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Self employment "wages"

Just stumbled across this BBC news item

It's got me wondering how true in our industry it is?

Food for thought anyway

Started by Richard Gadsby in Business and Info

14 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Oct 23, 2016

If you're going to edge using your strimmer, under some palms with long scrappy leaves, make sure you pick up all the fallen leaves by hand first. When they wrap round the strimmer they're pigs to get out. Also if the palms are along the border and o

Started by Chris in Landscaping, Turfcare, and Info

4 Replies · Reply by Ben Gilg Oct 18, 2016

Tank mixes/spray combinations for ground elder

Morning all,I'm in the process of creating a new herbaceous border for a customer and need to eradicate a substantial area of ground elder which is along one edge of the border to be.My question is: Does anyone have a preferred chemical combination f

Started by Tom Beevor in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Pesticides

15 Replies · Reply by Glen Stillman Apr 30, 2018

Breaking into Commercial Grounds Maintenance

Afternoon All

We're currently considering expanding our operations into the commercial grounds maintenance sector. We've specialise primarily in private residential maintenance contracts over the past decade and I appreciate operating commercial cont

Started by JOHN BROOKS in Business, Groundscare, and Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by JOHN BROOKS Nov 21, 2016

Limited access to forum pages...?

Hello all.I've been trying to look at the forum this morning but only can access some of the pages...Some pages I get the message that I cannot acces these pages...Why would that be?Can anyone enlighten me please.Xx

Started by Seána Clougher-Hopper in Social Media and Info

12 Replies · Reply by Green Girl Garden Care Oct 10, 2016

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What qualifications do you look for when taking on staff?

This is a question for all those gardening and landscaping firms out there that employ staff. What qualifications would you like candidates to have when looking to take on new staff? Are there any qualifications that would put you above the rest of t

Started by Harry@VWGS in Info

11 Replies · Reply by Roy Parker Nov 12, 2016

Tree identification

I pass this tree every morning on the way to school with my kids, and I have tried looking it up, but keep drawing a blank. Does anyone know what it is?

We have one at the allotments too, but no one there knows its name either.

Started by Graham Wright in Tree Surgery and Info

7 Replies · Reply by dan Oct 5, 2016

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Clicking onto next page in a thread not working?

Is it just my Macbook? when I click on page 2,3 etc or use the black arrows its taking me back to the top of the thread but still on page one. I've tried this on several threads.Darren

Started by Darren Walters in Info

9 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess Oct 4, 2016

Split fig tree

Evening all,

A maintenance customer of mine contacted me in a bit of a panic this weekend, saying that their treasured standard fig has split down its trunk. I have seen much larger ones that have not done this, so cannot really think of a reason for

Started by Tom Beevor in Groundscare, Pesticides, and Jobs

4 Replies · Reply by Tom Beevor Oct 2, 2016

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Depressing, isn't it ?

Started by Gary RK in Info

16 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Oct 2, 2016

Saltex 2016 Are you going this year?

So someone had to start discussion.

Who is planning a trip to this years Saltex at the NEC?

I myself am looking forward to it, even more now they have added outside demo areas.

It was great to meet with fellow members last year and have good chat, it

Started by Benedict Simmons in Info

23 Replies · Reply by Tracmaster Ltd Nov 7, 2016

Saltex 2016 Are you goihis year?

So some had to start discussion.

Who is planning a trip to this years Saltex at the NEC?

I myself am looking forward to it, even more now they have added outside demo areas.

It was great to meet with fellow members last year and have good chat, it would

Started by Benedict Simmons in Info

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Rogue customer list ?

Is there such thing as a rogue customer list? The type of list bad payers, nightmare clients etc can be put on? Or is it against human rights like every thing else is in the world today? It just came to me this afternoon, i know of a person that is a

Started by Harry@VWGS in Info

3 Replies · Reply by Ben Mallow Sep 10, 2016

Van with 2.7t towing capacity

Morning all,As my truck ages and I begin to consider replacements, I've decided that to make my life easier, a van that can stay loaded is a better bet, but I would like to be able to keep my 2.7t ifor cage. I need a van capable of towing this, but m

Started by Tom Beevor in Business, Groundscare, and Vehicles

17 Replies · Reply by Tom Beevor Aug 29, 2016

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Problem with "Chat". Anyone else?

Hi everyone, having a problem with my Chat screen, says I have a message, but when I try to click on the person I have the message from nothing happens, screen will not show message nor let me reply? Anyone else having an issue? Many thanks Harry

Started by Harry@VWGS in Info

21 Replies · Reply by James Brett Oct 24, 2016

Commercial work/contracts

Hi guys.How do you go about getting commercial contracts that you have to tender for? Just been looking in the Internet and can't really find much. Looking for contracts that might come up soon. Is there any specific websites? Or do you contact local

Started by Nathan millward in Business, Groundscare, and Info

1 Reply · Reply by Landscape Juice Aug 26, 2016

Fly tipping!

Now this just makes me furious!This afternoon it became apparent that someone had dumped about 1/4 tonne of green waste on my families garden centre hedge row. This is in the sticks of rural norfolk where everyone knows everyone so hopefully we will

Started by Tom Beevor in Groundscare, Waste, and Jobs

3 Replies · Reply by Andy Aug 20, 2016

Apology to members!

Hi everyone,I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to everyone who I may have upset.Unfortunately my previous profile was accidentally deleted when I was updating my profile details, using my mobile phone and accidentally clicked the remo

Started by Marc Ollerenshaw in Info

5 Replies · Reply by Seána Clougher-Hopper Aug 14, 2016

Stem injectors for herbicide application

Does anyone use stem injectors for herbicide treatment of hollow plant species such as Japanese knotweed and Giant hogweed?

I have 2 different injectors which I have been using heavily for the last 3 summers - one is hopeless with poor customer serv

Started by Jo Mullett in Info

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Pleached hedge spacing and supply

Morning all,Whilst on one of my bigger maintenance jobs, I opened my big mouth and said 'A pleached beech hedge would look really good there', so now I'm stuck with planting it.I know a common planting is hornbeam rather than beach for speed of growt

Started by Tom Beevor in Design, Groundscare, and Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by dan Aug 7, 2016

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