by Justin Murray | Jun 12, 2025 | Innovation
Yesturday, I had the pleasure of joining the BOPAS team and industry peers for a behind-the-scenes tour of Laing O’Rourke’s world-class MMC facility at Worksop. Hosted as part of the BOPAS Forum, the visit was an eye-opening dive into the future of construction—one...
by Justin Murray | Jun 4, 2025 | Innovation
The UK’s social housing sector is at a crossroads. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Ian McDermott, CEO of Peabody, one of the nation’s largest housing associations, urged the government to classify social housing as “critical national...
by Justin Murray | May 6, 2025 | Bio-SIP™ Home
The UK housing crisis isn’t just about numbers—it’s about how we build. For decades, the industry has wrestled with the same core challenges: housing shortages, rising costs, sluggish delivery times, poor energy performance, and environmental impact. Despite the...
by Justin Murray | Apr 9, 2025 | Bio-SIP™ Home
The recent analysis by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Crisis, and Shelter reveals a dire situation in England’s social housing sector, with families in some areas facing waits exceeding 100 years for homes with at least three bedrooms. This crisis...
by Justin Murray | Mar 5, 2025 | Sustainability
Hey Construction Pros! Let’s talk about something that’s been on our mind: the gap between sustainability ambitions and reality in UK construction. At Bio-SIP we recently conducted primary research with hundreds of industry professionals, and the results were...