The new joint venture offers solutions to mitigate the traditional risks associated with
The new company's offering is the construction of higher-quality buildings faster and cheaper using modular technology
The mac Skystone joint venture has already partnered with multiple developers to complete significant modular projects, including the world's tallest modular hotel, the Citizen M Bowery in Manhattan. With modular
Commenting on the launch, Paul McKenna, mac-group MD, said: "mac and Skystone share an ambition to bring the advantages of modular construction to the Irish and UK market, and we believe there is a real opportunity now in Ireland to use modular technology to increase, in particular, the supply of badly-needed housing stock in a sustainable, timely and cost-effective manner. We are combining the expertise of both companies to bring a turnkey solution to the private and public sectors, and our focus is to maximize the benefits of modular through continuity across the entire project delivery process for our clients."
Jack Dooley, CEO of Skystone, said: "We wanted to create a venture in Europe that would be able to mirror exactly the extremely successful model we are delivering to the North American residential and hotel market, and in mac we have found the innovative and creative partner to bring this to fruition and deliver a complete solution to the Irish and UK markets."
"Most complex integrated modular projects completed in the past have experienced a litany of issues resulting from a lack of coordination between
The mac Skystone modular proposition offers real benefits to investors in terms of cost savings relating to labour, as well as introducing greater overall cost certainty. The faster build-times are the result of parallel on-site and off-site construction involving a repetitive process in a controlled environment. The modular process fosters higher quality relative to conventional construction processes in terms of tolerances and quality control, with the construction process sheltered from the elements during fabrication. The assembly-line process involved uses less energy, with waste reduced by excess stock on future projects.
Irish company mac-group was established in 2002, and operates in Ireland, UK and Continental Europe. It's most recent accounts show revenues of €190m, with direct employees numbering 180 and offices in Birmingham, Dublin, London, and Newry. Skystone was founded in 2014 and operates in the US, Puerto Rico, and Europe, directly employing 50 people. It is headquartered in New York, with offices in California, Dublin, and Poland.
mac Skystone provides a turnkey modular solution to clients that covers design, manufacture, transport and construction. It focuses on steel frame modular construction, with each unit manufactured under the strictest of tolerances, creating a robust product for transportation, installation and stacking. All mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are tested and signed off by two independent certification bodies with