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About Building with Frames

Let us tell you something about ourselves. 

Building with Frames are a manufacturing and assembly construction company founded on the principles of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA).

DfMA is the combination of two methodologies. Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly.

Design for Manufacture. 

This means the design is for the ease of manufacture of the parts that will form a product.

Design for Assembly.

The design of the product for ease of assembly, while deriving creative ideas at the same time.

Applied to the construction sector, Dfma is about finding ways to rationalise the design process, improve the selection of materials, and optimise the planning and logistics of building.

Your full build can be completed off-site (modular) or we can provide parts of the building as off-site, tailored to you, the client’s needs, budget and carbon requirements.

 

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Why DfMA Drives Better Building Outcomes

At Building with Frames, we use Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) because it creates the strongest platform for continuous improvement.

DfMA improves:

  • Build quality

  • Workforce skill development

  • Sustainability performance

  • Product innovation

  • Cost certainty

  • Programme predictability

By reducing waste, inefficiency and poor information transfer, DfMA allows us to design buildings that perform as intended — both in manufacture and on site.

The Case for Offsite Construction

Demand for offsite construction and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) continues to grow across the UK. Developers, architects and homeowners increasingly seek greater predictability, improved quality and tighter cost control.

Research supports this shift.

According to a Buildoffsite report (2016):

  • On-site environments can be up to 80% less safe than factory conditions

  • Factory productivity can reach 80% efficiency, compared to around 40% on traditional building sites

  • Waste reduces significantly in controlled manufacturing environments

  • Quality control improves through repeatable inspection processes

Factory production also enables tighter supervision, consistent workmanship and better protection of materials from weather exposure.

Better Quality, Lower Risk, Greater Certainty

When we manufacture building elements in a controlled environment, we:

  • Improve dimensional accuracy

  • Protect materials from moisture

  • Reduce rework

  • Control labour efficiency

  • Deliver predictable outcomes

As a result, projects achieve higher build quality, greater cost certainty and fewer on-site delays.

DfMA does not simply change how we build — it changes how reliably we deliver.

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