Technology and innovation have forced a change, delivering significant benefits to those who reap those benefits. Transportable building solutions are certainly no different in that regard.
For decades, construction companies have chosen temporary modular buildings for jobsites for obvious reasons: they’re fast, flexible and affordable. The site office is the hub of the construction site. The first place workers will go when they arrive. It's also the place visitors will report to, and it's often where site meetings take place.
We decided to sit down with one of Ausco’s most experienced Stayover managers to get an idea of what his day-to-day life looks like in the village. With almost 10 years under his belt at Ausco Modular, Col has been a village manager at all of Ausco’s Stayover sites, rotating across different villages through the years.
It is hard to imagine how the Model T Ford and modular buildings have anything in common, yet Mr Henry Ford is credited with instigating the production line and in doing so, changing manufacturing in the modern age.
Decoding the history and myths behind modular buildingsThere is much contention around the origins of the word donga, which has become synonymous with modular buildings, FIFO villages and the Australian outback.
Ausco Modular is proud to have been part of delivering the first Centre for National Resilience (CNR) in Victoria. Ausco has been involved in the Centres for National Resilience project since mid last year, manufacturing accommodation units for the Melbourne and Perth CNR facilities as part of the government's response to COVID-19.