Keltbray was formed as a groundwork civil engineering contractor company in 1976.

It has since expanded from operating mainly in the London commercial market, to become a UK-wide specialist engineering, construction, decommissioning and environmental services business.The company is owned by Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Kerr, who joined the company in 1989,  and became the sole shareholder in 2003.Under Brendan, the company has developed three main streams, including Demolition & Civil Engineering, Rail and Environmental Materials Management providing fully integrated services to meet the needs of diverse and complex projects.The result is a successful and profitable company with a low turnover of staff, which has been less exposed to recent market vulnerability thanks to its proactive acquisition and diversification strategy over the past decade:

Key dates:

1976 - Keltbray is founded as a groundwork civil engineering1989 – Brendan Kerr joins Keltbray1998 – Keltbray establishes temporary works design consultancy Wentworth House Partnership2003 – Brendan Kerr becomes the sole owner of Keltbray2008 – Keltbray acquires specialist asbestos remediation company, Pectel2009 - Keltbray Piling is established and capital expenditure made for piling rigs and associated equipment2009 – Keltbray aquires specialist track maintenance and renewal company, Gamble Rail2010 - Gamble Rail is rebranded as Keltbray Rail2010 – Keltbray aquires overhead line and track solutions specialist Aspire Rail Consultants2010 – Keltbray establishes a specialist waste remediation division, Environmental Materials Management2010 – Keltbray acquires Golf Environmental 2012 - Pectel is rebranded as Keltbray Environmental Solutions2013 - Keltbray launches Keltbray Remediation