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CIMC Prefabricated Housing

Admin September 17, 2026

CIMC prefabricated housing, also known as CIMC modular construction, is a building method that involves breaking down a building into independent modules, prefabricating them in a factory, and then transporting them to the site for assembly.

Development History and Business Layout
CIMC's modular construction business began in 2004, leveraging the group's R&D and design capabilities in the maritime container sector and its global logistics advantages to introduce industrialized and standardized concepts into the construction industry. After more than two decades of development, its products and services have covered over 20 countries and regions, including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Cameroon, with over 200 projects completed. In 2026, overseas expansion accelerated, with the shipment of a high-end senior living apartment project in the UK at the beginning of the year (providing nearly 80 age-friendly living units), the launch of the first Indonesian modular project in April, the upcoming delivery of the first project in Central Africa (the Yaoundé office building in Cameroon), and the shipment stage of the Earth Boutique Hotel project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Core Production Model
The production base is located in Da'ao Town, Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, adopting a "factory prefabrication + on-site assembly" model. The prefabrication rate of a single building in the factory exceeds 90%, with structural welding, plumbing and HVAC, fire protection piping, and wall finishing all completed in one go in the workshop, achieving "building houses like making cars".

Main Advantages

  • Short Construction Period: Through modular parallel operations, projects like the Yaoundé office building in Cameroon significantly shorten the construction cycle, helping clients put them into use quickly.
  • Controllable Quality: Factory assembly line production controls steel bar position errors with millimeter-level precision, ensuring far greater quality stability than traditional on-site construction.
  • Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency: Reduces construction waste by more than 75%, material loss by 25%, and carbon emissions during the construction phase by 50%-66%, aligning with green building trends.
  • Strong Adaptability: Products cover a diverse range of scenarios, including high-end office buildings, hotels, schools, and modular data centers, meeting the needs of different clients.

Technical Support and Industry Impact
This model integrates the standardized design of maritime containers with the functional requirements of the construction industry, enabling flexible expansion through modular combinations and providing efficient solutions for rapid global urbanization and emergency construction. Its global layout and local adaptation capabilities have made it a representative enterprise in the international modular construction field.