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Losing a job

I have lost a couple of regular maintenance jobs in the last month and that brings the total to 3 in the 5 years I have been doing this job. One didn't give a reason but the other two said that they were not happy with the work.  I know that logicall

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Round organisation.

Alright.I am looking for a system app or programme to make my life much easier.I have a reasonable round of mostly grass cutting some hedges and weeding etc.I have evolved a kind of tick list for which customer is due a cut when they have been cut an

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fencing contractor for business associate

Hi guys, a business associate of mine is currently looking for a contact in fencing, he specialises in alarms, cctv and access control, as such he is looking to network with fencing contractors who may need someone to install electric gates for their

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Let's have it, what is your own garden like?

My gardens a state... I did only move house last Aug and apart from the veg patch I put in, I've been renovating the inside not outside, which paused last month prob until winter as to busy working! (Have half a bathroom two months after I started)

I

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Newbie Advice :)

Hello everyone, 

Sorry to be another "Newbie" i have been looking on here for a while, getting some valuable ideas.

Here is where i am at, I currently work in lovely IT yes its a guaranteed salary but its not for me 14 years too long. :)

While working i

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When do you charge and how do you decide?

An elderly regular client rang yesterday.."oh Adam you have to.come asap a tree has blown down over the garden"I rearrange my Wednesday and turn up with the necessary tools....there are some big trees overhanging the gardening.An orange blossom Bush

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Gardening and landscaping trades massively undervalued in UK, survey finds

British garden design and landscaping have a formidable reputation across the world, as witnessed by a global audience of 372 million for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Their work remains poorly understood by the wider public in the UK, however, ac

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Insurance

Hi,

I am considering changing my insurer. I am small garden design, soft landscaping and garden maintenance company. I 'employ' two others on a needs basis. I use a lawn mower, hedge trimmers and chain saws. I need professional indemnity insurance (de

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Clients window shopping are wasting my time

Hi everyone,

Having recently moved i am having trouble securing work due to clients window shopping.

I primarily build entire gardens and where i lived before work came through the door by recommendation. As such, clients tended to already understand w

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Risk assessment form

Anyone advise a risk assessment document that I can download and change to my own suitabilities. For a mowing and maintenance job on a bank for a factory. Thankyou in advance, Pete

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Discount equipment

Hi guys I'm looking into buying stuff atm and have just done my own first job, just waiting from company house about my name application, I've still got a thousand things to think about and feel like I'm missing things aswell, I'm after buying a 1.3

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Hourly Rate v's Priced Work

I know this topic comes up regularly but would like to know how to change to priced work as it might work out better for us, but wondered how it would work in practice. We normally visit fortnightly for 1 or 2 hrs for general garden maintenance, mowi

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They don't make them like they used to!

Clearing out the office yesterday and found this old price list from 1989. Page 2 makes particularly interesting reading as the most basic 4 wheel push mower back then, even without a grass box had a price tag of over £200 and that is at a VAT rate o

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Starting my own business

Hi my name is Kingsley.I am 21 years old I was working in drainage/civil engineering/ flagging ground works, till around a year ago. My manager at this drainage firm had. Decided to set a landscape gardening business (he had no experience of this). I

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Selling my business

Dear all,

I am at the early thinking stages of selling my business. Including myself, there are 4 of us working hard, building and maintaining gardens in north and east London. The business is only 5 years young but have reaped masses of success since

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Taking that next step

Hi guys.Need some help and advice really on taking the leap of faith and taking somebody on.At the moment my schedule is full and I'm at tipping point so looking at taking somone on and hopefully expanding but this is a big step for me and I know it'

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Admin fee applied to information requested

Hi, guys, we gained a new contract last year, subcontracting the grounds maintenance on an estate of flats, and we are very happy with the work, the working relationship with have with our lead contact, and the contract value.

However... I have receiv

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Employment contracts for Landscapers

Hi members, I wonder if anyone can help?  We are hoping to recruit 2x full time members of staff, one a skilled landscaper and one a labourer.  Estimated hours are 35-40 hours a week and we will likely be able to keep to that  so I think it does need

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Getting started.

Hello All.Just wanted to introduce myself as I have recently started my own garden maintenance business part time with a view to go go at it full time when I am established enough and have enough regular clients to fill my diary, I don't have a time

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Afraid to install Water Features or Clients tend to disapprove of them??

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to get a bit of feedback from the Landscapers and Garden Designers on here.

When planning a garden do most of you try and incorporate a water feature to your ideas/designs or are you simply put off by a lack of previous experie

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