Weston Group’s logistics arm has opened a 75,000 sq ft “housebuilding factory” for off-site home construction.
The Braintree Logistics Centre uses automotive-style logistics, assembly and quality-control to make modular homes.
Raw materials and goods are shipped in from China, the Emirates and Italy, they are assembled, tested and then packaged based on custom homebuyer specifications.
Weston Homes lets people select their kitchen units, bathroom suites, worktops, tiles and flooring.
Bob Weston, chief executive of Weston Group, said: “The new Braintree Logistics Centre is a highly advanced distribution and build-off-site centre and represents the future of the volume housebuilding industry.
“Within the next 10 years technology will allow for new homes to be fully manufactured off-site by robots and computer-assisted engineering tools; customer specification choices fully automated; with factory-made components then built on-site using machines like a highly advanced lego-system. This step change will help enhance site safety, quality control and automotive-like precision.”
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