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Walker Modular Insights brings together technical guidance, product comparisons, manufacturing knowledge, industry analysis and practical information for developers, contractors, architects and consultants specifying bathroom pods.

Exploded technical diagram of a Walker Modular one-piece GRP bathroom pod
Product Technology7 min read

One-piece GRP vs assembled panel pods

A moulded enclosure and a panel-built enclosure are not the same product. Understanding where the joints are — and what has to keep them watertight — is the heart of specifying a bathroom pod.

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Digital quality inspection being carried out on a bathroom pod in the factory
Digital QA5 min read

The Digital Golden Thread for Bathroom Pods

Every pod can carry its own record: what was built, who inspected it, what was photographed and when it was signed off. Factory manufacture makes that record possible.

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Bathroom pods in production inside the Walker Modular factory
Manufacturing6 min read

Why Manufacture Bathrooms Offsite?

Bathrooms are the most repeated, most serviced and most failure-sensitive rooms in a building. That combination is precisely what factory manufacture is good at.

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Steel framed Walker Modular bathroom pod with tiled interior
Technical Guidance5 min read

GRP or Steel Framed Bathroom Pods: Which System Is Right for Your Project?

Because we manufacture both systems, the specification conversation can start with the project rather than the product. Here is how the two compare.

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