Vector Homes
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Manchester-based cleantech company building low-carbon modular homes from recycled materials enhanced with graphene and nanomaterials.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Vector Homes is a Manchester, UK based cleantech and sustainable housing company developing affordable, energy-efficient modular homes using advanced materials and simplified construction methods. Its stated mission is to cut complexity, cost and carbon in housebuilding, addressing both housing undersupply and the carbon intensity of construction, which it cites as a major share of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The company enhances recycled wood, metal, steel and plastics with graphene and other nanomaterials to improve strength, fire resistance, soundproofing, durability and thermal insulation. These materials are used in a standardised platform system of modules that can be deconstructed and reused rather than demolished, and that allow homes to be extended flexibly. Reported performance includes 50% fewer carbon emissions, under 1% waste and 50% lower cost than traditional building materials as of 2023, with a later case study citing carbon reductions of up to 80% versus traditional construction alongside reduced build time and labour costs.
Founding story
Co-founders Liam Britnell and Nathan Feddy came from materials design backgrounds at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester and prior work with aerospace and construction companies. Motivated by demand for low-carbon, affordable housing, they set out to build homes that could be deconstructed and reused rather than demolished, using recycled materials and a simple design methodology.
Business model
Vector Homes develops and supplies a standardised modular housing platform built from enhanced recycled materials, positioning itself as a producer of construction materials and modules as well as complete homes. The system is designed so that houses can be extended within days and are optimised for rapid maintenance, modification and technology integration, and the company has stated an intention to pass cost savings on to communities via community housing groups.
Traction
As of April 2023 the company reported a four-person team, materials achieving 50% lower carbon emissions and 50% lower cost than traditional building materials, less than 1% waste and high insulation KPIs, with a stated ambition to build 5,000 houses a year within five years. A later case study reports carbon reductions of up to 80% versus traditional construction and improved fire resistance and insulation in recycled plastics following the CPI collaboration.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Vector Homes positions itself in the low-carbon, advanced materials segment of UK housebuilding, presented in Manchester inward-investment and CEAMS case studies as an example of applying graphene and recycled materials to sustainable, affordable housing.
Vector Homes combines graphene and nanomaterial enhancement with recycled feedstocks to produce construction materials that it says outperform conventional equivalents on durability, fire safety and insulation, while its platform approach allows deconstruction, reuse and rapid extension of homes. Work with CPI aimed to improve the fire retardance and cost-performance ratio of recycled plastics, which the CEAMS case study frames as an early-mover position in sustainable, high-performance building materials.
Technology
The core technology is a modular, standardised housing platform built from recycled wood, metal, steel and plastics enhanced with graphene and other nanomaterials to increase structural strength, fire resistance, acoustic performance and thermal insulation. Work with CPI covered optimised formulations for recycled polymers and proprietary blends, evaluated through a design of experiment against fire resistance, thermal conductivity and durability criteria, targeting thermal insulation foams and non-structural features.
Go-to-market
The company works with universities across Greater Manchester to test and manufacture its modular housing concept and with community housing groups to deliver cost savings to communities in need, alongside technical partnerships such as its collaboration with CPI on recycled polymer formulations.
Buyers and providers of affordable, low-energy housing, including community housing groups, in the UK and, per the company's stated ambitions, internationally.
Geography
Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with activity tied to The University of Manchester's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre and collaborations with other universities across Greater Manchester. The company has expressed an ambition to build affordable, low-energy homes internationally.
History
The company's idea originated roughly 18 months before April 2023 and it started with a team of four people in Manchester. It drew on materials design work carried out at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre at The University of Manchester, and by 2023 was collaborating with universities across Greater Manchester to test and manufacture its modular housing concept. It subsequently worked with CPI on formulations for post-consumer recycled plastics used in thermal insulation foams and non-structural components.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsVector Homes worked with CPI to develop optimised formulations for post-consumer recycled polymers and proprietary material blends, running a design of experiment to assess fire resistance, thermal conductivity and durability for use in insulation foams and non-structural features.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Vector Homes — CEAMSceams.org.uk · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Vector Homes do?
- Manchester-based cleantech company building low-carbon modular homes from recycled materials enhanced with graphene and nanomaterials.
- Who are Vector Homes's investors?
- Vector Homes's investors include GC Angels.