Winter 2025 issue M38


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elcome to the latest issue of MMC Magazine, your essential guide


to the rapidly evolving world of Modern Methods of Construction. Across the UK and beyond, the drive for faster, smarter, and more sustainable building solutions continues to gather pace, and this edition captures that momentum.


Inside, you’ll find the latest news, informed views, and expert analysis shaping the modular and offsite construction landscape today. We explore emerging technologies, policy developments, and real world projects delivering greater efficiency, quality, and value across housing, education, and commercial sectors.


You’ll also discover innovative product updates, practical insights, and inspiration from industry leaders driving change on the ground. Whether you’re seeking fresh ideas, technical guidance, or strategic perspective, MMC Magazine connects you with the people, products, and thinking transforming how we build.


I invite you to explore this issue and stay ahead in a sector where innovation isn’t just expected, it’s essential for meeting today’s housing demands and net zero ambitions with confidence and clarity throughout the year ahead and beyond.


Joe Bradbury, Editor


08Eurobrick’s technical expertise delivers precision finish for McDonald’s


Eurobrick Systems recently supplied its X-Clad cladding system together with specially sourced stone slips for a new McDonald’s restaurant in Buxton, working closely with long-term client A.E.P. (Modular Construction) Limited to achieve a high-quality finish on a complex and technically demanding project.


14Rise of hybrid modular systems in addressing UK skills shortages


The UK construction industry is facing a perfect storm of skills shortages, intensified by an ageing workforce, the lingering effects of Brexit on labour mobility, and escalating demand for new infrastructure and housing.


15Hydrogen blend trial success at Lincolnshire power station


A successful 2% green hydrogen gas mixing trial has been successfully completed at the Briggs power station in North Lincolnshire. This is said to be the first occasion in which a green hydrogen and natural gas blend have been transported through infrastructure to power electrical generation in the UK.


16Building for water security


Following the dry summer of 2025, the Environment Agency warned that even with average winter rainfall some areas in Britain would still be in drought next spring,1 and despite the prolonged rainfall of the beginning of 2026, the UK is still recovering.


18Showcasing the potential of large scale LVL modular construction


Metsä Wood’s Kerto LVL has played a significant role in the Netherlands’ first large-scale modular construction project, where the load-bearing structure has been built entirely from LVL.


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Pyroguard, the world’s leading independent provider of fire safety glass, has been specified as part of the transformation of the former corporate office headquarters of telecommunications company Canal+ into an ambitious mixed- use development in Issy-les- Moulineaux, France.


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