Mr John F. Chambers, a Civil Engineer, founded the company with Mrs Pauline Brown as the first office employee (who 32 years later went on to become the next Chair of the business) and three skilled tradesmen on site, as well as a dog named ‘Shep’. From the very beginning, the philosophy of the company was set clearly towards practical skills and good relationships with clients, and this continues to this day.
The business focused on civil engineering initially, primarily for water companies and industrial customers, before expanding into building and larger construction projects over the years, especially in the food manufacturing, retailing, education and social housing sectors. Today, almost 70 years later, Lindum employs c. 620 people and has offices in Lincoln, Peterborough and York.
The founder’s youngest son, David, succeeded Mrs Brown, becoming Chairman in 1991. David has remained Chairman until 2024, and is now succeeded by his sons, Freddie and Edward, as Co-Chairs.
Lindum is still very much a practical construction business, now with 12 trading divisions that operate in construction and construction related services. We still measure success not by turnover or profit, but by our performance and customer satisfaction on the last job and the resulting repeat client business. We maintain our Founder’s transparent approach to client communications, sharing problems and solutions as they occur, working together , as with each and every project being a first / prototype, there will always be something that isn’t as expected and how we work through those difficulties is one thing that sets us apart.
We are competitive, offering good value, as evidenced by our activity across a diversified client base and our strong order book, aiming to make a fair profit, which we reinvest into the company, so that the balance sheet is strong and better able to withstand fluctuations in the market, which means that our clients and trading partners can have that added security in their dealings with us now and over the coming years.
