A modular housing company is opening an office in Bristol after seeing nearly 200 per cent annual growth in its pipeline of demand.
Ilke Homes, which is based in Yorkshire, has also opened offices in Birmingham and London as part of its expansion plans.
The company said it was "merging" its core business supplying modular homes to developers and landlords with its in-house development arm.
Managing director Ben Miller, who joined the business from housebuilder Crest Nicholson in 2019, has been promoted into the new role of chief executive of the firm’s new homes and development unit.
The department will manage all sales of homes, including to housing associations, local authorities and private developers.
Ilke said the regional expansion would enable it to identify undeveloped sites in the South West, South East and Midlands for new developments.
The expansion is being funded by “a string of major deals”, according to Ilke, and £30million from Homes England.
Ilke said it was planning to “scale-up the business” and was aiming to deliver 5,000 homes a year by 2025.
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According to the firm, the company already has a development pipeline of around 3,200 homes - up from 1,200 homes a year ago.
Last year, Ilke landed the 海角视频’s largest modular housing deal with housing association Places for People for 750 homes worth £100million.
Ben Miller, chief executive officer at ilke Homes, said: "For Britain to recover quickly from Covid-19, the construction sector needs to be able to respond fast.
“Having a presence in every region will allow us to better support councils and housing associations, which have a real opportunity to speed up their housing delivery with high-quality, eco-friendly homes that can be manufactured and installed quickly, while fully-complying with social-distancing measures.
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"Having a turnkey offer - where we acquire land, get consent and supply finished modules - will enable us to better support clients who want to bring homes to the market more quickly.”
Dave Sheridan, executive chairman at ilke Homes, added: “Our latest expansion gives us a presence in every English region and is testament to the rapid growth of our business.”