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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new help for employers on how to protect the health, safety and welfare of their workers.

Following consultation, HSE has reviewed and updated the Workplace Regulations Approved Code of Practice (AC

Growers and retailers are encouraged to respond to a survey being conducted by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) which aims to make the economic case for government investment in ornamental horticulture.

The research, funded by the Horticult

Looking to study trees, forestry or woodlands abroad? You have until 5 March 2014 to apply for a Randle Travel Bursary with the Royal Forestry Society (RFS).

The bursary, available to all ages, is provided through the Donald Randle Trust, and can be

The artificial sports pitches at Longbenton sports ground, the Centre for Physical Recreation & Sport for Newcastle University, have undergone a Replay Revive® Plus+ process and top-up of the pitch’s infill.

The process has not only restored the playi

It's getting to that time of year (admittedly a little later than previous years here in the South East) when the annual task most homeowners don't relish will commence with earnest - Yes its leaf clean-up time!

The trees that have provided us with

The Butterfly Garden in Cheltenham has been chosen as winner of this year’s Gardening Against The Odds awards, the fourth to be organised by The Conservation Foundation, in association with The Sunday Telegraph.

Set up in 2002 by Chris Evans, the But

Sometimes I get asked by a prospective client if I would work on their tiny bit of space. I would then recall some of the smallest creations such as a 2m x 2.3m courtyard in Kensington that I designed in 2010; or the 2 neighbouring balconies in Bloom

Wenban Smith, well established Timber Merchants in Sussex with branches at Worthing, Lewes and Horsham offer a wide rane of Timber Decking and Railway Sleepers which are ideal for landscaping projects.

Decking

25mm x 100mm Softwood Decking boards - Ran

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Lanarkshire
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British digger maker JCB today responded to the Filipino typhoon disaster with the news that machines and generators worth more than $500,000 are to be provided to assist in the aftermath of the catastrophe.

The company is sending a fleet of three 3C

The fungus which causes Chalara dieback of ash trees has the potential to defend itself against virus attacks, research by British scientists has shown.

Plant pathologists Dr Joan Webber, from Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Comm

Really looking forward to exhibiting at Futurescape 2013 on Tuesday 19th of November at Kempton Park Racecourse.

Register to attend online @:
http://futurescapeevent.com/

I'm also giving a talk on rainwater harvesting, you can also register for this se

Companies like BMW, Alessi and Apple use design to differentiate their products, but design is not just for luxury goods and elite products.

There is considerable evidence for it acting as a mechanism for business growth and innovation. But how do co

A study by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has found that retro-fitting equipment to reduce hand-arm vibration rarely works.

In a detailed report the HSE selected four types of device for laboratory investigation: anti-vibration handles, spring

The second Wolfson Economics Prize, launched on 14th November 2013, will be awarded to the entrant who offers the best answer to the question “How would you deliver a new Garden City which is visionary, economically viable, and popular?”

The case for

The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

The WMO believes that a build-up of man made greenhouse gases in the atmosphere m

Phil Mulligan has been acting as interim chief executive since the end of October when Alastair McCapra left. Phil Mulligan is an experienced manager whose most recent role was as executive director of the United Nations Association UK.

He also spent

A notice has been issued by the Health and Safety Executive on the dangers of chain flail and non-standard attachments for portable hand held brush cutters in arboriculture and the agriculture and construction industries.

A serious risk has been iden

Botanist Jean Henkens travels the world to save trees earmarked for destruction as virgin tropical rainforest is burned to make way for lucrative but environmentally costly palm oil plantations.

"I am one of the fighters against the green oil mafia i