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House Modular Europe
“ When we have developed more strategic partnerships with a strong order pipeline, we will replicate our European factories in the UK. We are looking into developing a facility that can deliver both CAT 1 volumetric and CAT 2 panelised MMC solutions.
“ As a business, we are acutely aware of the necessity for‘ meanwhile use’ temporary accommodation for homeless people throughout the UK,” Craig states.“ Government figures indicate an alarming and ever-increasing spend on temporary accommodation for homeless people, with England’ s local authorities currently spending a record £ 2.29 billion annually on temporary emergency accommodation, representing a 29 percent increase from the previous year’ s expenditure of £ 1.77 billion. Of this expenditure, a significant £ 1.34 billion is allocated to nightly paid accommodations, which is a 55 percent increase compared to the previous year.
“ These numbers are simply not sustainable! The escalating financial commitment highlights the chronic shortage of affordable and social housing, which leads to an increased reliance and dependency on temporary solutions. Whilst the latest commitment of £ 39 billion from the UK Government is welcomed, the allocation of funding requires further understanding. Realistically, planning reforms will take years to develop and adopt, followed by the construction period for new housing. This scenario highlights the difficulty in achieving the government’ s target figures for new housing.”
With these increased pressures, the UK’ s residential sector is increasingly searching for effective solutions, and DHME has an innovative option, having launched NARA( National Affordable Rapid Accommodation) to provide‘ emergency meanwhile use’ solutions.
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