‘One-stop shop’ housing delivery service by Ilke Homes

Modular homes group hires ex-Crest Nicholson Midlands boss to grow new team

Ilke Homes, the modular homes business, is responding to the growing demand for its product by establishing a national development team to offer "end-to-end" housing delivery.

The London-headquartered firm has appointed Ben Miller, formerly the boss Crest Nicholson's Midlands operation, to head up the new team, which will address land purchases, planning and eventual delivery of new homes for developers and landowners.

Ilke Homes, which builds its modular homes in a factory (pictured) in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, was formerly a joint venture between Keepmoat Homes and offsite specialist Elliott. All three are now owned by private equity firm TDR Capital.

Miller's target is to add a further 1,000 homes to Ilke Homes' current output. A spokesman for the group said it was currently on track to deliver more than 1,000 homes over the next 12 to 18 months.

David Sheridan, Ilke Homes' chief executive, said "considerable momentum" was building around modular and other offsite construction techniques to satisfy demand from local authorities, housing associations, developers and from institutional investors moving into the private rental sector.

"Homes England's new strategic partnerships with registered housing providers have put money behind accelerated build programmes, with a focus on deploying modern methods of construction to deliver new and better homes faster," Sheridan added.