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and groundworks contractor and throughout the years established itself in property development, ‘design and build’ contracting, plant and quarrying. The Gallagher Group is a local producer and supplier of ‘Kentish ragstone’ aggregate, ready mixed concrete and recycled aggregate. In addition, it operates landfill sites. Galvin Restaurants SECTOR: Hospitality OWNERS: Chris Galvin and Jeff Galvin FOUNDED: 2005 in London (Galvin Bistrot de Luxe) STAFF: 300 TURNOVER: N/A In September 2005 Jeff teamed up with Chris to launch their own venture, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe which has won numerous awards including Best French Restaurant 2008 and Best French Wine list. In May 2006 Chris and Jeff launched Galvin at Windows, on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane, with André Garrett (ex-Orrery) as their Head Chef. In 2010 Galvin at Windows gained its first Michelin star. In November 2009 Chris and Jeff went on to open their first restaurants in the City; La Chapelle and Café a Vin, once again to much critical acclaim including the coveted award of Tatler Restaurant of the Year and AA London Restaurant of the Year. Galvin La Chapelle gained a Michelin star in the 2011 Red Guide with Café a Vin awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand. In autumn 2012 the brothers opened their first venture outside of London. The Pompadour by Galvin and Galvin Brasserie de Luxe in Edinburgh located in the newly refurbished Caledonian. Chris and Jeff were awarded the prestigious ‘Catey’ award for Independent Restaurateurs of the Year 2010. They were also named AA Chefs of the Year 2011. GGH Hire SECTOR: Construction and Utility MANAGING DIRECTOR: Gerry Gardiner FOUNDED: 1986 in London STAFF: 51 TURNOVER: £6million Established in 1986 by managing director Gerry
Director: Gerry Gardiner.
Gardiner, GGH Hire’s main company base is located in Brimsdown, north east London where it services everywhere within the M25 as well as Reading, Oxford, Cambridge and Southend. GGH Hire has a fleet of 200 compressors, 100 diggers and hundreds of small tools, air tools and light machinery combined with a vast fleet of compacting equipment — rollers, rammers and plates. It also offers a large fleet of access equipment, quick stage tower podium steps and ladders as well as on site PAT testing and fully certified cabin connections. Green & Fortune Ltd SECTOR: Hospitality CEO: John Nugent FOUNDED: 2008 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A Green & Fortune is made up of three brands: Rotunda Bar, Restaurant and Private Dining; Green & Fortune Café and Kings Place Events. The company launched in 2008 as a newly formed, independent and owner operated hospitality company. Green & Fortune also have their own farm in Northumberland, where their animals have been hand reared and grass fed using traditional farming methods.
site in Welwyn Garden City with 22,000 sq. ft. of office space, which will become the group’s operating headquarters by the end of the year. Heritage Silverware Ltd SECTOR: Hospitality DIRECTORS: Martin McDonagh and Mireille McDonagh FOUNDED: 1975 NUMBER OF STAFF: 27 TURNOVER: N/A Heritage Silverware Ltd is a leading manufacturer of bespoke tableware for hotels and restaurants around the world. Based in Birmingham since its inception, the company has made silverware for the likes of The Ritz, The Dorchester and The Lanesborough for almost 40 years. Its products include silver-plated afternoon tea stands, stainless steel cutlery and wine trolleys in a range of traditional and contemporary styles. In recent years the company has added glass and fine bone china products to its offering. Heritage also boasts an in-house design team capable of modifying original designs and helping clients to create a new and unique style.
Greencoats Ltd SECTOR: Hospitality DIRECTOR: Finbar Holian FOUNDED: 1996 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A The Claddagh Ring Group, registered under the name of Greencoats Ltd, includes three of London’s most iconic Irish pubs; The Claddagh Ring, The Quays, and The Corrib Rest. The first two food and drink venues show live sporting events on plasma screens throughout the year and play host to some of the city’s most popular bands, as well as touring Irish bands, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Meanwhile, the third pub also has a large function room that is used for weddings, parties and corporate events.
Hibernian Associates LP SECTOR: Legal DIRECTOR: Patrick Walsh FOUNDED: 2011 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A Hibernian Associates provide private client legal services to individuals and business owners. A range of legal services is provided, including: Estate Planning, Discretionary Trusts, Inheritance Tax, Asset Preservation, Wealth Management, Tax Saving, Guardian, Executor and Secure Document Storage. Clients are also provided with bespoke advice on Irish-British cross jurisdictional tax and wealth planning issues. Hibernian Associates aim to identify the best means of holding and passing on assets, which take account of clients’ particular circumstances and seek to minimise tax liabilities.
Ground Construction Ltd SECTOR: Construction DIRECTOR: Trevor Diviney FOUNDED: 1997 in London STAFF: 535 TURNOVER: £48million Ground Construction Ltd, which has been in business in Britain since 1997, is a groundworks and in-situ concrete frame contractors operating mainly in London and the Home Counties. GCL has built a reputation as one of the leading specialist contractors in the South East of England offering an integrated construction service which includes demolition, remediation, groundworks, concrete frames, ground skips and tower cranes. Investment in the latest plant technologies and financial stability has allowed the company to tackle projects from £500,000 traditional groundworks packages to complex £15million multiple basement with concrete frame developments. The company has just purchased a three acre
Hogan (Holdings) Ltd SECTOR: Construction CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Brian Hogan DIRECTORS: Colin Hogan, Peter Hogan and Terrence Hogan FOUNDED: 1964 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A Hogan Holdings is an independent group of companies based in North Wales, supplying a wide range of services and products to the construction and building sectors. Established for almost half a century, its business consists of four companies; Hogan Asphalt, Hogan Aggregates, Hogan Concrete and Hogan Construction. Together, they deliver surfacing and civil engineering projects and supply sustainable, premium grade materials for domestic and commercial clients. They also help to simplify the purchasing, invoicing and payment projects on large projects and the group prides itself on eliminating costly delays thanks to its own transport fleet.
Imtech UK Ltd SECTOR: Technical Services UK CEO: Paul Kavanagh GROUP DIRECTOR: Jim Steele FOUNDED: 2003 in Britain STAFF: 2,300 TURNOVER: £600million Imtech UK Ltd is part of Imtech NV, a Netherlands-based technical services provider. Imtech NV is one of the leading providers of electrical, mechanical, ICT engineering and construction services. Imtech is one of Britain and Ireland’s largest technical services providers. The company possesses a unique combination of electrical and mechanical engineering and ICT (information and communication technology) – from one contact point. Imtech has a number of different business areas, including: engineering contracting, water, waste and energy, infrastructure, including airports and systems integration. The Irish Post SECTOR: Publishing/Media PUBLISHER: Elgin Loane EDITOR: Siobhán Breatnach FOUNDED: 1970 in London STAFF: 15 TURNOVER: N/A The Irish Post is the biggest selling newspaper to the Irish in Britain. Founded 43 years ago by Brendan Mac Lua and Tony Beatty it has gone on to become the established voice of the Irish in Britain. In recent years the newspaper has grown its online presence to include www.irishpost.co.uk, which attracts a global audience. Visitor numbers have trebled since its relaunch in January. This year The Irish Post also launched a VIP series of business magazines including Building Britain, Legal50 and Irish in Business and will host the inaugural VIP Gala Business Dinner on Park Lane in October. The weekly print edition, which comes out every Wednesday, is at the heart of everything that's Irish in Britain including the latest news, business, sport and showbiz exclusives. J Browne Construction Company Ltd SECTOR: Civil Engineering & Utility Contractors EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN: Jeremy Browne FOUNDED: 1971 in London STAFF: 200 TURNOVER: £24million J Browne Construction Co Ltd was founded by Sean Browne in 1971 and has successfully traded for over 40 years in the civil engineering and utilities sectors in London and the south east. Based in Enfield it operates a number of satellite offices and depots throughout the capital. Health and safety is a major focus for the company, which won a safety award from Thames Water in March for its HGV driver/cyclist safety initiative. Executive Chairman Jeremy Browne is the company’s majority shareholder. He also has a real passion for health and safety leadership and sits on both Thames Water’s and Affinity Water’s ‘Health and Safety Leadership Teams’. Jeremy has worked as a quantity surveyor in building and civil engineering both Ireland and Britain. JB Riney & Co Ltd SECTOR: Civil Engineering and Highway Maintenance Contractors MANAGING DIRECTOR: Brendan Riney MBE FOUNDED: 1978 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: N/A JB Riney & Co Ltd is an independent civil engineering company that has been based in East London for over 30 years. Primarily involved in civil engineering contracting, its services include: highway term maintenance contracts, civil engineering projects, surfacing, drainage, utility infrastructure installation and maintenance as well as hard and soft landscaping, street lighting, sign design and manufacturing. The company is
also a member of the British Safety Council, The Highways Term Maintenance Association and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association. JJ Gallagher Ltd SECTOR: Property DIRECTOR: Anthony Gallagher FOUNDED: 1995 in the West Midlands STAFF: 20-49 TURNOVER: N/A JJ Gallagher Ltd is a Private Ltd Company involved in the buying and selling of own real estate. The company has 15 subsidiaries including Gallagher Developments, the commercial property development and investment group of Gallagher UK. The business develops and invests across all sectors of the property market including retail, offices, leisure, industrial and mixed-use schemes. John Reilly Civil Engineering Ltd SECTOR: Construction CHAIRMAN: John Reilly DIRECTORS: David Reilly, Michael Reilly, Jamie Austin, Rob Jones, Graham O’Neill and Yip Lieu FOUNDED: 1986 STAFF: 100 TURNOVER: £40million John Reilly’s Civil Engineering Ltd specialises in complex major projects, providing a wide range of services. Its typical contracts include the construction of roads and sewers for private housing developments, groundworks, shell and core construction, harbours, sea defences, demolition, land remediation and waste management. As well as expanding its services from civil engineering and groundworks only, John Reilly’s has expanded from its point of inception in Hampshire to open an office in Lancashire. John Sisk & Son Ltd SECTOR: Construction MANAGING DIRECTOR: Garry Crabtree DIRECTORS: Owen Sisk, Steve Carden, Frank Quirk, John Dennehy, Mike Higgins and Guy Fowler FOUNDED: 1985 STAFF: 400 TURNOVER: N/A John Sisk & Son is an international construction company that has developed a significant presence in the British marketplace. The familyowned business, which is part of Ireland’s €1bnturnover Sisk Group, has expanded to five locations in Britain since entering the market in 1985. As a construction company alone, Sisk is one of the largest in Europe. Its services include main contracting, management contracting, construction management and package contracting. Meanwhile, its professional services limb offers services ranging from preconstruction advice and commissioning of plant to procurement, design and build. JRL Group Ltd SECTOR: Construction DIRECTORS: John James Reddington, Ronan Gleeson, Kevin William Keegan and Peter Jude Moran. FOUNDED: 1996 STAFF: N/A TURNOVER: £180million Established in 1996 by John Reddington, the JRL Construction Group now encompasses nine trading divisions providing an integrated construction solution for its clients across London and the South East. Spearheading the JRL Group from the outset, J Reddington Ltd has been an industry leading groundwork and concrete frame specialist for over two decades. Midgard is the main contracting division of the JRL Group and utilises all the company’s inhouse resources and facilities to provide clients with a bespoke construction service. With a reported turnover in 2011 of almost £150m, the JRL Group is a UK Top 100 Construction business, which employs over 1,000 operatives on a daily basis.