McAllister is at the forefront of the environmental services industry. Governments, companies, and households across the UK and Ireland turn to us for their drainage maintenance needs.
We're celebrating 50 years at the forefront of this essential, fast-moving industry. We maintain our place by combining our long experience with the latest technology. Read on to learn more about our extraordinary story.
McAllister is at the forefront of the environmental services industry. Governments, companies, and households across the UK and Ireland turn to us for their drainage maintenance needs.
We're celebrating 50 years at the forefront of this essential, fast-moving industry. We maintain our place by combining our long experience with the latest technology. Read on to learn more about our extraordinary story.
McAllister was established in 1971 by three brothers Eamon, Michael, and Patrick McAllister in Newry, Northern Ireland. Eamon and Patrick had just returned from work abroad in the Merchant Navy, and Michael had recently finished his apprenticeship. They had a van, a jetting machine, and an entrepreneurial spirit. These were the tools they used to build an enduring business during the Troubles.
Their get-up-and-go landed them promising contracts with First Trust Bank in Newry and the Goodyear factory in Lurgan. Their success on these contracts caught the attention of Belfast City Council and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. McAllister began to grow – and it hasn't stopped since.
We've changed a lot in the last 50 years. Our staff grew from three brothers to over 170 men and women from all over the world. They are drainage specialists, with years of experience and trained to use the latest drain survey and maintenance technology. McAllister provides services to households, businesses and utilities across the UK and Ireland. We've even tackled projects as far afield as the Middle East.
Our technology has developed in leaps and bounds since that first jetting machine. We work with our suppliers to design equipment that gets the job done faster and with the least disruption. We use more data than ever before, surveying our projects with CCTV, drone, and sensor technology. That data informs finely detailed plans, worked out in collaboration with our clients. On site, we get to work with innovative tools such as the latest cure-in-place pipes (CIPP), robotic high-pressure jets, directional drilling rigs, and specialised pumping equipment.
Our story is about deep expertise and constant innovation rising to sewerage and drainage challenges in a rapidly urbanising world. Today, the same firm that started out clearing drains in Newry and Lurgan now consults on nationally important infrastructure projects, like HS2 and the Thames Tideway Tunnel. Large utilities like Thames Water, Irish Water, and Northern Ireland Water rely on our services to understand and maintain their sprawling systems.
Whatever your drainage challenge, McAllister has the know-how and the tools to fix it. Let's talk about how we can help you.
Our hard-working and passionate people are the foundation of our business. They put customers at the heart of everything they do, bringing innovation and enthusiasm to every challenge. They come from all walks of life, and from across the world. Meet the people who make our work possible.
We pursue sustainability in three important ways:
careful resource and waste management to protect the environment.
quality work on each project to ensure our solutions stand the test of time.
a thoughtful, collaborative approach to innovation, planning and finances, to protect the health of your business and ours.
We take care of the water, earth and air in everything we do. It's the reason we exist. Since 1971, we have helped businesses and households reduce their impact on the environment. As we have grown and our approach more sophisticated, we've learned to create greater impact from fewer resources. Our ecological footprint is shrinking relative to the work that we do.
We bring care and attention to every project, collaborating with our customers to ensure that our work solves their challenges and stands the test of time. Our solutions are safe, robust and minimally disruptive.
We work in a fast-evolving field, so we invest in technology and skills to ensure that we can tackle tomorrow's challenges. Our suppliers are among the world's brightest innovators, and we collaborate with them to provide our people with the latest equipment and training. We work to establish long-term partnerships with our customers, too. Over time, we can improve our mutual processes and ensure everyone gets the best possible outcomes for the right price.
Browse our case studies to see our commitment to sustainability in action.
McAllister operates from four locations throughout the UK and Ireland. Each is fully equipped with the latest drain and sewerage maintenance technology, and staffed by highly skilled people. Wherever you’re based, you’re well within reach of our specialist teams.
Our approach is to understand your goals, outline the project scope, and identify challenges in close collaboration with you. We can build a robust and sustainable solution by understanding your perspective and responding with innovative, bespoke plans. We want to understand your time pressures and deliver the agreed programme of work.
We continuously invest in leading-edge technology and comprehensive staff training programmes to ensure we remain at the forefront of the industry. Meanwhile, we follow national and global best practice guidelines in all aspects of our work.
Learn more about our accreditationsOur approach, combined with our pursuit of excellence at all levels of our business, has helped us win and retain many significant contracts. Thames Water, Irish Water, The Thames Tideway Tunnel, and Northern Ireland Water all trust us with sensitive and fundamental work.
Read our case studies and learn more about our approach to serving our customers.
