News Archive

Friday, 26th June 2009
6th Annual Gelder Camp is another Huge Success
The Gelder Groups annual camping weekend held on the weekend of the 13th June 2009 was a great success with over 100 staff and children attending. Campers enjoyed glorious weather over the two days. Highlights of the weekend included a children?s treasure hunt, face painting, bingo, two very competitive games of rounders, football, a barbecue and a ?Gelder?s got Talent' competition around t...
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Tuesday, 16th June 2009
Group Recognised for Environmental Efforts
On Thursday 11th June, the group was highly commended in the business category of the 2009 Lincolnshire Environmental Awards. The group?s entry focused on achieving a recycling rate of over 93% (against an industry average of 72%) and ?300,000 of expenditure on developing a nature reserve to the rear of its Tillbridge Lane offices, incorporating 3200 trees and a one acre lake. The awards, now in t...
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Friday, 5th June 2009
Training Manager Appointed on Lincolnshire & Rutland Employment Skills Board
Group Training Manager, Mike Johnson, was recently appointed a board member of the Lincolnshire & Rutland Employment Skills Board. Fifteen people have been appointed to this new skills board, which has been set up to drive the talents of the county?s workforce. Board members will suggest what courses are needed across the county and what to spend over ?100 million of public money which is pl...
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Friday, 5th June 2009
NLD Sponsorship sees Rugby Legends Visit Head Office
The Gelder Group?s two year sponsorship of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire (NLD) Rugby Football Union has led to the Group developing new changing facilities for Ilkeston and Skegness rugby clubs. As part of the sponsorship the Gelder Group?s design department is providing free advice and architectural works on planning matters to all NLD clubs, which in turn has led to increased en...
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Thursday, 4th June 2009
Local businessmen join forces to create ?formidable team?
A new property development company Tillbridge Developments has been set up by Giles Walter, John Barker and Steve Gelder. The new venture will look at all commercial development opportunities, but will initially concentrate on the convenience food sector, neighbourhood centres and strategic residential sites in the East Midlands, East Anglia & Yorkshire regions. The company already has s...
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