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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Sherratt Landscape Contractors, a commercial grounds maintenance company based in Flintshire Wales, has recently invested in a fleet of new Etesia pedestrian and ride-on mowers to ensure that the high quality the company is renowned for is…
And the Marshalls Contractor of the Year goes to Shore Landscapes! Congratulations!…
Alaster Anderson Specialist Gardeners, a London-focused soft landscaping and garden maintenance company, has purchased a range of environmentally friendly battery-powered Pellenc products.…
We are proud to announce our latest win at the Marshalls Regional Awards held in Southampton at the end of November. We were very happy to have won the 2013 award for 'Best use of a new Marshalls product' for a front garden installed using…
Complete Ice Control is brought to you by the same people who deliver Complete Weed Control and has been introduced in response to the overwhelming need for a professional, reliable and trusted local gritting service to deal with snow and ice…
Leading natural and artificial sports ground contractors, White Horse Contractors, has continued its policy of heavily investing in specialised plant and machinery with the purchase of a GKB Drainmaster and 2.2m heavy duty disc seeder from…
Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors, has appointed a new trainee surveyor to support current projects and future growth.…
Designed to meet the rigours of a wide variety of commercial grass cutting applications, Etesia’s Pro 46 pedestrian rotary mower is specified by contractors who want to profit from grass cutting. Reliability of mowing equipment is essential for…
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…
The £4 million WRU National Centre of Excellence, which provides training facilities for the Welsh rugby team, Cardiff Blues, Cardiff City FC and the Welsh FA at the Vale Resort near Cardiff, South Wales has selected Complete Weed Control (South…
We undertake Permeable block paving, hard landscaping, soft landscaping, driveways, patios, pathways, gardens, using Tobermore products in Exeter Devon.
THIS PROJECT IS UNDER PERMEABLE DRIVEWAY…
The contents of this blog shows how to install patios, garden paving, paving slabs, paving stones, patio, stone paving, paving stone, patio stone, patio stones, concrete slabs, slabs, flagstones in Devon.…
Drivewayfix.co.uk is offering you the chance to add an extra string to your bow and become a ‘Drivewayfixer’.
With more and more homeowners choosing to ‘improve’ rather than ‘move’, now is the perfect time to become a…
RJC Building & Paving have recently completed another successful ‘Drivewayfix’ project, giving a new lease of life to a domestic driveway.
Experienced Drivewayfixer, RJC Building & Paving, have left another…
With house prices falling by 5% in 2012 and 5% again in 2013 (Guardian, October 2011) more and more homeowners are deciding to ‘improve’ , protecting their equity, rather than ‘move’ - now is the perfect time to develop your skill set…
First impressions count for everything when selling a house. Leave a lasting impression for potential buyers by keeping the driveway to your house looking like new – fail to do this and you could miss out on a potential…
I have been operating for over 2 years now and things have gone well. I have (perhaps predictably) got a bit obsessed with running this business and…
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We are very glad that the weather has been good for us, the last few days have seen us install a row of pleached carpinus to start the final phase of planting on one of our projects.
The preparation work started over 7 days ago when the…
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"Gary any idea how smart water ect stands up over time with the riggers of outdoor life ?"
As a self confessed petrol-head, I naturally follow Jake Humprey and he recently posted this inspiring video about the importance of self-belief in running & growing a business........
Watch it....and look past the F1 references...
The one thing…
Watch it....and look past the F1 references...
The one thing…
"This is something I've been thinking about, as I have recently renewed quite a bit of kit. Any recommendations for additional marking either personally, police or insurance companies? Thanks. "
"....if they've not been ground off already...:(
If so, shows why addtional marking (SelectDNA, SmartWater, Datatag etc) is vital.
(ps. Stihl/SurreyPolice do work together in respect of returning stolen goods)"
If so, shows why addtional marking (SelectDNA, SmartWater, Datatag etc) is vital.
(ps. Stihl/SurreyPolice do work together in respect of returning stolen goods)"
"i think stihl have a stolen database so the serial numbers can be cross checked back to the origanal buyer "
"Time is always included. Most places have a minimum fee - in our sites case this is half a ton. Our weighbridge tickets generally average between 650 and 1500 kg on a fortnights 'mixed maintenance' - we cut quite a lot of grass though - one average…"
"I was going to say they look familiar but wont everyone be saying the same thing (: . needle in a haystack unless the victim has a record of the serial numbers .
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"Thank you Dan, great advice."
"My dealer supplies Pellenc, husqvarna and Sthl. They rate them in that order. This would be in the backpack battery section. They only recently said that they expect Sthil to jump to the head of the que, with a newer range. When that comes out I'm n…"
"Hi Josie, just chipping in again - it’s an absolute must to know your costs. A basic business plan, along with that spreadsheet will start you off well,
Get the basics right first and it’s then the same no matter what size you are if your serious ab…"
Get the basics right first and it’s then the same no matter what size you are if your serious ab…"
Having self belief.........
As a self confessed petrol-head, I naturally follow Jake Humprey and he recently posted this inspiring video about the importance of self-belief in running & growing a business........ Watch it....and look past the F1 references... The one thing…
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Estimating green waste costs
So someone's put me on to a local commercial tip - and they charge based upon weight.Whats the best way to price this? As different jobs will produce more/less waste, and I have no means of weighing bulk bags of waste.Do you include your time at…
Read more…Stolen Stihl gear recovered - Guildford via Surrey Police
Are you missing these tools or do you know someone who is? We have seized these as part of an investigation today. Please contact 101 with reference 45190109336 if you have any information which could help. pic.twitter.com/ew4fngnMF9 — Guildford…
Read more…Stihl cordless hedge trimmers and where to buy
I've been reading through threads from a few years ago and I just wondered what people's experiences are now, a couple seasons later, with the Stihl HLA 65's and 85's ?Also, seperate but related question... buy online cheaper or in a dealership for…
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