In 2016, Rick Paton, a Contracts Manager in our Lincoln IRR Department passed away from a brain tumour. In his memory we placed a bench around the lake in which he fished before he passed to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity. After 6 years the bench had become unstable and needed replacing, and […]

Lee Wilkinson, who has been with the company for 2 years as a Contracts Manager in the Barlborough Office has been appointed Branch Manager of Lincoln Insurance Repair and Renovation Department.  The Lincoln Branch covers areas from Northampton to York and has just under 50 employees who are office based and trades. On the appointment […]

It really is great to see the wildlife within our Head Office Environmental Park thriving, the footage from last nights camera shows a glimpse of the activity coming and going from our Owl Tower which was built by Apprentices almost 10 years ago. Every year we have managed to create the right environment for owls […]

The work to install new lighting, ventilation and a new ceiling above the swimming pool at Yarborough Leisure Centre is progressing on schedule, the £500k project will take 20 weeks to complete and will be completed early next year.

Following a summer of diverting drainage runs, installing new roads and general works, upgrading infrastructure building work on the first phase of six homes at Nettleton Fields has commenced. These properties are located on the edge of the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, they range from three bedroom bungalows to five bedroom homes and are the most […]

In June Gelder Group adopted 27 chickens from The British Hen Welfare Trust to be rehoused in our bespoke chicken run in the Environmental Park at Head Office. The chickens took to their new life exceptionally well and we have just recorded over 1000 eggs collected from the chickens. Some of the chickens were in […]

The 3200 sq ft extension to the Grove Pet Foods in North Scarle, which is part of Cranswick PLC was recently completed. The extension consisted of a training room, canteen, 1st aid room, changing room and toilets with shower facilities. Paul Cayley, Cranswick Group Construction Manager and Graeme Watson, Group Engineering Director stated they were […]

The fleet of over 150 vehicles has again increased with the purchase of this ‘Utiltruck’, the vehicle has been specifically designed for builders. The Utiltruck is one of the most practical vehicles you can buy for our industry. It offers three seats in the cab with excellent visibility for the driver, as well as great […]

In the construction industry the skills shortage is profound. CITB estimates that 216,800 new workers will need to come into the industry by 2025 just to meet demand. This September saw Gelder Group take on 10 new apprentices across its departments, these include bricklayers, joiners, plasterers, plumbers, administrators and a mechanic. Gelder Group was founded […]

On the 30th September The Gainsborough Academy held a Macmillan charity cake competition in which the Gelder Group were invited to be VIP judges for the competition. Our Apprentice Receptionist and previous attendee at the school attended and after an hour of cake testing, Jess picked two winners. One for the best cheesecake and one […]