Lindum was founded in 1956 by John F. Chambers (‘JFC’), a Chartered Civil Engineer, with a Mrs Pauline Brown as the first office employee 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, teamwork 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. 630 people and has offices in Lincoln, Peterborough and York.
Mrs Brown went on to become the second Chair of the business, taking over from JFC in 1988. Mrs Brown knew the business inside-out, opening every letter that we received and signing every letter that we sent, as well as all the cheques too. She sadly became sick and passed away in 1991, just three years into her appointment, but left her mark on the business.
Mr David Chambers, JFC’s youngest son, succeeded Mrs Brown, becoming Chairman in 1991. David remained Chairman until 2024 and has now taken a ‘back-seat’ role as Non-Executive Director, with his two sons, Freddie Chambers and Edward Chambers, becoming Co-Chairmen in 2024. David still pops in from time to time, and his help and advice is always welcome, although his actual office has been moved to the other side of the business park for now (by mutual consent).
Lindum remains a practical construction business to this day, with 13 trading divisions that operate in construction, construction related services and land. 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 founding principles of having a 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; how we work through those difficulties is one thing that sets us apart.
We offer a ‘cost-conscious, good quality’ service, or good value as many would say, as evidenced by our activity across a diversified client base and our strong order book. We aim 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.
