{"id":505704,"date":"2024-09-11T14:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=505704"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:41:41","slug":"wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC).<\/p>\n

The Integrated Traditional Build & MMC framework will cover 37 different regions of England and Wales for a range of projects, including low and medium rise housing, apartments and extra care homes.<\/p>\n

Wates\u2019<\/a>s residential arm, Hill and Seddon were all named on the \u00a3800m framework (see full list of contractors below).<\/p>\n

Of the 22 firms, 20 are traditional contractors while and the other two (Enevate Homes and Agile Property and Homes) are specialists in modern methods of construction (MMC). The framework is being led by Procurement for Housing (PfH) and Building Better, an alliance of housing associations backed by the National Housing Federation (NHF).<\/p>\n

PfH and Building Better said they set up the framework after social housing organisations said they wanted local, traditional building firms to lead MMC housing programmes.<\/p>\n

PfH technical manager for construction and sustainability Tony Woods said: \u201cOver recent years we\u2019ve seen MMC companies focusing more on manufacturing their systems rather than providing a turnkey service.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that it \u201cmakes sense\u201d to bring in traditional local builders to manage the MMC projects and deliver the traditional works.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll 22 firms are experienced lead contractors, and often have a relationship with social housing providers already,\u201d he added. \u201cThis framework provides councils and housing associations with a compliant route to procuring principal contractor services for MMC sites.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to construction data provider Glenigan, there has been a gradual rise in the proportion of projects using MMC<\/a> techniques. While around 9 per cent of new-build projects starting in 2017 used MMC techniques, that rose to 17 per cent in 2022 and 16 per cent in 2023.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Construction News<\/em>, Laing O\u2019Rourke chief executive Cathal O\u2019Rourke backed his firm\u2019s commitment to offsite construction,<\/a> arguing that it \u201cprovides better certainty and outcomes on projects for customers\u201d.<\/p>\n

Last week, housing communities and local government minister in the Lords, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, said in a House of Lords debate that \u201cit is time to realise the great potential of modern methods of construction\u201d.<\/p>\n

But she added: \u201c[There is a need] for a steady pipeline of demand [\u2026] which is currently hampered by a lack of certainty in the planning system and the cyclical housing market.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MMC sector has struggled in the past few years, with multiple expert firms, including Ilke Homes<\/a>, Caledonian Modular<\/a> and Urban Splash<\/a> going under, despite substantial financial support from the government. The firms blamed expensive front-end costs and the need for a consistent demand.<\/p>\n

In January, a House of Lords committee criticised the government for lacking a clear strategy when<\/a> it invested in MMC firms.<\/p>\n

\n

Firms named on the MMC framework<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • A&E Elkins Ltd (trading as Elkins Construction)<\/li>\n
  • Agile Property and Homes<\/li>\n
  • Ammcass Group<\/li>\n
  • Bugler Developments<\/li>\n
  • CG Fry & Son<\/li>\n
  • Classic Builders<\/li>\n
  • Enevate Homes<\/li>\n
  • Ermine Construction Services<\/li>\n
  • Feltham Construction<\/li>\n
  • Hale Group<\/li>\n
  • Hill Holdings<\/li>\n
  • Harper & Sons (Leominster)<\/li>\n
  • Keon Homes<\/li>\n
  • Langstone Construction<\/li>\n
  • LIFE Build Solutions<\/li>\n
  • MY Construction Group<\/li>\n
  • Seddon Construction<\/li>\n
  • SMD<\/li>\n
  • Snowdon Homes<\/li>\n
  • Wates Residential<\/li>\n
  • Whitfield & Brown<\/li>\n
  • Wiggett Construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The Integrated Traditional Build & MMC framework will cover 37 different regions of England and Wales for a range of projects, including low and medium rise housing, apartments and extra care …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90643,"featured_media":494433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[547,39315,545],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-505704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buildings","category-offsite-mmc","category-wates","issue-online-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework | Construction News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Construction News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CN.community\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-11T13:41:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"414\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joshua Stein\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CNplus\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CNplus\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joshua Stein\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joshua Stein\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/482eae6a8521cf09396402a7e955effc\"},\"headline\":\"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-11T13:41:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\"},\"wordCount\":523,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Buildings\",\"Offsite & MMC\",\"Wates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\",\"name\":\"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework | Construction News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-11T13:41:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/482eae6a8521cf09396402a7e955effc\"},\"description\":\"Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"Construction News\",\"description\":\"Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/482eae6a8521cf09396402a7e955effc\",\"name\":\"Joshua Stein\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/09661283414c6a1a39b5867f8375fd1a\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/389df7f699e66c778382dc9b75d0d431e05c3bcf365a0418b8e7901b77e40c4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/389df7f699e66c778382dc9b75d0d431e05c3bcf365a0418b8e7901b77e40c4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Joshua Stein\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/author\/joshua-stein\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework | Construction News","description":"Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework","og_description":"Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The","og_url":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/","og_site_name":"Construction News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CN.community","article_published_time":"2024-09-11T13:41:41+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg","width":620,"height":414,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Joshua Stein","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CNplus","twitter_site":"@CNplus","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Joshua Stein","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/"},"author":{"name":"Joshua Stein","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/482eae6a8521cf09396402a7e955effc"},"headline":"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework","datePublished":"2024-09-11T13:41:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/"},"wordCount":523,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg","articleSection":["Buildings","Offsite & MMC","Wates"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/","name":"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework | Construction News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-11T13:41:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/482eae6a8521cf09396402a7e955effc"},"description":"Wates and Hill Holdings are among 22 firms that have taken spots on a four-year housing framework focusing on modern methods of construction (MMC). The","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/Modular_offsite_MMC.jpg","width":1024,"height":683},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/wates-and-hill-nab-spots-on-800m-mmc-framework-11-09-2024\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Wates and Hill nab spots on \u00a3800m MMC framework"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/","name":"Construction News","description":"Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/482eae6a8521cf09396402a7e955effc","name":"Joshua Stein","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/09661283414c6a1a39b5867f8375fd1a","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/389df7f699e66c778382dc9b75d0d431e05c3bcf365a0418b8e7901b77e40c4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/389df7f699e66c778382dc9b75d0d431e05c3bcf365a0418b8e7901b77e40c4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Joshua Stein"},"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/author\/joshua-stein\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505704"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":505736,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505704\/revisions\/505736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}