The UK opens up to overseas Off-Site Manufacturing
- Objections being over come slowly but surely, equity investors on board more than ever investigating the merits of faster high quality build. Less resistance from some lenders (Debt: albeit needs to improve by far), insurers & home buyers educating themselves. ACE Modular Construction have witnessed a serious sway towards consideration for over-seas Off-site Manufacture from property developers and main contractors considering lack of capacity in the UK for what is in the main currently considered a 'cottage industry' suffering cash flow and expansion issues, aside of 4 large players who are able to serve less than 5% of capacity required. A handful of new factories in the UK with outside investment plan to open yet still not sufficient to deliver significant impact towards government housing targets.
- Alignment of thinking and collaboration with overseas factories and UK delivery partners working together cohesively including structural partners advising technically on achieving height building towers and other achievable 'perceived' challenges they face including weight & design. With little production capacity worldwide various parties within construction are uniting.
- A handful of contractors willing to participate in sharing risk with OSM's providing a turnkey solution to UK clients. An industry riddled with risk momentum is such that contractors working hard to spread the risk speeding up build programme and improving quality including the use of elements/panels, 3D volumetric, bathroom, kitchen & utility pods.
- Government intervention and investment increasing wishing to meet housebuilding targets of 300,000 homes per annum, recognising seriously these aims not being achieved despite support & momentum. The government needs to work closer with Homes England and training centres such as the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
