Hockley Mills – Offsite Drywall Innovation for Urban Mixed-Use Development

The Challenge

Located in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, Hockley Mills is a landmark redevelopment combining retail, residential, and leisure spaces.

The contractor faced several major challenges:

1. Tight Programme Deadlines

With a 64-week build schedule, time-intensive on-site board cutting risked delays.

2. Complex Layouts

Multi-floor construction required precise sequencing and batching of materials.

3. Strict Sustainability & Compliance Targets

The build specification demanded BREEAM alignment and minimal plasterboard waste.

The solution needed to combine speed, accuracy, and sustainability without compromising quality.

The Drywall Pro-Cut Solution

Drywall Pro-Cut supplied a full suite of offsite manufactured drywall components, engineered from Siniat Fireboard and delivered in sequence.

By cutting every piece to exact design tolerances in our controlled production facility, we eliminated on-site cutting, reduced waste, and improved installation efficiency.

Components Supplied

Measurable Project Gains

• 1,704 labour hours saved: accelerating installation and allowing redeployment of site resources.
• Over 10 tonnes of plasterboard waste prevented, supporting BREEAM material efficiency credits.
• Cleaner, safer working environments with no on-site board cutting.
• Sequenced deliveries floor-by-floor, enabling smooth coordination across trades.
• Fire-rated compliance using Siniat 15 mm Fireboard across all partitions and openings.

Sustainability and Compliance

All components were pre-manufactured under ISO 9001 quality management and CCPI traceability standards.
By manufacturing offsite, Drywall Pro-Cut ensured Golden Thread alignment and reduced the carbon impact of on-site activities.

This approach directly supported the project’s BREEAM Excellent rating, cutting transport emissions, dust, and disposal costs while maintaining full documentation for regulatory compliance.

Why Contractors Choose Offsite Drywall from Drywall Pro-Cut

• Programme Certainty: Offsite production eliminates on-site delays and unpredictable weather downtime.
• Safety and Wellbeing: Fewer manual handling incidents and reduced airborne dust.
• Cost Control: Fixed, predictable manufacturing and delivery schedules.
• Sustainability: Measurable waste reduction and lower embodied carbon.
• Compliance Confidence: Traceable, labelled deliveries aligned with UK Building Safety Act requirements.

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