About us
Meet the team
Gordon Innes
Managing Director
Gordon was appointed Managing Director of Gilbert & Goode in November 2021. As Managing Director Gordon is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the business, from initial land appraisal through to sales and customer care. Gordon is also driving Gilbert & Goode’s transition from contractor to one of the leading developers in the South West.
Current projects include Copper Hills phases 1 and 2, a £27m GDV scheme comprising of 125 new homes, Ocean Housing’s £13m GDV Polgrean Place regeneration scheme comprising 60 affordable homes together with two commercial units and a £13m GDV open market led scheme at St Erth comprising 28 homes for sale and 10 affordable homes.
Gordon has 30 years’ experience in the housebuilding industry progressing from Quantity Surveyor to hold various leadership roles including 5 years as Commercial Director at Avant Homes and 6 years as Managing Director at Persimmon Homes.
Gordon’s experience covers all aspects of residential development from site acquisition to sales and customer care. Gordon has a keen interest in land / planning and commercial matters, and strongly believes in keeping quality and safety at the heart of homebuilding.
Rebecca Sanders
Head of Technical
Rebecca is Head of Technical at Gilbert and Goode and has over 25-years’ experience within residential construction sector. Rebecca has worked for the likes of Westbury Homes, Persimmon Homes, Bovis Homes, Galiford Try as well as smaller developers and consultancies throughout the South-west.
Rebecca spent her career working across different design functions including Structural, Civil engineering, Planning, Design and Technical. This has enabled her to bring a well-rounded, cost effective, design led view of residential development. Having led numerous design teams, Rebecca values the investment of time in nurturing home grown talent.
Rebecca is well placed to lead the internal Technical Team to guide and bring the best out of each team member and strives to build communities where customers choose to live. Rebecca is passionate about reducing Gilberts and Goodes environmental impact by pursuing the application of new technology to delivery stainable solutions.
Rebecca is working with her team and external consultants to develop standard details with improved thermal insultation to meet a ‘fabric first’ approach to improve energy efficiency within our new homes.
Gavin Caldwell CIOB, NEBOSH, IOSH
Construction Director
Gavin is Construction Director at Gilbert & Goode and has over 20 years’ experience in the Construction Sector across all disciplines. Prior to joining the company, he was Senior Build Manager at Vistry Partnerships where he was responsible for managing the delivery of circa 1,000 residential units. He oversees the Production function of the Business, from Pre Construction into the Build phase and throughout the Customer Journey.
Gavin has a keen interest in Modern Methods of Construction and supporting the Net Zero Agenda. During his time at Vistry, Gavin sat on the National Working Group for Modern Methods of Construction, writing Executive Board Papers & making recommendations for the practical adoption of MMC
Emma Coltham
Head of Sales
Emma brings a wealth of experience in property development to her role. She joined the company in 2017 as Sales Coordinator and ascended to Head of Sales in 2024. In her current position, Emma oversees the sales and marketing departments at Gilbert & Goode. She is responsible for creating strategic sales plans and forecasts, building relationships with customers, agents, and solicitors, and ensuring that her team delivers exceptional customer service.
Emma’s achievements include spearheading the sales initiatives at Copper Hills, a premier Gilbert & Goode development that introduced 160 new homes. She is also overseas our newest Devon projects: The Maltings, Merton, and The Grove, Folly Gate.
Caroline Wheeleker
Land & Development Director
Caroline is Land & Development Director at Gilbert & Goode with responsibility for finding and delivering into the business the land needed for our open market, affordable own build and land led contracting opportunities.
Caroline has over 25 years’ experience in the Planning & Development sector and has been a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 1998. The past 15 years’ have been spent working for a number of housebuilders at both a national and regional level in the South West region. Her experience covers land acquisition, obtaining planning consents, with her particular interest in strategic land identification and promotion.
Andy Holder
Head of Commercial
Andy has joined Gilbert & Goode as the Head of Commercial, following his previous position as Commercial Director at Boklok, a modular housing developer.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the industry, Andy has worked across both contracting and development businesses, overseeing commercial activities from project inception to completion.
He is a strong advocate for partnering with the supply chain to drive continuous improvement through shared learnings and has a keen interest in utilising Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) where the benefits are clear.
