Kingspan Off-Site
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Construction |
Founded | 1947 (as Ward Brothers) |
Headquarters | Sandy, UK |
Products | Timber and steel building systems |
Parent | Kingspan Group plc |
Website | www.kingspanoffsite.com |
Kingspan Off-Site was a manufacturer of timber and steel building systems. It was a division of the Kingspan Group plc.
History
Steel
Kingspan Off-Site’s range of steel products can be traced back to the Ward brothers’ construction company, set up in Yorkshire in 1947.[1] Kingspan Group (based at Kingscourt, Ireland) acquired the Wards Business in 1997[1] and restructured it to become Kingspan Metl-con in 2004, specialising in off-site steel technologies.[2] In 2007 Kingspan further increased its structural steel division with the acquisition of Banro,[2] which was later rebranded as Kingspan Off-Site Profiles and Sections.
Timber frame
In 2001 Kingspan Off-Site purchased a German-based business, TEK Haus, which manufactured a Structural Insulated Panel Building System (SIPs).[2] Incorporating SIPs technology, the Kingspan TEK Building System was launched in 2001. Kingspan Off-Site then acquired Century Homes, set up by the McCaughey brothers in Monaghan, in 2005.[2] Kingspan Century continues to operate in Ireland offering a similar portfolio of solutions as Kingspan Off-Site in the UK. In 2006, Potton,[3] a self-build specialist, and Pace Timber Frame also became part of the group as a result of further acquisitions.[2] It was later rebranded as Kingspan Off-Site Profiles and Sections.
Façade
Kingspan Off-Site’s product range was extended in 2006 by the purchase of Fibrecon. Established in 2001, Fibrecon manufactures insulating wall panels consisting of a lightweight reinforced concrete face. In 2007 all business units, including Potton,[4] Banro, Century,[5] Pace, Fabrik and Off-Site merged to form the Kingspan Off-Site super division.[6] It was later rebranded as Kingspan Off-Site Profiles and Sections.
- External view of Kingspan Lighthouse
- Another angle of external view
- Internal view of Kingspan Lighthouse
- Looking up from the ground at the balcony
References
- ^ a b Further Scarborough jobs blow
- ^ a b c d e Kingspan: History Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kingspan purchases Potton
- ^ Potton
- ^ century Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kingspan forms super division Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official site
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regulatory bodies
bodies
- Actuate UK
- British Constructional Steelwork Association
- BSRIA
- Build UK
- Building Engineering Services Association
- Building Research Establishment
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Centre for Digital Built Britain
- Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
- Civil Engineering Contractors Association
- Construction Clients' Group
- Construction Industry Council
- CITB
- Construction Products Association
- Constructing Excellence
- Electrical Contractors' Association
- Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland
- Electrical Safety Council
- Federation of Master Builders
- Home Builders Federation
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- National Access and Scaffolding Confederation
- National Federation of Builders
- National Federation of Demolition Contractors
- National House Building Council
- Refined Bitumen Association
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Scottish Building Federation
- Society of Construction Arbitrators
- Strategic Forum for Construction
- British Construction Industry Awards
- Building
- Building control
- Building regulations in the United Kingdom
- Building regulations approval
- Construction News
- Development control in the United Kingdom
- Modern methods of construction (MMC)
- New Civil Engineer
- Planning permission
- Retentions
- Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
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