Ilke Homes

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber; North Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Harrogate
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23.2 - Manufacture of refractory products
23.3 - Manufacture of clay building materials
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Ilke Homes has announced that it is to create 150 jobs when it opens its new factory in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The factory is set to open in March 2018. The home builder will manufacture modular homes off-site and will initially create 100 roles in the manufacturing and supply chain team with the remaining roles being designers, engineers and other professionals. The firm has said that the longer-term plan is to create 800 jobs over the coming two to three years, and it is hoped that the manufacturing team will number 300 after 12 months.

Sources

  • 13 March 2018: Insider Media
  • 13 February 2018: PBC Today

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Ilke Homes, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93638, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93638.