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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

Started by Kingsley Powers in Business, Landscaping, and Machinery

28 Replies · Reply by Tim Huddleston Jun 4, 2017

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

Started by John Marsh in Business

3 Replies · Reply by John Marsh May 25, 2017

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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

Started by Derek Tucker in Business

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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

Started by Kingsley Powers in Design, Accountancy, and Business

6 Replies · Reply by Jay smith Aug 15, 2017

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

Started by Barry Smale in Business

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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'

Started by Nathan millward in Business and Info

11 Replies · Reply by Nathan millward May 7, 2017

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

Started by Catherine Miller in Business

6 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd May 7, 2017

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

Started by James & Lois in Business

10 Replies · Reply by Gary RK May 13, 2017

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

Started by Jason Hancock in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Sam Cambridge May 2, 2017

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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

Started by Andy @ Water Garden in Design, Business, and Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Matt Johnson Apr 29, 2017

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HMRC’s Making Tax Digital plan dropped from latest Finance Bill (April 2017)

Latest Update - April 2017:

"The government has halted plans to rollout the Making Tax Digital initiative until after this year’s general election, it has been announced.

Legislation for Making Tax Digital – the government’s plan to digitise the tax

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Four more bank holidays

What do you think to this? If labour get in we'll have 4 more bank holidays and 3 of them are in spring! If this happens we'll be working them like any normal day so makes no difference to us but why have so many holidays so close together. Surely th

Started by Green Girl Garden Care in Business

33 Replies · Reply by Green Girl Garden Care Apr 25, 2017

Charging for getting materials...?

Hi all.I hope I find you all enjoying the spring...I am on the horns ov a dilemma....I usually spend most of my Sundays driving around Sussex buying plants, compost, fence panels and trellis and anything else I need for my weeks work...I obviously ch

Started by Seána Clougher-Hopper in Business, Consumer, and Jobs

20 Replies · Reply by Seána Clougher-Hopper Apr 27, 2017

garden maintenance

any one interested in taking on 2 gardens at Saxton near Tadcaster

Started by David Benson in Business

1 Reply · Reply by David Benson Apr 29, 2017

public liability

Disappointment in my insurance company through simply business, I had a claim and been quite un-impressed the way i have been dealt with. months and months go by and nothing about my claim , chased them up numerous amounts of times saying they are wa

Started by Ian Parkes in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Ian Parkes Apr 18, 2017

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Starting a new business - advice needed please.

Hi all,

This is my first post and I'd like to say that I have found the forum incredibly helpful so far when researching many different topics.

A bit about myself: I have worked in gardening jobs on private gardens, commercial sites and those open to t

Started by Rob Hartnell in Business and Groundscare

20 Replies · Reply by Rob Hartnell Apr 18, 2017

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online diary?

Hi Folks,

Now usually, i use a paper diary, which has been perfect! However now we are expanding and getting busier, adding sites etc we are constantly having to juggle and re arrange the diary and its becoming a headache.

Ideally i would love to hav

Started by Daniel Lampard in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Daniel Lampard Apr 9, 2017

Commercial maintenance pricing?

Hi everyone!Could I pick all of your brains please? I'm a fairly new business only started September last year.. I'v been contacted by a business on an industrial estate wanting me to give them a quote on grounds maintenance. They have asked for it t

Started by Nick Lee in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt Apr 8, 2017

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Avalow aims to be the Uber of the gardening world

Started by Phil Voice in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Daniela McGhie Apr 8, 2017

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Police warning of increased theft of plant/machinery and gates in Surrey

Recently received two alerts from Surrey Police (applies to Sussex as well); so posted here for anyone down our way;

This is a message sent via In The Know - Surrey and Sussex. This information has been sent on behalf of Surrey Police

(Please

Started by Gary RK in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Apr 1, 2017

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