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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
Royal Swiss Apartments, produced by Anglo Swiss, consist of an exclusive collection of fourteen one and three bedroom lavish apartments which have recently been constructed in beautiful, suburban Barnes in London. Tobermore have supplied a selection
SUDs legislation has lead to a increase in options for permeable paving when taking up your garden to add extra parking spaces or make it maintenace free.
Block paving -laid on a screed of gritsand is many peoples favourite method-but the sand washes
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"still cant understand why the milage range on vans is so poor, ive an electric car that does 270miles, im presuming its the weight of the batteries?
until the vans have a range similar to my car ill not be changing "
until the vans have a range similar to my car ill not be changing "
"I feel £238 + vat , deposit and mileage allowance is very reasonable for a business such as yours which needs to commute around the London area .
I suppose you could compare it to how much you would pay in ULEZ charges in a non compliant van but…"
I suppose you could compare it to how much you would pay in ULEZ charges in a non compliant van but…"
"Thanks for the replies . For my own curiosity i feel its worth addressing as my battery stock and usage increases .
I did think it would be pennies as Andrew suggests 7 pence , Often i have up to 6 batteries charging every evening during growing…"
I did think it would be pennies as Andrew suggests 7 pence , Often i have up to 6 batteries charging every evening during growing…"
"i saw a artical about chargin electric cars at home and they reccon there is a big %of houses in the uk that dont have adequate power supply for the rapid chargers they will onley be able to use the 3 pin plug and it will cost the housholder quite a…"
"ive seen them scarifying lawns that have been white over with a hard frost also saw one that went to the tap to put a bit of water in the sprayer without adding more weed killer to finish the lawn off "
"Hi Andrew
Brilliant thanks very much for the advice and recommendations.
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Brilliant thanks very much for the advice and recommendations.
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"As has been mentioned, the staff at progreen are very knowledgeable and helpful, as is Jack baxter at greenbest fertilisers."
"The client didn't know they were attending until after it was done. As you say Peter, the soil temp is far too low. They have asked me to take over the treatment regime, although I won't hold my breath as they are not a 'regular' client. I have…"
"It's been interesting investigating more to understand, but the approximate offer is a 3 year lease for ~£280+vat pm based on 15k pa mileage limit with a £3.3k upfront deposit. Compares reasonably well with other vehicles on this style on…"
"Hi Stuart,
1. Speak to Progreen or Agrigem about ferts and products. They'll give you a annual programme of ferts based on your needs. Some thoughts: in general stick to around 100kg N/Ha annually if the lawns are mown weekly. If you're mowing the…"
1. Speak to Progreen or Agrigem about ferts and products. They'll give you a annual programme of ferts based on your needs. Some thoughts: in general stick to around 100kg N/Ha annually if the lawns are mown weekly. If you're mowing the…"
"Yeah no 3 is what g t has just done for one of my customers. It's just frustrating, if we get more days like today I'll potentially be scarifying in 4/5 weeks time. It'll be a waste of fertiliser. Unfortunately g t just turned up and didn't even…"
"Peter
Telly appre iate the advice. Many thanks "
Telly appre iate the advice. Many thanks "
"Stuart, we started lawn treatment a few years ago mainly through clients getting fed up of the one size fits all approach from the nationals , you will not be able to offer a professional service at their price levels. Nor should you want to! We are…"
"there are 3 scenarios here that come to mind:
1. It's a normal release 6 week spring fert and they are taking the micky (I don't think this is the case).
2. It's a high iron very low N granule, used for moss control. This is fine and for some…"
1. It's a normal release 6 week spring fert and they are taking the micky (I don't think this is the case).
2. It's a high iron very low N granule, used for moss control. This is fine and for some…"
"This is all about the nationals keeping employees in work and cash rolling in and relying on customer ignorance.
Grass needs an average soil temperature of 6 to 8 degrees to take up nutrients and grow. This very roughly equates to an average air…"
Grass needs an average soil temperature of 6 to 8 degrees to take up nutrients and grow. This very roughly equates to an average air…"
Lawn 'treatment'
Hi all, HNY to you. My first job back this week after being away in the sun for a couple of weeks was a Laurel hedge hard prune for an occasional client. The clients aren't actually living in the property atm, but when I arrived on Tuesday the first…
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Electric vans ....
After anyone's direct experience (not so much subjective views etc) of buying, leasing or using an electric van ? So who's been there and got the 'T Shirt' as we may need to look at this as a possibility ?
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Lawn treatment
Evening all. I have recently joined the Network and set up my new gardening business in July 2021. So far it's been very rewarding and I have been able to build a loyal customer base.As I head I to 2022 I wanted to ask for some advice on lawn care…
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Battery Charging Calculations ?
Due to the current hike in energy prices is there a simple way of calculating how much its costing to charge up cordless batteries , to be fair i used to absorb the cost due to the fuel saving but now wondering if its adding up to a significant…
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