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Industry Insights

Our Industry Insights highlight real-world, inspiring MMC success stories and innovative case studies shaping the future of Irish construction. These insights seek to demonstrate how the MMC sector are addressing the following industry challenges.

Workforce shortages
Limited awareness of MMC training provision
Honing off-site and modular skills
Addressing digital and technology gap
Need for multi-skilled labour force
Preparing future industry leaders

17.06.26

“Reduce Onsite Labour, Minimise Installation Time” with Modular Construction

Modular building systems manufactured offsite and assembled onsite can mean less resources and shorter timeframes for delivery. This can help the building sector meet the urgent need for residential, commercial, and education development in Ireland. Here’s how Actavo Modular and QBM worked together to demonstrate the best of modular construction on a recent school project.

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Off-Site & Modular Skills

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10.06.26

Why Are Drones a Key Technology for Improving Onsite Construction Efficiency?

Drone technology may be among the most obvious Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) on the surface – but the benefits of using drones are more decisive than the fanfare of robots in the sky suggests. Augmented site surveying and mapping save engineers and builders time and money while improving safety for onsite personnel.

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Digital & Tech

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