GROUND UP SOLUTIONS your one stop shop

In his spare time, Rob Sullivan likes to potter around in his garden. Nothing unusual in that, a lot of people do, but not many buy a landscaping business.

In September 2021, that’s exactly what Rob and his wife Lesley did. They bought well-known New Plymouth landscaping business Ground Up Solutions and after a Covid-interrupted start, haven’t looked back since.

The business was already one of the biggest of its kind in the region but many customers will be unaware of the wide range of services Rob and Lesley’s expanded business now offers.

When the Sullivans took over they had a team of six, now that’s more than doubled as Ground Up Solutions is busier than ever.

They have added a ‘soft’ landscaping division, which means a dedicated team, with three qualified horticulturists, offering planting, horticulture, garden design and maintenance.

They now also have a specialised concreting division, which concentrates on concrete drives and pathways.

Ground Up Solutions also offer a simple but sophisticated plan for commercial properties. Rob explains: “A lot of businesses often have a green space on their property and it’s one of the first things visitors see, so it needs to look good. First impressions are important.”

They also offer an indoor planting/ maintenance service for their corporate clients. “There is well documented evidence of the benefits to staff from working in an office environment with indoor planting. I’m happy to call around and give them a quote and a plan. We will take care of everything and that’s one less thing for the manager or business owner to worry about. After all, whose job is it to water the plants,” Rob says with a laugh.

Security fences and security gates are becoming increasingly popular and Ground Up Solutions is busy keeping up with the demand. Recently they hired a Licensed Building Practitioner “so we can take on specialised building works,’’ says Rob. Ground Up Solutions can complete sections. “With a lot of new builds someone has just plopped a house on a section and that’s where we come in.

We can build a driveway, retaining walls, fences, a deck and create a garden and lawns, turning a house into a home.”

It’s easy to see why Rob and Lesley have been busy for the last few years, but if that wasn’t enough, they also shifted the business to 31A Port View Crescent at Paritutu, where they have a modern new office and plenty of land for materials, vehicles and more.

Lesley runs the administration side of the business and is often the first point of contact for clients. Nothing like dealing with owners Lesley or Rob to ensure the personalised service they have worked hard to implement. They are an affable couple and you’ll enjoy dealing with them.

The continuous improvement programme under the Sullivans will soon see a new website operating –just in case they were in any danger of getting bored!

Give Rob and Lesley a call and they’ll take care of everything from the ground up. PH (06) 758 2217 or go to their website www.groundupsolutions.co.nz

PH (06) 758 2217 or go to their website

www.groundupsolutions.co.nz