New prefabrication company to ease NSW housing crisis

An exciting new prefabrication building company based in Central West NSW is helping to address the state’s current housing crisis, while also sourcing local timber and creating local jobs.

Green Timber Technology, which has recently been established in partnership with The Pentarch Group, will start operating in December from the former Electrolux factory site in Orange, which has been vacant since 2016. Green Timber Technology will fabricate timber walls, roofs and floors in the factory and then deliver them to site for assembly, mostly within NSW.

Housing affordability and availability is the single biggest pressure facing the people of NSW. Instead of taking around nine months to build a new home, this process can produce around ten homes per week. Once fully operational, the company will build a new home roughly every four hours. The company also aims to achieve zero waste.

The 10,000m² facility is also adding a robotic element to its production line while still creating local jobs, with plans to employ 70 people by 2026. The houses that will soon be fabricated at the Orange site will not only be affordable, but also high-end architecturally designed homes. 

While the prefabrication element helps dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to build a new home, the operation still involves essential building trade elements including plumbers, builders and electricians as part of the final construction phase.

Minister for Agriculture and Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty said, “This exciting new approach will help deliver on the Government’s priorities by producing affordable housing, which is the single biggest pressure facing the people of NSW. It will significantly increase the speed of construction through automation and avoiding weather impacts.”

Stephen Dadd, Executive Direct of the Pentarch Group, said, “Sourcing local products is an integral part of this new venture for our company. In addition to the timber aspect, we hope in the future to see some other companies follow our lead and look at what other housing products could be produced locally.”

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Source: NSW Government 
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