All modular articles
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CommentWith support from the next government, HAs can build on their growing confidence in using MMC
Research by Building Better and the NHF suggests the sector is maturing and grappling with the practicalities of MMC delivery, writes Trina Chakravarti
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NewsMD to depart modular developer TopHat under cost-cutting plan
Andrew Shepherd announces departure
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NewsTide gets planning approval for 412-home student housing scheme in Ealing
Plans for 16-storey block approved after height reduction
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NewsRowley asks for more time to respond to MMC report as industry exits mount
Lords committee wants full response before end of May
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CommentWe know we need volumetric modular – now we need a plan from government
A House of Lords committee said Whitehall’s plan for MMC is in ‘disarray’. Carl Leaver outlines what government should do to boost volumetric modular
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News‘It’s been a torrid time’: Modulous boss Chris Bone on the offsite housing firm’s collapse
Modulous is the latest in a line of MMC firms to enter administration
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NewsTelford-based volumetric modular firm to collaborate with South Korean developer
Elements Europe sets up MoU to share its technology and manufacturing processes
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NewsHomes England backs volumetric modular with £15m loan to TopHat
Funding body makes lending facility available despite volumetric market challenges as part of plan for a ‘diverse, efficient’ housebuilding sector
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NewsL&G Modular reports £120m pre-tax loss for 2022
Firm reveals extent of losses last year as it winds down its operations
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NewsUrban Splash cuts a quarter of staff after modular collapse
Urban regeneration developer falls to a loss in results impacted by last year’s modular failure
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NewsStonewater looking to replace collapsed Ilke Homes on delayed Herefordshire scheme
“Buildability issues” had forced housing association back to the drawing board on 120-home site
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NewsIlke subsidiary to be liquidated due to lack of funds to pay creditors
Statement from collapsed modular firm’s administrator reveals 11th hour rescue bid almost saved company
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NewsIlke collapsed into administration with debts of £319m
Staggering debts of modular housebuilder include £68m to Homes England and £227m to equity investors
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CommentTime for bold action from Whitehall to modernise housing production
Just as the state took on improving the nation’s health in 1945, it must now intervene to improve housing through MMC, argues Ben Derbyshire
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In FocusBriefing: Modulous, the MMC provider without a factory
Client accounts director Chris Spiceley on the story behind the firm’s technology and sub-assembly approach to offsite
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NewsModular developer TopHat Communities falls to £5.1m loss
Goldman Sachs-owned firm says it is confident despite ‘headwinds’ and pushing ahead with second factory
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NewsWeston boss distances himself from modular at offsite factory launch
Bob Weston says ‘no comparison’ between failed volumetric ventures like Ilke and his panelised system
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NewsMore than 80 ex-employees take legal action against Ilke Homes
Ex-staff have instructed lawyers to determine whether they’re eligible for compensation
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NewsIlke Homes goes into administration
‘All activities to cease’ as loss-making modular housebuilder fails to find a buyer
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NewsIlke Homes files notice of intention to appoint administrator
Action gives troubled modular housebuilder two week breathing space from creditors in which to sell company