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May Gurney Ltd.

is in the Transportation Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$567.0M
  • Private
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

May Gurney was founded in 1926 and was involved initially in water and sewerage, sea defence and flood protection works and works for local authorities on the road network. Later pile driving was added and these civil engineering activities formed the basis of the company's development over the next 30 years. In the late 1950s, a policy of controlled growth resulted in the formation of the May Gurney Group and over the following 30 years the Group established itself as a major regional (primarily Norfolk-based) civil engineering company for projects including airfield runways, roadways, dredging, piling, bridge building, sewage treatment, road surfacing and surface dressing. In 1989 the management team at the time undertook an MBO and, during the mid- nineties, May Gurney became involved in partnering contracts in the public sector for the first time. By September 1999 most of the previous management team had retired and David Sterry, who had joined the business in 1996, became Group Chief Executive. He was joined by Richard Dean and during 2001 by Ian Findlater. This new management team decided to focus their strategy on long-term partnerships with customers, and when a second MBO was completed in December 2001, May Gurney became one of the UK's largest privately owned integrated construction service providers. ...

Number of Employees 200
Contact Information

Trowse

Norwich NR14 8SZ

www.maygurney.c...

(44) 1603 727 272

NAICS Code Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction: 237310

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Philip Fellowes Pyrne CEO
Mark Shadrick General Manager of May Gurney's Hatherleigh Office
Gavin Scarr Hall Managing Director, Utility Services
John Wilkinson Managing Director, Engineering
Nicola Peake Managing Director Environmental Services
Peter Batts Managing Director, Highway Services
Russell Adams Managing Director, Rail Services
Tim Read Managing Director, Utility Services
Ian Findlater Corporate Development Director
Michael Dunn Director, Finance
Michael Thompson Group Commercial & Risk Director
Andrew Slater Manager, Marketing
Allyson Ablett Legal Secretary
Andy Perchard
Bob Browne
David Galloway Non Executive Director
David Sterry OBE
Kevin Dowe
Martin Potter
Noel Cartwright Project Co-Ordinator
Shaun Murphy
Steve Burnsell
Steve Bursnell

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David Sterry Non Executive Chairman
Alan Loughlin Board of Directors
Philip Fellowes-Prynne Board of Directors
Richard Dean Board of Directors
Steve Jagger Board of Directors
Tim Ross Board of Directors

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May Gurney Limited CEO Current

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May Gurney Limited General Manager of May Gurney's Hatherleigh Office Current

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May Gurney Limited Managing Director, Utility Services Current

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May Gurney Limited Managing Director, Engineering Current

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May Gurney Limited Managing Director Environmental Services Current

Peter is a chartered engineer with over 37 years experience in the services industry, both in the public and private sector. The majority of Peter's experience has been within the highway maintenance industry, working on term maintenance contracts for local authorities and the Highways Agency, including MAC contracts. He has been with May Gurney since June 2003.

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May Gurney Limited Managing Director, Highway Services Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current

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May Gurney Limited Managing Director, Rail Services Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current
Cranfield University MSc in Project Management Former

Tim is a certified accountant and a graduate of the Harvard Business School. He has 24 years experience in the utility sector and was formerly the Managing Director of T J Brent Ltd, where he led the Management Buy-Out from the Pennon Group plc in 2000.

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May Gurney Limited Managing Director, Utility Services Current
May Gurney Limited Certified Accountant Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current

Ian, a law graduate and a chartered surveyor, worked for 18 years at Tarmac where he was responsible for a range of mineral-related business activities across the UK. He joined May Gurney in 2001 and is responsible for strategic business development, marketing and public relations, and commercial management of other assets including May Gurney's estates business and its plant and transport activities.

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May Gurney Limited Corporate Development Director Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current

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May Gurney Limited Director, Finance Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current

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May Gurney Limited Group Commercial & Risk Director Current

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May Gurney Limited Manager, Marketing Current

Allyson is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and the International Secretaries Group. She qualified as a legal secretary over 25 years ago and has extensive knowledge of corporate law, share schemes, insurance and pensions. She joined May Gurney in 2002 having previously worked at Archant Limited and Norwich Union plc.

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May Gurney Limited Legal Secretary Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current
Norwich Union Assistant Company Secretary, and Former

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David is a chartered accountant with extensive experience of working in the services sector. He was a main board Director of RAC plc and became a Non Executive Director of May Gurney in 2002. He is also a Non Executive Director of Speedy Hire plc, Carter & Carter plc and Accident Exchange plc.

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May Gurney Limited Non Executive Director Current
Speedy Hire Plc Non Executive Director Current
Accident Exchange Limited Non, Executive Chairman Current
May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current
Williams Motor Company Inc. Board of Directors Current
Speedy Hire Plc Board of Directors Current
Carter & Carter Group Plc Board of Directors Current
RAC plc Main Board Director Former

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Martin is based at the company's Chelmsford depot but has operational responsibility for Cartledge's six regional depots. Martin joins May Gurney from Mowlem, where he was responsible for a number of businesses including utilities, highways lighting, landscaping and fencing. He spent 17 years with Mowlem after graduating from Leeds University.

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Leeds University Former

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May Gurney Limited Project Co-Ordinator Current

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May Gurney Limited Current

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May Gurney Limited Non Executive Chairman Current
May Gurney Limited CEO Former
May Gurney Limited Chief Executive Former

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May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current

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May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current
May Gurney Limited Chief Executive Officer Former

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May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current
May Gurney Limited Chief Operating Officer Former

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May Gurney Limited Board of Directors Current
May Gurney Limited Managing Director, Engineering & Project Services Former

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