Explore & Discover

Our 270 acres of multifunctional space is based just four miles north of Lincoln city centre, and we're proud to host hundreds of different diverse and exciting events each and every year.

The Lincolnshire Showground is owned by the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, a charitable organisation established back in 1869 whose objectives are to educate the county about food, farming and a sustainable environment. Although our roots continue to be embedded in agriculture, we've diversified over the years to create a multi-purpose environment offering a wide range of services and events for the region and beyond.

Over the years we've gained a reputation for both organising and hosting outstanding events, including conferences, exhibitions, charity dinners, concerts, festivals, weddings, equine and livestock events, rallies and vehicle shows. The opportunities are endless, so if you're looking for a venue for your next event, please do get in touch with our friendly and knowledgable team.

Founded in 1965, GWF Engineering Ltd has been providing services to industry for over 50 years offering excellence in machining and fabrication solutions to hundreds of satisfied customers from a broad spectrum of industries.

In addition to servicing the more traditional heavy engineering sectors such as Steel, Mining, Power Generation and Petrochemical, we also work innovatively in the Aerospace, Formula 1 Racing and Renewable Energy industries.

The manufacturing facility is based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire and is close to the UK Motorway network and the Humber Ports for ease of transport of large abnormal loads. The workshop facilities total some 35,000 sq.ft. with overhead craneage of 40T single lift and machining capabilities of up to 5.6m diameter.
We maintain a regular workforce of highly trained, skilled craftsmen and have a proactive succession policy involving the recruitment and training of apprentices in all our core disciplines. This provides us with the stability of skills and retention of knowledge required to maintain the high standards to which they work.

Who we are – strengthening communities, supporting individuals

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) promotes volunteering through its four accredited Volunteer Centres - in Boston, Manby (near Louth), Spalding and Grantham, matching would-be volunteers with opportunities and supporting volunteer involving organisations to recruit, train and retain volunteers.

LCVS is a charity working to support the health and wellbeing of communities and individuals.

It supports community groups to get established, survive and thrive by providing help and guidance with paperwork and governance, resources, sourcing funding and finding and training volunteers.

In addition, LCVS delivers and enables health-related community projects.

Find LCVS at www.lincolnshirecvs.org.uk

ArcelorMittal is the world’s leading steel and mining company. Guided by a philosophy to produce safe, sustainable steel, it is the leading supplier of quality steel products in all major markets including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. ArcelorMittal is present in 60 countries and has an industrial footprint in 18 countries.

Leadership at every level

The success of our company is built from having inspiring, creative leaders at all levels of the business. Because we believe that leadership shouldn’t – and doesn’t – come from the top alone. We need energising leaders in all parts of the business.

That’s why we invest heavily in developing internal excellence through leadership development programmes – combining internal and external training with a review process – to identify and develop talent at our company.

Our global employee development programme (GEDP) is the cornerstone of our people strategy and fosters leadership development by managing the performance, potential, development and careers of our people.

This approach to talent management not only creates career opportunities for those who strive to develop their potential. It also ensures we develop a pipeline of talent ready to occupy senior leadership positions.

Developing tomorrow’s leaders is also about providing excellent learning opportunities. The work of our university plays a key role here, offering corporate leadership development programmes to nurture our future leaders.

Designed, built and tested in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, our range of self-propelled machines uses ground-breaking technology to deliver a specification not often found on other machines available in the crop spraying market.

Furthermore, all Househam self-propelled machines have been designed with low weight and even weight distribution in mind. This minimises soil compaction and allows the machine to be used throughout the year, minimising weather delays and reducing the risk of diseases taking hold.

Househam is dedicated to producing leading edge technology which is designed to offer maximum efficiency and ' future-proof' our ever expanding range of sprayers. Customers are supported around the globe with an experienced network of service engineers and dealers', ensuring help and assistance is but a phone call away. Providing world class technical innovation, research and development and testing and manufacturing services to deliver exciting, effective and efficient concepts for our global customers.

With over four decades of success within the agricultural sprayer market, Househam is able to combine cutting edge technology devised by some of the industry's best engineers with precision manufacturing and speed to market.

The Vision of Househam

The challenges faced by agriculture are massive. The ever increasing world population relies on the food agriculture produces and this represents a challenge for the industry, globally, unlike any other industry has hitherto faced.

However, bringing more and more land into agricultural use can have detrimental effects of the environment by encouraging deforestation, which releases more CO2 into the atmosphere, and the draining of natural wetlands both of which increase the risk of flooding.

By protecting and improving the vast areas of soil currently under cultivation and maximising its productive capacity with advances in plant breeding, nutrient management, crop protection products and innovative application technology, we should be able to go a long way towards producing higher volumes of food which is healthier, safer and produced in a more environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.

Our aim is to use new and innovative technology to enable us, as leading manufacturers of crop sprayers, to produce machines which enable growers not only to apply crop protection products very accurately, but also to help protect soil structure by reducing soil compaction. Our links with the leading agricultural research bodies and our continuing dialogue with practical farmers and contractors helps us to produce leading edge crop sprayers which meet the needs of users around the world. 

Powering your career

We're always looking to the future, so we're embracing new technology and sustainable resources, developing environmental projects and reducing our own carbon footprint. We're investing in our network, our customers and our people.

What sets us apart? Simple. We appreciate that you are the future of our business. We want you to grow, to be challenged, and to succeed. Through excellent training and development, we'll give you the power to light up people's lives.

Our network covers an area of 25,000 square kilometres, we manage more than 60,000 substations and around 94,000 kilometres of overhead line and underground cables. That means there's no shortage of opportunities.

The Talent Academy concept was originally formed in June 2015 as an initiative by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust to support engagement of younger people into its workforce.

Due to its success, the Academy evolved in April 2016 incorporating its Lincolnshire stakeholders to strengthen and support local partnership and the benefits of collaboration.  

Today, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy is an umbrella body made up of health and care organisations within the County.  Led by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Academy represents a wide range of stakeholders from the health and care sector.

What do we do?

The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.

As employers, we work with students, schools, colleges and universities in addition to other agencies such as the DWP to provide services for individuals from the age of 14 and above, all of which are delivered in partnership though our stakeholders.  Our remit includes careers inspiration activities incorporating the engagement of the education sector and delivery of careers guidance and work experience, through to the management of apprenticeship training and support for apprenticeship trailblazer standards development across our stakeholders.

With a common shared goal across all stakeholders – to adopt a “grow our own” culture within the county, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy provides the foundation for our collaborative approach to the engagement, recruitment and development of talent within the Health and Care community.

Click here to take a look at our career events.

We are family based on a real working farm. Our values include honesty and integrity both in the food we serve and how we treat each other. Ego's need not apply! 

We employ 38 full and part time people and more seasonally in the school holidays. We are looking for upbeat, smiley people to work with our customers, we hire for attitude and then train in house. We are also looking for experienced catering staff to create amazing food in our three kitchens. We put on shows in school holidays so dressing up is a requirement for some. We always needs Santas!

We have the Greedy Pig Cafe and tea room with a 'food from the farm' section where you can buy homemade sausages, bacon, cakes, egg, beers and jams and other local goodies. We have indoor and outdoor play for children including a soft play and a brand new indoor 'imaginative play'. Our farm trail outdoors takes you to see our animals and you can take a trailer ride to see the pigs and cuddle our smaller animals.

Tourism seems to be increasing in the area and this is a market that we need to embrace as well as looking after our local people.

Our Business

Established in 1921, R G Carter is a family owned business which has been building for the future for nearly a century. Renowned for our diverse range of high quality construction services, we have achieved growth & success through combining traditional family values with a passion for innovation.

Working with national and regional clients, across both private and public sectors, we provide design, construction and project management services on projects ranging from £50,000 to over £50 million.

Our values are based upon honesty, trust and the development of long term relationships, and we are committed to placing client values at the heart of our operations. Our approach to project delivery makes us able to offer a flexible, quality service that is tailored to the requirements of our clients.  

Through our network of regional offices, including Lincoln, we offer a range of construction solutions, from design through to build, refurbishment and repairs. Our business model continues to be based on local delivery with empowered local decision makers and close senior level support for projects. Our ability to draw on the experience and expertise of the wider R G Carter Group of companies, means that we can offer a personal approach that is built around the Employers needs without restriction on value or construction type.

We support local communities, organisations, and supply-chain partners to deliver projects that improve lives and provide opportunities for local people. On all of our projects we seek to work collaboratively in order to create better buildings, provide opportunities for local people and invest in the future of the communities that we work with. We set the bar high for safety, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Through our accredited training centre, Carter Academy, we are a leading provider of quality apprenticeships and professional training regionally. 

Our People

R G Carter currently has 1,100 members of staff, ranging across office and site based roles. Examples of these include administrators, procurement and accountants who support the successful management of projects, project managers who coordinate all aspects of the construction process, designers who work with the clients to create their ‘vision’, quantity surveyors, who manage the costs related to the project and tradesmen, through to site managers and skilled tradesman, such as bricklayers and carpenters, who ensure projects are built to client requirements. Our employees work across our range of offices and sites across the Group.

We are passionate about supporting our employees, whose loyalty and expertise allows us to consistently deliver successful projects to be proud of. We invest in training and development and aim to inspire people with the right skills, talent and enthusiasm to work with us to fulfil their potential. To demonstrate our commitment, everyone who joins our company has access to our CITB registered training centre, Carter Academy, offering Health & Safety qualifications and a variety of courses from NVQ to degree level.

Join Our Team

We look for motivated and enthusiastic people to join our teams. Dependant on the role, ideal candidates will have good experience of team working and delivering construction projects to excellent quality.

We understand that great projects need great people. Whether you are looking for a training opportunity, or are already experienced in your role, R G Carter offers more than just the next step in your career. You will be joining a diverse group of talented people and with the addition of your ideas, passion and skills we can develop, innovate and build the future together.

R G Carter is a dynamic company where you will have the chance to prove yourself on challenging projects, further develop your skills and work with experienced construction professionals.

“I joined RG Carter due to its great reputation for training and investing in people, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a people focussed company with a sense of family values. Personal development is important to the company, whatever your experience or life stage.” Jack, Trainee Construction Manager

The construction industry is unique; with so many career options that combines a range of skills and interests.

Whether you’re interested in building, engineering, science or design, at R G Carter we can offer a variety of different rewarding, challenging roles to help develop your skills and start a successful and exciting career in construction.

• Work on exciting, innovative projects, that you can see through from concept to completion
• Learn a mix of theory as well as practical skills out on site
• Work in an ever changing industry, with new state-of-the-art technology
• Give something back to the local communities in which we all live
• Get training and support from our experts at our Carter Academy

Initial Teacher Training

Why train with us?

As a highly regarded accredited ITT Provider, with an excellent local reputation, the North Lincolnshire SCITT Partnership provides the following opportunities for successful applicants:

A high quality, one year full-time, school-centred initial teacher training programme delivered in partnership with academies, primary and secondary schools in the North Lincolnshire area

Training available in a choice of three age phases: Early Years (3 to 7), Primary (7 to 11), Secondary, (11 to 16) – subject specialisms determined on an annual basis

Applications via UCAS and offered as either School-Centred Teacher Training (SCITT) or Primary School Direct in association with Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Lead School

Successful trainees awarded QTS with full PGCE in association with our HEi Partner, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln

Excellent prospects in relation to securing a first teaching post – the Partnership has a proven track record of producing high-calibre teachers. They supply approximately 17 per cent of the current teacher workforce in North Lincolnshire, many of whom now occupy positions of senior leadership

A bespoke and personalised training programme to meet the needs of individual trainees so that they are able to achieve the highest possible outcomes

Our Trainees:

• Consistently rate the quality of the training and pastoral care provided as outstanding and never less than good
• 80 per cent of trainees have rated the overall effectiveness of their training as outstanding over the last five year period
• Trainees are well-prepared for, and are confident in, meeting the rigours of their first teaching posts
• Retention into the profession remains consistently high after five years – as recognised by Ofsted

Our Partnership:

• Comprises a core team of highly skilled and expert trainers and mentors with many years’ experience of training and mentoring teachers and trainee teachers
• Further supplemented and enhanced through the use of a wide range of school based leaders and practitioners and other external pedagogical experts
• The leadership across the Partnership was graded as Outstanding by Ofsted (2016)

Kingcrab.co.uk is the internet face of a successful fish merchants that has been working out of Grimsby for over a third of a century. Our aim is to bring you shellfish and seafood that you will find difficult to get in your local fishmongers or your supermarket. Supermarkets don't like fish because it's wild and uncontrollable; in other words they can't dictate how we buy it. 

Although we have our internet presence we are real people who understand seafood

British Steel, based in Scunthorpe, have a range of high quality steel products that go into a number of markets around the world. They also have a network of metal centres and service centres across the UK and Ireland enabling them to serve their customers quicker and more efficiently. 

They work in 4 main markets:

• Rail - Rail products and services for high speed, heavy duty, mixed traffic, metro and tramway networks
  
• Sections - Sections for the construction industry. CPR-compliant for current structural design and practice
  
• Special Profiles - Special Profiles for earth moving, forklift, construction, shipbuilding and mining markets.
  
• Wire Rod - Wire rod for the automotive, construction, engineering and consumer goods markets.  

British Steel's brand promise

We want to work with our customers to fully know, understand and meet their needs.

We want to build loyalty in the British Steel brand by being our customers’ first choice supplier, the one they trust, every time.

We will do this by:

• Being agile and easy to do business with – this means being responsive, adaptable, competitive and proactive
• Strengthening existing relationships and creating new relationships – this means being trustworthy, friendly and engaging
• Working together to drive improvements – with enthusiasm and effectiveness that accelerates product and service development
• Doing what we say we will do – this means being reliable and honest

With many recent changes across our business, now is a time to reinvigorate our relationships. We will show everyone that we mean business, that we are here to stay and that by working with our company – British Steel –  we can all be sure of a stronger future.