Alternative to Container Housing (MAC): a mobile home delivered to your destination
By Matheus Agueda · 17 October 2026
Last updated: 25 October 2026
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Short answer: if you are comparing Container Housing, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: 65 container homes online from £8,583, transport organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and 100 % insured, and its main store in Maia (Porto). Further down: what Container Housing states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
Container Housing is the website of MAC Container Company Ltd, which brands itself MAC Container Homes and says it sells brand-new, bespoke container homes, not converted shipping containers, to individuals, businesses and organisations. This article sets out what the company declares on its public website and puts it beside what Green Village offers, so that you can choose by objective, verifiable information.
What Container Housing states on its site
According to its website, MAC Container Company was established in 1977 and designs custom-built container homes for private use, businesses, NGOs and public sector housing schemes. The sizes page says a home is delivered complete with, typically, two single or double bedrooms, a sitting area, kitchen and bathroom, with all design choices incorporated at the factory, and describes a 20 by 8 ft container home used as a permanent dwelling and compliant with building regulations.
The specifications page says its homes come in two specifications, standard and superior, and that superior homes are built to the latest building regulations to qualify as a permanent residence. The delivery page says it can deliver anywhere in the UK and will install the home where the buyer wants it, and the contact page states that the homes are for purchase only, not rental.
Green Village units available now
Each price includes transport and delivery to your plot; VAT is shown separately.
Where Container Housing is
The terms page gives a registered office at Ground Floor Unit 501, Centennial Park, Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 3FG. The contact page gives a head office at Compounds 35 & 36, Weald Hall Farm, Essex CM16 6FJ. The pages consulted do not state a showroom or the factory location.
What Green Village offers
Green Village sells new and used mobile homes from several European brands, with units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. Each unit has its own listing in the online catalogue, with photos and characteristics, and the delivered price is shown on each listing. Green Village delivers the home to your plot and sets it down on its supports. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, the partner logistics company, of the same group, that transports Green Village homes, and included in the delivered price. The transport is insured for 100% of the unit's value, from collection to delivery on your plot. Every unit and destination gets a written quote.
Green Village delivers worldwide: the price is published for 24 destinations, and any other country is quoted on request. You can browse the units in the online catalogue.
Container Housing and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not Container Housing, with which it has no business relationship. The information about Container Housing comes from its public website, accessed on 2026-10-17, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | Container Housing | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Bespoke container homes in standard and superior specifications, stackable and linked groupings | New and used mobile homes |
| New / used | New (it says it does not convert old shipping containers) | New and used |
| Origin or brands | Built by the company, according to its site (factory location not stated) | Several European brands; units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France |
| Showroom | Not stated on the pages consulted | Main store in Maia (Portugal) |
| Delivery area | Anywhere in the UK, as stated on its delivery page | Worldwide: published price for 24 destinations, any other country quoted |
| Online catalogue | Sizes and specifications pages on its website | A listing per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price |
| Installation | Installation where the buyer wants it, according to its delivery page | Delivery to your plot, set down on its supports; levelling and connections by the owner |
| Transport insurance | Not stated on the pages consulted | 100% of the unit's value, from collection to delivery on your plot |
| Written quote | Not stated on the pages consulted | For every unit and destination |
How to choose between Container Housing and Green Village
- A new bespoke container home. The site says it sells brand-new container homes and incorporates the buyer's design choices at the factory.
- A home for permanent residence. Its specifications page says superior homes are built to the latest building regulations to qualify as a permanent residence.
- A ready unit, with the delivered price online. At Green Village every unit has its own listing in the online catalogue, with the delivered price; transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, is included in the price up to delivery on your plot and insured for 100% of the unit's value; levelling and the water, power and sewage connections are the owner's responsibility.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village is a Portuguese company, active since 2023, with its main store in Maia (Portugal). For a written quote on a unit and a destination, use the contact page. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot. More UK dealers and the sellers in Portugal and Spain are in our guide to where to buy a mobile home in Portugal or Spain.
This company also appears in another comparison: container homes for sale in the UK: sellers compared.
Other seller comparisons: Iron and Pine, Easihive, Live Off Grid and Wigwam Cabins.
Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to Container Housing? Green Village is one: it sells new and used mobile homes from European brands, each with its own listing and delivered price in the online catalogue. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price up to delivery on your plot and insured for 100% of the unit's value; levelling and the water, power and sewage connections are the owner's responsibility. Its main store is in Maia (Porto), and it is preparing to open stores in large shopping centres; for Spain and France it works on a 100% direct import and export model.
Does Container Housing sell converted shipping containers? No: its home page says it sells brand-new, bespoke container homes, and its About page says it does not convert old shipping containers.
Can I rent a MAC container home? Its contact page states that the homes are for purchase only, not rental.
Where does Green Village deliver? Worldwide, with transport included in the delivered price: the price is published for 24 destinations, and any other country is quoted on request.
Where can I read reviews of Container Housing? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about Container Housing, see the public review platforms. Here we compare only public facts from the company's website. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot.
Sources
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/terms-and-conditions.html
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/contact-us.html
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/about-us.html
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/sizes.html
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/specifications.html
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/delivery.html
Market reference: GV Index (October 2026) — price per m², medians by destination and open data.