History

The Company was established by John McLean in 1934 with the objective of building houses for local authorities. In 1953, trading as John McLean & Sons, the Company opened one of the first fully furnished show homes in the UK. The Company had its own architects' department which 'twitched' the designs to match the latest market trends.

It acquired Midland & General Developments, itself founded by Eric Pountain, in 1969. McLean Homes was acquired by Tarmac

Tarmac (company)

Tarmac is a company that is based in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and operates internationally. The company produces aggregates and road-surfacing materials, including tarmacadam, from which the company's name is derived...

 in 1974, who expanded it under Pountain's leadership, and then sold it to George Wimpey

George Wimpey

George Wimpey was formed in 1880 and, based in Hammersmith, operated largely as a road surfacing contractor. The business was acquired by Godfrey Mitchell in 1919 and he developed it into the UK’s pre-eminent construction and housebuilding firm. In 2007, Wimpey merged with Taylor Woodrow to create...

in 1996.