Case Study: Galliford Try achieves 4,500+ hours saved annually and eliminates 1.3M sheets of paper with Adobe Acrobat Sign

Galliford Try accelerates and protects business agreements with Adobe Acrobat Sign

Galliford Try, a UK construction firm founded in 1914 with about 2,700 employees, faced slow, paper-based contract processes—often 30–50 subcontractor agreements per project—that caused delays, risk from missing or poorly archived signatures, and increased office visits during COVID-19. The company needed a way to improve efficiency, enforce approval processes, and meet its net-zero-by-2030 sustainability goals.

By adopting Adobe Acrobat Sign integrated with Microsoft Office 365, Galliford Try automated electronic routing, signatures, and centralized archiving. The solution saved more than 4,500 staff hours annually, eliminated 1.3 million sheets of paper (about £25,000 in savings) and ~50,000 kg of CO2, reduced contractual risk, accelerated project start times, and has been rolled out to 10+ additional workflows.

Galliford Try

Kevin Rolph

Commercial Director