Persimmon’s in-house materials are now the preferred choice across the whole business.

The house building giant has boosted production at its Brickworks, Tileworks and Space4 timber frame operations.

At its latest results Persimmon said: “Further investment across all three facilities will also play a pivotal role in supporting our growth ambitions. Our in-house materials are now the preferred choice throughout the business.

“This approach delivers significant advantages in cost, efficiency and quality, ensuring reliable supply and consistent high standards, allowing us to deliver affordable high-quality homes.

“To meet the increasing demand for our next-generation brick during the year, we implemented a third shift at the Brickworks facility.

“Brickworks delivered c.60 million bricks, 23% more than in 2024, to 258 sites during 2025.

“With the factory now operating, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, plans are in place to further expand capacity in 2026 by introducing an additional production line, opening in 2027.”

Tile supply grew 54% to 12m with another production shift set to be added while the Space4 timber frame factory became fully operational last year.

Persimmon’s investment in digital innovation is also paying dividends alongside the launch of the Persimmon Data & AI Academy.

The company said: “The continued roll out of digitised systems is helping to drive further efficiency and quality benefits. A materials management system that will help automate call-offs in line with build programmes, will help manage cash flow and reduce lost, stolen and damaged costs.

“Granular analysis of our build programme progress, measuring site-level labour rates and plot-level progress, is allowing a greater focus on areas for improvement and best practice sharing to secure further improvements in our efficiency.

“Tools, platforms and processes such as these are crucial to us driving the growth necessary to meet our medium-term targets efficiently.”

Latest results for the year to December 31 2025 show new home completions rose to 11,905 from 10,664 sending group revenue to £3.75bn from £3.2bn as pre-tax profit rose to £397.3m from £359.1m.

Dean Finch, Group Chief Executive, said: “Sales in the opening weeks of the year have been strong and the build to rent market is recovering from the slowdown around November’s Budget.

“Whilst we have good visibility of both our costs for 2026 and our demand from registered providers and BTR, the impact of the Iran conflict on customer sentiment remains to be seen. Assuming the conflict with Iran and its impact is short, Persimmon is set to grow again in 2026.”