Modular first for Shelforce
19th November 2019

SHELFORCE, the Birmingham-based disability supporting fabricator was chosen to manufacture all the aluminium windows for the City Council’s first ever modular home, in Hockley.

The ‘ModPod’, manufactured by Just Solutions for the council’s housing arm, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) is the first of 55 planned for 12 sites around the city.

Business manager Howard Trotter said: “Shelforce has always been about making a real difference for our communities and these modular homes will hopefully meet the housing demand in Birmingham.”

“If this pioneering programme is a success then it will not only be great for our city but also for Shelforce.”

The four-sleeper ‘ModPod’ comes in two units - the ground floor and first floor - both of which are steel framed with insulated walls and customizable facades. It features a 4mm thick acrylic brick finish on the lower and a corrugated Aluminium exterior on the top.

The unit took an hour to crane into place on a prepared site and was available for tenants to occupy on the same day. It took around 20 weeks to build but Just Solutions said this could be shortened to just two weeks on a live production line.

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