Business

A Spalding apprentice is in the semi-finals for a national award. Ben Norton (17), who is studying for level 2 in site carpentry, is in the final 30 for the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2022 competition. He said: “Being one step closer to the final is exciting and I will put my all into demonstrating my skills, commitment, and passion for ...

Phil and Lesley Pell, owners of The Office Shop in Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, have retired after 20 years.The business has been acquired by AbbeyPrint Ltd and will continue from its premises in Enterprise Way, Pinchbeck.Phil said: “I started working at the Office Shop with the previous owner Colin Hayes, before taking over 20 years ago.“My wife Lesley then joined me ...

GlenFarrow has added a new string to its bow thanks to combining with hydraulic hose business MB Supplies. MB Supplies has been trading in Pinchbeck for around 25 years.The company was founded by Mick Bird, who passed the baton to James Johanesen (pictured) 11 years ago.James was looking to retire but also wanted a way of carrying on the business ...

Rookery Farm in Holbeach St Johns, a specialist picking and packing firm for the horticulture industry, has been acquired by Sarah Raven Ltd as part of the business’ growth plan and in response to increased demand.Previously an arable farm, and in the Robinson family for over 100 years, Rookery Farm is renowned for its growing, packing and despatching services to ...

South Holland-based D Brown Building Contractors are celebrating after scooping a national award. The firm won Best Large Social Housing Development at the LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals 2021.A panel of industry experts judged a list of the highest quality projects and teams from around England and Wales to showcase solutions to complex technical or construction issues, site constraints, ...

The leader of Lincolnshire County Council says that 12 plots have already been allocated to businesses looking to set up at The South Lincolnshire Food Enterprize Zone in Holbeach.Coun Martin Hill told the a meeting of the authority’s full council last week that it was an example of the investment it was placing in the whole of the county as ...

A new campaign from the Food Standards Agency to new businesses to register is being backed by the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership.The pandemic saw a huge increase in the number of food businesses based in people’s homes.Since March 2020, 37 per cent of new food ventures registering through the FSA’s digital service are run from domestic kitchens at ...

A new Rotary group and business network is in the process of being set up for Long Sutton, Holbeach and the surrounding area. The Holbeach and The Suttons Rotary Network is the idea of Mervyn Lawrie. He wants to combine the community work the Rotary has been renowned for across the globe over the last 117 years and a business ...

Freemasons are donating £1,000 to a group that promotes and encourages opportunities for disabled and non-disabled people to share experiences on an equal basis. The Welland Lodge has donated £500 to the South Holland branch of PHAB. The Masonic Charitable Foundation is set to match that amount for its own donation. Jonathan Cooper, worshipful master of Welland Lodge, presented the ...

As traditions go, it was a particularly enduring one at one of Spalding’s oldest shops. For many long-time customers at Gibbs, handwritten invoices – produced in triplicate – were as established as the fitting service itself. But now they will no longer be issued. The business is moving to an electronic sales and stock system, which will mark a change ...

Springfields Outlet and Leisure saw a record-breaking Christmas with rising sales and visitor numbers. The Spalding centre’s Firework and Light Show started a bumper period for the venue with more than 36,000 people visiting the popular Winter Wonderland Walk. There has also been double-digit growth in sales since the centre re-opened after the first lockdown in April last year. “Springfields ...

Staff at Spalding care homes have been recognised for their work during 2021. Country Court held awards at each of its three homes in the town. At Ashwood Care and Nursing Home care assistant Matthew Evans won the Care Hero Award, care assistant Jill Green won the Our Values Award and Team Member of the Year was RGN Nurse Anne ...

A new recycling plant is ready to go after an anxious wait over planning permission. Midwest Polychem’s site at the former Laurel Lodge Farm in Holbeach Hurn is now undergoing its final test before the multi-million pound facility begins, initially by recycling 2,800 tonnes of plastic bottles a month. It’s an off-shoot of the Hull based Midwest Commodities and has ...

The ‘majority’ of staff at Bakkavor are set for a pay-rise, the company has announced. It says 14,000 factory-based colleagues will receive the boost before the New Year, including 850 colleagues at Bakkavor Pizza in Holbeach. Bakkavor says the discretionary pay increase is over and above the business’s normal annual pay award and has been planned for many months. A ...

New branches of Greggs, Starbucks and Toolstation have opened at Wardentree Lane in Pinchbeck. Greegs says it’s created 15 jobs at the new eatery on Hugh Close, PE11 3JZ. The branch will be open 6am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 4pm on Sundays. Shop manager Sheryl Hargrave said: “We can’t wait to welcome both Greggs fans and new customers to our ...

Holbeach businesses made a great start to the festive season with a Big Bang event. Street entertainment, fancy dress, special offers and music were on offer during the special day-long celebration of all things local. The Big Bang was organised by Coun Tracey Carter who wanted to encourage people to use local shops and businesses. “It was great – everyone ...

Springfields Shopping Outlet’s Winter Wonderland Walk is now open for bookings, with all proceeds going to the Royal British Legion. It runs from 4pm every day until December 23 and tickets are available from the Springfields website.Simon Stone, Director of Springfields, said: “Christmas is Springfields at its very best. “We have focused on bringing everyone a truly festive experience to ...

South Holland Jobs Fair returns on Friday November 12, the first time one has been held in-person since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The always popular event will be held in the Marquee Room at the Springfields Exhibition Centre between 10am and 2pm, offering visitors the opportunity to speak to around 25 different employers and training providers from a ...

A Pinchbeck company that helps people back to living in their homes after stays in hospital has been recognised for its support for carers and also raised money for charity. Last week Libertas, based at Apex Court, held its long overdue staffing awards and also took part in Breast Cancer Awareness’s Wear It Pink day. Peter Hagan, from Lincolnshire-based charity ...

Wygate Park Academy’s breakfast club is one of many in the county to receive a boost from the Lincolnshire Co-Cop. The school was chosen to unveil the group’s Community Champions fundraising total – a fantastic £221,275 – raised through various activities and sales of shopping bags. Each of the 193 schools in the country that have breakfast clubs will get ...