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Offsite Solutions develops utility pod

23 Jan 20 Bathroom pod manufacturer Offsite Solutions has developed a new MEP utility pod that includes all the plumbing works.

CGI of an Offsite Solutions utility pod
CGI of an Offsite Solutions utility pod

In what is being claimed as an industry first, Offsite Solutions’s new steel-framed utility pods are designed to accommodate all the mechanical, heating, technology and building services for individual apartments or studios for residential schemes.

The utility rooms can be delivered to site pre-plumbed, pre-wired and fully fitted out to reduce installation time to ‘just a few hours’, the company says. They would typically be located in a hallway within an apartment, adjacent to the kitchen, and have an open-fronted design ready for the fitting of double doors or the addition of a stud wall on site.

Each pod can be installed ready-fitted with:

  • heat interface units (HIUs) to deliver hot water and heating for each home, avoiding the need for individual gas boilers
  • mechanical ventilation and heat recovery (MVHR) units to circulate fresh air and recover heat for energy-efficient re-use
  • consumer unit for electrics
  • provision for washing machine and tumble drier
  • manifold, controls and thermostat for underfloor heating
  • connection boxes for broadband, telephone and TV services
  • power sockets and lighting
  • pipework, ducting and waste pipes
  • worktop and flooring options.

Offsite Solutions supplies 10,000 pod units every year to major contractors and developers, it says.

Executive director Richard Tonkinson said: “The proven advantages of our bathroom pods and factory production methods apply to the new utility pods – programme reductions, improved cost certainty, increased efficiency, less risk, reduced requirement for materials, labour and supervision on site, less impact on the environment, and significantly improved quality."

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