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Automation is increasingly being adopted across various industries to boost productivity. As ambitious construction targets are laid out, integrating automation into the manufacturing process could be essential to advancing the application of Modern Methods of Construction and making them truly ‘modern’.


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Tackling industry demand When the Labour government came into power, they made a bold statement – to deliver 1.5 million homes during their parliamentary term. Recently, the government introduced new rules requiring housebuilders to commit to delivery timeframes before receiving


planning permission, while also submitting annual progress reports. With the wait for family homes


increasing to over 100 years in some areas of London, housebuilders, local authority housing providers and councils need to dig deep to even get close to meeting the targets. Add to this the New


Hospital Programme, which promises to build and renovate healthcare facilities, plus a growing demand for new school places, local authorities are under pressure to build quicker than ever before. Against the backdrop of recent low activity in the construction industry,


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