Offsite & MMC

A family-run modular business in Yorkshire that specialised in football projects has fallen into administration. Mockba Ltd – trading as Mockba Modular – called in administrators Carrie James and Simon Carvill-Biggs of Oury Clark, according to a notice on the official Gazette site last week. Ossett-based Mockba Modular was established…

Steel giant Severfield has discontinued its Modular Solutions business after concluding the division was “non-core” to the group’s future strategy. The decision followed a strategic review of markets and operations led by new chief executive Paul McNerney, who joined the firm in November. In a statement to the London Stock…

Subcontractors of Elements Europe will only receive a fraction of the £8.7m they were owed when the modular construction company entered administration last June. A progress report by Interpath joint administrators Samuel Birchall and Stephen Absolom showed that they have secured just over £5m from the sale of company assets.…

Last week, Homes England published its new strategic plan to support the government in achieving its commitment to build 1.5 million new homes by the end of the current parliament. So far, net additions to the housing stock between July 2024 and November 2025 amount to only about 275,600 homes ─ roughly…

Wakefield-headquartered modular construction specialist Thurston Group Ltd, along with two related businesses, has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. Thurston Group, Thurston Holdings Ltd and Thurston Group Estates Ltd – the ultimate parent company – each applied to appoint administrators yesterday (27 November) via law firm Addleshaw…

Collapsed offsite specialist Kingston Modular Systems was unable to pay its debts after a dissatisfied client withheld £585,000, according to administrators. A report by an administrator from Westgates Restructuring said that the Hull-based company, which went into administration in September, experienced a slowdown during 2024 due to delays in securing…

The London Fire Brigade has called on developers to carry out fire safety tests on all modular construction projects before they are completed. The “very bespoke nature” of modular structures means each one should have an individual fire test "to enable full understanding of the performance of the structure when…

Offsite construction specialist Merit has filed for administration. Northumberland-based Merit Holdings Ltd, the firm's main trading arm, and subsidiary Merit Health Ltd each filed an application to appoint administrators on 13 October via Newcastle-based law firm Muckle. Merit Group Services, the group's holding company, and 13 other subsidiaries have not…

Private equity (PE) outfit Duke Street Capital has announced the acquisition of modular offsite building specialist McAvoy for an undisclosed sum. The Northern Ireland-based contractor was sold by Blantyre Capital, another PE firm. Founded in 1972, McAvoy designs, manufactures and rents modular buildings across the UK and Ireland in the…

Dan Pollard is production director at modular manufacturing firm Thurston Group By 2040, modular construction won’t be the ‘alternative’ approach to building. As I see it, it will be the industry standard. The shift is already under way, but over the next two decades, I believe we’ll see modular manufacturing…