Another Modular Premier Inn to Open its Doors

A Premier Inn hotel on Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich has now been handed over to Premier Inn ready to open its doors.

Elements Europe manufactured 120 Room Modules to the strict specification of Premier Inn’s ID4 design specification.

Once manufactured the modules were delivered to site by Elements Europe’s haulage team under the programme set by the main contractor so to ensure modules arrived in time to be installed immediately.

Kevin Arthur, Director at Elements Europe commented “We are delighted to see yet another modular Premier Inn complete and look forward to delivering many more.”

The Royal Arsenal development is a 25 acre site which is being developed by Berkeley Group to offer 3,000 new homes and commercial space including a cinema, bars and restaurants.

Delivering up to 49 Bathroom Pods Per Week

Elements Europe is currently delivering up to 49 Bathroom Pods each week to a residential development in Salford.

The £700 million scheme being developed by Scarborough Group, is a vast 24 acre mixed use site with a total of 2,000 new homes and over 750,000 sqft of commercial development such as offices, restaurants, gyms and convenience stores.

All of Phase 1 will feature Elements Europe’s Bathroom Pod system. In total Elements Europe will manufacture 914 Pods for 6 apartment blocks.

Amongst these are 9 different types including main bathrooms, en-suites and Jack and Jill bathrooms. Each are fitted with high specification fixtures and fittings.

Benefits of Cold Rolled Steel

Steel plays a major role at Elements Europe’s production facility. All of our modules comprise of cold formed steel which is rolled in house at our production facility.

Cold rolled steel has a plethora of advantages that not only benefits our production process, but also enhances our values.

Firstly, Steel provides a very safe solution for the construction industry as it is a non-combustible, fire resistant material guaranteeing piece of mind for our clients.

For the manufacturing process it enables adaptability and flexibility allowing us to meet the requirements of nearly all structural and non-structural applications.

Steel is sustainable as it is a recyclable material, therefore steel buildings are also considered recyclable. This green credential is something many clients look for in a project and adds to the environmental benefits off-site construction brings.

Steels durability, strength and stability is without question its best advantage. It is corrosion resistant therefore does not experience the effect of rot or mold meaning strength and longevity. Steel also resists the absorption of water which removes the issues for a building surrounding expansion and contraction that make cracks and warps. It also has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any other material which can be to an architect’s advantage as longer spans can be implemented into a design. Not only this, there is far more flexibility for an architect to add additional features to a building.

The ability to prefabricate our cold formed steel to the exact specification for each and every module means that we benefit from reduced material waste as well as cost efficiencies.

Elements Europe Hosts CIOB Event in Greenwich

Elements Europe has hosted an open evening for the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) at Essential Living’s Creekside Wharf residential development in Greenwich.

Now part way through the install of Room Modules, the CIOB approached Elements Europe proposing an event for its members.

Places were filled within days of promoting the event which saw 20 guests tour the site with Elements Europe’s Managing Director Simon Underwood and team.

Lee Yeates, Construction Director at InnC UK, Construction Managers on the scheme discussed the planning, challenges and solutions related to the scheme as well as the modular manufacturing process and its future.

Simon Underwood, Managing Director at Elements Europe commented: “We take every opportunity to help inform the construction industry on modular construction and its benefits.”

“The team thoroughly enjoy presenting this unique modular development and look forward to working with the CIOB again”, Underwood added.

The residential development has gained a lot of interest due to the modular solution that has been utilised for the 23 storey and 12-storey towers, and is one of the first modular private rented schemes in the UK.

All 249 apartments which are made up of 653 modules are being manufactured and delivered by Elements Europe as well as a modular roof structure, corridor cassette and pre-manufactured balconies.