James McGoff was educated at St Ambrose College in Hale Barns. He immediately went on to study at Stockport College of Technology.

James' first job after completing his OND was as trainee Quantity Surveyor with J.W Goodyer & Co in 1984. Studies continued at Stockport College on a day release basis for a further two years culminating in a HNC qualification, and appointment as Quantity Surveyor with Goodyer’s.

In 1988 he joined A Quiligotti and Company as the resident QS for the refurbishment of the prestigious Whiteleys Shopping Centre in Queensway London.

James joined McGoff & Byrne in 1990 as a Site Manager. In 1995 he was promoted to Contracts Manager before taking over at the realm as Managing Director in 2007.

Declan McGoff was educated at St Ambrose College in Hale Barns. He immediately went on to study at Stockport College and completed an OND in Building Studies.

Declan went on to study at Nottingham (Trent) Polytechnic gaining a 2:1 BSc (Hons) in Construction Management. He was also awarded a CIOB Certificate of Excellence for the most outstanding performance on the degree course.

During his degree course, Declan enjoyed valued sponsorship and industry experience on a placement with Tarmac Construction, now known as Carillion.

Following his graduation in 1991, Declan joined McGoff & Byrne as Site Engineer/Manager and has progressed through the operational side of the business over the years, working on a variety of construction projects.

Declan is now the Operations Director at McGoff & Byrne.

Educated at St Ambrose College, Hale Barns, Dave McGoff joined leading leisure industry contractor Multibuild Ltd as a trainee Quantity Surveyor in 1988, combining work with a quantity surveying degree at Sir John Moore's University in Liverpool.

Dave gained experience at various surveying levels successfully progressing to senior Quantity Surveyor, before moving into construction management.

In 2000, Dave became a board director of Multibuild, going on to become Operations Director in 2003.

After 17 years of dedicated service, Dave decided to join Villafont Homes as Operations Director and is responsible for the strategic growth of the business and all aspects of project delivery.

In 2007, Dave became the Group Commercial Director for both Villafont and McGoff & Byrne.

Chris McGoff was educated at St Ambrose College, Hale Barns. He went to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he graduated with a degree in Residential Development. While studying for his degree, Chris spent a year in the industry with Beezer Homes on a management training programme.

Shortly after graduating in 1996, Chris worked at McCarthy & Stone for a year as Assistant Land Buyer before joining Linden Homes North West where he quickly progressed to the role of Senior Land Manager.

Aged 27, Chris left Linden Homes to become Managing Director and co-founder of Villafont Limited in 2001.

In 2007 Chris joined the board of directors at McGoff & Byrne.

Sean Lanni was educated at Shrewsbury School where he sat both his O Levels and A Levels. He then enjoyed a gap year travelling in America, Australia and New Zealand. On his return, Sean attended Thames Polytechnic where he graduated with BSC Hons Degree in Quantity Surveying.

Sean's first job in the construction industry was at Pochin PLC where he worked for seven years progression to Project Surveyor.

In 2000, Sean moved to Eric Weight Construction where he was involved in a wide variety of schemes ranging from £2.5 million to £25 million in value. By 2007, Sean was the Managing Surveyor responsible for a team of senior, project and assistant surveyors.

In that same year, Sean joined McGoff & Byrne and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the surveying department.

Paul Danks was educated at Ashton On Mersey School. He left school to study for an AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) course while working for Granada TV where he progressed to the role of Production Manager, working in the documentary and factual drama genre.

Paul then joined Thornley Groves Estate Agents as New Homes Sales & Marketing Manager. His clients included many of the North West’s top developers, where he worked for three years.

In 2007, Paul joined Villafont as Sales and Marketing Manager where he excelled, securing impressive sales in a short period of time. More recently, Paul was appointed the Group Business Development Manager for both Villafont and McGoff & Byrne.

Stephanie MacFarlane was educated at Priestnall School for Girls Heaton Mersey Stockport, before going onto Acquinas College Stockport for sixth form. After that, Stephanie studied at Stockport College gaining a HNC in Business and Finance.

Her first construction job was at Multibuild Limited where she stayed for three years.

From Sale,Cheshire, Stephanie joined Villafont Homes in 2005, to ensure the timely and accurate provision of the financial information required to drive the business forward.

In 2007, Stephanie was appointed by McGoff & Byrne as its Financial Controller, and is now responsible for managing the accounts function for Villafont and McGoff & Byrne.