World’s tallest modular building lights up Croydon skyline just 12 months after first module was installed

Tide Construction switches lights on at 101 George Street in Croydon only 12 months after they installed the first module at the 44 storey scheme

Delivered in half the time of a traditional building, thanks to efficiencies of manufacturing homes in a factory

Tide Construction has for the first time switched on the lights at their landmark 101 George Street scheme in Croydon, bringing the world's tallest modular building to life.

This milestone comes just 12 months after they commenced the installation of 1,526 modules using their 3D volumetric offsite company; Vision Modular Systems.

Tide Construction's John Fleming and Christy Hayes were in south London last night to hit the switch from the top of 101 George Street's 44-storey tower.

John Fleming, chairman at Tide Construction, said:

"It's great to see 101 George Street come to life, signifying just how close we are to completion. This new development showcases the very best of British design, engineering and offsite technology. It's thanks to this technology and our efficient construction logistics that we were able achieve a 26-month construction programme."

The scheme purchased by Greystar and Henderson Park will house 546 Build-to-Rent apartments. In October, Tide Construction craned into place the last of 1,526 precision-engineered modules which have been installed on site in Croydon to create two towers reaching 44-storeys and 38-storeys tall.

The 136m high scheme - equivalent to the London Eye - was created in a factory by Tide Construction's 3D volumetric modular company, Vision Modular Systems. By manufacturing the buildings inside a controlled factory environment, the developer and manufacturer will complete the project in just over two years - half the time it would have taken using traditional methods of construction.

Vision Modular Systems' factory, in Bedford, just outside of London, manufactures apartments on a production line, assembling completed modules, similar to how cars are created. The modules are fully completed internally - including kitchens and bathrooms - and are then transported to site. All of the apartments that roll off the production line are fully certified and accredited, backed by the UK's leading certification bodies, to ensure that every home is fundable, mortgageable and insurable.