Industrialise Podcast

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, is joined by Tim Carey, Head of Design at Mace Construct.  In this episode, Tim unpacks Mace's construction to production philosophy, how a hundred-strong digital library of MMC solutions and a supporting decision matrix shape every project from the outset, and why an industry-wide reluctance to share data has held the sector back from scaling offsit...

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Nigel Ostime, Hawkins\Brown. In this conversation, Nigel talks about a decade of the RIBA's DfMA overlay, the shift towards platform thinking and circular materials banks, and why mindset, client leadership and a new generation of integrators all matter in moving industrialised construction into the mainstream.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Oliver Novakovic, Technical and Innovation Director at Barratt Redrow. In this conversation, Oliver talks about scaling industrialised construction in housebuilding, Barratt Redrow’s investment in timber frame and wider offsite innovation, and why standardisation, culture and carbon reduction all matter when delivering homes at scale.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Suria Jones, Technical Director at Laing O’Rourke. In this conversation, Suria talks about scaling industrialised construction across complex building projects, Laing O’Rourke’s vertically integrated approach and why DfMA, repeatability and digital workflows depend on the whole delivery system working together.

This week, Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, is joined by Anne Daw, Head of MMC Delivery at HLM Architects.

This week, Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Peter Allen, AI Consultant at Prosilience and member of Acumen7.

This week, Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks with Matt Randall, Director at Mace.

This week, Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Trudi Sully, Industrialised Construction Director at Mott MacDonald.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Emily King, Industrialisation Consultant on the New Hospital Programme for NHS England.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Ron Lang, Regional Director of Atkins Réalis.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Mike Pitts, Deputy Challenge Director at Innovate UK.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Richard Crosby, Director of Seismic.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Jamie Hillier, Partner at Akerlof.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Dale Sinclair, Director and Head of Digital Innovation at WSP. In this conversation, Dale talks about the challenges around establishing a good supply chain, how to take away complexity from projects and some of the misnomers surrounding industrialised construction.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Jaimie Johnston MBE, Director and Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood.

Darren Richards, Director of Cogent Consulting, speaks to Keith Waller, Programme Director of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult.