BERWICKSHIRE-based Fleming Homes has opened a new factory to expand its bespoke pre-fabricated timber frame home offering.
The investment in the Platform 1 factory comes in response to rising demand for factory-built solutions that ease onsite labour pressures.
Fleming Homes has been designing and manufacturing bespoke timber frame homes for 40 years. Platform 1 marks the next stage in the company’s evolution, with South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) providing almost £200,000 worth of funding towards the project.
Sarah Mathieson, MD of Fleming Homes, said, “Platform 1 is about making self-building feel more straightforward. When we can complete more of the work in the factory, we reduce complexity onsite, shorten build programmes and help customers move through the process with greater confidence.”
Jane Morrison-Ross, SOSE chief executive, added, “Creating more homes and more choice of homes is one of the key priorities which SOSE and partners have identified for the South, as well as encouraging innovation and improving productivity. Fleming Homes’ new facility will contribute towards all of these aims, with the efficiencies it will deliver helping reduce the time required to build new homes and cutting waste.
“SOSE supports a wide range of businesses and we encourage anyone in the construction sector – from start-ups to SMEs to larger companies – to get in touch if looking to start, grow or innovate in the south of Scotland.”
