Kingspan Off-Site
{{short description |Manufacturer of building materials}}
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| type = Private
| foundation = 1947 (as Ward Brothers)
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| industry = Construction
| products = Timber and steel building systems
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| parent = Kingspan Group plc
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| homepage = [http://www.kingspanoffsite.com www.kingspanoffsite.com]
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Kingspan Off-Site was a manufacturer of timber and steel building systems. It was a division of the Kingspan Group plc.
History
=Steel=
Kingspan Off-Site’s range of steel products can be traced back to the Ward brothers’ construction company, set up in Yorkshire in 1947.[http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/business-news/Further-Scarborough-jobs-blow-.4703131.jp Further Scarborough jobs blow] Kingspan Group (based at Kingscourt, Ireland) acquired the Wards Business in 1997 and restructured it to become Kingspan Metl-con in 2004, specialising in off-site steel technologies.[http://www.kingspanoffsite.com/kingspan/about/history/ Kingspan: History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828125904/http://www.kingspanoffsite.com/kingspan/about/history/ |date=2008-08-28 }} In 2007 Kingspan further increased its structural steel division with the acquisition of Banro, which was later rebranded as Kingspan Off-Site Profiles and Sections.
=Timber frame=
In 2001 Kingspan Off-Site purchased a German-based business, TEK Haus, which manufactured a Structural Insulated Panel Building System (SIPs). Incorporating SIPs technology, the Kingspan TEK Building System was launched in 2001. Kingspan Off-Site then acquired Century Homes, set up by the McCaughey brothers in Monaghan, in 2005. Kingspan Century continues to operate in Ireland offering a similar portfolio of solutions as Kingspan Off-Site in the UK. In 2006, Potton,[http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0415/kingspan-business.html Kingspan purchases Potton] a self-build specialist, and Pace Timber Frame also became part of the group as a result of further acquisitions. It was later rebranded as Kingspan Off-Site Profiles and Sections.
=Façade=
Kingspan Off-Site’s product range was extended in 2006 by the purchase of Fibrecon. Established in 2001, Fibrecon manufactures insulating wall panels consisting of a lightweight reinforced concrete face. In 2007 all business units, including Potton,[http://www.potton.co.uk Potton] Banro, Century,[http://www.century.ie century] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207165228/http://www.century.ie/ |date=2008-12-07 }} Pace, Fabrik and Off-Site merged to form the Kingspan Off-Site super division.[http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/kip/kip103.html Kingspan forms super division] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122145622/http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/kip/kip103.html |date=2008-11-22 }} It was later rebranded as Kingspan Off-Site Profiles and Sections.
Image:Kingspan_Lighthouse4.jpg|External view of Kingspan Lighthouse
Image:Kingspan_Lighthouse1.jpg|Another angle of external view
Image:Kingspan_Lighthouse2.jpg|Internal view of Kingspan Lighthouse
Image:Kingspan_Lighthouse3.jpg|Looking up from the ground at the balcony
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080928131547/http://www.kingspanoffsite.com/kingspan/ Official site]
{{Construction industry of the United Kingdom}}
Category:Building materials companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies based in Bedfordshire