Ollie Taylor wins ‘Team of Champions Cup’
At 20 years old Ollie Taylor has not only completed his Apprenticeship and is now a fully qualified Contracts Manager, managing projects in excess of £3m, but has more recently led the team that re-accredited Gelder Group with: ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management […]
Ben’s ‘Can do’ attitude wins him an Apprenticeship
Ben Worthington was referred to us in February 2019 from the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Young People’s Learning Provision at Lincoln Council. He was interested in becoming an Apprentice Accountant, then of course Covid happened, and we were unable to offer any kind of placement for Ben until May 2021. Ben started with us […]
Aegir School Visit Queensway Site
It was a pleasure to welcome students from Aegir School to our Queensway Site today. The students aged 16 – 18 were all interested to see a live site environment. Our Sturton by Stow site certainly offered an insight into construction; it is currently 7 months into a 12 month development program and consists of […]
6th Annual Rick Paton Memorial Fishing Match
The kettle boiled for the second time in the leafy camp site, steam rising also from the cast iron crock pot of more than 3 dozen rustic piping hot Lincolnshire sausages… It seemed only right to avoid glances across at the piglet pen at this point. 10 rowdy Redleg rednecks turned up earlier than expected, […]
Gelder Lake Restocked with Fish
500 more fish have now been added to the lake at the Head Office site in Sturton by Stow. The fish consist of Crucian Carp, Mirror Carp and Common Carp. The lake will now welcome fishers to the annual Rick Paton Memorial Fishing Competition held on Sunday 12th September. This competition includes special prizes for […]
New Properties Taking Shape at Queensway
After a few difficulties with sourcing materials, development at our Queensway development in Sturton for Acis Housing is now gathering pace with two properties now roofed in, four more ready for roofs and six sets of footings complete. Gelder Group are working with Acis Housing to offer work experience/apprenticeship opportunities, on this CEO Steve Gelder […]
Gelder Group recognised by Princess Royal Training Awards
Gelder Group has been recognised by The Princess Royal Training Awards for its continued commitment to training during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Gelder Group along with other previous award winners from all over the UK including IBM, Legal & General and the Royal Navy. 30 alumi have been recognised for how they had responded to the […]
Record Numbers of Children attending ‘Wild in the Woods’ courses at Gelder Environmental Park
Up to 100 children a week are now connecting with nature on ‘Wild in the Woods’ courses at Gelder Groups 17 acre environmental park. Sessions cover skills such as den building, cooking on a campfire, mini raft building on our lake, bird watching, pond dipping, art and much, much more. For further information on ‘Wild […]
Defibrillator Kit Installed in Head Office
If the last 18 months have taught us anything, it is that anything can happen. With this in mind, the group have invested in a Defibrillator kit which has been installed at our main reception. The kit is so easy to use that no pre-training is required and while we hope it’s never called upon, […]
Student Project Completes
Gelder Group have achieved Practical Completion on a complex student accommodation block for the University of Lincoln ready for the intake of students in September/October. The much needed accommodation will help to house part of the huge influx of students to the Universities new Medical School. Motorist will also be happy as the left filter […]