STA member?
As the largest UK trade association within the structural timber sector, there are a host of reasons why construction professionals and self-builders should choose one of our members. The STA’s mission is to enhance quality and drive product innovation through technical guidance and research, underpinned by a members’ quality standard assessment – the STA Assure Membership and Quality Standards Scheme.
Selecting one of our members guarantees an organisation that is classified under the renowned STA quality assurance scheme, STA Assure. You can find out more about this widely-recognised scheme by visiting the STA stand. Our experienced team will be on hand to guide you through what makes STA members ideal supply chain partners and our technical team will be able to assist you with more challenging detailing in designing offsite systems.
The STA is also proud to sit on the speakers panel in this year’s masterclass line-up. These experts are ready to demonstrate the significant contribution structural timber makes to offsite construction and the environment as it is the only truly sustainable construction material available.
As the construction industry navigates its way through new technologies, new assembly processes and even new terminology, it is reassuring to know that tried and tested technologies such as timber frame, SIPS and cross laminated timber (CLT) are available for as much of specification and build processes as required for individual projects. These materials offer extraordinary sustainability credentials and excellent contribution to carbon reduction by sheer nature of the raw materials.
Discover more about our values, standards and members at: www.structuraltimber.co.uk
ZEROWATT HOMES
To be a market leader in ultra-low cost, sustainable, energy self-reliant modular house building. ZWH is establishing a global foot-print with multi local hubs starting in UK, Italy, Australia and the Americas.
ZWH aims to offer easy and quick to construct solutions for both emerging economies prone to harsh climate conditions as well as becoming a leading supplier of high-quality energy self-reliant, quick to build, competitively priced modular housing units in overpriced developed economies suffering from soaring land values, pent up shortages of available social housing and low levels of affordability.
The basis of the build methodology of ZWH revolves around the utilisation of a novel combination of load-bearing wall panels combined with bathroom and kitchen pods, both elements contributing to the structural integrity of the building.
This unique ‘podular’ build system capable of construction up to 12 floors, combines with an ultra-lightweight photovoltaic roofing solution enabling the product to be sustainable. Similar to the design process in modern car production where the modular vehicle platform allows for multiple body designs/engines to be utilized, so the ZWH engineered platform allows for a range of designs to be produced efficiently and in a highly cost- effective way with the bulk of the manufacturing outsourced in a similar vein to Apple and its i-phone.
Construction lead times are compressed to approximately 20 days for a two storey three-bedroom affordable home. The build system is designed to provide a kit of parts that covers affordable up to luxury high end luxury villas.
www.zerowatthomes.com
ENTERPRISE IRELAND
Enterprise Ireland supports the most innovative and capable Irish companies to grow in international markets. Our UK offices in London and Manchester specifically match Ireland’s most innovative products and services to the evolving needs of UK partners and customers. We work with UK based organisations, offering a single point of access to a portfolio of over 300 companies operating across the UK construction sector.
