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Destec was formed in 1969, by the present owners of the company, and it has remained a Private Limited Company ever since.

For over 40 years of trading, the company has developed both products and services to industry, particularly where design and supply is concerned, with ‘High Pressure Containment’ and ‘On-Site Machining’ being the specialist lines.

An experienced design staff provide supporting calculations and stress analysis for our products and use AutoCad, Inventor, Cosmos M finite element analysis and other in-house developed computer programmes. They are actively engaged in the design and development of our products. This includes building and operating test rigs.

Our principle clients are within the Oil, Chemical and Petrochemical related industries, Power Generation, Steel, Marine and others.

The company offers an excellent package that depends on ability and experience and includes a bonus scheme.

We roast coffee and blend tea in our roastery in uphill Lincoln. We also have a Barista Training Centre for coffee enthusiasts and budding baristas, as well as The Blue Room which hosts music events, plays and weddings. We sell our tea, coffee and machines whole sale and provide an engineer service for the maintenance of the machines. We have three Lincoln cafés - Collection, Lawn and High Bridge, which serve food and our signature teas and coffees. We have been running since 1902. We are based at The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln. 

The most unusual job probably belongs to Mike, our head roaster.  
We currently employ around 80 members of staff. 
We also employ baristas, chefs, waiting staff, machine engineers. We like our staff to be friendly, professional and passionate about coffee. 

"I enjoy working for Stokes because every day is different - from coffee packing to the Blue Room to the cafés, there is such a variety of things to do that you never get bored. "

Every day, we shape our world by investing in, building, maintaining and renewing where we live and work. Every project we work on draws on the skills and expertise of our people. Their job is to make a positive impact on the world. Because what we achieve together in a day will have benefits that last for generations.

Kier is what you make it. That’s why we give you the scope and the support to invest in your own future. To build your expertise, and enable you to contribute to a rich and diverse culture. You are able to renew your career for the long-term with outstanding opportunities.

Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you’ll develop to be your best. Our approach to training and professional development is industry leading. Our priority is to help you to achieve your greatest potential.

Let’s shape your world together.

Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. 

With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country. Kier is an equality and diversity employer.

We have 7,640 talented people in a network of offices across the UK united by our values: collaboration, innovation, pride, and passion for our work. We engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

Our Lincoln office forms part of the Lincolnshire Highways Alliance Design Consultancy, working alongside Lincolnshire County Council to develop a wide range of ongoing highways schemes including Lincoln Eastern Bypass, Grantham Southern Relief Road, Spalding Western Relief road and the proposed North Hykeham Relief Road.

WSP is proud to support development and growth throughout Lincolnshire; and are delighted to have the opportunity to share our work on the World of Work website.

Micrometric make a wide range of components for automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial sectors. We use many different manufacturing techniques but nearly every part includes some sort of laser process - laser etching, laser welding, laser drilling or laser cutting. Innovating new processes keeps us at the forefront of the industry sector. We take on apprentices and offer work experience to local schools.

We employ apprentices for mechanical engineering to use laser processing and other machines. We employ engineers to plan and process jobs and engineers and scientists to innovate new processes and investigate buy or make new equipment. We offer an apprenticeship occasionally in the commercial side of the organisation. 

We offer interesting work with a wide variety of jobs, parts, machines and processes to learn within an exciting industry which is pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

Minster Group was formed in 1999 and has grown to become a major supplier to the Ministry of Defence, local authority, major builders and local suppliers. Based in Lincoln, we work on multi-million pound infrastructure projects for many of the UK’s largest construction firms, as well as councils, central government, defence and aviation industry. We’re able to access all areas of the United Kingdom and are regularly asked to carry out works for the Ministry of Defence nationwide.

Initially offering specialist macadam applications  our continued growth and success has enabled Minster Group to offer a full construction package including site excavation, drainage, planing, block paving and surfacing. Our client list has grown to include Balfour Beatty, Carillion Amey, Gelder Group. Kier Group and TARMAC. 

Minster Group is owned and managed by Bruce Spencer-Knott who has over 25 years’ experience and a full working knowledge of the surfacing and construction industry. Bruce is often on site with the operatives, operating the machinery and helping deliver the service to the customer believing truly that excellence in delivery of the product is paramount. The company’s a proud member of The Institute of Asphalt Technology.

In 2016 we moved into our new 3-acre headquarters in Lincoln. Designed and built by local firm Stirlin Developments, the new, bigger site has allowed us to grow our team to 40 full-time employees and subcontractors. We can now also recycle more waste road material than ever – over 20,000 tonnes in just six months.

Imagine making every drop of water count for over six million customers - from the Humber in the North to the Thames in the South; and from Daventry in the West to Lowestoft in the East. Imagine an incredibly complex and amazingly innovative company that’s shaping the future of a whole industry. That’s the reality of working with us here at Anglian Water.

We’re in the business of ‘loving every drop’. That means making sure that 1.1 billion litres of clean and safe drinking water is delivered to homes and businesses, everyday using enough pipeline to wrap around the world three times! And the story doesn’t stop there: our Water Recycling Service teams work hard to collect and treat used water from 2.44 million households. So we really are a company for all types of skills, built on people from many different backgrounds.

Lincolnshire Cooperative is based in Lincoln. A co-op is owned and democratically controlled by its members. The members are the main people who benefit from the business. Co-ops vary in size, structure and even what type of work they carry out.

Co-ops with retail at their heart are probably the best known, but you can also find co-ops specialising in housing, farming, utilities and much more.

As one of the most profitable independent consumer co-operatives in the UK, we're proud to be able to offer a wide range of services from our family of businesses. Lincolnshire Co-op employs over 2,800 people throughout Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk and we're always growing.

As a co-operative, we're committed to the ethical principles which are important to our members, such as Fairtrade and sourcing products locally.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Employing 45,000 people worldwide with 7000 of those in the UK. Leonardo has six sites in the UK specialising Electronic Warfare, Radar, Helicopters, Cyber and Infra-Red Technology. Our Lincoln site is home to the Leonardo Academy where we train our customers on the latest technologies. Also at Lincoln we have a strong focus on Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS), supporting both UK and overseas customers.

Being a STEM focused company, Leonardo employs a vast range of engineers including; software, systems, controls, hardware, manufacturing, electronics and cyber. Routes into employment with Leonardo are through apprenticeships, graduate schemes and industrial placements. 

In the UK Leonardo spends around £3.5 million on employee training and development annually, providing young people with the opportunity to gain qualifications through on-the job training, whilst simultaneously undertaking academic study. We are also one of the largest employers of engineering apprentices and graduates in the UK with our apprenticeship scheme rated 'Outstanding' by OFSTED. 

Leonardo is also the first aerospace company in the UK to be awarded the Investors in Young People Gold Accreditation award which reflects the company's commitment to supporting young peoples' educational development.

At Leonardo, you are working with some of the latest technology, so advanced that many people don't know about it. Through work with some of the UK’s most renowned universities including Edinburgh, Bristol and Liverpool, Leonardo is investing in future research to maintain the UK’s position as a leader in world-wide technological innovation.

Cursor is a web technology business which builds innovative, people-focused websites, apps and software to help our customers work smarter online. 

In every project we do, we always strive to be a partner rather than a supplier. We build long-term relationships with our customers based on mutual trust and openness, allowing our talented and creative team to deliver bespoke products of the highest quality. 

We add value in everything we do, helping our customers to understand how web technology can change the way they work. We are a company built around people, not technology, so everything we make is created with the goal of enabling people and businesses to become more effective, productive and profitable.

Our versatile team is more creative than an IT department and more technical than a marketing agency. We take an active role at every stage of the creative process, ensuring that every aspect of our projects is given the care and attention it deserves. 

Our developers build bespoke websites and apps to suit our customers’ needs, our designers create beautiful interfaces which are easy to use, and our content designer produces professional, engaging copy to send out the right message. 

All our projects are overseen by our delivery manager, who works closely with the team to ensure that our products are delivered to the high standards we set for ourselves in everything we do.

Anyone joining Cursor will find a friendly team and an enthusiastic working environment in which every employee makes a key contribution to the projects we undertake. 

We encourage creativity and innovation in all our employees, allowing them to express their talents as much as possible. We never mindlessly follow a specification, always empowering our team to think outside the box and devise inventive solutions. 

The work we do makes a real-life difference, and we take on a huge diversity of projects, building technology for companies from many different industries. There’s never a dull moment working for Cursor.

Web technology is one of the fastest-moving industries around. It touches every aspect of our lives, whether it be home, work, or leisure. 

We pride ourselves on building technology which makes a difference to people and businesses every day. Anyone can see what we do and use what we make. For us, there’s no better feeling than knowing our work is making a positive impact in the real world. 

With technology evolving all the time, this is an industry in which you never stop learning. We will continue to innovate and adapt as the changes come thick and fast.

We are an award-winning creative studio based in Lincoln UK, who work with clients all over the world. Our team of web designers,developers, video & timelapse producers and brand strategists help businesses talk to their audiences in a clear, consistent and engaging way.

 
We employ creatives with a range of skills, from coding to graphic design, video production, analytics and ad and remarketing campaigns.

Working in a creative studio is like nothing else. We support each other in coming up with great ideas, delve deeply into clients' challenges and get to break the mold with ideas that astonish them. 

We also have a company perks scheme and a social budget managed by the team!

The industry is hugely dynamic, creative and fulfilling. Our teams face a lot of creative challenges and we get to solve them in new ways.