Over 200 people from the construction sector turned up to the Shropshire Constructing Excellence Club Build a House in a Day event at Telford College of Arts and Technology to watch the two bedroom factory built house erected on site. There was great excitement when MP David Wright opened the house and people were allowed in to see the fully completed house with fitted kitchen, bathroom and carpets.

Many of the attendees were able to stay for the seminar programme offered by the construction partners to learn about the latest products and technologies that now support this fast growing sector. Roger Bullivant of foundation specialists Roger Bullivant said their new ground source heat pump piling system was an ideal match for the factory built house pod made using Sustainable Welsh timber by Elements Europe. Richard Fish of Blue Green Design who attended the seminars said “I particularly enjoyed the seminars because I learned a fantastic amount about the leading technologies now driving the construction sector, I was particularly interested in the new Photo voltaic system that fitted as tiles on the roof from Forticrete it has given me a lot to think about”.

The Shropshire Constructing Excellence Club are working with the Telford and Wrekin Council to see how this technology can be used to help build the 30,000 homes in the area.