Galliford Try

Which companies are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? ISG In November, ISG felt moved to issue a statement denying “unsubstantiated, wholly inaccurate and false claims” about its financial health”. However, it did not elaborate on the nature of these claims. Last year…

Proposed requirements for energy-efficient homes in Scotland could provide a sharp learning curve for contractors, their supply chain and end users. By Tiya Thomas-Alexander Just before Christmas, the Scottish Government made a significant announcement. Following a public consultation, it threw its weight behind a member’s bill proposing that all new…

The outlook for the year ahead changed dramatically towards the end of 2022 – from optimism and expected growth to worries about material costs and inflation. The last couple of months of the year saw a raft of gloomy forecasts about the state of the construction industry in 2023, with…

Employee-benefits specialists have warned contractors to give careful consideration to cost-of-living payments, and to communicate them well. A number of big construction firms including Galliford Try, Skanska and Royal Bam have joined companies in other sectors in offering discretionary one-off sums to workers faced with soaring bills this winter. Experts…

Bill Hocking explains the firm's strategy, post-pandemic, to Lem Bingley, and gives an insight into the type of business the company is striving to be

We meet Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking in early April, in a freshly refurbished office that sits a short walk away from London’s Liverpool Street…

Leaseholders facing big bills for remediation include many who themselves work in construction, but even those in the know have become powerless victims. Ian Weinfass investigates

Peter Vince had expected the consultancy he founded in 2011 would be growing strongly by now. Like everyone, he had not factored in a global…

Galliford Try posted a £60m loss this morning, which it blamed on the coronavirus crisis. After the disposal of its housebuilding arms, net cash had ballooned to £197.2m. Ian Weinfass spoke to chief executive Bill Hocking and finance director Andrew Duxbury and has picked out some of the headlines from its…

Years of conservative procurement has conditioned defence estate contractors to think traditionally, but one woman is leading the charge for change with an outsider’s approach to transform the sector

When outsider Jacqui Rock became commercial director for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) just over a year ago, one thing quickly became…

In the West Midlands, contractors are helping spruce up the gateway to one of its major cities

Scheme: Wolverhampton Interchange – New Station Building Client: Ion Developments Main contractor: Galliford Try Contract value: £21m Contract type: JCT design and build Contract start: October 2017 Completion: October 2020 Like many UK…

Almost four months after it first made overtures to Galliford Try and its housing interests, Bovis and the contractor have agreed “high-level” terms for the acquisition of Linden Homes and Galliford’s partnership & regeneration business. There’s a lot to like about the deal. Bovis will more than double in size…