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John F replied to Sarah's discussion New Startup Advice Please?!
"Hi Sarah 
There are plenty of opportunities for Horticulturists it's such a vast area perhaps as an employee but if self employed as part of a team e.g garden designers often have border work /planting opportunities, perhaps contact some local ones…"
6 minutes ago
James replied to David Benson's discussion things arnt going to work very well
"It's always the same, let's go after the homeowners and the little guys first. It's their fault blah blah blah.
 
Make everyone buy an electric car and lawn mower whilst turning a blind eye to the big industries polluting the planet.
 
Politicians…"
2 hours ago
James replied to David Benson's discussion things arnt going to work very well
"Like"
2 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to David Benson's discussion things arnt going to work very well
"The UK emits less than 2% of global greenhouse gases do you really think if we all drive EV's, have smart meters we will make any difference?
Net zero for the UK is a pipe dream as it conveniently ignores the carbon emissions from all the goods we…"
2 hours ago
Sarah posted a discussion
Hi there, I'm a 46yo woman and have done a desk job all my working life, but did do a degree in Landscape and Garden Design back in the day (basically a hort degree with a design element tacked on) and I am a bit of a gardening anorak! …
5 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to David Benson's discussion things arnt going to work very well
" Am I the only one that thinks it might be nice not to trash the planet? Even if that means some inconvenience along the way?  Climate change is real.  If the north atlantic drift stops, we'll have winters like Moscow, that might be a bit…"
8 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion HAVS
"Should be in the manual for each machine, or available from their website.  You can then calculate using the spreadsheet here. https://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/index.htm"
9 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion HAVS
"We use the Ostrich principal and have done for the last 40 years plus with no ill effects so far. If you comply with all this H&S s**t you end up with getting no work done apart from reams of record keeping and filling out RAMS.
It really is getting…"
11 hours ago
Edward baker replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion HAVS
"Where do you find the ratings please?"
22 hours ago
Graham Taylor replied to Tim Bucknall's discussion HAVS
"You're probably the only person that looks at those ratings lol..........They're bound to say that so they can't be sued if there's problems!   Don't worry about it. "
Monday
Tim Bucknall posted a discussion
We're just looking at proper HAVS ratings for our machines, and some of the results are frightening.  One of our Honda mowers comes up with a result of less than 2 hours use a day, then no other machinery: and there's nothing that lets you do a…
Monday
Miss S Osborn is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Saturday
MF Hodgson replied to Andrew Betteridge's discussion Diseased tree.
"Yes agree, wire of some sort. Unless someone was planning to fell it and girlded it first and then didn't get around to doing the job. Or something. "
Saturday
Belinda Jackson is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Feb 27
Peter sellers replied to David Benson's discussion things arnt going to work very well
"EV's, heat pumps, smart meters, all a whitewash.
Drax power station burning millions of tonnes of wood pellets imported on diesel ships from North America and emit more carbon than a coal fired power station yet received 500 million in government…"
Feb 27
Honey Badger replied to David Benson's discussion things arnt going to work very well
"Careful David, your have opinion police knocking on your door.
Net zero is a joke and completely unachievable. China, India, America.
Like the tories, Labour are done. They might as well merge as one party I see no difference between them.
Labour…"
Feb 26
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New Startup Advice Please?!

Hi there, I'm a 46yo woman and have done a desk job all my working life, but did do a degree in Landscape and Garden Design back in the day (basically a hort degree with a design element tacked on) and I am a bit of a gardening anorak! …

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HAVS

We're just looking at proper HAVS ratings for our machines, and some of the results are frightening.  One of our Honda mowers comes up with a result of less than 2 hours use a day, then no other machinery: and there's nothing that lets you do a…

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