Caledonian Building Systems has handed over two new accommodation blocks for the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME), providing new private en-suite bedrooms for 150 soldiers in Minley, Surrey. The new buildings are the first to be completed under the modular construction specialist’s contract, worth more than £40m, to provide more than 800 bedrooms. The buildings, which have received BREEAM Good rating, have been delivered through a modular construction approach chosen by Holdfast Training Services due to the considerably shorter programme time-frame, sustainability benefits and greater certainty of project costs that it enables.

Leading UK modular construction company Caledonian Building Systems has announced the appointment of Paul Hudson as Managing Director. Paul’s appointment is part of a pre-planned succession from Dave Turnbull, who has headed Caledonian as Managing Director and Chief Executive since 2001. The appointment sees Paul taking responsibility for the entire Caledonian Group in the UK, including its sister company Modular UK. Since 2008, he has been responsible for driving the business forward within the residential and hotel sectors and on its work with the Ministry of Defence – key sectors of specialisation for the company.

A multi storey 1200-bed halls of residence is being manufactured by Caledonian Building Systems for Bovis Lend Lease using a steel frame and modular solution. As part of the development Caledonian has designed bespoke five metre wide modules which contain up to five individual study rooms, something quite unique in the industry. This off-site method has been chosen as it will allow the project to be completed in a short time frame and ready for occupation by September 2009.

Leading UK modular construction company Caledonian Building Systems has opened a new 150,000 square foot factory at Driffield in East Yorkshire.The new facility, based in three factory units, will provide a new home for Modular UK, acquired by the Caledonian Group earlier in the year, as well as providing an additional 25 per cent manufacturing capacity for Caledonian.

Caledonian Building Systems have developed a high performance sealant solution working in partnership with Hodgson Sealants.