Alternative to Container Housing (MAC): a mobile home installed at your destination
By Matheus Agueda · 17 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing Container Housing, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: 589 used mobile homes online from £6,667, transport organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and 100 % insured, and 5 stores in 4 countries. 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.
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Each price includes transport and installation; VAT is shown separately.
Where Container Housing is
The terms page says the company is registered in England and Wales, number 02665982, with a registered office at Ground Floor Unit 501, Centennial Park, Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 3FG. The contact page, which repeats the company number, 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. Installation is always included. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, Green Village's logistics division, and included in the delivered price. The transport is insured for 100% of the unit's value, from collection to installation. Every unit and destination gets a written quote.
Green Village delivers worldwide: the price is published for 18 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); stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil) |
| Delivery area | Anywhere in the UK, as stated on its delivery page | Worldwide: published price for 18 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 | Always included |
| Transport insurance | Not stated on the pages consulted | 100% of the unit's value, from collection to installation |
| 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; installation is always included, and transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, is included in the price and insured for 100% of the unit's value.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village is a Portuguese company, active since 2023, with five stores in four countries: the main store in Maia, Portugal, and stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil). 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.
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. Installation is always included, and transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured for 100% of the unit's value. It has five stores in four countries: Maia, Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment) and Jundiaí.
Which company is behind Container Housing? MAC Container Company Ltd, registered in England and Wales under number 02665982, according to its terms and contact pages; the terms page gives a registered office in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, and the contact page a head office in Essex.
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 18 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