Doug Tompkins

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Blackvale

Business address

6 moss close Towcester Northants Nn127ap

Primary telephone number:

07860 325378

About you and your business ( please complete)

Hard landscaping+paving specialists

Skills ( please complete )

25 years experience within this sector

Business category

Consultant, Landscaper

Where did you hear about Landscape Juice

Word of mouth

Website

https://blackvale.co.uk

Peter sellers replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Niwaki secateurs

"Sorry but am I missing something here? These secateurs and shears are designed to cut plant material. Does spending hundreds mean that somehow you do a better job than us with our £15 Bulldog secateurs from Toolstation that are still sharp after 2…"

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Adam Woods replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Niwaki secateurs

"They would scare me.... not oops where have the red handled Felcos gone, damn, a new pair is going to be the wrontg side of £50.... oh I see them under that shrub :)
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oops where have the £300 pair of hiryu secateurs gone - do I service the van…"

Billybop replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion Stihl blowers failing

"Not sad at all Graham if you enjoy doing it, we are all wired up differently and it's very satisfying getting broken machinery running again, my personal issue with repairing machines is I barely get enough time to go out doing jobs with fully…"

Graham Taylor replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion Stihl blowers failing

"I really quite enjoy tinkering around with machinery and sorting them out.... how sad!! If you have to take things in to a dealer, some machinery just isn't economic to own and that might be the case with a lot of Stihl stuff. "

Sam Bainbridge posted a discussion

Niwaki secateurs

Keep contemplating buying a pair of hiryu secateurs from niwaki wondered if anyone has any and if so what their thoughts are?I've got SR1, tobiso topiary clippers and okatsune shears so I know they are all good but I wondered if the hiryu are worth…

Sam Bainbridge replied to Ricky Watkins's discussion Gardening Business running costs

"Personally I think it's gardeners time to cash in we've been cheap for to long and now that people are lazy we have the pick. I've got 9 big jobs on a waiting list for when I have a gap.not to mention all the small gardens I'm at £35hr now and…"

Will Roberts replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion Stihl blowers failing

"I bought a no name petrol blower on eBay for £30 as temporary fix. I expected it to last 6 months but 2 years later it's still going strong. It's a copy of the Stihl Bg 56. You don't always get what you pay for. "

Billybop replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion Stihl blowers failing

"Hat's off to you for persevering with them Graham. Surely one of the best aspects of British life is blokes patiently and skillfully fixing things in the shed. Sounds a nightmare product to me, whether it was a blower or something else, I wouldn't…"