Mace Group Ltd, commonly known as Mace, is a global construction business headquartered in London employing nearly 7,300 people, across five continents, and with a turnover of around £2 billion.
History
The company was founded by a group of construction and architecture professionals, led by Ian Macpherson, who left Bovis in 1990 hoping to bring in a more collaborative way of working in the traditionally combative construction industry. It prohibited its subcontractors from falsely claiming staff were self-employed.
During 1997, Mace beat Bovis to be appointed as the project and construction manager on British Airways' Waterside headquarters at Heathrow. Other early construction projects undertaken by the company included the London Eye and The Venetian. The firm engaged in PFI projects and post privatisation railway work.
In 2009, Mace contracted to build The Shard, the tallest building in London, at a fixed price. In 2021, it completed a ferris wheel in Dubai nearly twice as tall as the London Eye.
In 2023, Mace's facilities management division was sold in a management buyout.
Operations
Mace's activities include:
- programme and project management advice
- Cost consultancy
- Construction
Mace's programme management activities have included advising on the Metrolinx transit system for the Government of Ontario, and, as part of a team with Arcadis, advising on a new railway tunnel in New York.
Major projects
Major projects involving Mace have included:
- The London Eye (2000)
- The Venetian (2007)
- The Emirates Air Line (2012)
- The Shard (2012)
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (2019)
- NHS Nightingale Hospital London (2020)
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