The Gallowglass Group

What The Gallowglass Group does

The Gallowglass Group is a privately held UK event labour services company founded in 1996, operating as the largest event crewing provider in the UK and mainland Europe. The group supplies skilled, certified temporary labour — including general crew, crew chiefs, MEWP/plant operators, qualified drivers, banksmen, and technical crew (follow-spot operators, harness-trained personnel, carpenters, MUTA site managers) — to corporate event organisers, exhibition and trade show operators, festival promoters, theatres, film and TV studios, and sporting event organisers. Major event credentials include 2,500 crew at the London Olympics (2012), prime contractor for the Lying In State of HM Queen Elizabeth II (2022), and Health & Safety oversight roles at the Rio Olympics (2016) and Pyeongchang Winter Olympics (2018). The workforce is 600+ across nine UK regional hubs (London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh), with international Health & Safety operations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The company is built around three operating divisions: Gallowglass Crewing (the core crewing business), Gallowglass Health & Safety LLP (event safety consultancy, CDM compliance, COVID-safe working practices), and Gallowglass Training (accredited IOSH, SPA, CIEH courses plus a proprietary 'Top 20' operational training suite developed with John Young). Underlying technology consists of two proprietary web-based applications — the Client App and Crew App — that authenticate users into the back-office order management system, which the company reports handles over 9,000 jobs per year and an active client list of 5,000 companies. Integrations are limited to logistics: Google Maps navigation, Transport for London links, and Parkopedia parking data. There is no public API, no SDK, and no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a quote-based, hourly pricing model. Internal pay rates disclosed for crew range from £9.30 to £17.00 per hour depending on skill level, with skills payments and out-of-town bonuses on top; client billing is not publicly disclosed. Gallowglass markets through direct enterprise sales, a Client App portal, and regional hub presence, and has cumulatively supplied 6,541,020 manhours across 9,601 clients and 26,398 venues, with 10,000+ events supported annually (the majority being small one- or two-crew deployments). The company is founder-controlled, with Paul Grecian as Chairman and no disclosed external institutional funding.

Name

The Gallowglass Group

Legal name

Gallowglass Limited

Website

https://gallowglass.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Gallowglass Group is a UK-based event labour services company supplying skilled crew for corporate events, exhibitions, festivals, film & TV, and sporting events. Founded in 1996, it operates nine UK regional hubs and three divisions: Crewing, Health & Safety, and Training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Staffing Services

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Safety Marshals & Compliance Staff (Non-security) (HSACAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Occupant Fire Safety Training, Drills & Warden Programs (BPABAHAM)

Keywords

• Event crew services
• Event staffing
• Health safety consulting
• Event training
• Exhibition crew

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Crewing Services: Gallowglass provides skilled event crew for corporate events, exhibitions, festivals, theatres, outdoor events, film & TV, sporting events and ceremonies. Revenue is generated through service fees based on crew hours deployed.
2. Health & Safety Services: Gallowglass Health & Safety division provides health and safety consultancy services for events worldwide, including COVID-19 safe working practices, CDM Regulations compliance, and event safety management.
3. Training Services: Gallowglass Training delivers accredited courses including IOSH, SPA, CIEH, and custom operational training courses for the events industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Gallowglass Group supplies skilled local event crew on a sub-contract basis for corporate events, exhibitions, festivals, theatres, outdoor events, film & TV productions, sporting events, and ceremonies across the UK and mainland Europe. Through three divisions — Gallowglass Crewing, Gallowglass Health & Safety, and Gallowglass Training — the company delivers trained personnel, on-site safety consultancy, and accredited training courses to event organisers and production companies.

Product overview

The Gallowglass Group is an event labour and services company operating as a platform of three interconnected divisions: Gallowglass Crewing (the core business providing skilled event crew for corporate events, exhibitions, festivals, theatres, film & TV, and sporting events across the UK and Europe), supported by the Gallowglass Client App and Crew App (web-based portals giving clients and crew members direct access to jobs, crew information, and venue details through individual authenticated accounts). The Group's Health & Safety division provides consultancy services for events, while the Training division offers accredited courses (IOSH, SPA, CIEH) and a proprietary 'Top 20' operational training suite. The company was established in 1996 and has grown to nine UK hubs with international operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gallowglass Crewing
• Gallowglass Health & Safety
• Gallowglass Training
• Gallowglass Top 20 Training Suite

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dock10coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallowglass secured contracts in 2011 to supply in-house crew to Dock10 in Salford. The relationship continues today, with Gallowglass supporting dock10's technical skills-based apprenticeship scheme launched with a local college for students at The Studios at MediaCityUK.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Showforce: UK-based event crew and stage crew staffing company providing local crew for corporate events, exhibitions, concerts, and conferences. Closest direct competitor to Gallowglass's core crewing business in the UK market.
• Arena Group: UK-based event infrastructure company providing seating, structures, overlay, and crew for major sporting and live events. Comparable in supplying build crew and overlay staff to large-scale UK events and venues.
• Stagecraft: UK event crew and technical staffing specialist providing stage crew, production crew and event personnel. Direct competitor to Gallowglass in the live events and exhibitions space.

Broad incumbents

• GES (Global Experience Specialists): Global exhibitions and event services provider offering crew, design, logistics, and on-site services. Comparable in serving exhibitions organisers with overlay, crew, and production support across multiple geographies.
• Freeman: Global leader in exhibitions, events, and brand experiences with deep crew, logistics and production capabilities. Operates at far greater scale and broader geography than Gallowglass but overlaps in the exhibitions and live events crew supply market.
• Encore Global: Global event technology and production services company offering AV, staging, and event services. Comparable in being a large-scale event services provider serving enterprise clients across corporate events and exhibitions.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): World's largest provider of entertainment and event production solutions, including crew, equipment, and technical services. Comparable in providing qualified crew and technical staff for major live events, though at much larger global scale.

Others

• Aggreko Events Services: Global provider of temporary power, heating and cooling solutions for events. Adjacent peer because Aggreko supplies mission-critical infrastructure alongside crew services to the same large event clients Gallowglass serves.
• Tait Technologies: Global provider of staging, automation and event production technology. Adjacent peer because Tait supplies the technical production layer (rigging, staging, automation) to the same live entertainment clients Gallowglass crews.

Emerging players

• Crewsaders: Event crew staffing platform focused on providing trained, vetted crew for festivals, concerts, and corporate events. Comparable in targeting the same labour-pool-and-event-organiser matching model, though at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GallowGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/GallowglassGroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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