Gerrards of Swinton Ltd

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

Gerrards of Swinton is committed to the armed forces covenant, we have established specific reservist policies and practices that make work as flexible and accessible as possible for employees associated with the armed forces.

We have already supported a number of people from the armed forces within the organisation and we look forward to growing this number. We are committed to continuing the growth of our armed forces network across the community, improving our offer to those who support, or are related to individuals in the armed forces. 

About us

Gerrard’s of Swinton is primarily a building company established in 1864 by Jonathan Gerrard trading as J. Gerrard & Sons. Based in Swinton Manchester, it rose to become one of the largest in the UK involved in many large projects across the country.

Gerrard’s constructed a huge variety of builds including army barracks, RAF bases, residential homes, commercial buildings, public servant buildings including fire stations, police stations and even thirty-seven churches. The company has now expanded into building motorway and highways, haulage division with a fleet of up to 50 tipper trucks, low loaders, plant hire, walking floor vehicles, training schools, land reclamation, planning, commercial letting and even the film industry.

Gerrard’s are dedicated to hitting the living wage quota, are part of the armed forces covenant, and have also revolutionised health and safety and training techniques in the building trade and the high speed network helping to make the workplace safer not only for Gerrard’s staff but helping to ensure everyone in the industry comes home safe each day