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Modular and Portable Building Specialist Accreditation and Training Centre

The Industry's Association

The MPBA play a key role in connecting all sectors of the modular and portable building industry together. Regardless of size and the type of business in the industry, by becoming an MPBA member you will join an Association with many other professionals which will open the door to various opportunities and add significant value to your company. find out more…

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IN THE MEDIA

19th Mar 2019
Female Facilities a Must for Major Construction Firm
A new campaign aims to ensure that women in construction have the appropriate toilet facilities when working on site.

15th Mar 2019
Lucideon Releases Webinar Recording: Testing the Durability of Offsite Residential Buildings
Lucideon’s webinar, ‘Testing the Durability of Offsite Residential Buildings’ took place on Thursday 14 March 2019.

11th Mar 2019
Refurbished Modular Buildings on the Right Track for Rail Hauler
DB Cargo (UK) Limited have been working with Wernick Refurbished Buildings to replace their brick buildings and old temporary cabins with modular buildings - leading to a portfolio of relocatable buil...

11th Mar 2019
NEW CONSORTIUM LAUNCHED TO PIONEER GREATER USE OF OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
A new consortium has been launched to transform the way primary schools are designed and built. This is managed by construction consultants Blacc and is funded by Innovate UK, the public body establis...

11th Mar 2019
Three is the magic number for new modular housing scheme
An innovative combination of three reflective, low emissivity wall construction membranes from Protect Membranes has been used to deliver the magic formula for a flagship affordable housing scheme in ...More news »

11th Mar 2019
Reducing overcrowding and waiting times in the NHS
The Modular and Portable Building Association says that hospitals need to ‘act now’ to ensure that they can provide the best possible facilities with the ever increasing need to reduce wai...

13th Nov 2018
MPBA in Chile
It was 7 years ago when presenting at the MBI conference in Las Vegas that I first met Edmundo Laborde who was to be a most generous host during my recent visit to the Chilean capital Santiago.

8th Aug 2018
Modular buildings lead the way for offsite
How do manufacturers and installers of volumetric offsite construction ensure sustainability and compliance when the key priority is time? JACKIE MAGINNIS, CEO of the Modular and Portable Building Ass...

28th Feb 2018
Modular Buildings Lead the Way for Offsite
How do manufacturers and installers of volumetric offsite construction ensure sustainability and compliance when the key priority is time? Jackie Maginnis, CEO of the Modular & Portable Building A...

20th Feb 2018
Modular Building Sector Launches its own NVQ
A new workplace based qualification has been developed by the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA), to ensure that future demand for skilled professionals in the sector is addressed.More news »

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BUSINESS SHIELD
EPC SCHEME
EPC DOWNLOADS
NVQ/CCS CARD SCHEME

Lifting Guidelines from Groundhog

Considerate Constructors Scheme - Expectations for Temporary Site Accommodation

Guidance Document - Secure Loading of Cabins

MPBA Brochure

In Company Training Scheme ( ICTS)

MBNVQ05 Assessment Process

MBNVQ04 Application Process

MBNVQ03 Fee Sheet

MBNVQ02 Application for Assessment

MBNVQ01 Information Sheet

MPBA Guidance of Mobile Welfare Units

Code of Practice for loading and unloading

ECA Code of Practice for the Installation, Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations

Earthing of Mobile Transportable Units ’What you need to know’

CE Markings ’What you need to know’

Electrical Testing for Modular/Portable Buildings ’What you need to know’

Sales terms and conditions sample

Model Conditions of Hire

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As part of your membership with the MPBA, members will have free access to the Business Shield online portal which provides practical and cost-effective tools and support, assisting your business in the management of risk on a day-to-day basis.The following is included automatically and without charge as part of your membership benefits.

Health & Safety and Employment Law telephone helpline
Online MPBA exclusive members area
Extensive online database of Health & Safety and Employment Law documentation
Online ’Ask The Expert’ service
Health & Safety and Employment Law legislation update seminars
Exclusive option to upgrade to Business Shield Plus at heavily discounted rates
Access to Generic Risk Assessments for your business
Training
Details on Environmental issues and much more.

The MPBA Generic EPC Scheme is FREE to members of the MPBA included within annual membership fees.

Members electronically receive the following:

Letter confirming that as a member of the MPBA your company is fully authorised to issue generic energy performance certificates from April 6 2014 until September 31st 2016, unless membership is terminated.
Energy Performance Certificates.
BRUKL Output document.
Illustrative EPC rating (voluntary issue - not a legal requirement).
Guidance to the use of Generic Certification Scheme provided by the MPBA-EPC Accreditation Scheme.
Members can also use this portal as a folder/file to maintain all their records on documentation relating to EPC’s produced.

The Modular and Portable Building Specialist Accrediation and Training Centre has been set up as an identity with an administration function to represent the interest of the Modular and Portable Building Association and its members in the industry on this and future schemes whilst maintaining a quality of the assessment process.

Details of the qualification and how to obtain can be found on the attached downloads:

MBNVQ01 Information Sheet
MBNVQ02 Application Form
MBNVQ03 Fee Sheet
MBNVQ04 Application Process
MBNVQ05 Assessment Process

Applications should be sent to richard@mpba.biz for processing.

MPBA Training

Events

Members AGM & General Meeting
16th May 2019

MPBA AGM Reports for 2018/2019
Unpdate on activities and networking for members.
TIME: 10.30am LOCATION: The Arden Hotel, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, Birmingham. B92 0EH. Enquiry Page View Map
Members General Meeting
10th Oct 2019

MPBA meeting update of activities.

TIME: 10.30am LOCATION: The Arden Hotel, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, Birmingham. B92 0EH Enquiry Page View Map

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By becoming a member you will be joining an Association with many other professionals, this will open the door to various opportunities and add significant value to your company.

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Founded in 1938, MPBA play a key role in connecting all sectors of the modular and portable building industry together. By becoming a member you will be joining an Association with many other professionals. This will open the door to various opportunities and add significant value to your company.

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Members of the Association are companies involved with the design, manufacture, selling and hiring of buildings manufactured from timber, steel or concrete or a combination of materials. Buildings are fabricated as whole unit's e.g.: jackleg units, containers security (vandal proof) stores and buildings or as sections of buildings that are assembled on site to form a whole unit or part of a building e.g.: bathroom or bedroom pods for hotels.

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This grade of membership allows companies or individuals that have dealings with, or have an interest in, the prefabricated building industry to join the Association. It provides an opportunity for people to meet members, exchange ideas, and allows our existing members to become more knowledgeable and broadly based.