This year, a new medal is being awarded at RHS Chelsea Flower Show that recognises the role landscape contractors and their teams play in the realisation of a show garden. There will be one Best Construction Award, and it will be made from a…
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Milton Keynes based landscaping company, Frosts Landscapes,…
An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.
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UK construction activity grew in June for the second month running thanks to increased house-building activity, while new order growth hit a 13-month high.
The seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index…
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Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors, has appointed a new trainee surveyor to support current projects and future growth.…
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Following a highly competitive tendering process, leading natural sportsturf contractors Souters Sports have recently completed the redevelopment of the natural sports pitches at Sheffield Hallam University. Souters' in house labour and plant…
There was remarkably little excitement from the construction industry at the news that the UK economy has narrowly avoided a triple dip recession.
Official government statistics yesterday revealed that the economy grew by 0.3% in the first…
I’ve been working on a construction detail for a deck and…
Jackson's landscape Design, Newton Abbot, Devon Have been appointed Devons designer and …
Images and a video showing the process of a Concrete slab construction, with 3mm crushed glass tamped into the RC 25 fibre concrete, a black cement dye will be added once the power float pan is able to be positioned on the slab.
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we have had an amazing response with bookings from over 60 contractors, designers and landscape architects all booked on…
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JCB maintained profitability in 2009 despite the deepest ever recession in the global construction equipment industry. The company saw sales drop by a third to £1.35 billion but was able to increase profit before tax…
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Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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"The first ones look like natural riven pressed slabs not sure about the 2nd ones tho."
Hey guys, Need a little help with identifying some slabs that ive got to add to and was wondering what you guys thinks they may be? york gold maybe? These seem different to the ones one the step or are they just more aged?Any help is much apprechia…
Lee Marshallsay, grounds manager at Charterhouse in Surrey, has reported successful results after using a range of MM grass seed from Limagrain UK.Lee has been grounds manager at the prestigious Charterhouse for the last two and a half years. He ove…
"And presumably there will be more four stroke engines rather than two strokes burning oil with the smaller engines than these.
Andy "
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"I generally charge price per job or price per annum maintenance. I do still retain a few larger gardens at the hourly rate though, on condition I work there all year round. They arent my best paid work but I enjoy the work and there is always stuff…"
"I use a mobile/desktop app called EasyBooks, a much smaller company than QB but I find in perfect for a one-man band. I tried Sage, QB and plenty of other software, but EasyBooks worked best for me.
I’m not 100%, but I think it may only be availabl…"
I’m not 100%, but I think it may only be availabl…"
This passed me by completely, but new small engine emission legislation came into force on January 1st 2019.
This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid ste…
This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid ste…
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John Ledwidge has praised the consistent support he receives from ICL – particularly during what is an incredibly exciting and somewhat busy period for the Leicester City Football Club Grounds Manager.John first became familiar with ICL products whe…
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I see that Jobber has revamped it's offerings a little by providing Jobber 'Lite' for one-man business at $19 pm for a single user with a 14 day free trail option.
I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber…
I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber…
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Top man, keep them coming.
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donated towards our charity fund to fight cancer.
Top man, keep them coming.
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Help identifying some old paving slabs?
Hey guys, Need a little help with identifying some slabs that ive got to add to and was wondering what you guys thinks they may be? york gold maybe? These seem different to the ones one the step or are they just more aged? Any help is…
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Engine emission legislation - Stage V
This passed me by completely, but new small engine emission legislation came into force on January 1st 2019. This Stage V legislation covers diesel engines used in non-road mobile machinery, such as wood chippers, stump grinders, mowers and skid…
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Jobber 'Lite' available
I see that Jobber has revamped it's offerings a little by providing Jobber 'Lite' for one-man business at $19 pm for a single user with a 14 day free trail option. I suspect this will rekindle interest for micro-businesses as many offerings (Jobber…
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Company director sentenced for sales of illegal chemicals
Details released of HSE action against business selling banned product Sodium Chlorate as a PPP chemical. http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2019/january/company-director-sentenced-for-sales.htm About time.....
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