The newly launched Offsite Homes Alliance (OSHA) consists of 18 housing providers which have agreed to work together with offsite suppliers to increase the delivery of factory-built homes
The overall ambition is to deliver 9,000 homes per year through the OSHA alliance, a target that could be achieved between 2022 and 2023 based on the current number of landlords involved in the programme.
The OSHA project will be led by recently appointed project director Mike Ormesher, previously a director at the modular firm TopHat.
Pete Bojar, executive director of growth and assets at Great Places, said: “OSHA provides the opportunity for housing associations to drive and support the development of the offsite homes industry, leaving behind the endless ‘pilot projects’ culture to secure strong supply chain partnerships for the future.”
Currently, the OSHA alliance is focused on completing a business case and setting up the legal and operational governance and is likely to be procuring homes by the middle of this year, with the potential to set up a joint venture in 12 to 18 months’ time.
The alliance currently has 75 supply chain partners registered on its purchasing system and is currently evaluating 36 different offsite technologies.
Partners include:
Bolton at Home
Gentoo
Great Places
The Guinness Partnership
Irwell Valley
Jigsaw
Mosscare St Vincent’s
One Housing, Riverside
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Stockport Homes
Thirteen
Together
Trafford Housing Trust
Wythenshawe Community Housing
Your Housing Group.
