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Build Fast, Build Flexibly
The future of construction is increasingly modular. The new-generation buildings from Portakabin offer fast, flexible solutions to changing company, institution and community needs in timescales that consistently astonish. While traditional construction is struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a shortage of skilled workers, Portakabin presents a high-quality, aesthetically pleasing alternative that can be quickly and seamlessly tailored to meet even the most demanding requirements across any industry or function. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, a custom-designed Portakabin building is the ideal way to create space, fast.
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Foxlake Wakeboarding
A New Wave of Design Inspiration
When it came to creating a high-spec wakeboarding center, Dundee City Council knew it needed to partner with a market-leading expert in flexible, innovative builds. The project was part of the £1 billion transformation of Dundee City Waterfront on the banks of the River Tay—a scenic spot at the heart of the community...
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Portakabin International Head Office
A Game-Changer in
Workplace Design
For the past 60 years, Portakabin has called York its home and the city is the location for its International Head Office. With its production facilities housed on the same leafy site, and York’s status as a key transport hub for the U.K. and beyond, the solution for a new building was obvious: to avail of its own expertise...
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Royal Stoke University Hospital
Winter Pressures Eased by Speedy Off-site Build
Winter is a notoriously challenging time for the NHS, triggering surges in illness and hospital admissions. So when University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) won a bid for funding to support these winter pressures and accommodate higher seasonal admissions at Royal Stoke...
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UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
A World-First Cutting Edge Research Facility
When the University of Warwick needed a state-of-the-art International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing—the first of its kind in the world—it turned to modular construction expert Portakabin to build the cutting-edge research facility...
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Cherry Tree Nursery
Fresh Foundations for
Early Learners
Inspiring young minds is a priority for education providers—as is the need to offer modern, flexible and secure facilities. When it came to planning a new-build nursery for up to 140 children, South Ayrshire Council faced the challenge of creating a permanent site fast...
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Global Academy
A Quick Study in
Creative Innovation
Designing and building a four-story college for 800 students within a year is a significant challenge, but the creation of Global Academy—a University Technical College in London—redefined success on every level...
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North Middlesex University Hospital
A High-Spec Welcome to
the World
Faced with a rapid rise in maternity demand, North Middlesex University Hospital urgently needed a new, state-of-the-art Women and Children’s Centre. With around 2,000 additional births in the area, and winter seasonal pressures approaching, speed was of the essence—but so too was innovation and minimal site disruption...
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