Manufacturing investment

Modular building specialist, Portakabin has invested more than £6m in a new state-of-the-art production facility at its international headquarters in York. The manufacturing centre is said to be the most advanced of its kind in Europe.

Following a three-year research and development programme, the production facility in York is now manufacturing the company's new steel-framed building system. It features a host of innovative new processes and production technology, which will give its customers even more design options and choice. The company says the new production line is designed to manufacture the largest range of module sizes and building configurations available in the UK