Why choose Nuspan?

On-site Health and Safety

As our unit is manufactured completely off-site and can be installed by our expert team of certified erection crews. There are several significant benefits to note.

These include:

• Working at safe social distances
• Reduced site working, providing less opportunity for accidents and close proximity working
• CDM compliance cuts the risk associated with manual handling, slips, trips and falls
• Less exposure to wet concrete on-site
• Safe, structural platform for follow-on trades to access
• Minimal deliveries of materials resulting in less vehicular movements on-site
• Less foot traffic from hoarding to place of work as hoarding is not required
• No cutting of blocks or perimeter pieces resulting in noise reduction and less H&S risk

Compatible with traditional and MMC superstructures and substructures

Compatible and proven with traditional MMC superstructures as well as modern methods of construction such as modular, timber and steel frame, SIPs and large format block.

Compatible and proven with traditional block work substructures and OSM products such as offsite ring beams.

Thermal Performance

We pride ourselves on our excellent thermal performance, which not only provides energy savings for the end user but also provides a positive contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Additional benefits include:

• There is a continuous layer of EPS material across the entire floor unit, achieving U-values as low as 0.10 W/m2K, offering a heat loss reduction at the floor to wall junction due to the extension of EPS to the cavity wall
• The unique design of the product minimises the thermal bridging effect of the structural concrete to give a high resistance for the thermal suspended floor
• The structural concrete is cast onto the insulation, air gaps are avoided, and heat loss is minimised
• The Insulated units cover the entire floor, ensuring the same high-quality performance across the entire space
• Our system offers good thermal performance at junctions and modifications can be made to our standard products to meet specific project needs
• We provide project specific 3D thermal models of the ground floor to wall junctions which can be used in SAP calculations and we will collaborate with you to design junctions that will offer excellent thermal performance

Speed of Installation

We understand the importance of reducing construction time on site, and that’s why we’ve designed our OSM product with some significant time saving benefits:

• 300m2 to 400m2 can be installed in a day, up to 5 times the speed of traditional suspended floors. The average house is installed in just one hour.
• All-weather construction – fitting is not restricted by adverse weather conditions.
• The insulation is integral to the Nuspan Unit. Fixed in the factory, ultimately removing the performance risk associated with the manual fitting of insulation materials on site.
• Traditional screeds are not required, only a self-levelling compound is poured between first and second fix on standard applications. Removing the wet trade off the critical construction path between foundations and superstructures.
• Service openings are cast in the floor units during the off-site manufacturing process aiding speed of installation on site.

Cost Efficient

We understand that time is precious on site, and so is sticking to a budget. That’s why we ensure our product provides site efficiency and preliminary savings.

• The installation efficiencies of installing Nuspan floors provide extensive site preliminary savings of up to 5 days per plot.
• Labour cost is significantly reduced with elimination of on-site labour and material.
• Installation is not affected by adverse weather conditions, ensuring limited disruptions to site progression and cost certainty.
• The floor units are tailor made to plot requirements, therefore there is zero wastage to be accounted for.

Availability of materials and labour

The Nuspan system is not affected by material shortages such as blocks and insulation which can result in increased lead times and price fluctuations.

Full Traceability and quality assurance

All units are manufactured in controlled factory ISO9001 conditions. Design considerations are addressed prior to installation.

Off-site Construction

Nuspan floors provide an off-site solution to traditional block and beam for suspended ground floors. With MMC being backed by Homes England (HE) local authorities (LA) and the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), House builders and the contract network - big and small have begun to understand the value engineering that modular products like Nuspan provide.

Environmentally Sustainable

Sustainability is extremely important to us and we understand that it is for you too, that’s why we:

• Offer a positive contribution towards reduction in CO2 emissions with our excellent thermal performance
• Ensure that the energy used in the production of EPS (embodied energy) is saved many times over throughout the life of the building in which it is installed.
• All our units are bespoke to build requirements, ensuring minimal site wastage
• Manufacturing waste from EPS, concrete and steel is recycled in the factory
• Use a wet cast method of manufacturing which results in minimal waste concrete
• Clean and tidy on site – no littering of insulation in bad weather conditions

Tailored Service

As part of our commitment to you, we ensure that our bespoke product is manufactured not only to the highest quality, but with the build requirements in mind. All our products are tailored to not only meet your requirements but to exceed them.

Our mission is to:

• Provide excellent products and installation service
• Provide immediate access to our technical department for preconstruction advice
• Provide extensive onsite support and training
• Provide the best possible customer service
• To continue to be house builders choice for MMC structural precast ground floors
• Build lasting relationships with our customers and a solution that meets the needs of their business