Jan Snel UK has now launched. Dutch company Jan Snel BV, a pioneer in modular building, is bringing its commitment to smarter, swifter and more sustainable construction to the UK market. Jan Snel is a subsidiary of Japanese market leader Daiwa House, which provides industrialised modular and commercial buildings in Asia, North America and Australia.

Japanese market leader in industrialised building acquires majority stake in Jan Snel

Jan Snel will provide housing corporation Centrada with 152 circular houses in Campus Zuid in Lelystad.

Eindhoven is seen as an attractive place to study, with the result that the city is struggling with a shortage of student residences. That’s why Vestide, part of Woonbedrijf, was looking for an affordable solution that could be realised at a rapid pace. After some research, the organisation ended up with Jan Snel, who started a collaboration. The plan is to, within a few months, build 300 student residences near the Berenkuil in Eindhoven, within cycling distance from the colleges and the university.

Camelot and Jan Snel have been given the green light for the realisation of 400 temporary homes at the Utrecht Science Park, which will remain standing for 15 years. From the candidates, Utrecht University chose their plan to fill lot 22 at the Utrecht Science Park. The houses will be realised by early 2020.

In the space of four months, Jan Snel has developed 30 homes in Ten Post, Groningen, for people who had to leave their homes due to earthquake damage. The project consists of 6 single-family homes and 24 terraced houses.

The municipality of The Hague expects growth in the number of students in the city in the coming years and is therefore eagerly looking for housing (Nederlands Dagblad 12 April). You can read Harry van Zandwijk’s vision in the Nederlands Dagblad (published on Thursday 2 May 2019).

At the former Elzenhagen sports park in Amsterdam-Noord, Startblok Elzenhagen was delivered completely ready for living at the beginning of April. Together with the municipality of Amsterdam and housing corporations De Key and Eigen Haard, Jan Snel developed and built no fewer than 540 residences.

Jan Snel receives the Golden Brick for the Safety Unit. The Safety Unit is a unique concept that is used for safety instructions and contributes to greater safety awareness. This unique concept is now being rewarded.