The Xella Silka Element Challenge was completed in just under six hours, and Lisa from Crawley Borough Council wins the iPad! A team of just three MFS heroes built the structural walls of a one bedroom apartment, using Xella's Silka large-format blocks and Lissmac mini-cranes LIVE at South East Construction Expo on Thursday 26th September 2019. The Challenge began at 8am [...]
The Xella Silka Element Challenge Image Gallery So much work went into making this challenge possible and this gallery shows how the event shaped up and took place. The MFS team totally smashed this challenge in just under six hours!
The Xella Silka Element Challenge Video Gallery So much work went into making this challenge possible and this gallery shows how the event shaped up and took place. The MFS team totally smashed this challenge in just under six hours! Many thanks to SWL Security for the timelapse footage below. Timelapse video of the construction [...]
Two of our MFS Apprentices shortlisted for SE Construction Awards 2019. MFS were thrilled to see two of our young apprentices shortlisted as finalists for the 2019 South East Construction Awards. Alex Martin and Morgan Regardsoe have shown plenty of promise and bags of enthusiasm for their training and MFS projects. Best Apprentice Award Criteria Recognising those [...]
"Building the Future with Xella" Presentations at 10.30am and 2.30pm at SE Construction Expo 26th September 2019. Xella will be giving two presentations at SE Construction Expo entitled "Building the Future" in the Xella Lounge at 10.3am and again at 2.30pm. Xella is at the very forefront of construction industry technologies and will be demonstrating some of [...]
Someone will win 32GB iPad* with our Xella Silka Challenge Competition! Silka Element Challenge Competition - NOW CLOSED This competition closed at 1.30pm on Thursday 26th September. The winner will be announced later today For more details about what's involved in this exciting Challenge, scroll down the page. CLOSED, any [...]
Our Xella Silka Element Challenge News Archive On Thursday 26th September 2019 MFS will undertake the Xella Silka Element Challenge, a LIVE construction demonstration, that will see the MFS team building the structural walls on a one bedroom apartment using the Xella Silka large-format blocks and Lissmac cranes. South East Construction Expo Leading lights in the construction [...]
The Xella Silka Element Challenge: Building an Apartment in a Day An exciting LIVE construction demonstration South East Construction Expo Thursday 26 September 2019, 9:00 am to 4:00pm South of England Event Centre, Ardingly, Haywards Heath RH17 6TH The Xella Silka Challenge is to complete the construction of the structural walls [...]
Business Bunker Interview: Norman Hinckes and Paul Andrews On 30th July 2019 MFS's MD Norman Hinckes chatted to Paul Andrews on the Business Bunker Radio Show about Masonry Frame Systems and how the MFS approach to DfMA addresses some of the challenges facing the construction industry today. Paul astutely described the MFS construction system as 'Lego for adults' [...]
