Galliford Try
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Galliford Try plc is a leading British
construction
business. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange
and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
.
, and Galliford plc.
Galliford’s roots go back to 1916, but the steamroller hire business was closed down during the Second War. Thomas Galliford’s four sons later re-formed the business and Galliford & Sons was incorporated in 1952. Galliford developed primarily as a civil engineering business but it entered the private housing market in 1973 with the acquisition of Crabb Curtis. The housing contribution was late extended through Stamford Homes and, in 1998, the acquisition of Midas Homes, by which time the group was building around 500 houses a year.
Try operated as a general contractor until the early 1970s, when Try Homes was formed. Despite acquisitions, housing remained on a relatively small scale, peaking at around 200 units a year in the early 1990s.
The Company acquired Morrison Construction from AWG plc
in 2006 and Kendall Cross in 2007.
It entered the housebuilding business acquiring Gerald Wood Homes in 2001, Chartdale in 2006 and Linden Homes in 2007. As part of a drive to increase housing unit output Galliford Try acquired Rosemullion Homes, and Wrights of Hull over the last six months of 2009. All the individual house building divisions were re-branded as Linden Homes in 2011.
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The Company is organised as follows:
roof at Wimbledon
completed in 2009 and the restoration of the Midland Grand Hotel due to complete in 2010.
United Kingdom
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construction
Construction
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business. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
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and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
FTSE 250 Index
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History
The Company was created in 2000 through a merger of Try Group plc, founded by WS Try in 1908 in LondonLondon
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, and Galliford plc.
Galliford’s roots go back to 1916, but the steamroller hire business was closed down during the Second War. Thomas Galliford’s four sons later re-formed the business and Galliford & Sons was incorporated in 1952. Galliford developed primarily as a civil engineering business but it entered the private housing market in 1973 with the acquisition of Crabb Curtis. The housing contribution was late extended through Stamford Homes and, in 1998, the acquisition of Midas Homes, by which time the group was building around 500 houses a year.
Try operated as a general contractor until the early 1970s, when Try Homes was formed. Despite acquisitions, housing remained on a relatively small scale, peaking at around 200 units a year in the early 1990s.
The Company acquired Morrison Construction from AWG plc
AWG plc
AWG plc was a British holding company which is parent to Anglian Water. It was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a member of the FTSE 250 Index but it is now owned by the Osprey consortium...
in 2006 and Kendall Cross in 2007.
It entered the housebuilding business acquiring Gerald Wood Homes in 2001, Chartdale in 2006 and Linden Homes in 2007. As part of a drive to increase housing unit output Galliford Try acquired Rosemullion Homes, and Wrights of Hull over the last six months of 2009. All the individual house building divisions were re-branded as Linden Homes in 2011.
Operations
- Building
- Infrastructure
- PPP investments
- Housebuilding
- Affordable housing & regeneration
Major Contracts
Major projects include the Centre CourtCentre Court
Centre Court is the main court at the Wimbledon Championship, the 3rd annual Grand Slam event of the tennis calendar. It is situated adjacent to Aorangi Terrace and is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Its only regular use is for the two weeks a year that the Championships take...
roof at Wimbledon
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
completed in 2009 and the restoration of the Midland Grand Hotel due to complete in 2010.