The Gallagher Group is a company focused on the animal management systems and security system markets, and is based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Established in 1938, the Group continues to be owned by the Gallagher family, and has a network of distribution channels in more than 130 countries.

The company was founded by Bill Gallagher, inventor of the electric fence

Electric fence

An electric fence is a barrier that uses electric shocks to deter animals or people from crossing a boundary. The voltage of the shock may have effects ranging from uncomfortable, to painful or even lethal...

, now used widely in farming.

The group produces a wide variety of innovative products and services, such as the Tumblewheel

Tumblewheel

The tumblewheel is a moveable fence post used to create mobile one-wire fences for the purpose of rotational grazing. Typically used for electric fencing, the insulated central hub enables the line to maintain power while the fence is being moved....

, a moveable fence post used to create mobile fences for rotational grazing.

Subsidiaries

• Gallagher Animal Management Systems - Electric fence systems, automatic gate openers, gate hardware, electronic animal identification, animal weighing systems
• Gallagher Security Management Systems
• Cardax - access control (Swipe Card, Proximity Card, and Biometrics) and intruder alarm systems
• PowerFence - perimiter security electric fencing
• Biometrics Technologies New Zealand Ltd - development of innovative biometric solutions
• ReadX - radio frequency identification for access control readers and transponders
• Gallagher Plastics
• Greyson Gates
• Franklin Systems
• O'Briens Plastics
• PEC Fuel Pumps
• Sunplas Engineering
• Durolla Products