Scheme trains prisoners in offsite housing

The aim

Six months ago, Manchester-based procurement consortium Procure Plus launched OSCO Homes, a wholly owned subsidiary aiming to deliver affordable houses constructed offsite at a factory based in HM Prison Hindley, Greater Manchester. The target for OSCO Homes is to build two homes a week, and within three years reach output of 1,000 homes a year.

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