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Glasgow's newest and largest hospital has been named the ‘Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’ after Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the record-breaking facility in July 2015. A fabulous expanse of Tobermore’s permeable Hydropave Sienna Duo a
The new social housing scheme at Kennishead Road in Glasgow, constructed by McKenzie Construction for Glasgow Housing Association, has given the area an impressive transformation with the help of Tobermore.
As well as the newly furnished homes, the gr
Communities across the Glasgow area are being encouraged to head outdoors, get active and enjoy a new network of 13 Commonwealth Woods.
A legacy project of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the network includes woods that are well-established, boasting an
I have noticed a number of new ground maintenance start up businesses around Glasgow this season, as always happens at the start of a new growing season.
2013 must be a particularly difficult year to try and start such a company though due to the late
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 am looking to take things a step further, to work with more clients on bigger jobs and to increase em
I have been up since 6am, unable to sleep due to the intense winds battering the landscape. I have been listening to people's bins being blown over, bottles flying along the road, branches cracking, chimneys howling (not falling, thankfully) and gree
We have had a busy month, the busiest so far, and have spent some time visiting small residential sites in Edinburgh, Grangemouth and Stirling to provide quotations for ground maintenance work. Many of these sites have had very basic care but moss on
It's great looking out of the window and seeing snow on the ground. North Glasgow has had two spells of snow so far, but neither has been long lived.
Our work recently has included fence repairs after the storms last week, plus turfing, clearing up de
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I would like to service all of my equipment this winter and have been planning it for a short while now. But what problems might I come across?
I did a basic van service last week -
The wind and rain may put some people off but Dan Frazer Gardening is out every day mowing, trimming, and at this time of year, scarifying and treating moss in lawns all over central Scotland.
Our method is a thorough one and greatly benefits the law
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I charge more than that (ok no VAT) for garden maintenance -- - and all kit is supplied by the clients. But I know COrnwall isnt the richest part of the country... and there are probably loads of "gardeners" who have basically dropped out and…"
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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