Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits Premier Modular factory

Chancellor Rachel Reeves visited East Yorkshire based construction company Premier Modular today.

Premier Modular in Driffield said the modular industry contributes significantly to the UK economy and can boost capacity in schools, hospitals, infrastructure and emergency housing across the UK. The Chancellor undertook a site tour, factory visit and an in-person briefing with Group CEO, David Harris, to discuss the opportunities of modular construction and its role in meeting ambitious infrastructure targets.

David Harris, Group CEO of Premier Modular, said: “Being able to demonstrate first-hand the contribution that the modular construction industry has on facilitating growth, has been a real pleasure.

“Giving it the national recognition, as an important lever in the UK’s growth agenda, is crucial to reach the Government’s ambitious targets. Without collaboration between public sector and private businesses – which can lead the charge with quality, pace and reliability top of the priority list – these growth ambitions will not be met.

“We’re proud to be at the forefront of that and have our facilities as the backdrop of these latest announcements.” Premier Modular said it supports social initiatives and has a growing apprenticeship programme which has expanded year-on-year in order to close the local skills gap and provide fulfilling long-term careers.

In her speech yesterday, Reeves said: “The problems in our economy, the lack of bold reform that we have seen over decades, can be summed up by £100m bat tunnel built for HS2 – the type of decision that has made delivering major infrastructure in our country far too expensive.

“So we are reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into a nature restoration fund that we have created so they can focus on getting things built – and stop worrying about the bats and the newts – to build a new infrastructure like nuclear power plants, train lines and wind farms more quickly.”

Source: Hull Live