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Tougher sentencing on Tool Theft Crime - Petition

38 Degrees are hosting a Petition to ask for tougher sentencing on Tool Theft. Many on LJN (including us) have been subjected to this issue and suffer the business/personal consequences. I don’t know how effective this will be, but unless people, col

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Pickup truck for main lawn care vehicle?

Hi all,

I am considering getting a double cab pickup (Ranger or Navarra) with a hard top cover for a lawn care business startup (one man operation). I would be grateful for anyone using a similar vehicle for lawn care if you can advise pro's cons from

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Waterproof jacket

Can anyone recommend a good half- length waterproof and breathable jacket for Autumn use.I've got a good warm and waterproof coat for winter but it's too warm for now.The construction industry wear is ok but not breathable and as soon as you start wo

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Mulch mowing lawns with autumn leaf drop

Wondered if anyone has any input on mulch mowing large lawns once considerable leaf drop starts. 

Leaves seem to be dropping early this year. 

So question is are there any pros/cons to continuing mulching once leaf fall is steady ?

From one point of vie

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Advice on deer eating plants a weeks after planting

Hi all,I'm looking for some advice.We planted up a new herbaceous border for a regular client, £250 worth of plants.A weeks later and before I've invoices, deer have been and munched 50% down to the ground.Client is unhappy and says I must fix. I was

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A couple of accounts questions to anyone who knows...

I'm just doing my weekly accounting, and I am wondering how you deal with materials in your books? I don't usually have much in the way of materials, being mostly maintenance, but I have some fertiliser to add into my books, but I'm not quite sure wh

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Best pants for hawthorn and holly trimming.

Good evening lads,

Just a quick question please, does anyone own or maybe could recommend a good pair of pants for working on/in a hawthorn and or holly hedge?

Thank you for any help/info.

Craig.

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Trailer Tracker

Hi I have just bought a new 10ft tipping trailer, a big investment for me, just wondering if anyone could recommend a not too expensive tracking device that I could fit to it. It has a 12v battery on board or would be happy to charge a device every o

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Any unforeseen problems when running Battery kit?

Hi everyone, as some of you already know I'm switching across to running full battery kit for next season (except mower) and was wondering for those that run these types of machines day in day out already, are there any problems/issues I may stumble

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Advertising in "Your Home and Garden" mag

I would like to ask if anyone had any experience of advertising through this publication ?

I have just signed up (but not paid for yet) quarter page entries in their free mag . Am I making a big mistake??

Any input would be appreciated .

£520 for 2 Quar

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Sale/Purchase of an existing business

Have any members had experience of selling or buying an existing business - how did you go about it, what are the pitfalls?  

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LiberRATE Estimating Annoucement

Hi Everyone

We posted this announcement to all of our user today and post it here to inform the landscape community further

A large software company operating mostly in the construction sector is currently contacting our clients and advising them that

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Stihl Hsa 86 battery hedge trimmer issues

Advice please on getting Stihl to honour warranty work on my hedge trimmer. The machine has been in and out of shop 3 or 4 times since purchase. The first few being within warranty and for the same issues reoccurring. It had a new motor on the last v

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Anyone know where I can get these sized bolts from?

I'm looking for some large square nut for bolts to be drilled through upright oak timbers (see photo).

Really appreciate any recommendations.

Many thanks for your time.

Judi..

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new spam to watch out for

over teh last few months i have started receiving emails which purport to be enquiries along the lines of "you have been recommended to me to do a garden and ive attached the plans etc etc" when you click on the attachment you get taken to a screen w

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Bark screening

Hi, I'm about to install 40 metres of Papillon bark screening, does anyone have any experience or information on how long I should expect it to last?  I've struggled to find good info.

The customers are ready to go with it anyway, but I'd still like t

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Garden professional required - GL17

Customer in Longhope, Glos.

He's just taken over a property with approximately 3000msq of lawn, 1.5 acre grounds that needs tending to...previous owners had a 'company' in. looking for regular maintenance.

Apply within: info@progreen.co.uk - we'll pass

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Pallet delivery

Hi all,Does anyone know any companies who deliver bulk bags of mushroom compost without using pallets? Not all clients are excited about being left with a pallet to transform into a living wall/ compost bay etc, so I feel I should, in the interests o

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Stihl GB - You really do make it difficult for professional contractors - Don't you ???

Stihl, Stihl, Stihl - why do you insist of making the lives of professional contractors difficult ?

We need a replacement Kombo attachment urgently to continue a job on Friday.

A Dealer has them, but I have no one that can get there tomorrow to 'coll

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But why not landscapers?

Electricians are earning as much as £3,000 a week as they cash in on a chronic shortage of skilled workers across the country.

That amounts to £156,000 a year – around six times the average wage and more than the £150,000 earned by the Prime Minister

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