Our LIFE Culture
As part of the Joseph Gallagher Group, we champion the LIFE (Living Incident Free Everyday) culture – a behavioural programme that underpins everything we do. Our experience shows that projects which have embedded the LIFE culture most deeply consistently deliver the best results in terms of safety, quality, programme, and cost.
The LIFE programme is led by our Chairman and Managing Director of the business and supported by the Life Leadership Team (LLT) and LIFE Champions across all sites.
Our values and commitments shape our culture, ensuring that everyone goes home incident-free every day.
Living the LIFE Culture
The LIFE culture is built on five core behavioural values that guide our everyday actions:
- Teamwork – Supporting each other to maintain a safe and efficient environment.
- Respect – Valuing everyone’s contribution and promoting inclusion.
- Integrity – Always doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.
- Excellence – Striving to deliver to the highest standard.
- Determination – Staying focused and persistent in achieving zero incidents.
By applying these values across our sites and depots, we foster a culture that genuinely improves both our people’s wellbeing and the overall performance of the business.
At the core of our LIFE culture is the commitment to support and empower our employees to live by our values. The LIFE Commitment Card represents our promise to every individual across our business:
•No Blame Culture: We will not blame people who make honest mistakes while trying to do the right thing.
•Encouragement to Act: You will not be criticised for stopping work in support of LIFE.
•Acknowledging Courage: We will thank those who challenge the things that don’t meet with our LIFE commitment.
•Safe to Speak Up: Nobody will lose their job for speaking up.
“LIFE is the foundation of our business. It drives our success and ensures an incident free environment for our people every day. “
Paul Gallagher, Managing Director
