Terrapin wins NHBC accreditation
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Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team
Jul 29, 2008
Offsite building specialist, Terrapin, has won SCI / NHBC Stage 1 Certification for its Prospex System - a light steel volumetric modular construction solution.
Commenting on this achievement, Terrapin's Managing Director Patrick Howlett White said, "The NHBC is the leading standard setting body for the housebuilding industry and we regard this certification as a major endorsement of Terrapin's offsite building technology for this demanding sector".
Terrapin's technical team worked closely with the Steel Construction Institute throughout the assessment process, which scrutinised all aspects of the company's Prospex Modular System, including structural integrity, stability and installed and as-built tolerances.
Prospex met or exceeded the required standards and is now certified as suitable for use in the construction of residential dwellings up to five storeys in accordance with NHBC Standards for light steel framed walls and floors.
Prospex is part of a comprehensive range of offsite building systems manufactured by Terrapin.
It offers a fast and efficient solution for creating more affordable homes and key worker accommodation, as well as meeting the buildings demands of other sectors, such as healthcare, education and prisons.
The Prospex System uses cold rolled galvanized C-sections for wall studs and floor joists as its basic components, which are all produced to relevant BS EN standards.
The system of construction is based on the 'warm frame' principle where the primary insulation is placed outside the structural frame, which minimises the risk of condensation.
Using high technology factory production, Prospex modules can be built and fully fitted offsite by Terrapin, sealed and then delivered for flexible finishing and easy connection of services.
Patrick Howlett White concludes, "I believe achieving SCI / NHBC accreditation for our Prospex System reflects the advances we have made in leading the application of offsite building technology in this sector.
Terrapin is a privately owned company and is one of the UK's leaders in offsite construction.
It has been expanding the potential of MMC since 1949 and now offers a range of complementary MMC technologies that can be used individually or combined to create bespoke building solutions for every application; panel based technology, volumetric design technology and steel framed, element build technology.
Terrapin is the first company to be accredited under Buildoffsite's new supplier registration scheme operated by Lloyd's Register.
The scheme standardises all aspects of the offsite process and ensures best practice, offering clients confidence in the assured levels of competence, methodology and safe working of the accredited supplier.
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