Prefabricated

January 11, 2021

Södra to sell prefabricated timber house division

Södra is divesting Trivselhus AB to housing supplier Svensk Husproduktion with a completion date set for March 1, 2021. Trivselhus is one of the largest house manufacturers in Sweden and sells housing under the Trivselhus brand, and Nordic Ecolabelled houses under the Movehome brand. “The decision is based on Södra’s strategic direction to focus more on our core business: forest products and services, market pulp and sawn timber, as well as energy and further processing of products and residue flows,” said Peter Karlsson, Chairman of Trivselhus. Svensk Husproduktion will acquire all of the shares in Trivselhus AB. “We are convinced that this divestment will be positive for both parties,” added Mr Karlsson. “With another owner, there will be good opportunities to further develop the operations and to strengthen the company’s competitiveness in the housing... Continue reading →

March 23, 2016

Forecast: Global demand for prefabricated housing expected to rise annually by 2.7%

Global demand for prefabricated housing is forecast to increase 2.7 percent per annum through 2019 to 3.4 million units, according to a new Freedonia study.  In the developing countries of the Asia/ Pacific region, Africa/Mideast region, and Central and South America, advances in overall housing activity as well as greater market penetration of prefabricated housing will drive gains demand going forward. In these regions, prefabricated housing will find applications both as low cost units to reduce housing shortages (particularly in multifamily applications) and as high quality, well-insulated houses for more affluent consumers, says Freedonia in its study. Most higher income countries (outside of the US and Japan) have low penetration levels for prefabricated housing, but its generally lower cost, shorter construction time, and greater energy efficiency will stimulate... Continue reading →

Forecast: Global demand for prefabricated housing expected to rise annually by 2.7%

Global demand for prefabricated housing is forecast to increase 2.7 percent per annum through 2019 to 3.4 million units, according to a new Freedonia study.  In the developing countries of the Asia/ Pacific region, Africa/Mideast region, and Central and South America, advances in overall housing activity as well as greater market penetration of prefabricated housing will drive gains demand going forward. In these regions, prefabricated housing will find applications both as low cost units to reduce housing shortages (particularly in multifamily applications) and as high quality, well-insulated houses for more affluent consumers, says Freedonia in its study. Most higher income countries (outside of the US and Japan) have low penetration levels for prefabricated housing, but its generally lower cost, shorter construction time, and greater energy efficiency will stimulate... Continue reading →

Forecast: Global demand for prefabricated housing expected to rise annually by 2.7%

Global demand for prefabricated housing is forecast to increase 2.7 percent per annum through 2019 to 3.4 million units, according to a new Freedonia study.  In the developing countries of the Asia/ Pacific region, Africa/Mideast region, and Central and South America, advances in overall housing activity as well as greater market penetration of prefabricated housing will drive gains demand going forward. In these regions, prefabricated housing will find applications both as low cost units to reduce housing shortages (particularly in multifamily applications) and as high quality, well-insulated houses for more affluent consumers, says Freedonia in its study. Most higher income countries (outside of the US and Japan) have low penetration levels for prefabricated housing, but its generally lower cost, shorter construction time, and greater energy efficiency will stimulate... Continue reading →

October 21, 2019

Prefabricated wood construction to make new leap in Chile

The Chilean company E2E is a joint venture between Arauco and the Belgian company Etex. Its factory, which has been operating since February 2019 in Santiago - Chile, has the capacity to build 1,000 living units per year – between prefabricated houses and timber buildings. The US$25 million sales projection in the coming three years counts on a US$15 million investment plan, of which US$6 million was invested in the WEINMANN machine production plant – a company of the HOMAG Group and world leader in complete solutions for prefabricated wood construction. Construction pace of 16 houses a week With only six months of operating production the company celebrates the construction of 400 two-story houses in Casablanca and the development of two 4-storey buildings in Concepción, Chile. According to Felipe Montes, general manager of E2E, the factory has a construction pace of 16... Continue reading →

Forecast: Global demand for prefabricated housing expected to rise annually by 2.7%

Global demand for prefabricated housing is forecast to increase 2.7 percent per annum through 2019 to 3.4 million units, according to a new Freedonia study.  In the developing countries of the Asia/ Pacific region, Africa/Mideast region, and Central and South America, advances in overall housing activity as well as greater market penetration of prefabricated housing will drive gains demand going forward. In these regions, prefabricated housing will find applications both as low cost units to reduce housing shortages (particularly in multifamily applications) and as high quality, well-insulated houses for more affluent consumers, says Freedonia in its study. Most higher income countries (outside of the US and Japan) have low penetration levels for prefabricated housing, but its generally lower cost, shorter construction time, and greater energy efficiency will stimulate... Continue reading →

January 11, 2021

Södra to sell prefabricated timber house division

Södra is divesting Trivselhus AB to housing supplier Svensk Husproduktion with a completion date set for March 1, 2021. Trivselhus is one of the largest house manufacturers in Sweden and sells housing under the Trivselhus brand, and Nordic Ecolabelled houses under the Movehome brand. “The decision is based on Södra’s strategic direction to focus more on our core business: forest products and services, market pulp and sawn timber, as well as energy and further processing of products and residue flows,” said Peter Karlsson, Chairman of Trivselhus. Svensk Husproduktion will acquire all of the shares in Trivselhus AB. “We are convinced that this divestment will be positive for both parties,” added Mr Karlsson. “With another owner, there will be good opportunities to further develop the operations and to strengthen the company’s competitiveness in the housing... Continue reading →