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The UK cement trade has been threatened with being 'broken open' after the Competition Commission (CC) said the leading firms had focused on maintaining market share, not customers.

The Competition Commission has provisionally concluded that coordina

A detailed report into UK wildlife has found that many species are struggling and that one in three have halved in number in the past half century.

The RSPB was joined by 25 conservation groups including the Wildlife Trusts, the Mammal Society, Bugli

PEOPLE were busy in their gardens in April (2013) according to The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) results for the month.

Outdoor plants and seeds and bulbs sold particularly well during the month with sales up 11.87% and 1

The Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in The Safe Use of Aluminium Phosphide for Vertebrate Pest Control (QCF) Qualification has been developed in conjunction with industry and RAMPS (UK) and on successful completion will provide you with a licence to prac

Urban greening company Treebox has installed a living hoarding at Guy’s Hospital in London to help the hospital minimise its carbon footprint and achieve its ambition of being a sustainability leader in the NHS.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Tr

How the Green Deal works 

You can make energy-saving improvements to your home or business without having to pay all the costs up front through the Green Deal.

Energy-saving improvements include:

• insulation - eg loft or cavity wall insulation
• heatin

In an unpublished report, yet seen by the Guardian website, the Environment Agency has said that flooding threatens one in four London properties.

The agency's report for flood risk shows that London boroughs now dominate the local authorities with m

The cold weather in March has led to many butterflies emerging weeks later than usual, charitable group Butterfly Conservation has said.

The emergence of many rare spring species has been delayed by around two weeks, and in some cases three or more w

More needs to be done to protect the UK's trees and plants from invasive pests and diseases, a government backed report has said.

The report from the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce, calls for tighter biosecurity at UK borders as

Working with trusted industry partners, Keith Kent has devised a rugby club pitch maintenance equipment package. The package is designed to meet the needs of rugby union clubs that aim to deliver a high quality pitch maintenance programme. The range

The New 2013 Avant Catalogue is now out with new products and equipment.

For more info on Avant and there attachments for 2013 take a look at our site  

Reach It - Move It - Crush It

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Following an extensive worldwide search for new bowling green maintenance equipment, Long Beach Lawn Bowls Club in California have recently purchased a Dennis FT610 complete with verticutting and brush cassette, cassette storage system and a Bray han

The best thing about laying turf to establish a fresh lawn is the rapid transformation. In this article, we will show you a step-by-step how guide on how to lay turf ... like a pro.

1.     Prepare your tools

For this type of project, you will only ne

The very first Plantworx equipment show was held in Stoneleigh this week (May 14 " 16 2013) Event owners CEA (Construction Equipment Association) and exhibitors enjoyed a “total attendance” of some 11,696 visitors.

The number of “unique visitors” was

When the weather warms up, our thoughts turn to spending time outside. We begin to think of summer nights grilling steaks and enjoying time with family and friends. These times together are made so much more special when we have a nice outdoor space

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For whatever reason some people get behind with their garden.

Whether it's a family bereavement, illness, starting a new family or pressures of work, weeds can take over and it's sometimes impossible t

Trading Performance

Marshalls' revenue from continuing operations for the nineteen weeks ended 10 May 2013 was £103 million (2012: £109 million), a decrease of 6 per cent. Underlying activity was in line with expectations but the delay in the normal

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Lee Evans, Head Groundsman at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff has a long working relationship with Complete Weed Control (South Wales) stretching back almost ten years. He now employs the UK’s leading sports and amenity weed control contractor for