News Archive

Friday, 28th September 2007
Gelder Group Walking Weekend
This year?s Gelder Group walking weekend was held in the Peak District and was completed by eighteen employees and partners. The Team (pictured) lead by Helifix Installer Andy Doran, completed a 12 mile walk, which started (and finished) at the Nags Head Pub in Edale, the official start of the Pennine Way. The walk took the group up ?Grinds Brook? a tricky scramble, part of which was a clim...
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Wednesday, 26th September 2007
New Appointment - John Rowley
John Rowley, 42, joins the Gelder Group?s Insurance Repair & Renovation Division as Contracts Manager. John previously worked for 20 years as a Surveyor / Installation Manager at Bowater Home Improvements. Paul Massam, East Midlands Divisional Manager commented ?John will be a valuable addition to our expanding insurance repair and renovation division and I look forward to s...
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Tuesday, 25th September 2007
New Appointment - Graduate Accountant
Arran Fullwood, 25 joins our Head Office as a Graduate Accountant. Arran recently graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in Accounting & Information Systems. He joins us after previously working in sales and accounts. ...
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Saturday, 22nd September 2007
Flying High
Claire Law, Office Assistant raised over ?500 towards the Christian Lewis Trust, which supports children with cancer. With the support of the British Parachute School Claire dropped 13.5 thousand feet out of a plane pictured left. Claire commented ?You don?t realise how high you are going to be until you?re actually looking out of the plane. It was pretty frightening, but mostly...
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Friday, 21st September 2007
Sponsorship of Local Football Team
The Gelder Group is now the official sponsor of the Plough Inn (Sturton) Football Club. Pictured are the team in their new strip along with Manager Graham Chantry (Right). The team are part of the Lincoln Sunday League and you can watch their home games at Sturton by Stow Recreational Field. ...
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Thursday, 20th September 2007
Banovallum School Project
The steel frame to the new C.D.T building at Banovallum School Horncastle is currently being erected to the delight of the school. Due to very high levels of groundwater on the site a dewatering plant was required to enable water levels to be lowered and foundations constructed. The ?2.5 million contract is scheduled to be completed by September 2008 and is managed by site manager Jim ...
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Thursday, 20th September 2007
24 Dwellings Project Completed
On 30th August we handed over 24 houses and flats to Acis Housing at Finningley near Doncaster. The ?1.6 million design & build project involved the demolition of an existing RAF residential block including an underground air raid shelter. The contract was completed over a 50 week period on time and within budget. Acis housing were delighted with the quality of the build and ...
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Tuesday, 18th September 2007
Nuffield Hospital Project
Phases 1 & 2 for the Nuffield Hospital project in Lincoln are now up and running. The phases included the building of a single storey extension including a new entrance, reception, interview rooms, staff dining, stores, new lift and kitchen upgrade. A temporary operating theatre has now been brought onto site which will enable the refurbishment / upgrade of the existing the...
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Friday, 14th September 2007
Works complete on ?1.2 Million School
Works have recently been completed on a new single storey youth building at Caistor Yarborough School. The ?1.2 million pound project was completed on schedule for our client Lincolnshire County Council. The new building will provide a dance studio, drama studio, music recital room, activity room, school kitchen & dining room. Pictured is Gelder Site manager Shaun Cass handing the keys...
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