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Tom McGowan Snr initially founded Carmac Building and Civil Engineering Ltd ( Carmac ) in 1984 as a machine owner and operator . Regardless of how its offering has developed over the last four decades , the deeply instilled family element of the organization remains the same ; with Tom ’ s son , Tom McGowan Jnr and son-in-law , Colm Kilroy , at the helm as directors today .
“ During the plant and labor only days , Carmac found its feet with projects around Milton Keynes ,” Colm opens . “ From working on the likes of Milton Keynes prison , we moved across into commercial work . This led to our focus on industrial sheds throughout the 1990s and early 2000s , until we entered the student accommodation sector . This initial boom developed into the residential house building side of things , which today accounts for around 90 per cent of our turnover .”
HERBIE
S Haulage Ltd
Farm , Plant & Machinery Specialists Low Loaders , Crane Vehicles
Tel : 07976 284534 Email : info @ herbieshaulage . co . uk
www . herbieshaulage . co . uk
Carmac works alongside all the major homebuilders in the UK , but predominantly partners with Taylor Wimpey , Vistry , Keepmoat Homes , Mulberry Homes , Crest Nicholson , and Places for People . From its headquarters in Finedon and Wellingborough , the organisation ’ s geographical footprint stretches from Oxfordshire in the west across to Cambridgeshire , and from Leicester down to Hertfordshire .
“ The general rule of thumb is anywhere that ’ s within an hour to an hour and a
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