The UK construction sector is preparing for a better year ahead. After a challenging 2025, industry analysts are expecting growth to return in 2026 and 2027. Private housebuilding is showing signs of recovery, and commercial office developments continue to gain…
Building the Future of Data Centres: How ASD is Supporting the UK’s Next Wave of Construction
The UK is entering a new era of digital infrastructure. With nearly 100 new data centres expected over the next five years in the UK – according to BBC News – and more planned in Ireland and mainland Europe, the…
Driving Innovation and Growth in the Steel Industry with Helen Shaw from ASD
How ASD’s Automation Transforms Steel Projects As we begin the new year, we caught up with Helen Shaw, Director of Sales at ASD, and asked her to tell us about the recent advancements and the strategic focus for the…
Construction 2025: What the Industry Can Expect This Year
The Construction Industry Trends The construction industry is on the brink of a remarkable period of growth, with big changes expected in the years ahead. According to Glenigan, new project starts are forecast to grow by 8% in 2025,…
Modular Construction: ASD’s Organically Coated Steel Tailored to Modular Needs
The modular sector has specific needs and requirements. Discussions with our customers from the sector revealed that their three key priorities are sustainability, fire ratings and corrosion resistance. At ASD’s OCS (Organically Coated Steels) plant in Kidderminster, we have the…
Modular Construction: ASD Westok – Delivering Fully Fabricated Volumetric Frames for Modular Sector
Steel Fabricated Frames ASD Westok is the structural steelwork fabrication arm of the ASD business. Westok invented the Westok cellular beam and has considerable experience with the design and manufacture of cellular and plate beams across a variety of construction…
Modular Construction: Supplying Kits of Parts for Modular Building Frames
The modular construction industry is evolving to keep up with the growing demand for modern methods of construction. One of the approaches is Seismic demonstrator, a platform-based construction solutions. It has been designed to specifically help the industry reach the…
Modular Construction: Delivering Excellence to the Modular Sector
The construction industry is moving towards modular and modern methods of construction (MMC) due to the innumerable benefits these methods provide. The Construction Innovation Hub was launched in 2011 to guide the industry towards these changes and help it develop…
Westok Cellbeams From Reused Sections Used in Carbon-friendly Modular Façade Retention Solution
The UK construction sector continues to struggle with an ongoing lack of innovation, and despite advancements in technology and materials, the industry remains relatively slow to adopt new practices and continues to be heavily reliant on traditional methods. The need…
Westok Achieves New Certifications
ASD Westok, a specialist structural steelwork fabricator, has recently attained new fabrication certifications – RQSC for bridgeworks and other forms of fabrication work, as well as the addition of weathering steel to our UKCA FPC certification – further strengthening our…











