{"id":875,"date":"2017-07-05T13:22:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T13:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauldenvale.co.uk\/?p=875"},"modified":"2017-07-29T11:54:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T11:54:43","slug":"maulden-vale-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauldenvale.co.uk\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"Maulden Vale history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maulden Vale Ltd is the development arm of MJ Hillson Group Ltd and is known for acquiring sought after sites and developing them with properties of unsurpassed quality.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Michael Hillson \u2013 who still runs the company &#8211; started out in business in 1967, having learned his trade as a carpenter and joiner. Joined by his father Roger, who had been a senior manager in the construction industry, in the mid-1970s they set up Hillson Builders Ltd delivering projects for local authorities, schools and other public bodies. In the 1980s, they branched out into house building.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, that was with the creation of Maulden Homes Ltd, building a number of developments including a prestigious 26-unit site in St Albans, before evolving into Maulden Vale Ltd in March 1989. Now well-established as a property developer, over the past quarter of a century Maulden Vale Ltd has been a leader in shaping housebuilding in the Bedfordshire area and beyond with eye-catching developments, appealing designs and innovative use of material and construction techniques. From an initial three property development in Pulloxhill, near our Bedfordshire base, we progressed to a 70-home estate, which is still regarded as a prime site today.<\/p>\n<p>We have continued to build regularly since, from single plot developments, and renovation projects to development sites which on average today are from 12-17 properties. 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