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Mace (company)
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Mace Group Ltd, commonly known as Mace, is a global consultancy and construction firm headquartered in London
, United Kingdom
. It has operations across 49 countries, offering a variety of services that span the entire property life cycle, from fund monitoring, cost consultancy, design management, through pre-construction, construction, fit out, and facilities management.
in 1990 hoping to bring in some new, more collaborative ways of working in the traditionally combative construction industry. Having attempted to pioneer this “construction management” approach at Bovis and been turned down Macpherson left to form Mace, a company which would found itself on this innovative way of running projects.
The Mace startup team got its first break in 1991 when it beat Bovis and got appointed as project and construction managers on British Airways Waterside headquarters at Heathrow. The company went on to deliver the iconic London Eye
on the South Bank
, The Venetian
in Macau
, and in early 2009 was officially appointed to deliver the fixed price Shard of Glass tower
above London Bridge station
.
Mace Group business has grown by combining commercial construction with a move into the public sector (now 50% of the company's turnover) where it now delivers project management to local authorities, delivers schools and academies as part of the government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, healthcare consultancy to the UK Department of Health, and a number of large scale waste and energy management programmes around the British isles.
Mace rebranded in 2008, becoming Mace Group, losing its construction management identity in favour of its by-then enlarged service offer, spanning consultancy services and construction across the entire property life cycle. Its success in large part has been down to a commitment to highly efficient modern processes and empathetic relationships with clients, something older and larger firms in the construction sector were typically perceived not to bother with.
completed in 2000, The Venetian
in Macau
completed in 2007 and Shard London Bridge
due to be completed in 2012.
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It has operations across 49 countries, offering a variety of services that span the entire property life cycle, from fund monitoring, cost consultancy, design management, through pre-construction, construction, fit out, and facilities management.
History
The company was initially founded by a group construction and architecture professionals led by Ian Macpherson who left BovisBovis Lend Lease
Lend Lease Project Management & Construction is the international project management and construction division of Lend Lease Group.-History:...
in 1990 hoping to bring in some new, more collaborative ways of working in the traditionally combative construction industry. Having attempted to pioneer this “construction management” approach at Bovis and been turned down Macpherson left to form Mace, a company which would found itself on this innovative way of running projects.
The Mace startup team got its first break in 1991 when it beat Bovis and got appointed as project and construction managers on British Airways Waterside headquarters at Heathrow. The company went on to deliver the iconic London Eye
London Eye
The London Eye is a tall giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England.It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually...
on the South Bank
South Bank
South Bank is an area of London, England located immediately adjacent to the south side of the River Thames. It forms a long and narrow section of riverside development that is within the London Borough of Lambeth to the border with the London Borough of Southwark and was formerly simply known as...
, The Venetian
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau...
in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
, and in early 2009 was officially appointed to deliver the fixed price Shard of Glass tower
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...
above London Bridge station
London Bridge station
London Bridge railway station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the London Borough of Southwark, occupying a large area on two levels immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles east of Charing Cross. It is one of the oldest railway stations in the...
.
Mace Group business has grown by combining commercial construction with a move into the public sector (now 50% of the company's turnover) where it now delivers project management to local authorities, delivers schools and academies as part of the government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, healthcare consultancy to the UK Department of Health, and a number of large scale waste and energy management programmes around the British isles.
Mace rebranded in 2008, becoming Mace Group, losing its construction management identity in favour of its by-then enlarged service offer, spanning consultancy services and construction across the entire property life cycle. Its success in large part has been down to a commitment to highly efficient modern processes and empathetic relationships with clients, something older and larger firms in the construction sector were typically perceived not to bother with.
Operations
Mace's activities involve the following:- Consultancy
- ConstructionConstructionIn the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
- BusinessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es (including facilities management, health, safety and environmental management, social inclusion programmes, quantity surverying and cost consultancy, supply chain training and site logistics)
Major projects
Major projects involving Mace have included the London EyeLondon Eye
The London Eye is a tall giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England.It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually...
completed in 2000, The Venetian
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau...
in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
completed in 2007 and Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...
due to be completed in 2012.