Experts in Civil
Precision & Experience 

Dependable by design. Proven in practice. 

Fiona o’Connell

Managing Director

With over 20 years’ experience in the industry, Fiona is a dynamic, focused and highly professional individual with an eye for process detail. Holding various key decision-making positions during her career, Fiona was formerly the Managing Director of McConnell Dowell’s specialist directional drilling division in the UK. Working worldwide provided invaluable overseas operational experience and contractual knowledge, which ultimately proved to be of critical influence in forming Stockton Drilling Limited with her husband, Gearoid.

Gearoid o’Connell

Director

Gearoid’s reputation for problem-solving is second to none, with clients greatly valuing his expertise and dedication to the delivery of successful projects. Over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry has enabled him to transform Stockton from a specialist HDD company into its modern-day ‘main contractor’ status, installing pipelines by traditional methods, Direct Pipe and HDD as well as undertaking significant civil engineering works. As a result, Stockton now has the proven ability to carry out an impressive range of complex and demanding projects.

Stuart Stephens

Director of Special Projects

Stuart grew up in rural Devon, initiating a lifelong hands-on approach which has been evident throughout his career. With a strong ability to communicate with the workforce at all levels, he firmly believes that everyone should be equally valued and that individual skills can be harnessed irrespective of job role or background. Continued interest in new techniques and a passion for keeping abreast with the latest technologies means that Stuart contributes significantly to Stockon’s impressive reputation for problem-solving.

Gerry Carolan

Operations Director, Civil Engineering

Gerry oversees the planning and delivery of all civils and groundworks projects across the UK. With more than two decades of site and project management experience, Gerry ensures every scheme is executed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards — providing the dependable leadership Stockton’s reputation is built on. 

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