News Archive

Friday, 31st October 2008
Worm Farm...
As part of our ongoing recycling process we have introduced a worm farm to our ?250,000 environmental project. The worm farm will be stocked with Red Worms that are capable of consuming their own body weight every 48 hours. The process will enable all food waste and tea bags from the Group?s Head Office canteen to be recycled into compost, reducing further the waste sent to landfill.&n...
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Tuesday, 21st October 2008
Alex Cass Wins Bowling National Junior Doubles
Alex Cass, son of Site Manager Shaun Cass was delighted to win the National Junior Doubles for Bowling, held in Chelmsford. This event is the largest annual junior bowling event. Over 3000 people entered the event, and out of those Alex had to compete against 400 under 12?s. Alex has been playing for 2 years, practising weekly in both an adult doubles league and a junior league...
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Tuesday, 21st October 2008
Business Development Team Visit Wembley Stadium
On the 15th October the Gelder Group?s Business Development Team received training on comfort zones, paradigms and the seven behaviours of successful people. The training was held in box 3005 Wembley Stadium, which gave an excellent back drop for both the training and discussions that took place afterwards. These included the drawing up of individual, group and company action plans a...
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Saturday, 18th October 2008
?5.8 Million Record Order Secured
The Gelder Group?s Major Contracts Division are pleased to announce the securing of their largest order to date, a ?5.8 million, 104 week re-development of the Birchwood Shopping Centre, Lincoln for the Lincolnshire Co-operative Society. Works are due to commence on site in January 2009 and will involve the demolition of a proportion of the existing retail space, construction of new retail...
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Friday, 17th October 2008
Gelder Group Divisional Managers Visit Merlin
The Gelder Group?s Insurance, Repair and Renovation Divisional Managers and Co-ordinators recently spent a day at Merlin?s head office at Bromborough, Wirral. The day was spent developing relationships with Merlin?s Team Leaders and Co-ordinators and gaining a better understanding of each others day to day problems in the fast moving insurance environment. Formally known as AMG Gro...
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Monday, 6th October 2008
Drying Division Introduced
In response to our Insurance, Repair & Renovation Division?s clients wishes for us to move more towards providing a one stop shop for insurance building claims a new Drying Division has been created. ?175,000 of investment has been made into Gelder Drying, providing vehicles, specialist training and equipment. Several insurance clients are already piloting the new service which enables water o...
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Monday, 6th October 2008
Walking Weekend is a Personal Triumph for Louisa
On Saturday 25th October 2008 17 Staff and partners completed the toughest annual walk ever attempted by the group, a 10 mile walk up the 3116ft Hellvellyn Mountain via the precarious striding edge route which incorporated some scrambling and climbing prior to reaching the summit and descending down the North East side of the mountain. This walk was a huge personal achievement for Insurance...
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