JOSEPH GALLAGAR
Launch rings
“ We bring a variety of options to the table that many don ’ t , including very high regard to health and safety , a large engineering input , and an experienced tunnelling workforce ”
– Richard Dexter , Tunnelling Director , The Joseph Gallagher Group Limited
History These recent developments are just the latest step of a 32-year history . Eponymous founder Gallagher began his own company in 1982 after working for years as lead-miner and foreman for various large contractors . As the new venture grew , the company won its first major contract on the DLR Bank Station project in the late 1980s .
Successful completion of the Bank extension to the Docklands light railway laid the foundation of the Group ’ s reputation for competitive pricing and programme-achievement .
True to its background , the company has retained its core activities , including shaft sinking and specialist groundworks , while also expanding into all types of civil engineering and construction , like spray concrete and microtunnelling .
58 November 2014