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Premier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite specialists, has achieved BOPAS accreditation for its offsite construction solutions, following expansion into the residential sector.
Financing offsite construction in Australia has frustrated the growth of the industry, but in the UK, there’s a scheme called BOPAS (Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme) and it’s the industry benchmark to give funders, principal mortgage lenders, valuers, and purchasers the confidence that homes built using offsite construction will have a life of at least 60 years.
A comparable scheme in Australia would certainly accelerate the acceptance and growth of residential offsite construction.
Read Built Offsite BOPAS feature here: https://builtoffsite.com.au/emag/issue-09/bopas
Premier Modular is the most recent UK offsite construction company to be granted accreditation, and it has five factories at its production centre in East Yorkshire. It has capacity to produce 100,000sqm of living space per year, with the opportunity to increase output to meet demand.
Premier specialises in the offsite construction of affordable, sustainable and fast-track apartments, studios and multi-occupancy buildings for social housing, build-to-rent, schemes to address homelessness, hotels, and student accommodation.
Commenting on the new accreditation, Jeff Maxted of BOPAS and a Director of BLP Technical Services (UK), said, “It is fantastic to see Premier Modular expansion into the residential sector, building on their vast experience in other areas. BOPAS is an independent, standards-led benchmark for modular housing, providing long-term assurance to lenders and valuers that homes built using non-traditional methods of construction offer longevity and reliability”.
Dan Allison, Director of Premier Modular, said, “We are immensely proud to receive this industry accreditation which reinforces our expansion into the residential sector. BOPAS provides our local authority and developer clients as well as funders and mortgage lenders with complete reassurance of best practice and that our modular apartment solutions meet or exceed the required standards”.
“We have ambitious plans to bring innovation and sustainability to the UK housing market. We already have a number of residential projects on site and nearing completion and are receiving a high level of enquiries for new schemes. We anticipate the demand for offsite construction will continue to increase to help address the housing crisis and the drive for net zero.”
Premier Modular has been awarded full BOPAS accreditation for design, manufacturing and offsite construction. A rigorous assessment was carried out by BOPAS, which audited all aspects of Premier’s operations, including quality control systems, health and safety, project management, and interfaces, from design through to offsite manufacture, construction, and handover.
BOPAS was established by the industry body Buildoffsite, BLP Insurance, the RICS and Lloyd’s Register.
See: www.bopas.org
See: www.premiermodular.co.uk
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