Galliford Try
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Galliford Try plc is a British construction company based in Uxbridge, England. It was created through a merger in 2000 of two businesses: Try Group, founded in 1908 in London, and Galliford, founded in 1916.
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Company type | Public limited company |
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LSE: GFRD | |
Industry | Construction |
Founded | 1908 |
Headquarters | Uxbridge, England |
Key people | Peter Ventress (non-executive chairman) Bill Hocking (CEO)[1] |
Revenue | £1,393.7 million (2023)[2] |
£16.1 million (2023)[2] | |
£9.1 million (2023)[2] | |
Number of employees | 3,747 (2023)[2] |
Website | www |
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Formerly involved in house-building, it sold its housing businesses to Bovis Homes, subsequently renamed Vistry Group, in January 2020, and Galliford Try is today focused on the building, highways and environment markets. Prior to the sale of its housing arm, it was ranked fifth largest by turnover among UK construction companies in 2019.[3]