CoreHaus Invest in Manufacturing Site

CoreHaus, an innovative housing manufacturer, is looking to invest in the North East of England, by creating a new manufacturing site, which will create dozens of skilled jobs in the area.

Scott Bibby has recently been appointed Project Director at CoreHaus, and will lead the plans to find a suitable factory unit, likely to be based in County Durham or the surrounding area, where it will begin the manufacturing of the unique modular homes which have already been successfully built and trialled within the region.

Mr Bibby joined the company after four years as production manager at Hitachi Rail, and will recruit a small core team initially before developing commercial partnerships to drive sales of the new product.

The five-year plan will see CoreHaus produce 1,000 modular homes a year, which will result in more than 100 people working across the business.  CoreHaus is a joint venture between Carlton & CO Group and national social enterprise Fusion21.

Mr Bibby said: “We already know there is interest and demand for our innovative product. The housing sector is screaming out for something that’s both affordable and incorporates high-quality design within a modular frame.

“The concept was successfully piloted with Homes by Carlton at their Cathedral Gates site in County Durham and we are now looking to work together on other new housing developments across the region.

“We’re also talking to housing associations about the product. Several have already told us they love the flexible, high-quality nature of the product. It is quick to build, easy to adapt and has a low-carbon footprint.”

Due to the nature of its build, CoreHaus will adopt a different production methodology to most housebuilding. Technicians will be needed in the new factory who have engineering qualifications and are agile at problem-solving in a technical environment.

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