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New Company Name. New Website.

Hi all. A few months ago i posted a question which company name i should go for.

So i went with the majority and have gone for Sonic Grounds Maintenance.

I have just had a new site built and would love to know opinions!

Please let me know what you think

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Claire Brown's seminar

I heard the seminar by Claire Brown was brilliant on making money from garden maintenance unfourtunately i was unable to attend anybody who did go what was the main points thanks.

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Finding a good ride on Lawn Mower for Landscape Maintenance

Hi all i have been reading a few discussions and id be interested in hearing what you would suggest is going to be the better machine for us we do alot of landscape maintenancemainley on site adoption work and for large to small companies some of the

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Why does this happen....?

So last month we were contacted by two different businesses for grounds mainenance contracts- a doctors and an office.

 

We visited the sites...met the people involved...spent time listening to their requirements and then wrote up a detailed tender of

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Interviews next week

I am holding interviews next week for a contracted member of staff, part time for now. Has anyone got any learned wisdom from interviewing that they would be happy to pass on? What about choosing the right person - are you better leaning towards some

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Tender: Grounds Maintenance Service in the Midlands - Raglan Housing Association

Midlands – Grounds Maintenance – Ref:2011:0002

Expression of Interest to deliver a Grounds Maintenance Service in the Midlands

 

Please note that the closing date for expressions of interest is 22 April 2011.

 

Raglan Housing Association wishes to in

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Durable litter pickers

My B&Q pickers have just died, plus they have been needing more and more pressure from the finger to actually grab anything. Can anyone recommend comfy and long-lasting pickers that I can buy online somewhere?(Boring thread I know, sorry!)

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Maintenance in Folkestone

I am looking for someone who can dot the maintenance for a small garden I have recently completed in Folkestone. I need someone who has the ability to really take care of it and nurture this garden. Please let me know if you are interested asap. Than

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New jobs this month

well its all going well , which is why i haven't been involved on here recently.( i gave up my p/t recession/winter 2day a week job ) since then work has included:a new regular in london (next door to an existing)few jobs extra for regulars still com

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What are your website stats?

Just wondering what spectrum of websites users have, what sort of visitor numbers you're all getting.I started my site in a very basic format in October and got 33 visits that month (probably mainly friends). It fluctuated until February, and I got 6

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Price comparison for grounds maintenance.

Hi guys,

 

By way of comparison for us all I want to know how much you would all charge for the grounds maintenance of this property?

 

To include grass cutting and strimming edges, keeping driveways clean and tidy, weed control with minimal use of chemi

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Local Council Work

We've been approached by a parish council to tender to perform some landscaping & grounds maintenance work.

 

The Tender runs to 10+ pages for some, basically, minor one off and recurring work. It's a bit like 'Thou shalt',   'Before thy commence tho

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A possible opportunity ?

Hi everyone,I've recently had a couple of enquiries asking if I could clean some block paving and patio slabs.I could see there may be a potential for this service locally (including re sealing) as there are a lot of paved drives locally and I may be

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Larger maintenance contract quotes

Hi there,I've had an enquiry regarding a housing estate of 42 homes. I should be fine with it but any heads-up's or extra tips on this sort of scale of quote would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in anticipation of all your great feedback, as I know yo

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Accepting electronic payments for garden maintenance

Related to the discussion about charging, I thought I would mention the idea of electronic payments for regular gardening and share some of my experiences.

Until this year, I have almost always insisted on payment by cheque from my clients - it seem

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What to do off-season?

Working in the garden maintenance side of horticulture, concentrating on domestic gardens, I have quite a lengthy off-season from about mid-December to about mid/late-February. I often only have bitty jobs from late November onwards as much of the wi

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