Building Better, the National Housing Federation-backed alliance of housing associations and councils set up to increase the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) in social housing, is hunting for dozens of local, traditional build principal contractors for a new MMC framework. Procurement for Housing (PfH) is working with Building
Magenta Living is a not-for-profit housing provider that owns and manages nearly 13,000 properties. They are the largest affordable housing provider in Wirral, housing just under 10% of Wirral’s population, and also operating across the North West of England. Over recent years Magenta Living has invested around £200m in properties
Building Better board director Terry Fuller used to work at L&G Modular. Here he explores some of the issues facing Cat 1 manufacturers right now. Legal & General Modular Homes ceasing production at their North Yorkshire factory was a blow to the MMC sector. The news that ilke Homes has
In our new blog series, we ask social housing professionals who are already delivering MMC homes to give us their practical tips on making MMC work. Abri Based in the south of England, Abri is one of the region’s largest housing providers, with 40,000 homes and assets and serving more
In this blog post, Trina Chakravarti, director of Building Better, explores the challenges and opportunities of integrating customer feedback into the development of offsite homes. Putting customers first is a principle that underpins everything we do in social housing. It’s also the central driver behind the Social Housing Regulation Act
We’ve appointed a range of approved manufacturers to our MMC Category 1 framework and MMC Category 2 DPS. In this series we ask our manufacturing partners to introduce themselves. Donaldson Timber Systems With three factories across the UK and over 45 years’ experience, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) is the UK’s