# Gallant Grader Services Inc **Trade:** Demolition & Excavation · **Address:** 1356 Hanover St, Hanover, MA 02339 · **Phone:** (781) 826-8388 · **Website:** http://www.gallantgraderservice.com/ · **Languages:** English **Rating: 2.6/5** (low confidence) — from 2 reviews across 5 sources. ## The honest read Gallant Grader Service is a Hanover, Massachusetts site-work contractor built around dirt-moving jobs — excavation, grading, drainage and utility installation, and paving — for commercial, municipal, and residential clients. It holds MassDOT prequalification across five categories, including drainage, highway construction, and pavement reclamation. Two Google reviews, from 2017 and 2020, tell different stories. In the 2017 review, a homeowner described a subcontractor parking a tractor on their lawn overnight during nearby town work, then damaging the yard further while removing it, with no notice given beforehand. A 2020 review calls it simply ‘a good place,’ without detail. Google separately shows a 4.2-star average from 5 ratings. The company's own site traces its roots to 1963 under founder Jim Gallant, with his son Mike Gallant now running the operation; its BBB filing shows the current corporate entity was incorporated in 1996. Anyone hiring for work near a property line should ask directly about site protection and communication with neighbors, given the 2017 account. **Strengths:** - MassDOT prequalified — certified across five civil-construction categories **Concerns:** - Lawn damage complaint — 2017 review describes a subcontractor damaging a yard with no notice **Where sources disagree:** - The website's '50 years' claim traces to a 1963 predecessor under the founder's father, while the current entity's BBB filing shows a 1996 incorporation and 29 years in business. ## Claims & citations Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication. - Site-work contractor performing excavation, utility and drainage installation, grading, and paving for commercial, municipal, and residential clients _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.gallantgraderservice.com) — “Gallant Grader Service, Inc., together with Mass Pavement Reclamation, Inc., is a Hanover, Massachusetts civil and site construction contrac…” - Holds MassDOT prequalification across drainage, highway/bike paths, highway construction, sidewalks and curbing, and pavement reclamation _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.gallantgraderservice.com) — “Stated certification/affiliation: MassDOT Prequalification (Drainage, Highway/Bike Paths, Highway/Construction, Highway/Sidewalks & Curbing,…” - A 2017 Google review described a subcontractor parking on and damaging a homeowner's lawn during nearby town work, with no notice given _(confidence: medium)_ - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=9907725104560525955&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “1★ Parked a tractor on my lawn overnight while working for the town. Not a word said to me, not a simple knock on the door, not even, "hey, …” - Google shows a 4.2-star average from 5 ratings _(confidence: medium)_ - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Gallant%20Grader%20Services%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJ-9_7Xeye5IkRg9KMPX1Pf4k) — “Google: 4.2★ from 5 ratings” - Traces its history to 1963 under founder Jim Gallant, though its current corporate entity was incorporated in 1996 per its BBB filing _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.gallantgraderservice.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Family-owned since 1963 under founder Jim Gallant ('Mr. Grader'); his son Mike Gallant began Mass Pavement …” - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hanover/profile/home-builders/gallant-grader-service-inc-0021-509974) — “BBB profile for Gallant Grader Service, Inc., 1356 Hanover St, Hanover, MA 02339: not BBB accredited, BBB rating not rated, 29 years in busi…” - Not a BBB-accredited business and carries no BBB rating _(confidence: high)_ - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hanover/profile/home-builders/gallant-grader-service-inc-0021-509974) — “BBB profile for Gallant Grader Service, Inc., 1356 Hanover St, Hanover, MA 02339: not BBB accredited, BBB rating not rated, 29 years in busi…” - Specializes in Demolition & Excavation _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.gallantgraderservice.com) — “Gallant Grader Service, Inc., together with Mass Pavement Reclamation, Inc., is a Hanover, Massachusetts civil and site construction contrac…” - Specializes in Paving _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](http://www.gallantgraderservice.com) — “Gallant Grader Service, Inc., together with Mass Pavement Reclamation, Inc., is a Hanover, Massachusetts civil and site construction contrac…” - Also offers General Contractor / Remodeling _(confidence: medium)_ - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hanover/profile/home-builders/gallant-grader-service-inc-0021-509974) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): Home Builders” ## Ownership - Identifies as family-owned — the business's own statement, not independently verified. ## License Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported. Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search ## Sources - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Gallant%20Grader%20Services%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJ-9_7Xeye5IkRg9KMPX1Pf4k): 4.2★ from 5 ratings - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Gallant%20Grader%20Services%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJ-9_7Xeye5IkRg9KMPX1Pf4k): Listed on this source - [Exa](https://www.whereorg.com/gallant-grader-service-inc-7060855): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source) - [Official Website](http://www.gallantgraderservice.com): 50 yrs in business · Self-reported profile and service details - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hanover/profile/home-builders/gallant-grader-service-inc-0021-509974): Listed on this source ## Recent reviews - **5/5 · Google Reviews · John S. · 2020-09-10**: Good place. - **1/5 · Google Reviews · L. M. · 2017-06-13**: Parked a tractor on my lawn overnight while working for the town. Not a word said to me, not a simple knock on the door, not even, "hey, lady...mind if I rip up your front lawn because it's too much trouble to find a public space to park my giant tank?" Called about it. This morning, they got a sub… --- Data freshness: last scanned 2026-09-16T22:14:37.422Z. Cite as: Gallant Grader Services Inc — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/gallant-grader-services-inc-hanover) Source: https://tavlee.com/contractor/gallant-grader-services-inc-hanover