Stuart Barnes

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Ferring gardening services

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Garden maintenance south east.

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Maintenance

PATRICK CAHILL-GRANT is now a member of Landscape Juice Network

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Honey Badger replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?

"Hi Helen,
I'm based in Berkshire. I do note care for employees nor am I vat registered. I've been doing this job for 22yrs.
I do mostly domestic gardening, I also do hard and soft landscaping.
Some old garden's I do confess I work on hourly which…"

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Paul Errington replied to Marc Ollerenshaw's discussion Insurance

"......and if you hire equipment, don't forget Hired-in Plant insurance either as a stand-alone plolicy or, if you are able to get it, an add-on to your Combined Commercial policy."

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Tracmaster Ltd replied to Edward baker's discussion Rough cut mower recommendations

"You could take a look at our Bluebird Wheeled Brushcutters - they're very reasonably priced and will easily fit in your van. You can see them here: https://www.tracmaster.co.uk/collections/bluebird-wheeled-brushcutters"

Peter sellers replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?

"Helen, the majority of our work is commercial maintenance with a modest amount of high end domestic work along with a small amount of soft landscaping in both sectors, we also do tree work which I have left out of the day rate question as there are…"

Helen Fresson replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?

"Hi Peter,
thank for your response.
We are domestic hard and soft landscaping and garden maintenance.
Which sector are you and which part of the country?
Thank you "

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Intelligent Gardening replied to Tony @SM's discussion Cordless kit for own use

"Makita makes great equipment!"

Ted Waldron replied to Edward baker's discussion Rough cut mower recommendations

"The other reason for cutting rather than mulching is to allow the arisings to rest on top for a couple of weeks to shed their seed. proper management of "meadows" is more than just cutting."

Stephen Gaved is now a member of Landscape Juice Network

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Peter sellers replied to Helen Fresson's discussion Day rate for landscaping?

"Difficult one, depends on the market you are aiming at along with the competition. You don't say what sector you are in, soft, hard , maintenance, commercial or domestic? Are you making a margin on plants / materials? We are at minimum of £350 pppd…"

Bryn Evans replied to James King's discussion Weibang 53 SSD or Weibang 53 ASD BBC or Honda HRX 537?

"Hi James,
I ran 3 Weibangs last season and in March this year I ended up selling go them all and buying 3 Hondas to replace them. HRX537, HRD 536 and a wee Honda Izzy. I will say the 53BBC has a great finish and is great at bagging with the high…"

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Day rate for landscaping?

Hello,what's everyone charging as a day rate at the moment? We are currently £250 pppd +vat based in Cornwall. We've absorbed alot of costs over the last couple of years and there are tax rises to consider from April. We need to raise our rates but…

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Avant Tecno UK has officially unveiled its new multi-million-pound headquarters in Bury St Edmunds, marking a significant milestone in the company's growth and commitment to its UK operations.Designed to facilitate Avant's continued expansion, the…

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GroundsFest: Proud to Sponsor the LBEL Awards 2024

GroundsFest was honoured to once again sponsor the Sports Turf and Greenkeeping category at the prestigious Land-Based and Environment Learner of the Year Awards 2024, held on Thursday, 21 November, at the National Conference Centre in…