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Wishing you a happy and peaceful Christmas

As we're winding down to to the Christmas break and festivities, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy, peaceful and restful Christmas.

Thank you to Progreen for their stirling support of LJN. To Louise and Richard, thank you also for your support o

Started by Phil Voice in Info

9 Replies · Reply by Graeme Brown Dec 24, 2016

Equipment for Sale

Hi all, I hope this is ok to put on the regular forum.

I have 2 pieces of equipment for sale, my Stihl BG86 CE blower and my Shindaiwa HT-230 hedge cutters. I have placed them on the ‘Kit’ page but i’m not sure if that is really used as there is only

Started by PGM in Machinery

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Hello all! Some of you may be aware that we have had a number of issues with our website. Issues such as our site being taken offline with no warning because we were slowing our host's servers too much.

As a result, we decided that it was as good a ti

Started by Tracmaster Ltd in Machinery, Marketing, and Social Media

10 Replies · Reply by Tracmaster Ltd Dec 23, 2016

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Business Vans guide to insuring your van

Guide to insuring your van

Van insurance premiums may be rising but insurance is very much a legal requirement as well as a social responsibility, so you must ensure that you have the right cover when insuring your van.

While the costs may seem high,

Started by Gary RK in Vehicles

9 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Dec 23, 2016

Lawn repair.

Morning people.I'm new to this forum, and enjoying reading questions and replies/ help from others.I have a client who had builders in earlier this year, and part of their deal for trashing the lawn with machines was to make a new lawn, but some how

Started by Oliver clarkson in Turfcare

5 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Dec 22, 2016

Days of work per year

Hi Guys,

I'm curious as to how many days work a year you lot manage to get. It'd be great to hear your experiences - and tips for boosting trade for winter months.

Many thanks.

Started by North Norfolk Garden Maintenance in Business

42 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Dec 22, 2016

Start up advice

Hi all,

If you were starting up from scratch (non landscaping) what would be your top 10 most essential bits of kit that would provide a decent payback whether hand tools or powered?

I am in the early stages of setup and don't want to buy anything unne

Started by Trevor Stephens in Machinery

16 Replies · Reply by GLC Dec 19, 2016

Start Up Help for Equipment

Hello everybody I've been reading this website extensively for the last 2 weeks. Thank you for all the great help and advice on this site.. its amazing!!!!

Also, sorry if I should be posting this somewhere else, but this is my first post!

I'm just s

Started by Eric How in Business

30 Replies · Reply by Eric How Dec 19, 2016

Invoices (receipt, invoice, vat) help.

Hi everyone,My apologies for not posting for a while, I have been really busy.The issue I have just come across is incoice/receipts.So we issue a quote to a customer and they accept.We then take a deposit payment to cover material cost and give them

Started by Marc Ollerenshaw in Accountancy

20 Replies · Reply by Marc Ollerenshaw Dec 19, 2016

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Free pallets for collection Fulham

I've just taken a call from a construction site manager who's looking to find someone to take wooden pallets.

The pallets are free but you'll have to collect from site in Fulham.

The manager, Fran, doesn't want to see them go to waste.

There are 50

Started by Phil Voice in Waste

1 Reply · Reply by jonathan slapp Dec 16, 2016

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ZipLevel high precision Altimeter/level Service Centre now open in Tadley, Hampshire, UK.

ZipLevel altimeter level - high precision digital output.

Loved by Garden Designers and Landscapers.

There is now a ZipLevel Service Centre at the GroundsCare Products offices in Tadley, Hampshire UK.

Enquiries to Paul.Errington@groundscare-products.co.

Started by Paul Errington in Groundscare

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TORO AWD MOWER

Has anyone used one of these as my 11.1/2 stone Viking 7 is a pain lifting over walls and carrying

Started by Dan miller in Machinery

11 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Dec 13, 2016

Eliet major screen / scrap

Hello. I have got myself an ex rental eliet major old style in good nick (so far anyway). It came with the coarse screen for wet material. Finding it hard to source a standard screen so wondered if anyone had a dead eliet hanging around they would br

Started by Tim Wallach in Machinery

13 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Dec 13, 2016

Another new pressure washer

Evening all,Following my previous failed search for a decent petrol pressure washer, I've decided to up my budget and came across this machine :

www.jetmac.co.uk/products/loncin-g420-4000-psi-petrol-pressure-washer-14-horse-power-engine-30-meter-reel

Started by Tom Beevor in Business, Groundscare, and Machinery

11 Replies · Reply by Ben Jakes Dec 12, 2016

Flipping Dogs!!!!!

Thats it, ive had enough. Trod in dogs mess 3 times in the last two days doing quotes in peoples gardens, and to cap it of, went to see a job today where the lady had a little terrier. came straight out to me, said hello, all very friendly. Went into

Started by Thermo in Health and Safety

20 Replies · Reply by Mark Dale Dougherty Dec 12, 2016

Moving a honeylocust tree

A potential client has a honeylocust tree that she'd like moving to a sunnier spot.It's around 12ft high and probably about 5 inches thick at the base so,not massive but much bigger than any tree I've attempted to move before.I'd like to get some a

Started by Steven Mills in Groundscare

8 Replies · Reply by David Benson Dec 11, 2016

I need to get supplies please help!

Hi all,

Just a quick one i dont know if any of you can help, I am currently run a small Landscaping firm in Staffordshire.

We use a lot of paving and fencing products. So now i want to expand and start to produce my own concrete products to use in my

Started by Nathan Brammer in Suppliers

9 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Dec 11, 2016

new member long time follower

I would just like to introduce myself. I have a domestic gardening business in East Kilbride, (just south of Glasgow) and have over the last six years, with my brother, built a successful little business with both of us and a self employed associate

Started by Graeme Brown in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Graeme Brown Dec 10, 2016

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Interesting article about gylphosate and cancer

On both sides of the Atlantic a battle is raging between starkly opposed views of what science tells us about risks to our health emanating from our surroundings, including our food, water, and the wider environment.

This battle often pits advocates,

Started by Green Girl Garden Care in Health and Safety and Pesticides

15 Replies · Reply by James Brett Dec 10, 2016

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Importing mowers from China...is it worth a gamble?

I've been looking at Chinese imports and I was wondering if it's worth the gamble taking a punt on buying machinery directly from a Chinese manufacturer?

Sites like Alibab.com and made-in-china.com have come a long way in the last couple of years. Th

Started by Phil Voice in Machinery

18 Replies · Reply by David Daniels Dec 10, 2016

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Agrovista Amenity has strengthened its team with the appointment of Ben Simpson, who joins as Amenity Specialist supporting the Landscape and IVM division.

2025’s prolonged heat put turf surfaces under extraordinary pressure, leaving many venues facing compaction, thinning coverage, and stressed rootzones.

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