On 17th July 2014, with the help of HRH The Princess Royal, we made some bold statements of how the Gelder Group would look come the summer of 2017. To mark the completion of our 20by17 Vision we’ve released this 4 minute video to showcase how we got on. Thank you to everyone, customers, suppliers, […]

Gelder Group apprentices, Thomas Potter and Dylan Carter have been given their own brand-new vehicles as they enter into their 2nd year of studying to become Insurance Surveyors. On the handover Head of Insurance, Louisa Sharpe commented: Tom and Dylan are working extremely hard to achieve their apprenticeships and providing these vehicles is a statement […]

Neil Holt has now become our fifth Contracts Manager within the expanding Major Contracts Team. Neil has worked for the division for over 13 years and has managed many projects all over the counties. He leaves the North Sea Observatory project as Site Manager, but will continue to oversee the project, as well as additional […]

A total of 24 staff, managers and surveyors, within the Insurance Department have successfully completed a UKATA accredited asbestos course, which focused on both awareness and sampling. This bespoke course was delivered by industry leader Eddie Strong and his team from Ferncroft Environmental. Head of Insurance, Louisa Sharpe, commented: A fabulous course, tailored to our […]

Eight enthusiastic fishermen turned out to commemorate the annual Rick Paton Memorial Charity Match and help raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity. All of the anglers prepared weeks in advance of the competition, with many using new tackle that was purchased for the special day. Dave Troop (Garage Workshop Foreman and defending champion) had […]

The Major Contracts department welcomed their new Apprentice Administrator, Kyra Elston. Kyra will be working in the department as well as studying for her Business Administration Level 2 Apprenticeship.

From conception through to completion. The Dhollandia project started life as a concept drawing by Design Space Architecture’s  Simon Blaydes (Design Co-ordinator). Subsequently, our Major Contracts Division won the £2.5 million (3,300 Sq m) project to bring the design to life. The project also brings with it new Site Manager Paul Hughes who we welcome […]

Newark Fire and Rescue Station will start to take shape now all demolition works have been completed. A traditional sod cutting ceremony took place last week to mark the next phase of the project. The ceremony was attended by Kevin Manterfield, Gavin Parker and Ian Keogh along with the chairman of Nottinghamshire Fire Authority, Brian […]

Huge congratulations to Mathew Kane who won his fight in the ‘Ultra White Collar Boxing‘ event on Saturday 24th June 2017. Mathew has been training for this fight for 8 weeks and commented: This is not enough time to prepare anyone for battle, I trained at least 4 times a week as the thing to […]

The Major Contracts team celebrate triple success in both the LABC awards and Lincolnshire Construction & Property Awards 2017. Cartergate and Kenwick Park Spa & Leisure have received these prestigious awards and now battle it out in the National Finals in November. The team have exciting times ahead. Well done to everyone involved!