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Yorkshire builders boosted by inclusion in prestigious panel

A partnership between two Yorkshire based building companies has been boosted by its inclusion in an important new house building framework.

Ignite Homes has been included in the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency’s prestigious new Delivery Partner Panel, which is projected to procure house building work worth £4 billion over the coming years.

The news comes just eight months after Ignite Homes was formed after national construction and affordable housing specialist Southdale teamed up with luxury house builders, Strata.

The new panel, which is available to a wide range of public sector bodies will be used to streamline home building procurement, is known as DPP2 and will begin its work from next month. It will also be a vehicle for housing led regeneration using the land assets of the Homes and Communities Agency. It replaces the original Delivery Partner Panel which was set up in 2010 by the Homes and Communities Agency.

DPP2 membership will last for four years.

Paul Moore, Managing Director of Southdale, which has offices in Halifax, Darlington and Warrington, said: “We’re very excited about this. It’s very good news for Ignite Homes but really, the hard work starts here.

“Ignite Homes was formed in July last year when two successful specialist firms teamed together. Being included in the DPP2 lot that covers much of the North of England shows that was an important step to take.”

Ignite Homes has been included on a list of construction companies and Registered Providers in the DPP2 lot covering Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East and the North West.

Jim Wren, Chief Executive of Doncaster-based Strata, said: “Being included in DPP2 is very important for Ignite Homes and is testament to our wealth of experience and the quality of the work we do and how we do it. It is also a recognition that the teaming up of our two firms just last Summer is already promising much for the future.”

Richard Hill, interim chief executive at the HCA, said: “Bringing forward land for development and speeding up the rate at which it is made available is a priority for Government. We hope that DPP2 will build on the success of the original Delivery Partner Panel and continue to offer local authorities and public sector partners the opportunity to procure developers in a cost effective, speedy and efficient manner.”

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