Services

Acquisition
Acquisition can often create a bottleneck in the initial stages of project development. Galliford Try Communications’ acquisition department is experienced at identifying potential delays and coordinating the many parties involved to ensure sites are delivered as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Site selection is crucial to network integrity, just as it is to operational expediency; through close and careful liaison with planning authorities, we can identify any potential planning issues and introduce the appropriate corrective measures, speeding up project completion considerably.

Galliford Try Communications’ in-house experts and selected company partners are based locally to the projects, allowing for quick mobilisation and intimate knowledge of the planning authorities involved. From locations throughout the country we are able to provide a comprehensive range of acquisition services, from site search through negotiations to legal completion.

Site search, survey and selection
Feasibility studies
Landowner/site provider negotiations
Local Authority and public liaison
Local Planning/Permitting Authority permission
Completion of early access agreements
Legal agreement procedures, including Heads of Terms and signings
Estate management services

Telecoms Design
Lack of effective design is one of the key pitfalls encountered across the telecommunications industry, typically resulting in increased costs. At Galliford Try Communications we ensure an accurate design is implemented from the onset, thus delivering quality performance and cost savings for individual sites throughout their active service.

Our designers enjoy an outstanding reputation across all activities. From site specific planning and detailed design drawings to inventive stealth solutions, enthusiasm, elasticity and innovation prevail, serving to produce accurate, value engineered, exceptional design schemes.

Through value engineering, Galliford Try Communications delivers the best possible design options at all times. By being fully integrated with the other specialist departments, we consistently provide cost-effective solutions that fully comply with the most stringent specifications and planning authority requirements.

Site-specific designs: greenfield, rooftop, upgrades, site-shares and street furniture
Consultancy
Mechanical and electrical design
Building and structural design
Stealth solution design
Planning/permitting, detailed design and as-built drawings
Structural analysis
Geotechnical analysis
Value engineering
Construction, Design and Management/Health and Safety management
Fibre optic system design
Switch centre/equipment room design.

Build
Galliford Try has been involved in telecommunications building and construction since the pioneering days of analogue. We now claim an unparalleled wealth of knowledge and experience in the processes and technical requirements associated with diverse site types and varied procurement channels.

To offer the best possible levels of quality and service, we are structured in operator-specific teams, dedicated to, and fully conversant with, current specifications, documentation, technical requirements and delivery expectations - everything that ensures a tailored, successful build. We possess a unique understanding of the construction process and superior know-how ensures a correct, consistent programme delivery without compromising on quality or cost.

Greenfield base stations
Rooftop construction
Streetworks
In-building solutions
Equipment Exchange Readiness
Microcells/picocells
Wireless broadband
Upgrades (2G/3G)
Urban and dense urban rollouts
Fibre optic installations
Switch centre build
Foundation engineering
Ducting and cabling
Ducting infrastructure build
REC installation and management
Logistics management

Installations
Galliford Try Communications provides a wide range of installation and commissioning services throughout the UK, along with quality audits and optimisation works. With site-shares being high on the priority list of operators and local planning/permitting authorities alike, we also specialise in multiple operator sites and third party owned sites.

We understand that late or substandard installation can severely delay deployment, costing vital time to market by keeping key revenue generating sites off air. By fully integrating our installations department with specific project teams, we can schedule installation and commissioning works at the earliest opportunity.

Our teams are familiar with the equipment of all leading vendors, including Nokia, Nortel, Ericsson, NEC, Alcatel/Lucent and Siemens. This core of technical knowledge and expertise at their disposal enables them to be effectively supported on the field at any time, all the time.

Line of sight surveys
Tower erection
Tower surveys
Rope access works
Antenna/feeder rigging
Microwave installations
Base station installation, integration and commissioning
Equipment exchange installation, integration and commissioning
Switch centre installation, integration and commissioning
Fibre installation
Data transcription
Vendor approved equipment testing and certification
Drive testing
Optimisation

Network Management
In the field of estates management, facilities management and operational services, Galliford Try brings unrivalled experience and intimate knowledge of the networks involved at all levels. Our nationwide resource base contributes flexibility and capacity with a “can do” attitude for consistent quality and reliability.At Galliford Try, we believe cooperation and coordination are essential to deliver outstanding network management services. Bringing together the best professionals in the industry, from estates management experts to specialist maintenance crews, and robust IT management systems, we are able to control any type of network management programme efficiently, making the best possible use of resources and enabling real-time data to be communicated to all parties timely.

As thousands of telecommunications installations have been and continue to be built, the need to manage, maintain and upgrade the resulting network increases, as so does the need for efficient decommissioning if required. As one of the leading companies involved in their deployment, Galliford Try is best placed to undertake their management and maintenance.

Facilities management
Operational services
Planned preventative maintenance
Reactive maintenance
24-hour help-desk service
Estate management
Rent reviews and renewals

Structures/Solutions
Galliford Try Communications provides detailed, comprehensive structural solutions to blue chip operators, backed by sound technical knowledge and the ability to cost effectively supply to site, always to specification and always on time

Structural analysis
Tower design
Tapered monopoles at all heights
CHS lattice towers at all heights
Multi-user lattices and monopoles at all heights
Streetwork solutions
Non-ground intrusive, quick deployment solutions
Quick rooftop deployment solutions
Spin-pile, quick deployment solutions
Foundation design & geotechnical analysis

Together with our strategic partners, we provide ample manufacturing capacity, resources and in-house tower design skills to produce the structures required for your projected roll out schedules, fully tailored to your objectives and budgets, offering you a service which is second to none in the industry today.

A Proven Track Record
At Galliford Try Communications, we are proud of our well earned reputation in providing innovative solutions that prepare your network for tomorrow's challenges today.

With over 10 years of experience and having deployed and upgraded in excess of 15,000 sites, we fully understand the technical requirements involved and our clients' needs.

We offer:

Safety
Quality
Cost efficiency
Credibility
Capacity
Flexibility
Scalability
Absolute confidentiality
Time-to-market
A one-stop-shop

As a national construction organisation, Galliford Try has access to a substantial resource base and a stringently vetted supply chain through which we can deliver time-critical, challenging projects that meet the highest standards.