Mike Ormesher

Ottersbrook is pleased to confirm that Mike Ormesher, General Manager and Director, has been selected to join an industry panel supporting the UK’s Industrialising & Digitalising Construction challenge, led through the UKRI Mission Accelerator Programme. This panel, referenced in Melissa Zanocco OBE’s announcement, brings together leading figures from across the built environment to shape the next phase of industrialised construction in the UK. The initiative itself is a nationally...

A recent industry report is reinforcing what many in the sector already recognise: modern methods of construction (MMC) and industrialised delivery are best unlocked through the right procurement model—not just the right technology. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), in partnership with Browne Jacobson, has highlighted public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a key enabler for a more structured and scalable approach to infrastructure delivery. These models, by their nature, support...

By Same Stacey - A7C Limited 1. Unlocking MMC Capacity: The Hidden Inefficiency We Can No Longer Ignore From Unlocking MMC Capacity, the evidence is stark: MMC factories are running at just 40–60% utilisation — described by industry as “the single biggest barrier to scaling up MMC and industrialised construction.” This isn’t a skills problem. It’s a coordination problem. As the report states: “Unlocking downtime unlocks delivery. Unlocking delivery unlocks homes.” We already have the...