Gelder Group staff from across the company took part in the 10k ‘Wild Warrior’ Tough Mudder on Saturday 22nd September 2018.  The event, which was in support of the Aviva ‘Mentoring’ programme, was held in Derby and despite the chilly weather, the staff overcame the 72 obstacles and completed the 10k in under 2 hours.  […]

City & Guilds Group has today released the names of 48 businesses commended by the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards. Other companies given the prestigious award included River Island, John Lewis, RBS, and the Royal Air Force in recognition of their outstanding training and development programmes, which have directly resulted in commercial success. From apprenticeship […]

On 9thAugust, an external annual audit was carried out by George Lopez from PASMA to confirm that Gelder Training continues to meet PASMA’s rigorous quality requirements. Gelder Training successfully passed the audit with flying colours and were awarded accredited centre status for the 9th consecutive year. Gelder Training are thrilled to be able to continue […]

Gelder apprentice Jack Jarvis has been awarded Lincoln College’s ‘Bricklaying Student of the Year’ award for his work during the past 12 months. Jack (18) was one of Lincoln Colleges Gainsborough Construction Career Colleges‘ first students and secured himself a position at Gelder Group in November 2017. Since starting with the Group he’s worked on […]

Even though the south wind howled and the rain lashed down; eight excitable men still turned out in high spirits, some had even come home from the pub early Saturday night ready for the big day! The usual banter ensued as I (Simon Blaydes) commented on the horizontal rain, Phil Middleton kindly reassured me that […]

Gelder Group will be exhibiting at the 2018 Lincolnshire Show. Join us on Wednesday 20th and Thursday the 21st of June to help us celebrate 30 years in business. Come along to stand 17 on 5th Avenue and share a celebratory drink. During your visit, don’t forget to ask us about our plans for the […]

Two Gelder Group employees, an apprentice and his mentor, strapped on their hiking boots to climb the highest mountain in England as part of the Insurance Apprentice Academy; an event that brings together apprentices and their mentors to get to know each other and share best practice. The primary aim of the climb was to […]

Our staff support many charities and as a company (and as part of our Vision 2020) we want to be able to support them to pursue their charitable endeavours. So, when Gary Rousseau (Contracts Manager) requested to enter a team in the Charity Golf Day at his local club ‘Blankney‘, the company was delighted to […]

The annual event organised by Nicholsons Accountants in aid of Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance is not only a worthwhile event to support but one that our team look forward to each year. The team this year consisted of Tom Potter (Apprentice Surveyor), Jo Miller (Claims Manager), Paul Staines (Contracts Manager) and Mathew Kane (IT […]

Gelder Group have received planning for 16 new properties at Kirton-in-Lindsey, the result of three years hard work and tenacity, dealing with a plethora of public bodies. The company now has a land bank of 47 plots as well as a further four sites at various stages within the planning system as it looks to […]