Modular home business secures property orders
ACOMPANY that makes revolutionary modular homes has got off to a flying start after clinching orders for 62 of its zero carbon properties – including some of Anglesey’s first council houses for decades.
The news was revealed during the official opening of the factory of Creating Enterprise Modular Solutions on the Penrhos Industrial Estate in Holyhead by Julie James AM, the Welsh Government Minister for Housing and Local Government.
Work on building the development of four onebedroom bungalows for older people in the town is due to get under way in August.
The Maes yr Ysgol scheme is next door to the
council’s Morawelon housing estate and will offer tenants an option for downsizing, thus releasing much-needed family homes.
Creating Enterprise,
asubsidiary housing association Cartrefi Conwy, collaborated closely with the Anglesey County Council on the design of the timberframed properties.
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Once the panels are built in the factory, they can be erected on site within five to eight days.
The buildings will use high performance insulation to make the homes completely draught free, cutting heat loss to create a home with minimal environmental impact.
The factory employs four carpenters and will provide jobs for four more local people who are currently unemployed, as well as providing work experience for 50 others who are struggling to find jobs. The venture is believed to be the first of its kind by a social enterprise in Wales.
It was set up in partnership with Norfolk-based Beattie Passive, the UK’s leading manufacturer of advanced passivhaus homes, eco-friendly buildings which can save residents up to 90 per cent in annual energy costs.
Cllr Llinos Medi, leader of Anglesey County Council, said: “We are providing much-needed housing, whilst ensuring local spend on Anglesey, creating jobs and work experience for unemployed local people.
“The housing needs of every area are changing and having a programme like this ready to start is fantastic.”
Ned Michael, the council’s head of housing, added: “Priority for these bungalows will be given to people living on the Morawelon estate who want to downsize when they don’t fully utilise their current properties to release much-needed family homes on the estate.
“It’s a really exciting development and it’s the first of many I hope.”
It was a sentiment endorsed by Housing and Local Government Minister Julie James, who said: “We provided Anglesey County Council with over £480,000 of Innovative Housing Programme funding for this fantastic initiative, creating carbon neutral homes for the future and also enabling young people to learn skills for employment.
“It ticks every box you can think of and it is definitely the way forward for Welsh housing, with the local council working in partnership with the registered social housing landlord and the local community.”