Galway man Ciaran Walshe’s property company MMC is using the latest construction technologies to build eco homes at affordable prices using pre-assembled sections from a factory
Galway man Ciaran Walshe’s property company MMC is using the latest construction technologies to build eco-homes at affordable prices using pre-assembled sections from a factoryCiaran Walshe sold his house, gave up a well-paid job in construction, and ploughed all of his savings into setting up MMC Eco Homes with manufacturing industry veteran Paul Iredale in 2020
“What we’ve designed, after a great deal of R&D, are A-rated homes that do not cost the earth to build in more ways than one,” Walshe says. “With our system, it’s feasible to work at scale and at speed to create sustainable, affordable, energy-efficient housing with longevity comparable to traditionally built houses.”
Walshe’s dad is a builder and his son grew up fascinated by how buildings grew out of nothing and took shape. When a perceptive manager with the McCabe group where Walshe was working at the time suggested he should go back to college to study construction, he didn’t think twice. He signed up for a degree course at what was then DIT Bolton Street and graduated four years later with a particular interest in modern methods of modular construction.
In 2016, he was all set to strike out on his own as part of a new partnership when the Brexit vote happened and the backing money dried up overnight. “Nobody expected Brexit in London, it took everyone completely by surprise and it was something of a wake-up call for me as it got me thinking about what direction I wanted to go in,” Walshe says.
To date, the company’s customers have all been self-builds, but the sweet spot for MMC will be construction firms who will buy and use the kits on their own sites.
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