The Gallagher delivery model

While supply chain slowdowns have halted production across the industry, Gallagher’s on-site manufacturing facility has been up and running to deliver when others can’t.

When others can't, Gallagher can

We know how these disruptions can affect your business: that’s why when you need a solution to a problem now, Gallagher is ready to supply it. In fact, we’re able to ensure 95% of purchase orders ship next day worldwide. We’re not just fast – we're Gallagher fast.

The secret of the Gallagher delivery model is our vertically integrated manufacturing and engineering powerhouse, which has over 80 years of orange DNA leading the way. Security hardware and software are designed, engineered, manufactured, distributed, supported, and serviced on site at our head office in Hamilton, New Zealand. 

With control over the full supply chain, Gallagher can rapidly respond to emerging challenges resulting in shorter lead times, guaranteed quality, full visibility, and the ability to deliver on demand when you need it most.

Read more: Advantages of working with a vertically integrated security manufacturer

Exposing third-party limitations

Global supply chain disruptions have exposed the risks involved in partnering with third-party suppliers, many of whom have struggled to meet increased demand in the market. Restraints such as reliance on fourth-party partnerships, an under-investment in production, and inconsistencies in business continuity have ground an already strained supply chain to a halt. 

“We are hearing some scary stories around excessive lead times,” says Richard Huison, Gallagher’s Regional Manager for the UK and Europe. “Some exceeding 60 weeks.” And with a lack of transparency about third-party suppliers’ internal operations, many of these businesses are kept in the dark about the source of these disruptions and when – or if - the congestion may clear. 

The global risk to people and organizations

As a result, businesses are left vulnerable at the end of the supply chain, watching as they lose customer trust, their reputation, and revenue.  

In fact, over the course of a decade, supply chain disruptions can cost a business 45% of yearly profits. 

But more importantly, accessibility issues can lead to gaps in security. What starts as a business problem quickly develops into a global threat to the safety and well-being of what matters most: people.

That’s why in their August 2022 investigation into supply chain disruptions, International Security Journal advised that “awareness and knowledge [of suppliers] is key” to neutralizing disruptions and protecting businesses, further concluding that suppliers “with fewer nodes, bring less risk.”

An in-house production model means total control

Gallagher is proud to be doing things differently to ensure their solutions’ continued availability and supply. 

For over 80 years, Gallagher solutions have been designed, engineered, manufactured, and distributed from our head office site in Hamilton, New Zealand. This offers us complete oversight of our manufacturing and distribution, ensuring we maintain quality, and enabling us to quickly and easily make changes, invest in raw materials, and implement strategies to ensure continued availability.

From reaching out to our global markets to crystalizing ideas, then design, implementation, manufacture, testing, and release – it all happens here on this site.