Steel frame housing system approved

A factory assembled light steel frame system for building houses has gained technical approval from Building Research Establishment (BRE) Certification.

Developed and produced by Irish company Fusion, the system has been used in Ireland on a number of housing developments.

"The UK market is generally slow to accept innovative building methods," says Michael Martin of Fusion. "One way of overcoming this is to gain certification from a recognised body.

"Fusion believes that its steel frame system has real potential in the UK housing market, and therefore decided to seek approval from BRE Certification to encourage the System's acceptance by housing developers.

Fusion is now establishing an operation in the UK dedicated to this market. "We are now seeing significant changes in attitude by housebuilders to using light steel frame and modular construction," added Martin.

"As a result, a number of strategic alliances are being established in the industry to enable steel framing to be incorporated at concept stage."

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