CGL's team is based across six offices around the UK and Ireland to serve our clients. Meet our senior staff providing ground solutions to the construction industry here:
David Buckley
Managing Director, Geotechnical & Environmental
David oversees six Geotechnical and Environmental companies within the Phenna Infrastructure Division, including CGL. His responsibilities include developing and shaping these geotechnical & environmental firms, and executing strategies to drive profitable growth.
Richard Pennock
Regional Director (North & Midlands)
Richard is a CGL Director responsible for commercial, technical management and business development at CGL’s Harrogate office. His current specialist work area focuses on the energy sector and difficult access/remote and often hostile ground investigation contracts.
Mark Creighton
Regional Director (South East & London)
Mark is a Director based at our London office where he is responsible for developing the business in central London and providing specialist advice on temporary works and excavation strategies for a variety of clients around the capital and elsewhere.
Neil Forrow
Regional Director (South West)
Neil is a CGL Director responsible for commercial, technical management and business development at CGL’s South West office including the SWG Division. His current specialist work area focuses on the renewable energy sector, particularly utility scale solar, wind and BESS developments.
Joseph Slattery
Technical Director (Ireland)
Joseph has very strong skills and experience in geotechnical analysis and design, including foundations, basements, temporary works, geostructural design, ground movement analysis, impact assessments, slope stability, earthworks and site investigations.
Mark Stringer
Associate Director
Mark is responsible for the management & supervision of site works on large-scale geotechnical ground investigation contracts nationwide, engaging with clients at the tender stage and managing the resourcing & execution of works to ensure client specifications are met.
Geoff Faro
Associate Director
Geoff is a Chartered Geologist and UK Registered Ground Engineering Professional with almost 20 years of experience and has worked within the UK and overseas
Dr David Giles
Technical Director
Dr David Giles is CGL’s Technical Director with over 35 years’ of experience in academia and the Engineering Geology and Geotechnics industry.
Mione Hodgson
HR Business Partner
Mio is responsible for overseeing the whole employee lifecycle for all of our offices whilst supporting CGL’s strategic objectives. She is an experienced HR generalist with extensive experience supporting dispersed operational teams and running major HR initiatives.
