Local Grantham Southern Relief Road apprentice continues to shine
A Lincolnshire college student has earned an apprenticeship with Galliford Try following a 18-month work placement. Oscar Lacey, 18, had been a work placement student with Galliford Try from November 2021 to May 2023 before applying for an apprenticeship position following a successful second year at Lincoln College. Having achieved a Level 3 extended diploma […]
National Highways looks for new A47 contractor
National Highways is looking for a new contractor to redevelop the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction near Norwich. A spokesperson has confirmed that, while “Galliford Try will continue to work with National Highways on the redevelopment of the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction, near Norwich, delivering a package of preconstruction works for the project,” the contract with the company […]
Galliford Try enters early contractor involvement for junction 10, M5 work
Galliford Try has entered into an early contractor involvement agreement with Gloucestershire County Council to design proposed improvements to junction 10 of the M5 motorway near Cheltenham. The scheme, which is subject to planning approval, is being funded through a £249m award from the government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. It would involve building two new slip […]
Galliford Try’s growing Highways business rebrands to Infrastructure
Galliford Try has announced that its highways business has rebranded as Galliford Try Infrastructure, reflecting the advancement of its strategic priorities. Under the leadership of Managing Director David Lowery, the business has developed a high performing capability in the highways sector, enabling it to provide a broad value proposition in its adjacent markets. Galliford Try […]
Grantham relief road contractor Galliford Try helps local football club
Galliford Try has built a new access track for the amateur football clubs changing facilities. Gino Salvatore, Liaison Manager for Galliford Try, said: “Giving something back to the local community and leaving a lasting legacy that goes beyond the life of the relief road project is really important to our local team. “Having established contact with […]
Galliford Try wins £30m of active travel work in Sheffield and Stoke
Galliford Try’s highways business has won two contracts worth £30 million to deliver new cycle lanes in Sheffield and Stoke-on-Trent. The two local authority ‘active travel’ contracts are together worth £30m, paid for by central government’s transforming cities fund. In Sheffield, roads will be reconfigured in the city centre and the Nether Edge Wedge to […]
Galliford Try provides cost of living payment to employees
Galliford Try has become one of the first construction companies to increase support to its people with a one-off payment to aid employees and their families with the rising costs of living. Individual payments of up to £750 will be made to around 1,800 individuals, representing almost half its employee base. The move comes in […]
Galliford Try’s Highways business wins place on Midlands Highways Alliance Plus Medium Schemes Framework
Galliford Try’s Highways business has been reappointed to one of its key local authority frameworks, being named as one of the successful contractors on the Midlands Highways Alliance Plus (MHA+) Medium Schemes Framework. The framework is valued at £1bn and will run for the next four years, with the potential to extend for a further […]
Galliford Try adopts One Click LCA carbon calculator tool to help meet its net zero carbon commitments
Contractor Galliford Try is to adopt the One Click LCA carbon calculator tool to help meet its net zero carbon commitments, as part of its overall Sustainable Growth Strategy Digital tools such as this calculator will play an invaluable role in assisting the business to achieve its targets of reaching net zero carbon emissions from […]
Galliford Try announces strong results ahead of growth strategy, while its highways business wins at CN Awards
Galliford Try has announced a strong set of results for the financial year to 30 June 2021, outperforming analysts’ expectations. The business has achieved a profit before tax of £11.4m on revenues of £1.125bn, which represents a divisional operating margin of 2%. The company said its ‘exceptionally strong’ balance sheet has been further underlined with […]
