The government is so keen to get off-site construction working in the house-building sector that it’s paying a Japanese company to come and show us how. Mark Smulian reports

The Treasury has today published the latest iteration of the UK National Infrastructure & Construction Pipeline along with a call to arms for the offsite construction sector.

Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart has launched the first of a series of workshops that seek to increase the use of offsite construction when building affordable housing.

Heathrow Airport has named the 18 locations that have been shortlisted to host factories and yards to build components for its third runway project.

One of the UK’s largest housing associations is ramping up its offsite ambitions and has developed its own modern methods of construction strategy.