Industry — government reforms

Prefab industry at tipping point in wait for government reforms The industry has met to hear leaders' takes on the future of prefabrication and efforts to address the challenges which have stymied its growth. It's been heralded as the affordable, efficient future of construction: manufacturing individual components of houses - or whole houses - completely offsite. Housing Minister Phil Twyford said prefabs would have a major part to play in delivering its 100,000 affordable homes. "Offsite manufacturing is mission critical to delivering the government's housing and urban development programme. Without it we will struggle with workforce constraints, the low productivity...