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work in new area/Advertising?

Hi all,I know this is going over a few other topics again but I am hitting a bit of a brick wall at the moment.I am looking to try and get work in a new area nearby but am not sure how to go about advertising in the area.I am thinking about walking t

Started by Big Dig Groundworks in Business

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What are you paying for red diesel?

I bought 40.10 Litres of red diesel this afternoon and I was pleasantly surprised that the cost has dropped since the heady heights of last summer. I paid 0.564 a litre which included TAX of 19.60% - This cost equates to about .60 pence per litre. Ho

Started by Phil Voice in Business

9 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Mar 20, 2009

Two opportunities

The University of Warwick has two tenders out at the moment, one for a soft/hard landscaping job and another for a Landscape Architect. Ten days left to request information.https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick/These were found via http://www

Started by dgeorgea in Business

2 Replies · Reply by dgeorgea Mar 17, 2009

Searching for solid Tines for my "BIG WILLY"

I`ve got a Pedestrian Aerator, "Big Willy" and i`m searching for some new solid tines for it, they are 3 1/2 inch round solid tines and I will need 50 to replace my old ones.I`ve been quoted £8 per tine!!! That equates to over £400 with delivery, I o

Started by James Hall in Business

2 Replies · Reply by steve loftus Mar 13, 2009

35 tips to managing a downturn.

Common sense basic advice, but can be useful to review.35 tips to managing a downturn

Started by dgeorgea in Business

1 Reply · Reply by dgeorgea Feb 28, 2009

Policies and Procedures - an idea for LJN

Hopefully one of the things that LJN will do is improve the industry in various ways, especially raising awareness and standards on different issues as people read, join in and learn.As I've mentioned in another thread, there is little point in peopl

Started by dgeorgea in Business

2 Replies · Reply by dgeorgea Feb 28, 2009

Profit or pot luck?

Profit margins are being squeezed due to many factors but I ask the question does anyone actually factor in “profit” when quoting for jobs?There have been a number of posts on the forum where I suspect that a daily labour rate has been quoted plus ma

Started by Graeme @ BGS in Business

22 Replies · Reply by PGM Sep 8, 2019

gaining new residential contracts, how to go about getting them.

ive noticed a town not to far from me has loads and loads of old peoples homes and commercial properties etc, some looked very tidy others not so, i wondered how i could go about putting in a quote to take over the contract for the care of garden mai

Started by ian in Business

6 Replies · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Feb 12, 2009

Wet Days

What does everyone in this business do on continous wet days when they can't get outside for work.What about the winter months.I have often thought of being like a ski instructor and having two jobs-one for summer and one for winter.Anyone want me to

Started by claudia de yong in Business

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Snowed under? Merchant bankers?

It looks like we are entering our second week gripped firmly in the icy hands of the big freeze. As I write, we still have at least four inches of lying snow and still more to come, I believe. A vision of crisp, winter loveliness.Certainly in the sum

Started by The Perfumed Garden in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Cat Fereday Feb 9, 2009

Scheduling work: What methods do you use?

If like me you are handling quite a few different numbers of clients and requirements (at one point I had 400 regulars but now trimmed this way down) then scheduling is a very important part of running the business.Whilst I currently use a mix of Exc

Started by Graeme @ BGS in Business

19 Replies · Reply by Jen@A&J Owenwindows&gardens Nov 13, 2011

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Yell earnings review

I know quite a few people either use Yellow Pages and Yell.com, or at least get constant calls from their sales reps! So I though you might be interested in a write up of its recent earnings review: Earnings: Yell.com Grows Online, But Over Tenth Of

Started by Craig McGinty in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Feb 6, 2009

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Real help for businesses

I follow quite a number of news feeds and recently crossed this one about Business Link: Press release, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform: Businesses are being urged to take advantage of a range of business support packages on o

Started by Craig McGinty in Business

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Small firms urged to sign up for government contracts

Small firms across the UK are being urged to sign up to the government’s Supply2.gov.uk website and to take advantage of the thousands of government contracts available. More than 123,000 companies have already signed up to the website, which provide

Started by Phil Voice in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Feb 12, 2009

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The Planning Portal - planning and building regulations for England and Wales

Heard mention of the Planning Portal over the weekend and thought for those involved in bigger projects it might be useful to store away for reference: The Planning Portal The Planning Portal is the UK Government's online planning and building regula

Started by Craig McGinty in Business

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Research

I am curious, as I have not seen it mentioned much, but how much research do those offering gardening maintenance put into finding work? Have you found different tactics work better in some areas then others?Do you adapt your flyers for different typ

Started by dgeorgea in Business

12 Replies · Reply by Mark Feb 1, 2009

decent lawnmower

Hi,I'm battling through websites and various advice from here and other sites re the best mower to get! when i started 15years ago i swore by Rover mowers but did get through three in 5years!! Then bought a John deere R52s which lasted 3years before

Started by choughman in Business

16 Replies · Reply by pete Jun 6, 2009

Twitter for Landscaping Business?!?

Stephen Fry sent me to Twitter.com and I have noticed an increasing number of trade and service orientated businesses advertising or blogging that they are now "Twittering". I am going to speak in the third person now for the benefit of shamelessly c

Started by Nicky @ GardenImprovements.com in Business

3 Replies · Reply by Craig McGinty Jan 30, 2009

Recession hits the London gardening industry?

Is it just me or is every gardener/landscaper that I catch up with in London moaning about the lack of work out there? Three have told me this week that they're thinking of packing it in because the phone hasn't rung once this year with any enquiries

Started by Guy in Business

11 Replies · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Feb 1, 2009

Bloom or Doom

Well what a complete and utter mess the gloomy picture that we now see evident with countless reports of job losses well known high street retailers and Banks crashing an economy that is likened to that of a pernitious weed or the Hedera helix slowly

Started by Brett Bradford in Business

6 Replies · Reply by Big Dig Groundworks Jan 27, 2009

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