Construction group creates 40 North East jobs following contract wins worth £2m

A construction group has announced that it will be creating 40 jobs in the North East following £2m of contract wins.

The JMAC Group, which is made up of J Mac Scaffolding, J Mac Safety Systems and J Mac Industrial Services, is launching a recruitment drive despite the challenges of lockdown.

It comes off the back of a series of contract wins, both domestic and international, that total more than £2m.

Luis McCarthy, managing director of JMAC Group, commented: “The JMAC brand began back in 1981 in Teesside, and that’s something we’re very proud of.

“Our heritage means we’ll always look to support our area and the people in it.

“Where possible, we use local suppliers, local people and local products to drive a variety of areas in our business and the coronavirus setback will not stop us from doing so.

“The pandemic hit us hard, as it did for many people, but we are coming back harder and faster than ever with a spring in our step following commercial support from Santander & Clive Owen.

“We are now in a position to create almost 40 full-time jobs in the area following over £2m in contract wins and our first exports to Europe.”

Aaron Foley, hire and sales manager, added: “We’ve spent the past few months pushing to ensure we can continue as normal as possible with JMAC after lockdown and it’s really paying off for us.

“We’ve recently sold a large number of our BrickGuard products to Total in Belgium.

“We’ve won new contracts with large clients such as Vistry Group, Tolent & Countryside Properties, Thirteen Group, not only this, our locally manufactured products have been dispatched to Persimmon Homes in Scotland showing the construction and housing market is well and truly back.

There are so many exciting things happening, it’s a great time for people to join our team.“