Increase in production capacity and boosts local employment
Kestrel Timber Frame has added another shift, moving to a two-shift pattern to provide additional production capacity.
The new two-shift system allows Kestrel to produce over 140 timber frame panels per day. The company also has the infrastructure in place to add a third shift if required.
Kestrel Timber Frame is experiencing increased demand for both its traditional panels and its new range of pre-insulated panels.
Kestrel’s Jamie Gilligan said: “The new panels require additional work in the factory to install the rigid insulation, which has increased the amount of production time needed to complete them. We needed to employ additional staff to create the two shift system to control that.
“We also have to respond to an increase in demand which is very encouraging news in the current economic situation within the construction industry.”
The new shift pattern has led to the creation of four new jobs as the factory now operates with two shifts of six people instead of a single shift of eight people.
Kestrel designs timber frames based on building drawings supplied by its customers and manufactures them in its factory at Market Deeping. The frames are then delivered to site and erected by Kestrel’s highly experienced team. Housing developments and single projects can be constructed in a fraction of the time required by conventional construction techniques, giving builders significant cost savings.
Jamie Gilligan added: “By using our panels in their timber frames, house builders and developers are able to control their costs, reduce on-site waste and reduce the amount of time it will take to construct the new buildings.
“In addition, by following the sustainable principles of modern manufacture, we are able to help developers build to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes – and all our timber is sourced from sustainable forests.
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