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London congestion and Ulez charges....how do they affect your business?

My business was based in the sticks so I never had to travel into London to work.

How does the congestion charge and especially the new Ulez (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) fees affect your business?

London director of the CBI business lobby group, Eddie

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Industry pay gap - How many women work within the landscape industry?

It is the law that UK companies employing over 250 people must pubish gender pay gap figures.

For example Marshalls Group - one of the landscape Industry's largest employers -  has just 17% of women making up its entire workforce; 14% are women in ma

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Dewalt Garden Tools - Any Experiences?

I'm in the market to add a couple more tools to the stock, such as a cordless mower, hedge cutter and strimmer and by accident I stumbled across the dewalt range. Has anybody had any experiences with them?

I had considered the Makita range based on cr

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How to level a lawn

I would really appreciate some advice on levelling a lawn.I am currently working for an 83 yaer old lady who is gradually losing her sight. She really enjoys her garden and it is evident that until recently, it has been well manintined. Herneighbour

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Stihl ‘relax’ online purchasing restrictions

Welcome to the real world Stihl.

At long last Stihl has decided to relax it’s online purchasing restrictions in response to ‘Changes in the retail marketplace over recent years’ !

You have finally got there. Unsure if this is driven by falling sales,

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Speed feed

evening chaps!

 

been looking at the speed feed 400/450  that get cracking reviews, but I can’t seem to find them anywhere for sale?  Anyone know where I can get one of what’s the alternative if there out of production, and also which ones is advisable

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growing your own food

i was listening to a garden phone in on the radio a few days back was about the rise in veganism/vegetarianism and growing there own food and got on about the growing medium and fertilzer and stated that you cannot garantee that they do not contain a

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Anti Vibration Gloves

Hi all,

Has anybody on here come across any decent anti vibration gloves with padding in the fingers, the ones I use at the moment are the Cutter ones but they have only padding on the palms. 

Thanks

Chris

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Honda Izy, Fitting drivebelt

Hi All, A query for any of you DIYers.   I have an Izy  (Hrg5367VKE 2015)  that no longer self propels. I assumed this was due to the drivebelt either slipping or being stretched.  I've bought a drivebelt and by removing the plastic cover and steel g

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Levelling a garden with sleepers (Advice needed please)

Good Morning all and happy Mother’s Day to all the Mums on the forum.

 

I have a quick question and would be grateful for your advice. I have a job where the garden is on a slope and the customer wants it raising 4 sleepers high from the bottoms and le

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Equipment for sale

Hi all ,  due to long standing injury I am no longer able to continue my garden maintenance work ...so if anybody is looking for machinery then I currently have for sale -

weibang legacy pro (48) rear roller .., used just once before injury over 2 yea

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working with railway sleepers

Hi,

 

It is the first time I am working with railway sleepers and I have a few questions.

I am planning to use treated new sleepers (softwood) as a border for an artificial grass area and to build some stairs (from a slightly higher to a slightly lower

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Mulch / soil conditioner recommendations

Can any gardeners in the West Sussex (Haywards Heath) area recommend a supply of good quality mulch or horse manure /compost  or soil conditioner available in smaller quantities (eg. 50-200L bags) for the average-sized urban garden. I need to be able

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Scarifyers

Hi all

I'm looking for recommendations for a cheap scarifyer, petrol ideally but electric will do, for standard lawns. If it can take on tougher thicker lawns without being too expensive that would be great also.

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Honda Izy 536 replacement wheel or bearing? help

Been ignoring the worsening wonky wheel with loads of play in it on my Izy (HRG 536VK) it gets pretty abused and has done a massive amount of mowing last year..

Am i right in thinking i need to replace the whole wheel as i dont think it has bearings?

T

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Help in finding some trousers!

Hello,

I am about to receive my qulifications to be an arborist and would like to see if anyone can recommend some chainsaw trousers. Ive heard that arbortec breatheflex are popular.

Thanks in advance.

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what fleet of mowers do you run?

Hi chaps, 

i am just trying to decide what mowers are generally required for all year round grass maintenance, I’m a one man band but hoping to get a helper this year, my current set up is.

 

2 rear roller mowers - 17” and 21”

 

2 Mulchers - 18” and 21”

 

1

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Eliet Super Prof

We're looking at buying one of these shredders - any opinions or experience - good or bad?

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Seeding after scarifying

In a couple of weeks time, I will be scarifying a new customers lawn. Fortunately, they have had this done before and are aware of how the lawn wil llook afterwards. There is quite a volume of moss and in my opinion, it will need to be seeded. After

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need help !!! landscaping back garden!!

hi there am lanscaping back garden new turf to be put down , have just used a turf cutter and rotavator on front garden it was hard wrok and that was not really a flat surface , the back garden however is a nighmare !! 

its all slopey and want to move

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