Offsite: Out of mind?

By Will Ing2019-10-10T05:00:00

Source: Oliver Lane

Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?

“There are a load of people right on the cliff edge,” said Jaimie Johnston, head of global systems at Bryden Wood. “They are going ‘it’s probably deep enough, but do I dare?’ And as soon as one person has jumped in and gone, ‘yeah, it’s fine’, a load of people will suddenly rush in.”

Johnston was sitting on a sofa, nestled between other experts, looking out over a congregation of construction enthusiasts at a roomy venue in London’s Bloomsbury hotel. He was talking about whether offsite construction is ready to take over from traditional, bespoke methods.

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