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12/10/2021

Longhurst Group Teams Up With LoCaL Homes

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Longhurst Group has teamed up with low carbon housing manufacturer LoCaL Homes, owned by GreenSquareAccord, which will see 56 factory-built homes delivered in Cambridgeshire.

LoCaL Homes will build the properties and supply them to Burmor Construction, who will then erect them on site in California Road, near Huntingdon, on behalf of Longhurst Group.

The new homes are being built in the LoCaL Homes facility in Walsall and delivered to site as complete thermally efficient insulated wall panels with external coverings.

Once on site, the factory-built panels will be craned into place by Burmor Construction to create the new homes, with work due to start in December.

California Road will transform the site of a former car park, office and nursery into one, two and three-bedroom homes which will be made available for shared ownership, rent to buy and social rent.
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Marcus Keys, Longhurst Group's Executive Director of Growth and Development, said: "We're delighted to be working with LoCaL Homes and Burmor Construction, benefitting from their significant experience in delivering high-quality homes in a new way.

"Our California Road development represents the first scheme on which we’ve utilised Modern Methods of Construction to this scale and so we’re very excited to see production begin on the panels that will eventually become affordable new homes.

"Using this method will create less waste, reduce the overall duration of the project and ensure the highest levels of quality assurance before the panels are even on-site.

"As a Group, our vision is to provide the homes people need, where they’re needing most and, by working with partners like LoCaL Homes and Burmor, utilising modern methods of construction, we're delivering that vision in an innovative and environmentally-responsible way.

"We now look forward to seeing these units coming to fruition, providing even more people from Huntingdon and the wider area with a place to call home."

Chris Hagan, LoCaL Homes Director, added: "We are delighted to be working with Longhurst Group and Burmor Construction to deliver a low carbon, cost effective, sustainable solution that is both quick and easy to erect on site.

"This partnership demonstrates LoCaL Homes continued growth as we support both GreenSquareAccord and many other housing associations to deliver new affordable homes through modern methods of construction."

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