Advantage SW LLG . South Somerset House . Alvington . Yeovil . Somerset . BA11 8WN

Alvington,

Yeovil

BA22 8WN

Modern methods of construction provide a practical solution to shortages of skilled site labour, and demands for increasingly stringent thermal and acoustic properties, low environmental impact and faster build times.

The requirement for at least 25 per cent of all grant funded affordable housing to be provided using modern methods of construction presents developers with a new range of financial and technical challenges and opportunities.

Although over 70% of the world’s housing is built using timber frames, the use of off-site manufacturing in the UK still lags behind the use of traditional construction methods, particularly in the social housing field.

Recognising both the potential of MMC and the procurement pressures that the Housing Corporation’s requirements places on frame manufacturers, a group of the Westcountry’s leading developing landlords have formed AdvantageSW, to design and procure a range of MMC built standard house types.