Offsite housing research projects gets government cash

By Hamish Champ2019-03-01T06:00:00

Award of £6.5m to kickstart research into MMC

A consortium which is examining how modern methods of construction can increase the rate of housebuilding across the UK has been awarded £6.5m in funding from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, overseen by Innovate UK, the government’s innovation agency.

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) collaboration comprises Barratt Developments, the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, Forster Roofing Services, housing association L&Q, the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Stewart Milne Group and Tarmac.

A three-year project, those behind AIMCH said it aims to become a major player in the housing sector “by identifying and developing offsite solutions needed to meet current and future housebuilding needs”.

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