Yorkshire house building firms team up to deliver inclusive 500-job recruitment drive

Ilke Homes and Andersen James have recently announced that they will be partnering to deliver on over 500 roles, a move that will see the modular housing pioneer become one of Yorkshire’s largest employers.

As well as ramping up recruitment, the partnership will see the two firms work together to reach ilke Homes’ target for women to account for 20 per cent of its workforce. This will be achieved by working together on devising and implementing the first industry-leading MMC apprenticeship scheme, whilst also starting to implement various other initiatives.

The recruitment drive follows two years of rapid growth for the company, which remains on course to become a top ten house builder within the next five years.

Ilke Homes recently announced that it has raised £60m from the UK Government and investors from the private sector, including Asda owners TDR Capital, to support the company’s expansion plans.

Despite being founded just four years ago, the company has an order book worth over £200m. ilke Homes’ pipeline already consists of over 3,000 homes.

Dave Sheridan, executive chairman at ilke Homes, said: “By training people up from all walks of life to manufacture energy-efficient housing in factories, companies, such as ourselves, can help create the skills needed to decarbonise housing, deliver significant social value via the creation of highly-skilled employment opportunities and open up the industry to groups that have been previously under-represented in house building.”

James Leighton, founder of Andersen James, added: “Andersen James are extremely proud to be working with ilke Homes and their board of directors during this period of growth.

“This partnership is incredibly unique to us as we have complete insight due to internalising the recruitment process, enabling us to provide strategic and in-depth advice whilst also securing exceptional talent.”

Jo Mansell, executive director of partnerships at Ilke Homes, concluded: “We are really happy to be working with Andersen James, and it is a great time for this partnership to happen due to their track record in the market with similar businesses and initiatives.

“We are already seeing great results and we’re pleased with how impactful their decision-making has been thus far.”

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