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Road to Rehabilitation

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Fulton & Fifth Nears Completion

PCE Wins Kier's Supply Chain Innovation Award 2025

Brent Cross Plot 14 nears completion

Rehabilitation Recognition

Brent Cross Plot 1 - Progress with Pace and Precision

New Homes in New Ways

Topping Out at Block C – A Milestone for Fulton & Fifth

Jason's Journey

Road to Rehabilitation

Offsite Efficiencies - Manufacturing Brent Cross Plot 14

Silvertown Plot 6 - DfMA Innovation Making Construction Smarter

Commodity Construction - Offsite Repeatability For Added Value

Systemised Design - Brent Cross Plot 14

A Timber Testament to Hybrid Construction

Designed for Efficiency - Silvertown Plot 6

Offsite Exhibition and Awards 2024

Brent Cross Plot 1 - Offsite Manufacture

Fulton & Fifth construction continues

HMP Fosse Way Houseblock 8 - Assembly

Brent Cross Plot 1 - Designing Hybrid Construction

HMP Fosse Way Houseblock 8 - Offsite Manufacture

Fulton & Fifth Blocks A, E, & D are structurally complete

HMP Fosse Way Houseblock 8 Expansion - Project Awarded

HMP Millsike - Custodial Completion

PCE Celebrates Multiple Shortlists at This Year's Offsite Awards

Construction has commenced on Brent Cross Town Plot 14

PCE shortlisted finalist at this years CN Specialist Awards!

PCE shortlisted for Digital Contractor of the Year award

IBRB wins prestigious RIBA award!

PCE Shortlisted for Tall Buildings Awards 2024!

Inside Construction: HMP Millsike

HybriDfMA Frame – PCE chosen for Brent Cross Town Plot 1

PCE’s HybriDfMA Frame chosen for Silvertown Plot 6

hyTower® for High-Rise Urban Living – PCE appointed Brent Cross Town Plot 14 superstructure specialist

CN Awards 2024 – PCE shortlisted!

The Fitzrovia W1 - HybriDfMA Frame structurally complete

Infrastructure Project of the Year winner!

Lift off!

Happy Employee Appreciation Day at PCE Ltd!

Doing it right, the right way – The Fitzrovia W1

Constructing the Fitzrovia, W1 – DfMA driving urban construction

Fulton & Fifth – manufacturing with hyTower®

Five Star Fulton & Fifth

hyTower® - an effective solution for speed and scale

Sustainable Solutions – The Fitzrovia W1

PCE celebrates 50 years of business

PCE 2013 - 2023 by Dan Gallagher

Designing in hyTower®

PCE 2003 - 2013 by Simon Harold and Garry Langston

Superstructure commences on UK’s first all-electric prison

Fulton & Fifth – Detailed Structural Design Phase

Efficient Installation - The Fitzrovia W1

PCE awarded Galliford Try’s ‘Subcontractor of the Year’ accolade

Laying the foundations – ground beam substructure nears completion

PCE 1993 – 2003 by Ian Barton

Production Proceeds on Wembley’s New Neighbourhood

Manufacturing Locked In

Double Delight: Sarah Blackwell Scoops Up Two Awards at Women's Awards 2023

Winners of Best Use of Concrete Technology - Offsite Awards 2023

A model for success

HMP Fosse Way: Government’s latest ‘smart’ prison opens

PCE feature on the Building Awards 2023 shortlist for the Digital Excellence Award category

PCE 1983 – 1993 by Carrie and Sandra Smith

Optimised assembly for timeless restoration

PCE 1973 – 1983 by Norman Brown

The Power and Possibility of Modular

10 years on… as good as new. PCE deliver quality that lasts.

Designing the landmark Grade II listed building, Space House

PCE shortlisted for the Offsite Awards 2023

Refurbishment of the iconic Covent Garden landmark building, Space House

Quality is never by accident

50th Anniversary of PCE Ltd

Custodial construction: a systemised approach

PCE chosen as design and build specialist for Durham Constabulary’s new secure custody suite

Celebrating 40 years of service

PCE feature on CN Specialist Award’s Digital Construction Excellence shortlist

PCE are on the shortlist of four Digital Construction Awards

PCE Ltd feature on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards

PCE take on the National Three Peaks Challenge!

PCE Welcome New Crawler Cranes

Green is the new Black

The future for concrete structures and facades in the health sector

PCE are delighted to see the opening of Grace House, formally Dora House, in St John’s Wood, London

Impressive Sir William Henry Bragg shortlisted for two prestigious Architectural Awards

Heritage meets Hybrid: restoring a retired relic into a modern masterpiece

‘Guess who just got back today - PCE are back in town’

The Road to Net Zero: a commitment to carbon reduction

PCE awarded contract for construction of new prison at Full Sutton

PCE Specialist Frame and Façade Contractor for Fulton & Fifth

PCEs DMC approach recognised at Concrete Society Awards

Why a hybrid design and construction approach was essential for BHR project

Hybrid construction methods chosen for new Dakota Hotel in Manchester

PCE's focus on quality and safety acknowledged during hotel build

Kingston University update 6 - level 2 vertical precast units and first steel atrium stairs installed

How GT floor units contributed to the Avenue MSCP's Hybrid construction solution

Kingston University update 7 - concept becoming reality

Why the correct choice of precast concrete component manufacturers was critical for BHR

Dakota Hotel update 2 - offsite produced brick faced precast concrete sandwich panels

Dakota Hotel update 3 - second sandwich panel de-moulded

Chapel Wharf update 4 – level 7 construction underway

Kingston University update 8 - collaborative approach delivers Health, Safety and environmental benefits

Dakota Hotel update 4 - 4.4m wide precast flooring unit arrives on site

Kingston University update 9 - cantilever support structure

Chapel Wharf update 5 - crosswall construction with precast concrete

Dakota Hotel update 5 - level 1 walls installed and complete

Chapel Wharf update 6 – offsite design and build

Dakota Hotel update 6 – level 1 walls and Delta Beams installed

2 Offsite Awards for PCE's contribution to Capella project in Cambridge

PCE awards for offsite hybrid construction project in UK

Benefits of precast concrete clearly demonstrated at Kingston project

Dakota Hotel update 7 - first sandwich panels craned into place

Kingston University update 10 – last of 315 precast frame beams installed on level 6

Dakota Hotel update 8 – sandwich panels, lift cores and bathroom pods

Hundreds view "giant 3D jigsaw" at Kingston University open day

Offsite Hybrid Structural Concrete benefits demonstrated at Town House

"Winner of winners" recognition for PCE's offsite engineered laboratory project

Dakota Hotel update 9 – level completed in only 2 weeks!

Chapel Wharf update 7 - PCE team scoops monthly safety award

Chapel Wharf update 8 – 2,900 offsite precast units in 34 weeks

Chapel Wharf update 9 – how all this can be achieved with only 38 on site staff

Chapel Wharf update 10 - a 21 tonne 10.21m wide precast unit arrives on site

Dakota Hotel 10 - level 4 brick faced precast concrete sandwich panels installed

Chapel Wharf update 11 – 3,400 offsite engineered precast units in 37 weeks

The PCE running team for the Abbott Trail Run 2018

Kingston University update 11 - construction of the colonnade underway

Kingston University update 12 - the first colonnade terrace unit and the HybriDfma advantage

Vulcan Mill project to begin shortly in Manchester

Dakota Hotel 11 – the first sandwich panels for the final level

Simon's Heroes Abbott Trail Race - successful outcome for PCE team

Dakota Hotel 12 – Hybrid frame construction complete

Kingston University update 12 - external escape stair assembly

PCE's HybriDfma solution for Durham University underway

Chapel Wharf update 12 – external sandwich panels and pre-stressed floor units

Vulcan Mill update 2 - stair cores, basement columns and Deltabeams

Chapel Wharf update 13 – the top 5 offsite construction advantages

Cura: off-site engineered pre-designed healthcare benefits announced

Recruiting: Structural Revit Technicians required

Chapel Wharf update 14 – first two towers structurally topped out

New project update – University of Leeds, Sir William Henry Bragg Building

Vulcan Mill update 3 – construction of basement and under-croft parking complete

Kingston University update 13 – completion of colonnade

HybriDfMA - the benefits of offsite Hybrid digital construction

Kingston University update 14 – Double Tee units being installed through the structure

Durham University update 2 - the offsite construction approach that secured the contract

Kingston University update 15 – time lapse video shows Town House construction

Chapel Wharf update 15 – progress on blocks C and D and latest safety award

Durham University update 3 – the HybriDfMA design focus

How University of Exeter and PCE met "stringent" vibration control requirements

Vulcan Mill update 4 – level 5 flooring units complete

Chapel Wharf update 16 – installing level 18 walls on block D

How PCE HybriDfMA works: a combination of precast and insitu concrete, with structural steelwork

PCE raises an incredible £10,000 for local children’s charity Simon’s Heroes

Durham University update 4 – ‘fast track’ ground beam solution as construction begins

Chapel Wharf update 17 – PCE's SHEQ commitments recognised

Leeds University update 2 - below ground elements require only 12 weeks and 10 people

Durham University update 5 – architectural archways take shape

How the "kit of parts" offsite engineering approach provides structural solutions for smaller buildings

Update 18 – Chapel Wharf topped out!

Leeds University update 3 - the Offsite engineered Hybrid structure approach

Health & Safety success at Chapel Wharf

Leeds University update 4 – PCE's safety standards and processes knowledge is recognised

Leeds University update 5 – ground floor level completed

Durham University update 6 – offsite engineered sandwich panels

Lower Broughton residential development underway

Lower Broughton update 2 - PCE’s Digital HybriDfMa approach

Leeds University update 6 – PCE installs last prestressed flooring unit

Lower Broughton update 3 – residential podium decks completed

PCE Design Team visits Leeds University Project

Durham University update 7 – second phase buildings

Video: a bird’s perspective of Mount Oswald

PCE's DareDevil Ladies are about to go downhill - fast!

Offsite Expo: presentation to showcase PCE's HybriDfMA construction advantages

City Electrical Factors Durham Award

DareDevil Ladies successfully complete Simon's Heroes challenge

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building project commences

World Mental Health Day - debunking the myths

University of Warwick update 2 - the Offsite Engineered HybriDfMA frame system

PCE & Kier set to deliver one of the largest Digital DfMA project strategies in UK construction

Record scores achieved in recent Health & Safety Audit

Offsite construction quality checking procedures for Biomedical Research Building

Heaviest Composite Construction Deltabeams to be manufactured installed at University of Warwick

New High Rise construction solution at East Village

PCE and Simon's Heroes - 2019 was an amazing year!

PCE team recognised for exceptional performance

PCE congratulates Grafton Architects

PCE marks International Women's Day

PCE Ltd joins the Construction Innovation Hub flagship Platform Design Programme

Health and safety award at NO6

23,000 man hours of accident free working on University of Warwick construction project

PCE's kit of parts approach at NO6 construction project

Lower Broughton update 4 – third phase carpark decks

Project Sienna underway

Commercial Road hyTower® Hotel Structure

Nottingham Custody Suite project announced

How DfMA can deliver "exceptional quality as well as efficiency"

Manufacturing of offsite engineered precast concrete components

PCE's hyTower® offsite engineered HybriDfMA solution

PCE Ltd’s HybriDfMA bespoke system features at Kingston University Town House

PCE's kit-of-parts approach provides speed and accuracy

Allowing the new structure to be in keeping with the surrounding area

PCE's six storey fully HybriDfMA project shortlisted

PCE’s ‘kit of parts’ Secure Custody System

PCE HybriDfMA project shortlisted for Offsite awards 3 times

PCE's student accommodation HybriDfMA project shortlisted for 3 Offsite awards

PCE’s HybriDfMA project shortlisted for 2 Offsite awards

7 Offsite Awards shortlistings for PCE's HybriDfMA Secure Accommodation project

PCE's residential apartment project shortlisted for Offsite award

PCE’s HybriDfMA Secure Custody System

Working safely through COVID-19 with HybriDfMA MMC solution

PCE installs first of 1,180 precast hyTower System® components

24-tonne precast concrete beam and working platform on level 10

Custody Suite completion: 313 offsite engineered precast elements erected

PCE People - Ben Lewis

PCE People - Helen Harrison

PCE People - Will Jackson

HybriDfMA - smart integration and connectivity

Best use of Hybrid Technology award for PCE

4 Offsite Awards for Secure Accommodation Project

Lodge Road, St. John's Wood architectural precast façade underway

565 offsite manufactured elements erected in just 39 days

hyTower® offsite engineered HybriDfMA structural solution

How the HRS system provides faster, safer and more efficient construction methods

PCE's HybriDfMA structure acknowledged at virtual awards ceremony

2 awards and a highly commended for HMP Five Wells project

47 years of construction evolution at PCE

Structural completion of HybriDfMA project in just 12 months

PCE’s HybriDfMA Bespoke System approach

Secure – Prison System for Ministry of Justice’s new facility

PCE’s hybriDfMA Living System project completed

Final Offsite manufactured component installed at PCE's Living System project

9 buildings and 1,680 prison cells built in just 45 weeks

How "Decarbonising Precast Concrete" is contributing to net zero targets

New HybriDfMA Secure Custody System project in Bedford

How PCE used GGBS to reduce embodied carbon on award winning project

Construction of 22 holding cells in 3 wings in 10 days

Civic Trust recognition for PCE Bespoke Systems project

PCE’s HybriDfMA Living Systems project completed in Durham

Mount Oswald student accommodation receives double recognition

Secure Custody System completed in Bedford

Detailed façade design to central London residential development

"...a delivery on site that surpassed our best expectations"

Installation of 994 reconstructed stone and brick-faced precast concrete cladding elements

Cost and programme benefits for Golden Jubilee National Hospital project

14,000 offsite engineered components in 40 week programme

A first-class PCE HybriDfMA Frame system office building

Car Parks - how to achieve a significant dead load reduction

Concrete "contributes to energy conservation" at 6th form college

VW dealership update 1: Delta Beam

VW dealership update 2: Precast Modular Boxes

VW dealership update 3: GT Slabs

Precast concrete underground access shafts

3D modelling for precast hybrid structures

Highly functional precast construction reduces on-site labour

Bolton interchange - savings from offsite precast

Bolton interchange update 2 - £48 million bus station podium

Benefits of offsite precast hybrid construction

Accuracy, speed and safety - the benefit of GT Floor Units

Precast car park construction - environmental and sustainability issues

GT Slabs - for long span flooring applications

PCE's arched precast units help Carillion resolve Carno Valley crossing issues

Kier choose PCE as superstructure construction partner

Bracknell update 1 - GT long span floor units

Bracknell update 2 - team safety award for PCE

Babraham - volumetric box structural core system shows precast advantages

Precast core solution for police investigation centre

The "seemingly endless" advantage of precast concrete

Precast Stafford car park now fully operational

Bracknell update 3 - car park and retail outlet build gathers momentum

Precast student accommodation in Swansea

PCE shortlisted for 2 British Precast Awards

Bracknell update 4 - PCE's cranes help maintain rapid progress

Birmingham East Side update - 300 tonnes of precast concrete per day

The many benefits of precast car parks - Concrete Magazine

Emirates Old Trafford update 1 - project underway

PCE attain PERI Wall of Fame

PreFastCore: structural core offsite capability made available to contractors

East Side update 2 - student accommodation precast construction

Birmingham East Side update 3 - high speed offsite construction

Emirates Old Trafford update 2 - 3D modelling

Emirates Old Trafford update 3 – PreFastCore in action

Capella update 2 - first precast wall panel - only 4,134 units to go!

Capella update 3 - waterproof basement wall construction

Capella update 4 - offsite construction demonstrates what can be achieved in a week

Emirates Old Trafford update 4 - columns with no propping

Prestigious precast-focussed VW project to be showcased at “Advancing Concrete”

Bracknell update 5 – how offsite approach reduces town centre congestion

9 tonne pre-glazed concrete unit tuned onsite!

Emirates Old Trafford update 5 – first PreFastCore boxes installed

Bracknell update 6 – first ramp column goes in

Capella update 5 - 250m³ of concrete into the retaining walls

Bracknell update 7 – preparation for the car park ramp

Construction: why it pays to listen to on site team members!

Bracknell update 8 - the advantages of offsite precast construction

Kier vs PCE - charity cricket match announced

PCE wins 2016 British Precast Project Award - video

PCE makes 2016 Excellence in Concrete Awards shortlist

Bracknell update 9 - precast "making a complex structure easy"

Emirates Old Trafford update 6 – podium level complete

Emirates Old Trafford update 7 – construction of 1st floor of hotel

Portswood Road, Southampton update 1 - onsite safety

Capella update 6 – hybrid construction project takes shape

Bracknell update 10 - last curved ramp beam is installed

Portswood Road, Southampton update 2 - 2,990 precast concrete elements

On site safety award at St Peter's Square

Capella update 7 – solid core walls added at north end

Bracknell update 11 – precast concrete unit number 3353 on site!

Capella update 8 – the benefits of hybrid precast construction

Capella update 9 – 126m3 concrete poured on ground floor topping

Emirates Old Trafford update 8 – ready for the top floor

Two St Peter's Square - update 2

Capella update 10 – overcoming the problems of a small site footprint

Guy Livingstone “Highly Commended” - Safety first Second nature

Precast concrete construction - this is what can be achieved in 105 days!

Two St Peter's Square update 3 - 470 architecturally finished precast components

Two St Peter’s Square update 4 - safe installation of precast concrete components

Capella update 12 - 5th floor construction

Bracknell update 12 – approaching the cladding stage

Capella update 13 – final precast concrete columns installed

CEF Durham update - advanced precast hybrid project underway

CEF Durham update 2 - construction site safety commitment demonstrated

Paradise Circus construction underway

Precast concrete construction at University of Lincoln

Paradise Circus - update 2

Paradise Circus update 3: first Delta beam installed

Capella update 14 – 120m2 external pre glazed cladding per day per crane

Offsite techniques enable construction when space is at a premium

Capella update 15 - integration of precast façade

Paradise circus part of ten year high regeneration in Birmingham

Paradise Circus update 4 - first aerial views of PCE's PreFastCore based development

CEF Durham update 3 – GT flooring units provide structural frame solution

Emirates Old Trafford update 9 - Hilton Garden Inn takes shape

Capella update 16 - small site footprint doesn't delay completion

Paradise Circus update 5 - over 2,500 offsite manufactured precast components

Paradise Circus update 6 - structural concrete being poured

Paradise Circus update 7 - hybrid structural frame in Birmingham

Paradise Circus update 8 - two storey hybrid structural frame takes shape

Paradise Circus update 9 - Delta Beam frame installation

Paradise update 10 - a totally hybrid construction project

Reinforced precast concrete tree planters installed in Birmingham

PCE to demonstrate benefits of Hybrid structures at MPA event

Paradise update 11 - focus on hybrid concrete construction

Paradise update 12 - suspended car park level takes shape

Emirates Old Trafford update 10 - Hilton Garden Inn nearing completion

Royal Holloway University of London underway

Blackpool Police HQ - project underway as precast units arrive on site

The 7 benefits of Hybrid construction demonstrated at Concrete Centre event

BHR project wins 3 offsite awards for Kier and PCE

Wrexham Police HQ to feature Hybrid structural solution

Precast concrete stairways completed for Mersey Gateway Project

Mersey Gateway update 2 - turning precast concrete stairways for transportation

Mersey Gateway update 3 – removing the old precast stair flights

BHR Development shortlisted for 2017 Excellence in Concrete Awards

Mersey Gateway update 4 – assembling the precast concrete stairways

PCE assist Kier to win Construction News Award

Wrexham Police HQ 2 - erection of the hybrid structural frame

Paradise update 13 - PreFastCore modular core construction

Blackpool Police HQ update 2 - curved walls provide clear line of site

Paradise update 14 - offsite engineered precast concrete modular units

Paradise update 15 – combined lift and stair cores

Royal Holloway update 2 - the advantages of Hybrid Construction in a confined space

Chapel Wharf project underway in Manchester

Chapel Wharf update 2 - precast concrete panels arrive onsite

Royal Holloway update 3 - precast and insitu concrete with structural steelwork

Kingston University Town House project underway

Kingston University Town House update 2 - first precast concrete elements erected

Kingston University Town House update 3 – 229 Double Tee units

Kingston University update 4 - Hybrid construction focus

Chapel Wharf update 3 – offsite precast manufacturing benefits

Kingston University update 5 - precast concrete elements in auditorium

HybriDfMA Frames Systems project in Bristol

Opportunity to be “responsible contributors to a green recovery”

14,000 offsite engineered components created in 10 months

DRS ensures maximum efficiency in the onsite offloading and assembly processes

The ‘kit of parts’: over 1,750 off-site manufactured structural components

Collaborative team working to decarbonise precast

HMP Five Wells project shortlisted in CN Awards 2021

Identifying PCE's carbon footprint reduction opportunities

Carbon footprint reduction project deemed to be "potentially transformational innovation"

Accelerating to construction Net Zero event announced

Sustainability and innovation benefits provided by mobile precast facilities

760 reconstructed stone and brick-faced offsite engineered cladding elements

PCE’s kit of parts approach to the Exo-skeleton structure

Tackling the decarbonisation challenge in construction

"Net reduction of 40% in the structural precast concrete’s embodied carbon emissions"

HybriDfMA Frames project design stage

Award-winning Town House project "a building worthy of the international stage"

Prestigious 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize nomination

PCE's University of Warwick Frame System project wins again!

750 offsite engineered units installed in 15 weeks

Increasing emphasis on DfMA and environmental performance in construction

RIBA Stirling Prize 2021 for Town House project

Happy Birthday PCE!

"OffSite, but not out of mind!"

PCE People - Angela Aris

PCE People - Tony Taylor

PCE People - Kimberley Pantry

HybriDfMA Frame System first level in Clydebank

177 brick faced precast concrete façade panels installed at Golden Jubilee National Hospital

114 precast concrete façade panels successfully turned at NHS Golden Jubilee

PCE topped Kier Construction's safety, health & environment (SHE) league table

How PCE's HybriDfMA frames system enabled offsite strategy success

PCE Ltd's 2021 Site Operative Of The Year award won by Mark Connolly

Concrete Quarterly Magazine features the Sir William Henry Bragg Building

HybriDfMA Bespoke System project is EU Mies Award finalist

PCE's HybriDfMA Frames system approach

PCE People - Marcus Beeson

PCE Engagement at the Nottingham Trent University Careers Fair

PCE awarded Building B of new Bristol Assembly development

HybriDfMA Bespoke System project is EU Mies Award winner!

CN Awards nomination for Decarbonising Precast Concrete Project

Secure Prison System project nominated in 2 categories

Biomedical Research Building again in focus

Frame System construction project: 778 elements engineered modelled and detailed

PCE People – Alex Blackwell

Green Building Project of the Year Award

The road to carbon net zero for concrete structural frames

PCE’s HybriDfMA Frame System at Warwick University

‘Real time’ project tracking receives 2 award nominations

The science of HybriDfMA offsite build systems

PCE’s hyTower® ‘kit of parts’ system build approach recognised

Construction News Awards 2022 winner

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