Reliable Contractors Ltd · Company 04433925 · Trading heritage since 50
Active, accounts up to date·subcontractor·Head office Ashford
Reliable Contractors has been a cornerstone in providing skilled labour for major infrastructure projects across the UK for over 50 years. As a family-run business, integrity and respect form the foundation of all our relationships and decisions. Our commitment to outstanding safety performance and staff retention is a direct result of continuous investment in training, well-being, and fostering open, collaborative partnerships with our clients.
We specialise in supporting tier-one contractors on complex projects within the Nuclear, Water, Tunneling, Civils & Highways, Airports, Rail, and Energy sectors. Our combination of skilled tradespeople and proactive processes allows us to identify the most effective ways to support leading contractors in completing their projects, ensuring a long-term, sustainable future for the construction industry. Our journey began in 1960 with our founder, Patrick Greene, and has evolved significantly, with his son Brian Greene playing a key role since 2002.
Today, we are proud of our heritage and our reputation as a respected name in the industry. We believe that valuing and respecting our workforce is paramount, as our team is the backbone of any successful business. We are committed to building stronger communities and driving responsible growth through our social values, which prioritise safety, sustainability, and workforce development.
Reliable Contractors have been delivering some of the UK's largest civil and infrastructure projects for over 50 years. Our combination of skilled tradespeople and proactive processes allows us to identify the best ways to support some of the industry's leading contractors in completing their projects.
We've long been trusted to supply highly skilled tunnelling personnel to some of the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects. From Crossrail and Thames Tideway to the groundbreaking Silvertown Tunnel, where the largest Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ever used in the UK is in operation, and most recently, the TKRE Tilbury Cable Tunnel, where our teams have been at the heart of progress below ground.
We've long been trusted to supply highly skilled tunnelling personnel to some of the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects. From Crossrail and Thames Tideway to the groundbreaking Silvertown Tunnel, where the largest Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ever used in the UK is in operation, and most recently, the TKRE Tilbury Cable Tunnel, where our teams have been at the heart of progress below ground.
We've long been trusted to supply highly skilled tunnelling personnel to some of the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects. From Crossrail and Thames Tideway to the groundbreaking Silvertown Tunnel, where the largest Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ever used in the UK is in operation, and most recently, the TKRE Tilbury Cable Tunnel, where our teams have been at the heart of progress below ground.
Heathrow Airport
We have vast experience working on airports. Following rigid security audits and intensive training, we gained security clearance to provide airside and landside passes to our civils operatives who worked with major contractors at both Heathrow and City Airports.
City Airports
We have vast experience working on airports. Following rigid security audits and intensive training, we gained security clearance to provide airside and landside passes to our civils operatives who worked with major contractors at both Heathrow and City Airports.
We provide temporary and permanent staffing solutions in rail, high speed rail and metro to support projects designed to boost rail use by 2035, accompanied by significant infrastructure investment.
We provide temporary and permanent staffing solutions to Infrastructure projects in electricity generation, oil and gas, nuclear decommissioning and renewable energy to support projects designed to achieve UK's Net Zero and Sustainability goals.
London
He soon secured work at Blackwall Tunnel, travelling on the 253 bus from Holloway Road and working two weeks of day shifts followed by two weeks of nights, each shift lasting twelve hours. No rest days only took time off when returning to Ireland for a visit.
Green Park
He later contributed to several major tunnelling projects, including works on the Victoria Line at Green Park.
Birmingham
One of his most memorable experiences was working on the Tyburn Road tunnel during the severe winter of 1963, when temperatures dropped to minus twenty degrees Celsius.
Burnley to Blackburn and Bacup
One of his first major projects involved piling for overhead cables across the moors from Burnley to Blackburn and Bacup. The work included rock blasting and required helicopters to access remote locations, leading Patrick to become highly skilled in controlled blasting.
Balfour Beaty Vinci, Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial, EKFB.
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Reliable Contractors provides skilled labour for major infrastructure projects across the UK, with over 50 years of experience in sectors like Nuclear, Water, Tunneling, Civils & Highways, Airports, Rail, and Energy. Their listed services include Civil engineering, Rail infrastructure, M&E contracting, Piling and Utilities.
Reliable Contractors Ltd is registered at 5th Floor Ashford Commercial Quarter, 1 Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1FB, in South East.
Reliable Contractors Ltd states that it works across Nationwide.
Accounts filed for the year to 2025 report 5 employees, which places the company in the 1-9 employees band.
Reliable Contractors Ltd reported turnover of £46.0m in accounts filed for the year to 2025.
Companies House lists Reliable Contractors Ltd as active, with accounts most recently made up to 2025-05-31.
Reliable Contractors Ltd works in Infrastructure and Energy.
Reliable Contractors Ltd was incorporated on 2002-05-08, though the company says it has traded since 50.
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