“Gallan Group is a key player in the continuing re-development of Birmingham’s city centre. Their fresh and innovative approach is brought to life in their developments at Upper Dean Street, Pershore Street and the Arcadian, and by their exciting plans for St George’s Place in Hill Street. Through their many partnerships, Gallan are bringing leading retail, leisure and hotel brands to the City and breathing new life into these important commercial districts. We are delighted to work alongside this long established family company”

Mike Whitby
Birmingham City Council

“We have recently completed a forward funding transaction with Gallan for a new 435,780 sq ft regional distribution centre for the Co-operative Food. Our experiences of working with Gallan have been extremely positive and they have delivered an excellent scheme which we are proud to own.

The Gallan team achieved the delivery goals of the project and have provided us with a BREEAM Excellent shed to the highest modern standards, and we would be extremely happy to work with them in the future, and provide references going forward. Overall, working with Gallan was a very professional experience with an extremely able and trustworthy developer."

Rob Awford
Fund Manager, AXA Real Estate

"I have had an ongoing working relationship with Gallan for nearly 7 years.

I originally worked with the Gallan team over a period of years during a previous role as Director of Planning and Regeneration at Birmingham City Council, where they successfully developed a 210 bed Travelodge hotel within and adjacent to the Birmingham Wholesale Markets, which was an integral part of the emerging Big City Plan.

Latterly, in my capacity as Executive Director of Regeneration and Inward Investment at London Borough of Newham, I have worked with Gallan Group on the regeneration and redevelopment of a 'Key Retail Gateway' site into the borough.

In my experience across the retail and leisure sectors, the Gallan team are both professional and extremely straightforward and I would be happy to work with the Group in the future."

Clive Dutton OBE
London Borough of Newham

"Clipstone 7 Ltd recently purchased a cross-docked 70,000 sq.ft logistics centre owned and developed by Gallan Developments Ltd.

During the course of my intricate dealings with Gallan Developments Ltd I found them extremely professional and knowledgeable. Gallan Developments Ltd have a vast array of experience and have delivered an excellent scheme which we are proud to hold within our portfolio.

Not only were Gallan Developments Ltd very honourable and straightforward throughout the process, they were also very approachable and commercial and I would be extremely happy to work with them in the future, and provide references going forward."

Toby Dean
Director, Clipstone Land Limited

“The Co-operative Group joined forces with Gallan Stoford in 2010 in a joint venture to develop and convert a plot of land in the Avonmouth area of Bristol into a 435,000 sq ft composite distribution centre. Throughout the planning process Gallan Stoford provided leadership and valuable advice to The Co-operative team, and the use of the same main contractor also assisted greatly with the co-ordination and planning of the build programme.

The distribution centre was finally delivered to a high standard on 10th September 2012. The new building incorporates the highest standards of energy efficiency such as Combined Heat & Power, movement detection lighting, load shedding, power factor correction, roof lights and rainwater harvesting. Such measures have assisted in achieving a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and an A rating for Energy Performance Certificate, all of which has helped to support The Co-operative Group’s commitment to reduce energy usage and improve sustainability.

The Co-operative Group would welcome the opportunity to partner Gallan Stoford again and consider them to be collaborative and thoroughly professional in their approach."

Mark Hale,
CIO & Supply Chain Director, The co-operative

“‘KFC have had an ongoing relationship with Gallan for over ten years. Gallan took a joint and collaborative approach to all aspects of the recent KFC drive thru development at Weoley Castle in Birmingham. Having been made aware of KFC’s acquisition requirements Gallan secured a site speculatively, agreed a development strategy with us and concluded the legal agreements in a pragmatic and efficient manner. Gallan then seamlessly led the planning process given their extensive local knowledge securing a planning consent by working closely with KFC’s own internal and external professional team. The result was the successful regeneration of a derelict former nursing home into a thriving drive thru restaurant employing forty staff in an area where the inward investment and jobs were much needed. I would have no hesitation therefore in working with the team at Gallan again in the very near future’.

Paul Proffitt
Senior Acquisition Manager, KFC (GB) Ltd

“Throughout our transaction with Gallan, it felt like we had a real partner at the table with us. They worked tirelessly to make sure things ran smoothly, helping us address the inevitable complexities as they arose. They lived up to the spirit as well as the letter of our agreement and delivered on every verbal commitment. I look forward to working with the Gallan team again”

David Speakman
Finance Director, Marley Eternit Limited

"Gallan have consistently delivered excellent locations for Travelodge. They stand out for their professionalism and understanding of our requirements. Gallan have proven to be excellent partners and I trust we will have a long-standing relationship with them"

Tony O'Brien
UK Development Director, Travelodge

“We are delighted to be working with Gallan Group on their exciting, mixed use development at Upper Dean Street in Birmingham. The Gallan team are enormously experienced and have brought flexibility and fresh thinking to the deal. They’ve been a real pleasure to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them as a partner.”

Richard Marshall
Fund Manager, Standard Life Investments

“We worked closely with Gallan on the development of the Yew Tree Retail Park in Birmingham. The commitment and professionalism of the Gallan team were instrumental in bringing the project to a successful conclusion and made them highly effective partners with whom we would gladly work again”

Mark Thomas
Head of Estates, Mitchells & Butlers

“Allied Irish Bank (GB)'s relationship with the Gallan team has been long and fruitful. We've worked together on a range of quite distinct projects, most recently on the highly successful Arcadian scheme in Birmingham city centre. These days, the idea that someone’s word is their bond is maybe a bit old fashioned, but with Gallan, as with ourselves, it’s true. We look forward to many more successful deals together”

Sid Muir
Senior manager – Corporate Business, Allied Irish Bank (GB)

“We’ve worked with Gallan for quite a while, initially as a customer on the Arcadian project and now as a partner, working together on an exciting mixed-use development in Upper Dean Street in Birmingham. Over several years working closely with the Gallan team, I’ve come to respect both their professionalism and their integrity. It feels a bit like being one of the family”

Ray Bolger
Managing Director, Cornerstone Property