A total of 18 housing associations have created a new
alliance for the north of England, with a target of delivering 9,000 offsite
homes each year.
The Offsite Homes Alliance (OSHA) will be led by project
director Mike Ormesher, previously a director at modular firm Top Hat. Member
housing associations include: Bolton at Home, Gentoo, Great Places, The
Guinness Partnership, Irwell Valley, Jigsaw, Mosscare St Vincent’s, One
Housing, Riverside, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, Stockport Homes, Thirteen,
Together, Trafford Housing Trust, Wythenshawe Community Housing and Your
Housing Group.
Currently, the alliance is focused on completing a business
case and setting up the legal and operational governance, and is likely to be
procuring homes by the middle of this year, with the potential to set up a
joint venture in 12 to 18 months’ time.
The alliance currently has 75 supply chain partners
registered on its purchasing system, and is currently evaluating 36 different
offsite technologies.
The OHSA hopes to hit its target of 9,000 homes a year
between 2022 and 2023, based on the current number of landlords involved in the
programme.
Pete Bojar, executive director of growth and assets at Great Places said: “OSHA provides the opportunity for housing associations to drive and support the development of the offsite homes industry, leaving behind the endless ‘pilot projects’ culture to secure strong supply chain partnerships for the future.”
Original Source: Construction Manager
