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Eliet Maestro Shredder ?

Hi all, I'm looking for a littile advice; I'm trying to weigh up the pros and cons of investing in a shredder for managing garden waste.

At the moment I bag up (builders bags) quite a bit of garden waste, hedge cuttings from garden clearences, winter

Started by Adam in Business, Machinery, and Waste

12 Replies · Reply by Adam Jan 22, 2019

Geomembrane standard composite membrane

Warp knitting composite geomembrane is a new type of geomembrane which is reinforced by synthetic fiber (or glass fiber).

Characteristic:

Warp knitting composite geomembrane is different from general geomembrane. Its biggest characteristic is that

Started by wslgeosynthetics in Business

1 Reply · Reply by David Benson Jan 21, 2019

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Jobber 'Lite' available

I see that Jobber has revamped it's offerings a little by providing Jobber 'Lite' for one-man business at $19 pm for a single user with a 14 day free trail option.

I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber i

Started by Gary RK in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Robbie Jan 15, 2019

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Which? / Trusted Trader - can consumers rely on it ?

According to The Daily Telegraph, the Which? Trusted Trader review site has been questioned over the integrity of its reviews.

The once champion of independent product reviews and consumer protection has been presented with evidence that traders are

Started by Gary RK in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Dec 2, 2018

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Red flags for those providing gratuitous garden design services

I thought I'd re-post this historical case as its re-surfaced this week after going to the court of appeal.

The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier decision by the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in Lejonvarn v Burgess. It found that a frie

Started by Phil Voice in Design, Business, and Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Dec 2, 2018

Price increase

Evening people.

Just wondering how others approach the issue of increasing rates(wording, time of the year, do you find many current customers question you on it? And do you reply without offending them)

Thanks look forward to your replies.

Started by Oliver clarkson in Business

12 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Nov 17, 2018

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Latest phishing email for landscapers...doh

More FYI, than anything else, but obvious by lack of salutation and strained grammar etc:

"I intend to embark on a landscapers project and I would appreciate your participation in the development and completion of

this project, We have finances in

Started by Gary RK in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Torin Dec 1, 2018

Business for sale

Has anyone experience of selling part or all of their business without someone stealing the work while advertising and therefore losing markey value?

Started by Jonathan Brewster in Business and Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Jonathan Brewster Nov 1, 2018

secure storage, workshop needed

Please remove if this isnt allowed.

After 20 years on the same site we are now losing it to developers.

I have 3 20ft shipping containers and parking for van and 2 trailers. We are based on the northern edge of Leeds and are now hunting around for a ne

Started by matt day in Business

7 Replies · Reply by matt day Oct 14, 2018

Garden maintenance

Looking for your thoughts on diversifying garden metal work into garden maintenance business. Also please check out my original post regarding mitox and husqvarna kit and my background information. Honestly any info is greatly appreciated.

Started by John Handy in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

1 Reply · Reply by John Powley Sep 7, 2018

Mitox machines

Hello everybody I'm looking to diversify my garden metal work business to incorporate garden maintenance I currently use husqvarna for my saw and brush cutter use. However I have also got a mitox brush cutter that was gifted to me as a back up and to

Started by John Handy in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Graeme Brown Sep 10, 2018

damage to lawn

it has been that dry here that this lawn has onley been cut 3 times this summer yet the so called lawn care folk have treated it twice

they have been told not to come back, also talking to a couple local gardeners about it and other local lawns are i

Started by David Benson in Business

13 Replies · Reply by Andrew Watts Sep 12, 2018

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Jobber "work requests"

Does anyone else use the work requests feature in Jobber? It works well for us EXCEPT every time you get a work request, that person is added to your client database before you have even spoken to them, let alone quoted for a job. This is a bit of

Started by Darren Walters in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Darren Walters Aug 20, 2018

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Independent Professional Gardeners Association launched by Alan Sargent

Alan Sargent launches new 'elite' gardeners' association aimed at the top 200 gardeners in the United Kingdom.

For a full explanation of how the new association is to be run and the thinking behind its formation, see the following video.

https://www.

Started by Phil Voice in Business, Groundscare, and Accreditation

20 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Aug 26, 2018

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LiberRate (libr8) software

Any users of LiberRate (libr8) on LJN ?

If so, would appreciate a chat (off/online) about how you are using it and in what segment of our industry.

Started by Gary RK in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Aug 17, 2018

How many of you are installing artificial grass?

Hi all,

Just wondering how many of you are now installing artificial grass, or getting enquiries for it?

Obviously we have an interest here being an artificial grass installation company! :)

With the latest hot weather we're seeing lots more people cont

Started by Wonderlawn in Business

2 Replies · Reply by David Benson Aug 13, 2018

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