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Risk assessment request for data protection?

Hi all,

I've recently started a working relatonship with a property maintainence company who will hopefully be putting some work my way (just the usual grass cutting outside flats etc). They have just emailed to say that the data protection laws are

Started by Peter Rose in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Scott H Jan 31, 2018

Shrub Roses

I have noted a recent trend of Garden Centres not destinguishing between Floribunda and Hybrid-T roses resulting in several of my customers ending up with Floribundas instead of Hybrid T. I recently went to a formerly good garden centre but now every

Started by Robin Richardson in Plants

1 Reply · Reply by dan Jan 30, 2018

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Stihl GB 2018 Price increase due ....

I suspect many will already be aware that Stihl GB will be implementing an approx 4% price rise on 1st February, so maybe a good time if you are planning on new season kit purchases to get in quick .....if it makes sense ;)

p.s. not sure if it is t

Started by Gary RK in Machinery

8 Replies · Reply by Graham Wright Jan 29, 2018

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Need to improve mowing productivity? Hire a "Kimi"

What happens when you put Kimi Raikkonen, @MBrundleF1, @antdavidson and @johnnyherbertf1 on lawnmowers and let them race...#SkyF1 #F1 pic.twitter.com/BYzDhgX1w6
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Started by Gary RK in Machinery

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Vehicle insurer Admiral penalises drivers for using Hotmail

A worrying trend and shows how granular financial organisations are prepared to go to.....

So... dump those gmail accounts if you’re about to insure your van :)

“One of Britain’s biggest car insurers has admitted escalating premiums for drivers who

Started by Gary RK in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Jan 29, 2018

Rover pro cut 50

Looking for a good wet grass collector, but don’t really want to spend Etesia prices.
Some reviews of Rover say it collects wet grass well. Anyone on here any experience with this mower?

Started by Damian Jones in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

2 Replies · Reply by Damian Jones Jan 26, 2018

Digger purchase?

Im looking to purchase a mini/micro digger with retracting tracks, can anyone give advice on what to look for as in model,wear and tear, hours worked on and where to buy? Im based in the Bristol area.

Started by terry blackwell in Machinery

9 Replies · Reply by Ed Fox Jan 24, 2018

Block wall price

After reading a subject on here about block wall pricing, I just wondered what an avg price is.

I charge from 40 to 60 per m2 and most people snap my hand off. The current wall I have priced up is 17.5 meters long and 1.5 meters high, I have priced it

Started by Paving & Landscaping in Info

1 Reply · Reply by Ben Jakes Jan 23, 2018

Logic spare parts

Where is the best place to buy spare parts for logic equipment on line, I have bought a Logic Flail mower to tow behind my Quad, the mower is a bit of a project so needs a few parts flails etc,

Thanks in advance,

Ronnie.

Started by Ronnie MacKenzie in Machinery

1 Reply · Reply by Adam @ SLGC Jan 23, 2018

I get knocked down, but I get up again...

...they're never going to keep me down!

Things haven't been going too well these last few weeks. Whilst I've kept a couple of great customers I've lost a load to a father and son team of 'experts' who offer a complete gardening and handyman service fo

Started by BensBotanics in Careers

87 Replies · Reply by Chris Jan 23, 2018

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Is Carillion collapse a disaster or an opportunity for the landscape industry?

Flora-tec have said that they will lose £880,000 and shed 10 jobs after the collapse of Carillion.

Andy Bradley of landscaping firm Flora-tec has taken a £880k hit and cut 10 jobs following Carillion collapse. "The government continued to give them

Started by Phil Voice in Business

18 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jan 21, 2018

Hayter 41 Pro

Hello people, i noticed that a few of you ran the 41 pro last year, can i ask how it got on in the wet weather? I work in Merseyside and Lancashire where it rains 366 days a year and our house building companies like to build their properties on swam

Started by Jason Creed in Machinery

19 Replies · Reply by Chris Jan 21, 2018

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Sleep walking into pension auto-enrollment

Our staging date is fast apporaching so I have been involved with our Accountants setting up and making key decisions regarding Pension schemes etc. I have decided to let our Accountants administer the scheme and use a software package add on to Sage

Started by Gary RK in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Jan 20, 2018

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Mark up on supplying plants

Hi all,Apologies if this has been discussed, but here goes! I am increasingly being asked if I can supply plants for small jobs that I do as part of my gardening business and I have sourced a wholesale plant nursery locally that has reasonable prices

Started by Ben Gooding in Landscaping and Plants

5 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Jan 20, 2018

Public footpath maintenance contracting

Hi, has anyone here had experience maintaining footpaths?I've a background in commercial de veg (as a subby) and can build bridges, stiles, fencing. I'm used to paperwork and wild goose chases to find access.I'm wondering what the rates are like, how

Started by Ben Pritchard in Business, Groundscare, and Info

12 Replies · Reply by Tom Richardson Jan 20, 2018

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Shootgardening discussion on Facebook...is it real?

Started by Phil Voice in Design, Groundscare, and Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Progreen Weed Control Jan 19, 2018

Poor service from advertisng agency

Just wondered if anyone could offer some advice. I took out a 2 year advertising contract with a digital media company to advertise my landscaping services on a tv screen in the local post office. The service I have received to date is terrible start

Started by John Mathias in Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by John Mathias Jan 19, 2018

A new tree surgeon and arborist network in Scotland

Hi We are new to this comunity. We are Arborist Direct Glasgow the Glasgow franchise of Arborist Direct in the UK. We are a local arborist and tree surgeon business with a love for saving trees and their habitat whenever possible. Arborist Direct is

Started by Arborist Direct Glasgow in Tree Surgery

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BASIS launches new Lawn Assured Standard

Independent standard setting and auditing organisation, BASIS, has launched a new standard aimed at the professional domestic lawn care sector.

The Lawn Assured Standard will help to ensure a consistent and high standard of practice in the professio

Started by Gary RK in Turfcare

1 Reply · Reply by UK Lawn Care Association Jan 17, 2018

Roller Mower - my shortlist, please help!

Hello,

I want to buy a roller mower and as I work in small to medium sized gardens I'm going with 18/19"

After some thrilling bedtime reading, going through lots of old and very old posts on here and chatting to a few of you individually I think I have

Started by Shell in Machinery

32 Replies · Reply by James Burt Jan 17, 2018

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