ONE SPECIALIST GROUP DELIVERING MEGA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Group Overview
The Joseph Gallagher Group is an end to end civil engineering solution brought together by Group Chairman and founder – Joseph Gallagher. Whilst Joseph Gallagher Ltd was founded in 1982, the Group was created in the early 90s via the acquisition of a number of subsidiary companies, which allowed the business to offer a complete end to end solution to its clients. From design services offered by a team of experienced engineers and designers operating out of our design studios in Leeds, to plant, crane and specialist tunnelling equipment hire and maintenance - we can offer an all encompassing service to our clients at great value.
Johnston Trenchless Solutions
JGL's Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) business continues to strengthen its position as a leading provider of trenchless utility installation solutions, delivering complex infrastructure projects across the UK while investing heavily in people, equipment, and innovation. The division has experienced significant organic growth over the last 16 years, supported by continual investment in specialist equipment and operational capability. Recent investments include a new 100-tonne drilling rig, advanced slurry systems, rod-handling technology, and the acquisition of what is described as the world's largest all-terrain HDD rig, further enhancing capability in challenging ground conditions.
Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure
HDD technology enables the installation of utilities with minimal disruption to communities and the environment. By avoiding traditional open-cut excavation, projects can be completed beneath roads, rivers, railways, environmentally sensitive areas, and other critical infrastructure while reducing restoration requirements and maintaining public access.
Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure
HDD technology enables the installation of utilities with minimal disruption to communities and the environment. By avoiding traditional open-cut excavation, projects can be completed beneath roads, rivers, railways, environmentally sensitive areas, and other critical infrastructure while reducing restoration requirements and maintaining public access.
Expanding Project Portfolio
The division continues to strengthen its position within the trenchless industry, delivering complex horizontal directional drilling (HDD) solutions across the water, energy, utilities, transport and renewable energy sectors. Our expanding portfolio includes several high-profile design and build projects throughout the UK and Ireland, demonstrating our capability to deliver technically challenging installations in demanding ground conditions.
Current projects include:
- Major Water Infrastructure Project – Grantham: Delivering six HDD crossings, ranging from 160m to 850m, to facilitate the installation of a new 710mm diameter water main.
- Estuary Crossing Project - South West: Design and build contract for the installation of a 900m-long, 400mm diameter rising main, one of the region's most significant trenchless crossings.
- National Grid and Renewable Energy Infrastructure: Delivering multiple HDD installations supporting critical electricity transmission and renewable energy projects across the UK and Ireland.
- Design & Build Solutions: Providing fully integrated design and construction services across a range of infrastructure sectors, securing approvals from key stakeholders including Network Rail and National Highways, supported by Joseph Gallagher's in-house design team.
- Carbon Capture Infrastructure: Delivering multiple HDD crossings as part of the UK's first carbon capture pipeline, supporting the development of the country's low-carbon infrastructure and net zero ambitions. This diverse Portfolio reflects Joseph Gallagher's growing reputation for delivering innovative, technically complex trenchless solutions safely, efficiently and to the highest engineering standards.
Specialist Plant Associates
The leading independent partner for specialist plant equipment hire and sales services for the tunnelling, construction and civil engineering industry. Specialist Plant became a member of the group in 1995.
For more than 30 years, we have continued to provide the highest quality equipment to a wide range of complex projects across the globe.
We are able to offer bespoke solutions which are tailored to the needs of our clients: complete with our extensive tunnelling equipment, our in-house design and technical teams work collaboratively with our clients to find a solution which best meet their needs.
We boast one of the largest selections of tunnelling equipment in the UK, including a range of ventilator fans and our in-house designed, air-powered grouting equipment, which is robust and perfectly suited to operations in the harshest of environments.
Your project is our priority: our fleet, our people and our expertise have all the capability to help you deliver your project on time, on budget and to the highest of standards.
NRC Cranes
Our crane hire services provide a robust selection of high-performance cranes and test weights for diverse lifting needs across various projects. Our fleet features versatile HSC Lattice Cranes, from the SC350 to theSCX2800A-3, and reliable Link-Belt Telescopic Cranes, ranging rom the TCC550 to the TCC1400.
The construction sector has benefitted from NRC Plant’s unrivalled supply and hire of crawler cranes for more than 70 years.
The fleet boast 75+ cranes, ranging from 5-280 tonne, and is housed in NRC’s HQ in Essex. The Group has recently invested significantly in its crane division with the addition of multiple stage V crawler cranes (both telescopic and lattice boom), which are the greenest cranes currently on the market.
We pride ourselves on a superior crane hire and sales service for our clients, guaranteeing a first-class support service, major repairs, modifications, overhauls, testing and calibration. It’s the reason why so many of our clients continue to partner with us.
We are also exclusive distributors in the UK and Ireland of HSC Crawler Cranes, Link-Belt Telescopic Crawler Cranes and sub-distributors for the Maeda Mini-Crane range.
Joseph Gallagher International
Our reputation as the preferred UK tunnelling contractor and JV partner in the Middle East is testament to the high-quality work we have delivered in the region over the last decade. Our landmark reputation in the Middle East is built on a foundation of successful microtunnelling and pipe jacking projects across the Gulf, including Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE
We lead the way in trenchless technology across the Middle East, excelling in all forms of non-invasive construction techniques and have recently delivered the Emergency Sea Outfall on the Umm Al Hayman wastewater treatment works in the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Kuwait - one of the largest and longest sea outfalls in the world.
We make every effort to align with best practices and internationally recognised standards. We’re leading members of the UK Pipe Jacking Association and the British Tunnelling Society. Membership to these illustrious, professional bodies further pushes our installations, knowledge and reputation to an even higher standard – as well as gives us a continued understanding of the developments and principles of pipe jacking.
Our projects in the Middle East span from creating pipelines under the busiest highways in Bahrain to the delivery of one of the world's major Emergency Sea Outfall projects in Kuwait. We've had the pleasure of hosting a number of ministerial and foreign embassy visits to view the work in the Middle East, which in turn has led to special trips being made to the UK to specifically view our the work at our London flagship project - Thames Tideway.
