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MDSL

“The construction industry continues to be Modular Design Solutions manufacture a total range of mechanical
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challenged with managing safety, quality, and electrical off site products from their bespoke 45,000ft facility
in Telford. Our total ‘Design for Manufacture and Assembly’ service
productivity and overall cost performance and who provides clients with a minimum of six positive outcomes:
knows the effect ‘Brexit’ may have on our labour
skills gap in the very near future. IMPROVED
SITE HEALTH
& SAFETY
Our Modular Design Solutions business (MDSL) enables a sustainable
solution for our internal group customers to help them grow, become
more innovative and obtain a competitive edge in the market place. ECO FRIENDLY QUALITY
IMPROVED
Following my appointment as Managing Director in May 2018 my
ambition is to lead a high performing team with a passion for innovation
and growth... I’m so proud and excited to have joined MDSL to enable ADDED
our customers to achieve safer and more sustainable environments for VALUE
their workforce and develop our own capabilities in this growing OFF SITE
market. Our products will help drive positive changes in our demanding
30 industry for the better. COST SHORTER
REDUCED
MDSL BUSINESS PLAN PROGRAMMES
MDSL has come through very challenging market conditions in 2017
thus 2018 was all about reviewing our strengths and weaknesses and
developing a robust platform to work from in the future. The review is now REDUCED
LABOUR
complete and we have a STRONGER and more SUSTAINABLE business for
the future. Our focus is on the following six areas backed by an excellent
team and support functions to enable the growth of earnings to be
realised in 2019 and beyond.
– Health, Safety Environmental & Quality (SHEQ)
– Customer satisfaction
– Develop our people Insulation sub-contracting
– Develop our supply chain There is a significant in-house Group spend which consists of the supply and
– Increase sales and diversification installation of insulation (lagging) of the pipework and ductwork systems across
– Increase productivity and profitability all projects, all of which are sub-contracted out by Lorne Stewart Engineering
and Rotary Building Services. MDSL are able to ‘SELF deliver’ their insulation,
FUTURE PROJECTS buy in the raw materials and use our semi-skilled labour to complete the works
We are currently exploring other sectors and products to optimise the and we will be looking to extend this to projects across the business.
capability of MDSL throughout 2019 and aim to offer these to our existing
and new customers growing our ‘OFF SITE’ portfolio. UK Export Finance initiative
There is an increase of demand to use UK-based suppliers, especially in the
Bathroom Pods Middle East and Africa where there is a challenge to achieve 20-40% UK based
There is a noticeable increase of demand to move towards OFF SITE supply chain on projects. With the UK Export Finance initiative, the typical health
construction especially in London where labour and programme times are project value is £100 million therefore a £20-40 million UK-based procurement
a challenge to achieve. In response, we have already produced our ‘GRP would need to take place. For MDSL I see two opportunities for our services;
Utility Pod Prototype’ as an extension of our successful Utility Pods range the supply of ‘Package Plantrooms’ and the Management service of supplier
and plans are now in place to extend this to bathrooms and kitchens. This consolidation for the other MEP products.”
move will enable our customers to further realise the benefits of OFF SITE
construction. The current UK-based suppliers are minimal with Elements John Felton
Europe, Off-site Solutions and Walker Modular. Outside of the UK, DEBA Managing Director
are an alternative supplier based in Germany. MDSL LTD

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