Companies including Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Sir Robert McAlpine announce move after years of campaigning by unions
Major construction companies are to compensate workers whose names were on a secret industry blacklist.
The dramatic development
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The Horticultural Trades Association is delighted to announce that Raoul Curtis-Machin has agreed to join the HTA as its new Head of Horticulture.
His appointment comes following the departure of Tim Briercliffe who has left the HTA to become Secreta
I am seriously considering a name change for the Landscape Juice Network to The Association of Professional British Landscapers to reflect how serious I am to determine opportunities and mould the future of our undervalued industry.
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I started my horticulture life as a garden odd-jobber back in May 1984, initially running my little enterprise from the back of a mini car. I had never intended to be a gardener but it was the case of needs-must after having a motorcycle accident for
The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
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LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
The site is…
As Blue Monday is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to give a small reminder to our community here on Landscape Juice to remember to tell people about your worries and if you’re having negative thoughts. Talking about emotions…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…
Open forum activity
"Sure Tim yes we don't hear about the broken diesel vans in the fleet do we, definitely an element of confirmation bias going on over these alleged faulty electric ones. A lot of people hate EV's in general because they feel forced into something…"
"I mean... diesel vans also have electrical wires, and I doubt if rats would be getting at the high voltage side. Diesel vans also have 12v batteries, and if an EV won't start because the 12v is flat, it can be started with a standard jump pack. …"
Hi, Has anyone got any experience of these barrow/dumpers. Or very similar machines. Can't have a skid steer or tracked machine because of large areas of white paving, no black skid marks allowed. Thanks
"John and Adam, make some good and relevant points.
I can have some empathy with you but I am 67 and been in the trade 45 years and guess you are not of a similar age?
Yes I have lost my "spark" for probably 40% of the work which is predominantly…"
I can have some empathy with you but I am 67 and been in the trade 45 years and guess you are not of a similar age?
Yes I have lost my "spark" for probably 40% of the work which is predominantly…"
"I think youve made the important step - youve recognised it AND posted here. So that has got to be a "well done".
I found a particular type of job/client made me feel that way. For me they were clients that didnt really "love" their garden and…"
I found a particular type of job/client made me feel that way. For me they were clients that didnt really "love" their garden and…"
"Hi David
Many of the bread and butter jobs we do can be repetitive leading to boredom but it's the same with many other jobs out there .
Also there is the isolation factor it's easy to become immersed in our own thoughts it can be a lonely job to…"
Many of the bread and butter jobs we do can be repetitive leading to boredom but it's the same with many other jobs out there .
Also there is the isolation factor it's easy to become immersed in our own thoughts it can be a lonely job to…"
Hi.Im looking for some ideas to help get my enthusiasm back in running my gardening business please. I've been established for 18 years but this year I have totally lost interest in the job. I slowly reduced my work to majority grass cuts whilst…
"I do with mine , it says not to but I've been using it for about 10 years I could not do hedges without it"
"We've checked ours today and also unaffected. It's not the season for them being recalled!"
"Many years ago I worked for a major supermarket (pre home delivery services) but I remember mice and rats were highly attracted to the service bays around the back by the smell of waste food. When the vans are parked around the back at night it's…"
"I do agree that modern vehicles are much more complicated than they need to be. The biggest culprit is EuroNCAP- to get a 5* rating, vehicles now need to have collision avoidance, lane assist etc. As soon as anyone buys one, the first thing you…"
"I can see no reason to say that a load of non-working new electric vans are parked round the back of a supermarket- it sounds like nonsense, but if they really had failed, they would have been returned to the dealer. It sounds like absolute…"
"I've just bought one of those but haven't used it yet. I looks great though and I shall be trying it out this week. "
Deleks XE-500
Hi, Has anyone got any experience of these barrow/dumpers. Or very similar machines. Can't have a skid steer or tracked machine because of large areas of white paving, no black skid marks allowed. Thanks
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Loss of enthusiasm
Hi.Im looking for some ideas to help get my enthusiasm back in running my gardening business please. I've been established for 18 years but this year I have totally lost interest in the job. I slowly reduced my work to majority grass cuts whilst…
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BR800 recall
It looks like Stihl BR800 blowers have been recalled - more info here: https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-recall-stihl-br-800-backpack-blower-2511-0019
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Echo PB9010T
Currently run Echo P8010T blowers. We clear a lot of leaves from very large commercial sites so need something with lots of grunt! Used to use Stihl BR 800 but swapped when Echo brought out the 8010 as it eclipses the 800 on every level. The 9010…
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