BALI National Landscape Awards 2020 Programme

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Green-tree Topsoil

PROGRAMME 12:30pm – Sponsor Introduction 1pm – Virtual Awards Ceremony Voiceover by Alan Dedicoat 2pm – Close

CATEGORIES Registered Designer and Registered Contractor Joint Submission sponsored by Easigrass Domestic Garden Construction Under 30k sponsored by Talasey International Award International Members only sponsored by Ransomes Jacobsen Grounds Maintenance (to include Green Roof Maintenance) - Limited Public Access Hard Landscaping Construction (non-domestic) - Over £500k sponsored by Ecoscape UK Domestic Garden Construction Between £60k - £100k sponsored by Johnsons of Whixley

Interior Landscape - Maintenance Only sponsored by Premium Plants International Award UK Based Members only sponsored by Reesink UK Hard Landscaping Construction (non-domestic) - Under £500k sponsored by SAiGE Longlife Decking Domestic Garden Construction Between £100k - £250k sponsored by Van den Berk Nurseries Design Excellence Award Overall Scheme Under £50k sponsored by Provender Nurseries Domestic Garden Construction Over £250k sponsored by Europlants UK Community and Schools Development sponsored by MCM Affiliate Exceptional Service Award sponsored by idverde Domestic Garden Construction Between £30k - £60k sponsored by Global Stone Roof Gardens/Living Wall Installations Residential Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping Under £250k sponsored by Bourne Amenity

Design Excellence Award Overall Scheme Over £100k sponsored by Ground Control Grounds Maintenance (to include Green Roof Maintenance) - Private Employer Excellence Award Turnover Over £2.5m sponsored by Fresh Horticultural Careers Roof Gardens/Living Wall Installations Commercial Roof Garden or Podium Landscaping Under £500k sponsored by Green-tree Topsoil

SPECIAL AWARDS Best Newcomer to BALI sponsored by ICL Specialty Fertilizers Best Use of Recycled & Reclaimed Materials sponsored by Landscape Institute Best Design & Build sponsored by Bourne Amenity Best First Time Entrant sponsored by Makita (UK) Grand Award sponsored by Green-tech

ADJUDICATION PANEL JOHN MELMOE Former Managing Director, Willerby Landscapes ROBIN TEMPLAR WILLIAMS International Garden and Landscape Designer, Director and Principal, Garden Design School JASON LOCK Independent Landscape Consultant MICK CALLAHAN Former Managing Director, Linden Landscapes RICHARD BARNARD RHS Show Judge, Former Governor of Pershore College and Managing Director, Hillier Landscapes ANDREW LEGG BALI Vetting Officer, Former Senior Lecturer and Former Principal Consultant STEVE ROBERTS Landscape Architect, Lecturer, Consultant and Author on Flowers and Design MADGE MOORE Former Director for England within Lantra PETER JENNINS OBE Past BALI National Chairman and Current Chairman of The BALI Chalk Fund NICK COSLETT Consultant, Past BALI National Chairman and Current Trustee of The BALI Chalk Fund TANYA MEAH Consultant and People Director, Ground Control

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Green-tech is the UKs largest supplier of landscaping materials and consumables. They provide professional landscaping materials and specialist advice to landscape contractors, architects and designers.

Green-tech has over 13,500 landscaping products and sundries that will be needed for any rural, urban, green roof or biodiverse planting projects and can deliver many on a next day service.

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Bourne Amenity are leading manufacturers and distributors of landscaping materials, specialising in the manufacture and provision of bespoke soil blends to suit all landscape and sports turf requirements.

Our customer-centric focus allows us to operate on the most demanding of sites for the UK’s premier landscaping and building contractors.

Easigrass is a multi-award-winning supplier and installer of artificial grass products. Leading the way in innovation and design, Easigrass fashions some of the most unique and creative faux grass and plant products in the world. As well as RHS Gold medal-winning grass, Easigrass has launched pioneering handcrafted designs, including the Easi-Wall, Easi-Gazebee and Easi-Animal collection.

Ecoscape UKÂŽ offer one of the largest catalogues of long-lasting low maintenance and sustainable composite materials in the UK. From composite decking and cladding to completely timber free substructure systems. Catering also for particular project requirements by offering a range of fire rated Class B composites and accompanying balustrade systems.

Europlants are proud to be the sole UK agent for Vannucci Piante, the largest and most respected specimen producer in Europe. From our 12-acre nursery in Hatfield we supply both Garden Centre and Amenity markets. Our extensive range is hard to beat.

Fresh Horticultural Careers is the leading specialist agency providing staffing solutions solely to the gardening, landscaping and horticulture industry. With nearly 20 years’ experience we continuously support the industry through sponsorship, trade events and promoting the industry at career fairs within schools, colleges and training organisations.

Global Stone is an industry leading supplier of premium natural stone and porcelain paving and accessories. Our products are selected by hand, ensuring they are always of the highest quality and are used by landscapers, designers, architects, gardeners and homeowners across the country. Global Stone is the brand to trust.

Green-tree Topsoil Green-tree’s environmentally friendly range of soils includes topsoil, subsoil, specialist tree soils, roof garden substrates and numerous bespoke mixes. With nationwide delivery, Green-tree soils are frequently used in landscaping and construction projects across the UK but especially those that are focused on environmental sustainability and maintaining their green credentials.

Ground Control is one of the UK’s leading external maintenance and commercial landscaping providers, offering a nationwide service that includes Grounds Maintenance, Winter Maintenance, Arboriculture, Landscape Design, Construction and Electric Vehicle ChargePoint Installation. Using highly qualified local teams we offer a national coverage to over 50,000 sites.

ICL provide speciality fertilizers and nutrition programmes, grass seed, plant protection products and growing media to help meet the demands of modern-day turf and landscape management. We take great pride in the integrity and value of our dynamic world-class product portfolios and in the provision of dedicated technical support.

idverde is the UK’s leading green services provider, offering a holistic range of services to support the creation, maintenance and management of landscapes. Over 100 public sector organisations trust us to care for their landscapes and we have a large portfolio of private sector clients, from blue-chip corporations to smaller local businesses.

One of the longest established and largest commercial nursery businesses in Europe and a trusted supplier of plants and trees to the amenity and garden retail sectors in the UK for 100 years.

The Landscape Institute (LI) is the chartered body for the landscape professions. With over 5600 members and 500 Registered Practices, operating in over 40 countries, we provide a professional home for all landscape practitioners including landscape scientists, landscape planners, landscape architects, landscape managers and urban designers.

Since 1915 Makita have become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of power tools, garden machinery tools & accessories.

The UK range of over 620 machines includes over 270 products powered by their industry leading 18v Li-Ion battery platform, offers cordless solution tools capable of matching their corded counterpart.

Collaborating with nationwide landscape and construction clients since 1997, MCM are renowned for sourcing and supplying external works projects with British Standard topsoils, subsoils, high performance blends and aggregates. MCM also work with new and long-standing clients providing hazardous and non-hazardous waste services from inspection and classification to removal and disposal.

An established and trusted supplier of plants. We are a team of horticulturalists with many years of experience in sourcing all plants to trade customers. Our sole motivation is to bring our customers the best deals possible without giving an inch on quality or service.

Provender Nurseries supply the highest quality plant stock and landscaping kit to complement your designs bringing them from drawing board to reality for you and your clients. Our professional knowledge, award winning customer service and industry experience guarantee that you are always in good hands when dealing with Provender Nurseries.

Ransomes’ long history begins in 1789 when Robert Ransomes started an iron-foundry business in Ipswich, Suffolk. Thanks to our unrivalled understanding of turf maintenance equipment, we are trusted to maintain some of the world’s most prestigious turf areas, such as Royal Palace lawns and parks, legendary golf courses, cemeteries, stadia, monuments and football pitches.

Together Toro and Reesink Turfcare, an official UK distributor of Toro professional turfcare machinery and irrigation products, have been helping customers maintain parks, landscapes, green spaces, sports venues and golf courses to the very highest of standards for over 35 years.

SAiGE Longlife Decking are suppliers of the highest quality, innovative composite products - this includes composite decking, fencing, gates and balustrades as well as aluminium subframe systems to both residential and commercial projects throughout the UK, Ireland and beyond.

Talasey Group is one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of landscaping solutions, offering a diverse, high-quality and ethically sourced range of landscaping materials. Talasey’s seven brands include Natural-Paving, Pavetuf, Vitripiazza, Baksteen, Luxigraze, Resiscape and Piranha. Talasey also deliver six City & Guilds accredited courses through the Talasey Training Academy.

Van den Berk trees end up in city centres, business premises, parks and private gardens all over Europe. This process involves our collaborative approach with landscape designers and contractors, enabling us jointly to complete the most successful greenery projects: from town house gardens to the Athletes Village 2012 in London.

CHARITY INFORMATION CHALK FUND

Supporting education and training in the landscape sector

The BALI Chalk Fund was established in 1975 with a legacy from the widow of Geoffrey Chalk, owner of Gavin Jones Ltd and founder member of BALI. The fund is used to support education and training in the landscape sector and has established strong links with BALI’s GoLandscape initiative and other like-minded organisations to assist with delivering its key objectives.

The trust’s current focus is to establish and develop an effective enrichment programme designed to ensure that graduates from partner colleges enter the workforce with the necessary skills, knowledge and, where required, certification, making them highly employable, work ready individuals.

Gardening for health charity Thrive specialises in using therapeutic horticulture to improve people’s lives.

Thrive has three centres in Birmingham, London and near Reading where around 400 client gardeners come to take part in social and therapeutic horticulture programmes that offer many physical and mental health benefits.

Thrive’s horticultural therapists work with a wide range of client gardeners including people with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, long-term illness, and those with mental ill health.

The charity also runs a national information service providing advice on how to make gardening easier and uses its 40 years of therapeutic horticulture experience to train others looking to run projects and programmes across the UK.

SPONSORS

A special thank you to CED Stone Group, sponsor of the 2020 BALI National Landscape Awards Programme.

CED Stone Group are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of natural stone and hard landscaping products. We keep extensive stocks across our six nationwide depots and can manufacture almost anything from stone. With over 40 years’ experience, we offer expert advice to ensure you select the perfect product.