Yorkshire modular homes firm lands £1.5m deal to provide emergency London housing

An East Yorkshire-based company specialising in modular housing has been awarded a £1.5m contract to provide accommodation for homeless families in East London.

Premier Modular has secured the contract by main contractor Jerram Falkus on the new homes in Barking developed by Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council.

The Yorkshire-based manufacturer will provide 20 two-bedroom apartments in two blocks, all manufactured off site in its Brandesburton facility.

Dan Allison, divisional director at Premier Modular commented: “This site is highly constrained and in a residential area so really lends itself to maximising construction offsite.

“Each two-bedroom apartment occupies a single 12.5 tonne module to optimise efficiency and will be factory tested before arriving on site. Premier will only be on site for 25 days which demonstrates the speed of our modular housing solution very well.

“This is a huge benefit when there is an urgent need for homes for local homeless people in the borough.”

Marcia Kirlew, development manager at Be First, added: “Modular construction allows us to halve the construction time, with obvious benefits to residents in the neighbouring areas.

“But, more importantly, it allows us to respond to the rapidly developing needs of our local community much faster than we would otherwise, by providing value-for-money, high quality housing for local people.”