All MMC articles – Page 2
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In Focus
What went wrong for Ilke Homes?
Following the collapse of the Knaresborough-based business lauded as a pioneer of modular construction, Matilda Battersby asks the experts what happened and how other businesses in the space can avoid a similar fate
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News
Vistry to reopen Countryside timber frame factory in Leicestershire
The Bardon factory will be renamed Vistry Works East Midlands, with the capacity to produce 6,000 homes a year
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News
Ilke Homes goes into administration
‘All activities to cease’ as loss-making modular housebuilder fails to find a buyer
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News
L&G ‘committed’ to housing despite modular U-turn
Housing boss says insurance giant remains ‘passionate’ about housing after shutting Leeds factory
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Ilke Homes files notice of intention to appoint administrator
Action gives troubled modular housebuilder two week breathing space from creditors in which to sell company
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Ilke Homes in talks with 15 potential investors over sale
Modular builder says there is a ‘clear appetite’ for a deal to save 1,000-person firm
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Ilke Homes in race to pull in more funding
Modular housebuilder aiming to avoid inclusion of ‘material uncertainty’ statement in delayed annual accounts
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News
L&G's Cala reports ‘encouraging’ sales recovery
L&G-owned housebuilder says reservations down 25% on 2022 but market ‘normal’
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News
L&G-owned housebuilder Cala buys timber frame MMC firm
Acquisition of Taylor Lane came on the same day L&G ceased production at its own timber modular housing firm
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News
L&G to cease production at flagship modular housing factory
Insurance giant to make ’majority’ of its 475 staff redundant after £174m of losses over seven years
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News
Persimmon joins £70m investment into modular housebuilder TopHat
Insurance firm Aviva also among the existing and new shareholders to back the MMC start-up
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Ilke to deliver 450 modular homes for Riverside Group
MMC builder says latest contract on Kent site takes its South east pipeline of work to 1,600 homes
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Comment
The offsite sector must come together to develop a universal MMC standard
There is a risk government will lose faith in volumetric modular if the industry can’t present a unified solution to increase confidence, argues David Johnson
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News
Man Group agrees deal with TopHat to build 226-home zero-carbon scheme
Scheme in Lewes expected to generate £50m in gross development value
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News
Sanctuary completes rescue takeover of Swan
Sanctuary completes rescue takeover of offsite developer Swan
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News
Swan rescue talks ongoing as expected merger date passes
Discussions with lenders continue past target date for completion of Sanctuary’s takeover of MMC developer
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DLUHC launches plan for UK-wide MMC standard
Government department commissions British Standards Institution to create standard to raise quality of offsite homes
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News
Vistry says giant modular plant will be retained to supply HA build pipelines
Brand new 3,500 homes-a-year Bardon factory had been put up for sale by Countryside prior to Vistry buyout
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Weston Homes seeks new FD after MMC move
Mark Fowler has moved over to become finance director of Weston’s British Offsite subsidiary
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Swan takeover by Sanctuary step closer after loan breaches waived
Troubled Essex-based provider set to join giant landlord following financial and regulatory difficulties