Price comparison sites - what a joke!
With his van insurance renewal coming soon, one member of the site took to the internet for a quote but was not impressed with what he found.

Has anyone tried using Trusted Traders?
A member has been looking at the Trusted Traders and Rated People websites and asks if anyone has any experience of using these sites?

▪ Business: Green Barrow
▪ Contact: Matt Glossop
▪ Location: Sheffield
▪ About: Garden mainteance
▪ LJN page: Matt Glossop

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Golf course landscaper/installer (synthetics): UK

Landscaper/team leader: Worcester

Experienced landscaper: Risborough

Landscape operatives and supervisors: London

Maintenance gardener: Loughborough

Landscape supervisor: Uxbridge, Denham

Landscape operative: Slinfold, West Sussex

Landscape gardener – team leader: Farnham, Surrey

Landscaper: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Senior gardener required: Weybridge

Gardener required: Crowthorne

Landscape supervisor: Truro

Experienced hard landscaper: Hertfordshire

Golf Course Landscaper/Installer (Synthetics)
Southwest Greens UK, part of the highly successful Global synthetic golf course construction brand Southwest Greens are looking to recruit.

Using the latest synthetic products from our in-house manufacturing plant in the USA we design and build bespoke golf greens, tee-lines and indoor facilities for commercial and residential projects throughout the UK.

A seasonal treat for the grass
Autumn grass will require energy to grow, however, too much energy (in the form of Nitrogen) can make a bad situation worse and bizarrely make the lawn weaker and more prone to disease.

Business premises
With a move to new business premises in the pipeline, what advice can you pass on to ensure the transfer runs smoothly?

Sleeves for Stihl Kombi engines
One member has a question about using Stihl Kombi engines and attachments.

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Yellow granite, blue grey sett, edging larch and cumaru deck by Peter Fowle

Change in self-employed H&S duties from 1 October 2015
If you are self-employed and your work activity poses no potential risk to the health and safety of other workers or members of the public, then health and safety law will not apply to you.

Laying a patio for a driveway
A customer, who owns a heavy 4x4 vehicle, wants a patio area for their driveway but with the weight of the vehicle what else should be considered?

Etesia Pro53 hydro problem
A useful machine for the business is leaking fluid, and Etesia offer advice?

Everyone still busy?
One member of the network is busy with work, but can't push his prices up, how are things where you are based?

Plants for sloping site
Any low maintenance ideas for plants on a sloping piece of land?

Ticks carrying Lyme disease found in South London parks
Visitors to two popular parks in South London are at risk of coming into contact with ticks that can transmit Lyme disease to humans.

HSE and HMRC webinar on working on growing your business
HMRC and the Health and Safety Executive will offer answers to typical questions for growing businesses on health and safety and taking on new employees in a live webinar.

Dennis G860 ‘ticks all the boxes’ for Leicester City
After Leicester City was promoted to the FA Premier League last season, head groundsman John Ledwidge and his team were treated to an influx of grounds machinery.

Tobermore help colour new £48m ‘super school’ in Penarth
As the first of its kind in Wales and costing a cool £48 million, Penarth Learning Community has been described as a new ‘super school,’ bringing mainstream and specialised educational needs together under one roof.

Everris achieves ‘great results’ for Leeds Rhinos
Ryan Golding, Head Groundsman for Leeds Rhinos Rugby and Yorkshire Carnergie, believes that Everris has helped him achieve ‘great results’ on the turf at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.