Dan-Wood

Name

Dan-Wood

Legal name

Dan-Wood

Website

https://dan-wood.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prefabricated Housing

NAICS

Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Green / High-Performance Home Construction (Net-Zero, Passive House) (IMAFABAH)

Keywords

• Prefabricated timber houses
• Kit home manufacturing
• Energy efficient homes
• Turnkey home construction
• Modular residential buildings

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottish Borders

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Prefabricated House Sales: Sale of timber-framed prefabricated houses as kit homes or turnkey finished homes. Customers choose from ready-made designs (bungalows, 1.5-storey, 2-storey houses) with customization options.
2. Turnkey Finish Services: Complete interior design and finishing services prepared by Dan-Wood architects, offering ready-made interior designs as an add-on to house purchases

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dan-Wood designs and manufactures prefabricated timber-framed houses delivered as kit homes or fully finished turnkey homes. It offers 85+ house designs across three ranges (Today, S-Line, and Vision), including bungalows, 1.5-storey, and 2-storey city villas, with ready-made interior design services from in-house architects and integrated Smart House technology. Homes are built to high energy efficiency standards and backed by a 20-year construction warranty and a fixed price guarantee of up to 12 months.

Product overview

Dan-Wood is a manufacturer of prefabricated timber-framed houses operating across Europe and the UK. The company offers a portfolio of three house ranges (Today, S-Line, and Vision), spanning over 85+ house designs including bungalows, 1.5-storey, and 2-storey configurations. Products are sold as prefab house kits with optional turnkey finish services (ready-made interior designs by Dan-Wood architects). Smart House Technology is offered as an additional feature. Houses are promoted as highly energy-efficient with a 20-year construction warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Today: Various home concepts for modern living with over 69 ready-to-move-in house designs including bungalows, 1.5-storey and 2-storey city villas.
• Vision
• S-Line

Products and services

• Today House Range Modern house range for contemporary living, offering over 69 ready-to-move-in designs including bungalows, 1.5-storey, and 2-storey city villas. All homes are energy-efficient and can be individualised to suit buyer requirements.
• S-Line House Range One of Dan-Wood's three house ranges featuring energy-efficient timber-framed homes available in bungalow, 1.5-storey, and 2-storey configurations.
• Vision House Range Scandinavian-style turn-key homes combining energy efficiency with contemporary Nordic design aesthetics, offered as a distinct house range.
• Turnkey Finish Service Interior design and finishing service provided by Dan-Wood architects, offering ready-made interior designs that can be added on to a house purchase so the home is move-in ready.
• Garages and Carports Prefabricated garage and carport structures offered as complementary products to Dan-Wood's residential timber-framed houses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-year construction warranty on all Dan-Wood houses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Baufritz: German eco-focused prefab timber-frame home maker emphasizing healthy/sustainable building materials and high energy performance. Highly comparable to Dan-Wood's green-living and energy-efficiency positioning and similar turnkey delivery model.
• WeberHaus: One of Germany's largest prefabricated home manufacturers, producing timber-frame houses with extensive design catalogues and turnkey packages. Directly competes with Dan-Wood on prefab timber-frame construction, energy efficiency credentials, and DTC sales of factory-built family homes.
• Huf Haus: German manufacturer of prefabricated post-and-beam timber homes sold direct to consumer across Europe. Closely comparable to Dan-Wood in materials (timber), delivery model (factory-built kits/turnkey), and customer base (individual homebuyers seeking energy-efficient custom designs).
• ScandiHus: UK-based timber-frame home manufacturer selling Scandinavian-style custom prefabricated houses directly to UK consumers. Highly comparable geography, Scandinavian design positioning (overlapping with Dan-Wood's Vision range), and timber prefab delivery model.
• Lindal Cedar Homes: North American manufacturer of custom timber kit homes distributed via an independent dealer network. Comparable to Dan-Wood in timber-framed prefab kit delivery, dealership sales channel, and customisable catalogue of single-family designs.
• Scotframe: UK timber-frame manufacturer (based in the same Scottish Borders/Inverness region as Dan-Wood) supplying prefabricated timber systems for self-build and developer customers. Comparable materials, location, and prefab wood-component manufacturing basis.

Broad incumbents

• Legal & General Modular Homes: UK factory-built volumetric housing business backed by Legal & General, focused on residential developments for housing associations and local authorities. Comparable UK factory-built residential market, but operates at developer/housing-association scale rather than consumer-facing timber kits.
• Sekisui House: Large Japanese homebuilder with significant operations in factory-built, offsite-constructed housing technologies (including timber-frame and modular systems). A broad incumbent in residential prefab at far greater scale than Dan-Wood, with overlapping offsite construction and energy-efficiency focus.

Emerging players

• Plant Prefab: US-based custom prefab home builder using sustainable materials and factory-built construction for single-family homes. Comparable in custom prefab residential delivery and emphasis on sustainability/energy efficiency, but operates in North America rather than the UK.
• Ilke Homes: UK modular-housing manufacturer backed by Keepmoat, producing factory-built volumetric homes primarily for affordable housing developers and housing associations. Overlaps with Dan-Wood on factory-built residential delivery to the UK market but focuses on volumetric modular rather than timber-frame kits.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sallydanwood

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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