New homes on the way
TWO affordable housing developments in the
Garnock Valley are nearing completion.
It comes after Cumnockbased company Connect Modular provided an update on two seven-house sites in Laburnum Avenue in Beith and Newhouse Drive in Kilbirnie.
A total of 12 modules are being built off-site by the company before each lands on site and the development is completed.
Connect Modular, which is part of The Wee House Company, only began work in February but say 90 per cent of the site works are already complete.
The first six houses of the project, which are on sites previously occupied by blocks of flats, have successfully been delivered.
This is the third development that the company has worked on for North Ayrshire Council in recent years.
The project is one which has generated plenty of interest in the local area, particularly with students at Kilbirnie’s St Bridget’s Primary School which neighbours Newhouse Drive.
Pupils have been watching on from the playground as work is carried out on the Garnock Valley site.
Colleagues from Connect Modular’s marketing team have also delivered a presentation for pupils at their school assembly covering topics including modular construction, health and safety and careers in construction.
The team also launched a writing competition for pupils and invited the winners to recite their poetry at the official sod-cutting event for development.
Successful pupils visited the site this month for the event and got the opportunity to get even closer to the development.
Richard Reid, Acting
CEO at Connect Modular, commented: “We are thrilled to reach this important milestone in our latest housing project for North Ayrshire Council.
“The successful delivery of the first houses to the development sites in Beith and Kilbirnie, exemplifies the speed, efficiency, and quality that modular construction offers.
“We take great pride in contributing to the provision of affordable housing solutions for the local community, and this accomplishment further solidifies our commitment to sustainable and forwardthinking construction practices.”