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Due to the expansion in funded childcare eligibility in the UK, an increasing number of nursery age children are now accessing government-funded early education hours every week. To accommodate this rise in demand for nursery spaces, the UK government has launched the School-based Nursery (SBN) programme, aiming to open new or expanded nurseries on school … Read more

Q: What is salutogenic design? Hannah: “Salutogenic design reframes construction through the lens of health and wellbeing. It’s built on three key principles – comprehensibility, which looks at how the entire infrastructure is arranged and comes together, manageability, which focuses on maximising agency through adjustable features, and meaningfulness, which considers how design can promote a … Read more

According to recent Government figures, 80% of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are currently attending mainstream, state-funded schools, with four in five school leaders saying they are struggling to meet learners’ needs due to the lack of specialist provision. Supporting SEND students is becoming an increasingly focal topic of discussion amongst both Government … Read more

Shorter days are a seasonal cue for school estates managers to start winter-proofing their sites before the weather turns colder and icier. Making sure buildings are weatherproofed will be a key priority over the coming months. While some schools prioritise annual maintenance tasks, modular construction can proactively prepare schools for winter pressures and minimise the … Read more

Net Zero Buildings (NZB) has launched our redefined brand which better reflects the business and its ethos and underpins an ambitious new growth strategy. After being acquired by Premier Group in 2021, it was the right time to rediscover our roots, with a new look, new approach and new found focus of how we can … Read more

A fantastic initiative to tackle the skills gap within the industry With a dedicated Training and Development Officer, significant investment and dedication to the development of young people and their careers, Premier Modular will treble their intake of Apprentices. An important step, leading from within to deliver technical programmes across every area of modular building … Read more

Net Zero Buildings, part of the Premier Modular Group, has been awarded an £11m contract by the Department for Education for the offsite construction of a new special educational needs school in Grays, Essex which will accommodate 140 children aged 4 to 18. Awarded under the MMC 1 framework, this is a Carbon Pathfinder Project … Read more

Premier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has announced the acquisition of NetZero Buildings by the Premier Group for an undisclosed sum. NetZero Buildings and Premier Modular are both part of Cabot Square’s private equity portfolio. The consolidation creates one of the strongest groups in the fast-growing offsite sector. NetZero Buildings specialises in … Read more

NZB explore the importance of learning about this critical topic Climate change is one of, if not the biggest concern that humans are currently facing. Earth’s resources are limited, and with 97% of scientific research papers saying that climate change is happening because of human activity, the pressure is on all of us to take … Read more

NetZero Buildings are thrilled to have had 8 apprentices start with us over the last month in a brand new training initiative, all of whom will be training in the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) qualification alongside Cambridge Regional CollegeThis is an exciting first step for NZB as we commit to training and educating individuals whilst … Read more