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
Building Better members are already using the MMC Category 2 dynamic purchasing system to build offsite homes. Find out more about their schemes and the costs involved. Platform Housing Group Platform Housing is the largest housing association in the Midlands and one of the biggest in the country, owning and
Trina Chakravarti, the director of Building Better, has been appointed as strategic advisory board chair for a new research project led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) that aims to standardise MMC for housebuilding. A consortium of partners will undertake research and engagement for the ‘MMC