Modular without the factory: Modulous’ plan to turn offsite building on its head

By Daniel Gayne2023-01-16T06:00:00

Modulous Digital & Physical Technologies

After a tricky year for MMC, one start-up claims its asset-light business model will help it succeed where others have failed. As part of the Building the Future Commission, we had a sneak peak at Modulous’ TESSA software before its launch

There has been no shortage of ink spilt or money spent on modern methods of construction since Mark Farmer’s famous challenge to the industry in his 2016 report Modernise or Die. According to Make UK, a total of £1bn of private finance has been invested in R&D and new modular factories since the report’s publication, bringing total UK capacity to 5,000 units per year in 2022; meanwhile Homes England’s affordable homes programme has introduced a requirement for developers signing strategic partnership deals to ensure 25% of homes are built using MMC.

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