Discover how Stackright’s innovative Sleepright cabins redefine comfort and functionality
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of portable cabins and modular buildings, Stackright operates from a purpose-built manufacturing facility in West Lancashire. By adopting a consultative approach with clients, the company ensures the development of building solutions that completely satisfy their specific requirements while providing spaces that effectively meet their application needs. As well as in-house accounts, sales, design, customer service and technical teams, Stackright directly employs qualified welders, joiners, window fitters, electricians, plumbers and paint sprayers underpinning their commitment to providing the highest of quality in their modular solutions. This extensive in-house expertise guarantees that Stackright has the capability and capacity to fulfil customer orders without compromise, on time and to budget. Antonio Pontiero, Managing Director, talks us through the company’s history and evolution to the present day.
“Proudly based in Skelmersdale, we are a long-established and respected manufacturer of anti-vandal modular buildings and portable accommodation. In 2016, we became part of the privately owned GCH group of companies, led by our CEO Cassie Hutchings. Rather than a typical venture capitalist or private equity business, GCH represents a generational investment for the family, focused on long-term growth, both through continued organic growth as well as through acquisitions. The group comprises ten companies, which generate around £150 million in turnover per annum and has great aspiration to grow in strength as well as size. We also have a sister company within the Group. Newspace can provide manufacturing capacity of a similar scale and offer a similar product portfolio with its own prized clients. As a combination, both businesses offer an unrivalled and market leading annual capacity and unrivalled service across the whole of the UK and beyond.
“When acquired, the business turned over approximately £16 million; this year, we forecast to exceed £22 million. Like many in this sector, our business has been impacted by the political and economic challenges of the past few years, including the pandemic, wars, hyperinflation, and recession. However, determined to achieve continued success, these external factors did not thwart our ambition and we have managed to stabilise and grow the company over the last 24 months. As we emerged from that challenging period, we significantly enhanced our focus on being customer-centric, continuously improving our quality and product offering and upgrading in terms of our people, processes and systems. We continually reinvest in excess of £1 million per year into the business, a strategy supported by the GCH board, which is committed to long-term growth for all its enterprises,” he relates.
Superior facilities and standards
After successfully navigating such tough market conditions, Stackright has emerged stronger than ever and now operates with a broader product portfolio that caters to diverse requirements. “Our core offering is robust office welfare solutions primarily seen by our sector clients as anti-vandal accommodation. The applications for our portable buildings are extensive, and they also reflect the significant growth of offsite manufacturing over the last two decades, which offers many advantages over traditional building methods.
“Our core anti-vandal accommodation is similar to office compounds commonly found on construction sites. Constructed from raw material and sheets of steel, we design and build the actual buildings completely at our purpose-built manufacturing plant, offering welfare facilities and offices in which people can work and relax in the highest of standards. While they are traditionally viewed as simple office or welfare facilities, we are on a mission to change this outdated perception by enhancing specifications and standards, thereby improving the working environments for our clients and their employees. Along the way, we have also led innovation and adapted to challenges presented by new legislation and compliance requirements, investing over £250,000 in fire testing alone. This enables us to provide both the highest level of build specification and ensures the accommodation we offer to our clients meets all necessary regulations and insurer requirements. We aim to protect our clients’ investments and their people.
“From there, we have expanded into hybrid modular buildings. Traditional modular buildings typically include larger open-plan spaces and are utilised in sectors such as healthcare and education, built to specific standards. Instead of merely linking individual cabins with doors, we have developed a hybrid solution that reimagines the open-plan concept while retaining the robustness of our anti-vandal design. For larger buildings required on construction and end user sites, which still serve as office and welfare facilities, we are witnessing a shift and growing demand for upgraded facilities and build specifications as well as open plan spaces. People want spaces where they can interact and connect, rather than feeling isolated in separate areas and working by themselves. This methodology has also been proven to improve productivity and general wellbeing in the workplace. This understanding drove our product development for hybrid modular buildings, which are currently in great demand from both existing and new clients,” Antonio reveals. 
However, the most significant new offering that Stackright is proud to have developed is the market leading signature Sleepright cabin, which Antonio is eager to discuss in greater detail. “Continued innovation and improvement are crucial to us. The market requirements and the resulting client requirements are of paramount importance. As a result of that market research, we have not only developed the modular hybrid solution, but we have also created a market leading high end modular sleeping accommodation facility. Traditionally, sleeping accommodation in remote areas is limited, often due to a lack of available hotels and traditional accommodation providers. This is particularly relevant for construction related workers and others who may find themselves in such remote locations. Our Sleepright cabins provide comfortable sleeping arrangements in these remote areas and help ensure that companies can house their staff safely, comfortably and appropriately.
“Additionally, we have deployed these cabins to local authorities, the hotel and leisure industry, agricultural usage, utilities and energy sectors, and charities addressing homelessness, showcasing the wide range of applications for our Sleepright solutions. We have significantly raised the standards compared to traditional accommodation sleeper cabins, which often relegated people to old, cramped and uncomfortable spaces. In contrast, our Sleepright cabins raise the standards and are ergonomically designed with individual comfort in mind. These sleeper cabins come in different sizes and configurations, can be manufactured as bespoke design and can accommodate single and double occupancy, and furthermore, can even feature living rooms, kitchens, breakfast areas and en-suite shower rooms. They truly offer a home-from home experience while retaining the huge benefits of fast and effective deployment offered by modular and portable buildings. With a simple plug-and-play setup, our sleeping accommodation has become a prominent aspect of our portfolio of offerings,” he concludes.
Setting industry standards
Stackright has earned its reputation by understanding what matters most on site: worker safety, legislative requirement, comfort, and well-being. Whether through robust anti-vandal cabins that withstand the toughest conditions or Sleepright solutions that deliver genuine rest after demanding shifts, every product reflects the company’s commitment to those who continue to build our nation’s infrastructure. As sites evolve and workers’ needs change, Stackright continues to innovate, reinvest, and develop solutions that don’t just meet industry standards, but set them.