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New Topsoil Site

Clearing Up

Green-tree has added a

Kite Packaging has

replacement for skips to

launched a range of bags

collect garden rubbish.

new production site to its

as well as bulk deliveries.

Green-tree topsoil is

portfolio of topsoil hubs

widely used on projects

to benefit the landscaping

across the UK.

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industry.

The new site in Scrooby,

Kite has also launched a range of Rubble Sacks for a

it is an environmentally

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similar marketplace, as part of

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different colours, and are

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Great Stag Hunt

Natural Play

One of Britain’s most

Limited council budgets

developed. Rather than

recognisable and unique

be found on their website,

are a sign of the times, but

investing funds on ripping

species, the stag beetle

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a recent development in

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use and with your input,

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unfortunately becoming

PTES can better understand

just what can be achieved

instead built on the existing

increasingly rare to find.

how stag beetles numbers

with small amounts of

surface, creating an extensive

are faring in the UK. By the

money.

sand play area surrounded by

For fifteen years, People’s

The survey, which can

Millfield Park in Hackney

timber rounds, with a decking

Trust for Endangered Species

end of May this year, only

(PTES) has been actively

384 stag beetles have been

was in need of development,

area to make it accessible

working to halt the decline

recorded, so all contributions

with tired old equipment

for wheelchairs and prams.

of this iconic insect. PTES

are vital to this survey.

and a combination of wet

This provided significant

pour and tarmac surfacing.

Loose Play opportunities, but

is asking volunteers to join

For much of their life

their annual Great Stag

cycle, stag beetles stay

With only a £80k budget,

the new focal point for the

Hunt Survey and record any

underground as larvae,

Hackney council enlisted the

play area was undoubtedly

sightings of stag beetles.

feeding on rotten wood for

services of Aileen Shackle

the fallen Oak tree which

up to seven years

Landscape Design to

has been re-purposed as

before building

creatively enhance the site.

a climbing structure. This

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Collaborating with Aileen on

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and eventually

the challenging project was

site needed.

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Phil Doyle, and Timberplay

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New Public Park for London Battersea Power Station Development Company (“BPSDC”) today unveiled the latest images showing the redevelopment’s new public park, designed

by LDA Design. The six acre park shows the shareholder’s commitment to the public realm and will deliver a new public park for London.

The new public park, which secured detailed planning consent earlier this accommodate day-to-day

theatre style events, smaller

from 2017. This new green

palette has been developed

recreation, informal play

events, pedestrian and cycle

space the size of nearly three

for the project. Large scale

space, quiet places to sit

movements along the river

and a half full sized football

pieces of timber and corten

within garden settings,

to the Power Station and

pitches will play a key role

steel reflect both the scale

riverfront promenading,

facilitate future access to the

in the over-arching place-

and materiality of the Grade

large festival style events,

Power Station Jetty.

making strategy and will

II* listed building. This is

connect the Power Station,

supplemented by bleacher

Circus West and Phase 6 to

seats and steps cast in a

the River Thames, with a

coloured black concrete as

riverside promenade. The

an oblique reference to the

park will feature large event

coal which provided the fuel

lawns, terraced river gardens

for the generation of power.

and form a highly flexible,

Large pieces of timber will

multi-programmable space

also be used in the deck

for use throughout the year.

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A riverfront promenade

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is located at the foot of the

providing structure and

garden terraces and there are

texture. Movable chairs will

two lawn-level ‘belvedere’

be located throughout to

spaces at each end of the

allow the public to make the

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Tylers join Godfreys Godfreys (Sevenoaks) has

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machinery business will

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Chelsea how was it for you ?

by Carol Dutton The greatest flower show on earth, beamed into millions of homes, discussed, analyzed and admired is over for another year. But what of the landscapers who create the show gardens just to take them down again six days later?

Notoriously difficult access, immovable deadlines, 16 hour days coupled with sometimes unreliable deliveries and scant media coverage, not to mention the weather, why do they do it, how do they do it and is it all worth it?

“Chelsea has helped my career,” says Jody Lidgard, whose company Bespoke Outdoor Spaces built ‘Urban Retreat’, the Homebase garden designed by Adam Frost that took a gold medal. “Show gardens are our business. We’ve travelled to Moscow and Japan but for me Chelsea is important and it’s important we get gold. It’s the biggest job interview you’ll ever have and every day’s a school day. I’d never assume I’d arrived.”

Jody started dressing nursery stands in the Great Pavilion before meeting Chris Beardshaw at BBC Gardeners World Live in 2006. The two hit it off instantly and Jody’s future business began. “If you’re consistent and keep your nerve people notice and word gets round,” he continues. Faced with the construction of a large Chelsea show garden, Jody looks at it back to front. “Mentally I’ll take on the project from the breakdown first. How are we going to get out? We’ve got four days to break down and 18 to 20 days to build. I’ll keep a Landstruction - Dark Matter Garden

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Chelsea 2015 whether eye on the breakdown plan especially if the garden’s

think of us as Unsung Heroes,

going to be re built.” After that it’s all about preparation time.

but we’re not.”

“We need to fit all the pieces together with the designer.

David Dodd, whose

We’ll have a 2D or 3D design and both parties need to be

company The Outdoor

open to suggestion as to how it’s going to be built. We need

Room built ‘The Beauty of

collaboration and trust. It’s all about communication. Once we

Islam’ garden designed by

get to Chelsea I’ll hold a breakfast meeting with the whole team

Kamelia Bin Zaal, thinks that

which could be up to 20 people and we’ll discuss the design.

the BBC coverage is slightly

One of them might see something that Adam (Frost) and I have

unbalanced in that presenters

missed. I need the team to buy into and believe in the design.

repeatedly mention

I need everyone to be 100% involved.” Once the build is under

the sponsor but not the

way it’s a question of getting the best out of everybody as

contractor. “All the attention

project manager and managing client expectation. “A lot of

goes to the designer,” he says

designers do a lot of the planting themselves and when the

“but we have to remember

hard landscaping team has finished the soft landscaping team

that we get paid. I think

goes in. It’s a different discipline. The hard landscaping needs to

it would be good for the

be exact down to 1mm. whereas the planting is more of an art.”

industry if the contractor was

When it comes to the question of scant media coverage

David Dodd - The Outdoor Room

highlighted a little bit more. I worked on the show “Love Your

Jody has definite views. “In my opinion the accolade for the

Garden” with Alan Titchmarsh and David Domoney and asked

build team comes from the fact that we’re on Main Avenue. The

members of the BBC why we didn’t get more coverage. They

client is the spear tip and it’s an honour for us to be there. That’s

said that T.V. was all about entertainment and they didn’t think

recognition enough. I’m not bothered about T.V. If you’re good

viewers would be interested in looking at a pile of mud.”

at your job it’s a passion and success comes. People know who we are and we’re paid for what we do. It’s a job. Some people

David finds that the contractor has a tremendous input into a Chelsea show garden. “We usually start eight months before

Matt Keightley showing Prince Harry around the Sentibal-Hope In Vulnerability Garden.

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Landstruction - Dark Matter Garden for the National Schools Observatory.

the show working around two days a week,” he says. “The first thing we look at is the logistics of delivering what the designer’s after. Sometimes we’ll do the technical drawings and we need to find out if the design is feasible and suggest solutions. There are a lot of meetings with the client and for this garden we had discussions with specialists we work with all the time. We needed a water engineer, laser cut metal work and specialist fabrication. All the arches were prefabricated.” The Outdoor Room has built one garden at Chelsea this year as opposed to three in 2014, followed by a garden at Hampton Court, but the company was working with a new designer. “This was Kamelia’s

Contractors enjoying a pint after a hard day at Chelsea.

first time at Chelsea and when I looked at her design I said that I couldn’t see us getting any more than a silver medal. When we

5.30am. and back at about 10.00pm. You’d just have time to

got silver gilt she was delighted and so were we. I think a lot of

shower, eat and sleep before starting again.” This was Russell’s

designers are working to a formula in order to get gold which

seventh Chelsea garden, all of which have been in the Artisan

can stifle creativity. Silver gilt is excellent.” Although David says

category. “I like doing smaller gardens because the detail is so

he’s desperate for a year off he thinks it’s important to stay in

important,” he says. “The public can get closer to them than the

the spotlight. “Being at Chelsea helps business. We’re working

large show gardens and everybody’s looking at every aspect.”

with mainly private clients at the very high end of the domestic

He can sometimes feel that the landscapers are short changed

market.”

when it comes to media coverage. “It’s a little bit like that,

Away from Central Avenue, Rupert’s Landscapes built the

especially when you’re watching T.V. and everybody’s drinking

‘Runnymede Surrey Magna Carta 800 th Anniversary Garden’

champagne, but at the same time it’s a wonderful thing to be

which took a bronze medal, has now been re-installed in the

at Chelsea and it is good for business. If a potential customer is

grounds of the Runnymede Hotel and was opened by Charlie

deciding which of three quotes to go with, the fact that you’ve

Dimmock on 9th June. Owner Russell Brook arrived with his

done Chelsea will often give you the edge even if your quote is

team at 8.30am. on the first day of breakdown and such was

slightly higher.”

the congestion that it was 10.30am. before they reached their garden. “During the build-up we’d be leaving home at

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Chelsea 2015

Landstruction - the building of Dark Matter Garden

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Rupert’s Landscapes - Russell Brook (right) with the two designers (centre) and Charlie a member of Rupert’s Landscapes staff (left) on the Runnymede Surrey Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Garden.

Observatory’, their third show garden designed by Howard Miller Design. “Howard’s a trained architect so he knows the limitations of hard landscaping materials, and as ever it was a question of sitting down with him from the outset,” David explains. “Having said that this was our most ambitious build both with him pushing what materials can do and us pushing the limits of construction technique. We had two engineering firms dealing with the steel structures. The oculus wall, starburst floor and seating came out of one company, while the other firm dealt with the light box at the opposite end of the garden supplying light rays that gave us a block of colour. We did a bit of dry build before the show to make sure that some of the

Rupert’s Landscapes - Runnymede Surrey Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Garden.

elements would work and although we felt quite confident

and they’d like to see how we did it, but I suppose at the end of

when we were there we knew that if anything went wrong

the day the BBC have their angle and the RHS have their agenda.

we’d be struggling.” Although this was not Landstruction’s first

In most press articles we get a mention.”

show garden it was their first experience at Chelsea, both for

Rosebank Landscaping have built two large show gardens

them and Howard. “It’s like being in a pressure cooker,” David

at Chelsea, both of which have been voted the ‘People’s

remembers. “We’d just finished the hard landscaping, the

Choice, Best in Show.’ Having Matt Keightley, the company’s

plants arrived and there was no space, but having said that the

head designer who has been involved in the business since

atmosphere was fantastic.” Was it worth it? Like Russell Brook,

he was 17yrs. old, creating the concept and design meant that

David thinks that having a medal at Chelsea helps acquire new

everything was done ‘in house’, although he had to sell his ideas

customers, but he also like Russell, builds just one show garden

to the RHS and raise the sponsorship himself. “I’m ashamed to

a year. Regarding media coverage he was pleased to hear Dan

admit that before last year I’d never been to Chelsea. It’s the

Pierson giving thanks to his contractor and pointing out that it’s

only show we do, it’s the pinnacle and it raises our profile and

all very well for the designer to come up with ideas but if there

gives the general public a chance to see the quality and finish

was no-one to implement them the show gardens wouldn’t

of our work,” he says. This year’s garden, ‘Sentibale – Hope in

happen. “I think people like to see the inner working of things

Vulnerability’ which took Silver Gilt will be re-created to help

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Rosebank - Rosebank, Sentebale and db charitable foundation members on the Sentibale - Hope in Vulnerability Garden

the charity it represents, while last year’s Help for Heroes garden

its audience. A detailed look at the story behind the Chelsea

has been re-built in Colchester at one of the four recovery

show gardens would not only be good for the industry but

centers for homecoming servicemen. “I think it’s a bit of shame

could also be good television. Jody Lidgard is the sort of out and

that the designers get all the attention. During a ten month

out professional who expects to perform at the top of his game,

project such as this there are up to 150 people working with

judges himself and his company by his own exact standards and

plenty of unsung heroes among them. Although the RHS have

takes his expertise as read. The general public might just like to

made an effort to tell the back story I think that the people who

know how he and all the other landscapers manage it. As Matt

watch TV would be fascinated and intrigued to learn more.”

Keightley put it, to say that TV programs are entertainment and

For my part I doubt that our landscapers are unsung heroes,

nobody wants to look at a pile of mud is like suggesting that we

they’re quick to point out that they get paid and Chelsea is good

all switch off ‘The Great British Bake-Off’ because all we want to

for business. But I wonder if the BBC is guilty of underestimating

see is the cake.

Landstruction - building the star burst pavement- Dark Matter Garden

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SALTEX 2015

Saltex 2015 News Familiarisation Day success Around 30 existing and potential SALTEX exhibitors joined IOG and SALTEX sales, event organising and operations staff at the NEC Familiarisation Day to find out more about the logistics and enhanced marketing opportunities linked to SALTEX’s new home at the NEC, 4-5 November this year.

During the event, delegates were given information on key show benefits including the better time of year, the new indoor and centrally located venue, the extensive marketing support, the enhanced show attractions and the type of

Education to play major role

visitors they can expect to see at the show. They were also

Learning Live will cater for all sectors of the groundscare

given a tour of the three NEC halls that the show will occupy

industry and will offer a more extensive information-

plus advice on effective set up and dismantling processes.

sharing experience than that offered at previous Institute

Another NEC Familiarisation Day will take place in July/August.

of Groundsmanship (IOG) conferences.

A packed timetable will see three dedicated seminar theatres, featuring programmes running from 10am through to 3.30pm each day of the show. With the full timetable set to be released soon, the IOG has provided a glimpse of what to expect.

The seminar theatre next to the IOG Hub on the show floor will feature sports turf management panel debates with high-profile industry professionals taking centre stage. SALTEX visitors will be able to learn from those tasked with preparing the pitches for some of the world’s major international sports events such as this year’s Ashes and the Rugby World Cup. While visitors with interests in fine turf and a variety of sports surfaces will be able to choose from a range of informative seminar sessions presented by some of the industry’s national and international experts.

Two further theatres will feature dedicated seminars relevant to those working in the school, play, amenity, parks, arboriculture and forestry environments. The Parks Alliance will give an update on the state and future of the nation’s parks and green spaces, while other sessions will include an update on industry groundscare regulations, a question and answer session on pests and diseases while the inspection and safety standards in the play industry will be explored.

For young people looking to advance their career in the groundscare industry, the Rigby Taylor/Top Green Young Groundsmen’s Conference, organised by the IOG’s Young Board of Directors, will offer information on educational

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opportunities, a guide to what some of the top grounds managers are looking for in a young recruit, and a day in the life of the 2014 Young Sports Turf Student of the Year.

Pete Hussey, manager of Stanley Park Sports Ground,

SALTEX 2015 gets bigger and better

Chippenham Council, recognises the importance of an

Organisers of the 2015 show, which is being held on 4

extensive education programme at the national groundscare

and 5 November, have extended the show footprint to

industry exhibition and is particularly pleased with the vast

accommodate the increasing number of the world-class

range of people the programme has been designed for.

exhibitors that have now confirmed their presence.

“Offering SALTEX visitors the opportunity to learn while

Since the floorplan was released in mid-November, more

visiting the event is a real bonus,” he says. “It looks as if there

than 130 exhibitors have signed up to SALTEX’s new indoor

will be something for everyone - particularly from a public

format - confirming that it is a positive move for the industry.

sector point of view. It’s good to better understand what

Commenting on SALTEX’s hall expansion, show organiser

the groundsmen at elite facilities do on daily basis but as

Brintex sales director Jon Gibson said: “With an additional 30

these seminars cater for all - the sessions offer a true

companies provisionally holding spaces and halls 8 & 7 almost

reflection of what people can achieve with or without

sold out, we are delighted to announce the show’s expansion

limited budgets.”

into hall 6. This will enable us to accommodate well over 200

Rob Bradshaw, head groundsman at One Leisure sports centre in St Ives, passes his knowledge onto local volunteer workers on a weekly basis through various seminars and knows first-hand just how important education is to the future of the industry.

“It’s great that the IOG are paying a lot of attention to the education provision at SALTEX this year. The NEC, being at the centre of England, will give visitors from all over the country an opportunity to learn from both the event exhibitors and industry experts at these sessions. Education is the key and I’m sure that a lot of people will have a greater understanding of their work after they have spoken to the right people at SALTEX,” he said.

exhibitors, which allows us to promote a very broad range of top brand products and services to this year’s visitors.”

Geoff Webb, CEO of the Institute of Groundsmanship, is very upbeat about the expansion: “Industry support of SALTEX 2015’s new date and location has already exceeded expectations. Many of the sector’s biggest names have signed up to the show -- many of which have taken large stands to launch new products,” he said.

Previous SALTEX exhibitions have always been held in the month of September but the new November date has certainly played a part in the influx of exhibitors. SALTEX 2015 will now be outside of a September events congestion which sees other exhibitions such as Four Oaks, GaLaBau and Demo Dagen taking place.

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UK’s largest showroom Forest Garden, the UK’s largest manufacturer and distributor of garden timber products, has expanded its offering to customers by opening what is thought to be

and exhibition area has therefore long been something we

the largest indoor product display in the UK garden and

wanted to set up, to inspire garden centre, DIY and builders

landscape sector, at its Worcestershire head office site.

merchant customers. This new showroom now offers

The new, 5,000 sq ft showroom, built especially to display

customers the chance to see our ranges side by side, as well as

Forest’s product ranges to invited trade customers, features

previewing some of our prototype ideas – with the chance to

more than 50 garden timber products, including the latest in

comment on them before launch!”

timber fencing, sheds, summerhouses, greenhouses, arbours, decking, grow-your-own accessories, planters and furniture.

Forest’s investment in the ground-breaking new showroom

The new showroom also offers another advantage for Forest’s trade customers, as Guy explains: “Since opening our new, centrally located head office we have offered Forest

follows an exciting period of expansion for the company.

customers and supply partners the opportunity to book our

After purchasing M&M Timber in late 2013, in 2014 Forest

rooms for their own meeting and presentation purposes. Now

announced investments in additional sawmill capacity,

they can also use our showroom to give their trading teams

expanded timber treatment facilities, and additional

‘real life’ product, merchandising and technical training, which

manufacturing resources at its Worcestershire sites.

they in turn can share with their own customers.”

In December Forest then opened a new, 19,500 sq ft

Forest Garden Ltd is the UK’s largest manufacturer and

group head office close to its other Hartlebury locations. The

distributor of garden timber products, employing over 500

company also recently launched a new suite of informative

people and delivering to over 3,000 UK garden centres,

videos for gardeners offering guidance on their garden timber

builders’ merchants and DIY stores each week in peak season.

projects; entitled ‘Forest Shows You How’.

In addition it operates an industry-leading home delivery

Group Chief Executive of Forest Garden, Guy Grainger,

service which delivers an impressive 180,000 orders per

confirmed the inspiration behind the new showroom: “The

annum to homes around the UK, on behalf of its customers.

size and variety of our comprehensive garden timber range

Forest Garden’s sister division, Forest Sawmills, operates from

means the products can be difficult to demonstrate effectively

two sites, including the UK’s largest, specialist fencing sawmill,

to trade buyers. A stunning, centrally located product display

in Lockerbie, Scotland.

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Decking

Fixing gets smart Trade professionals looking for a better way of fixing decking now have a new solution to their needs thanks to ForgeFix. The business, which ranks as one of the UK’s leading distributors of fixings, fastenings and associated products such as telescopic ladders and drill bits, has recently enhanced its TorxFast range.

This range already includes a number of intelligently designed woodscrews which ForgeFix markets as smarter fixing technology thanks to their innovative capabilities.

Now, a choice of larger screws which display similar levels of technical innovation and which have been designed specifically for decking fixing applications is also available.

Mike Smith, sales and marketing director at the business, told The Landscaper. “As a company, ForgeFix prides itself on offering innovative and value-adding solutions to common fixing and fastening challenges.

“It’s this focus which led to the initial introduction of TorxFast – a brand of screw which brings together a range of cleverly engineered features never before encountered in the

of utilising intelligent design and the latest technological

same product at the same time.

advances to make fixing into decking quicker, cleaner and

“The introduction of our new TorxFast decking screws aims to build on that. It stays true to the TorxFast brand values

easier than ever before.”

Specific features offered by the TorxFast decking screw include an innovative spiral shank which employs DIN338

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TorxFast decking screws also employ a partial thread which helps to reduce ‘jacking’ when used in timber-to-timber fixing applications as a well as a green RUSPERT® corrosion resistant surface treatment. This ultra-durable finish provides weatherbeating performance that has been salt spray tested to an impressive 1000 hours.

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Further benefits include a high pull out value when used in timber that flexes or moves though use such as under regular foot traffic or because of changes in environmental conditions like temperature or moisture levels.

Plus, like all products within the TorxFast range, the new decking screws have a Torx head which enables a firmer drive as well as higher torque levels to be achieved with a reduced risk of cam-out. Every box of TorxFast decking screw also includes a free Torx bit.

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Mission to Vanuatu Top table for tree cover Support from Chorleypower lines and causing Treeconomics has discovered that some unexpected based services flooding after Cyclone Pam townsgreen and cities have a high proportion of tree cover, performing much has better than others that may provider Glendale tore through the be island at the considered to have a high tree canopy. enabled a humanitarian weekend, killing 11 people Joint top of thetotable are the cities of Birmingham and and leaving at least 3,300 response charity Exeter with 23% canopy cover, followed closely by London others homeless. deploy a team of with 22%. Down the coast from Exeter, Torbay, renowned as Glendale and Stein arborists to Vanuatu, the ‘English Riviera’ and the first area in the UK to undertake Products Limited have after the South Pacific a full i-Tree Eco Survey by Treeconomics, currently has the funded the cost of the trip island was left devastated lowest proportion at 11% cover. andcover supplied equipment,

by How Cyclone doesPam. your local tree canopy compare to other Skilled arboriculture such as chainsaws urban areas?

Treeconomics has developed an urbanand treeropes, cover specialists from DARTthe different to allowareas the charity to which carry website, comparing urban in the UK (Disaster Arboriculture out its work. have carried out tree canopy cover surveys.

Viewable on aInternational dedicated website,Glendale www.urbantreecover.org, Response Team) has provided thewill comparison table reveals some surprises.

The website UK spend three weeks ongoing support to the is continually updated as new studies are added. in Vanuatu clearing fallen charity, including donations, Understanding tree canopy is the first principal and is timber which is preventing sponsorship, IT and vital aid, including food

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The United Nations reports that thousands of fallen trees are blocking roads, downing

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witnessing first-hand Vanuatu, and we areurban hoping routinely seen as onethe of the first stages in managing aftermath of typhoon we can sendstore morecarbon, volunteers forests, which are essential to provide shade, filter pollutants and reduce stormout water Haiyan in the Philippines andrunoff. extendAssessing our time canopy cover enables city / town planners, urbanwe foresters, in 2013. He is travelling to there. However, rely on mayors, councils, local authorities and communities focus Vanuatu alongside his DART funding and donations to attention on their green infrastructure as a key component of be able to keep carrying out colleague, Andy Macpherson. community planning, sustainability and resilience.

Mike Metcalfe, this work.”

Treeconomics offers canopy cover surveys, which are often operations manager for Terry Doyle, regional a precursor to an i-Tree Eco Survey, used to understand the DART International UK, said: director for Glendale in tree resource of an area and calculate the benefits of the urban “Cyclone Pam is one of the the south west, added: forest in its contribution to pollution and carbon reduction worst to hit the south “As a leading and instorms monetary terms.

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Free-of-charge seminar Barcham Trees’ latest free-of-charge seminar was tailored to the interests of garden designers and led by Amanda Patton, who has been designing for private and commercial clients since 2000, with 160 gardens to her credit.

Her company Amanda Patton Landscape & Garden Design was a natural progression from the 20 years she had previously spent as a professional illustrator following a degree in Textile Design, which developed her appreciation of colour, touch and texture.

Looking back to her childhood, she told delegates that having been good at both art and mathematics at school, and with a love of the natural world, the seeds of becoming a landscape designer were sown early in her life. Her career began as an archaeological illustrator, drawing items such as Neolithic flints and pieces of pottery, which called for precise, detailed work.

Amanda especially likes creating semi-naturalistic plantings, employing perennial plants and grasses chosen for their ability to catch light and create good textural combinations when not in flower. Trees, hedges and clipped forms of box, yew and beech also figure structurally in her designs.After lunch and the opportunity to network, delegates were given a tour of Barcham’s extensive 350-acre nursery, which has more than 200,000 trees and is the largest container tree nursery in Europe.  www.amandapatton.co.uk Pedestrian stump grinders Tunnissen products Blue Chip Chippas Beau products Full technical support & after sales service

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Feature

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performance 10mm polymer modified asphalt designed

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opportunity to source products from a local site, thus decreasing the cost and carbon footprint of their supply chain.

Achieving economic and environmental sustainability when supplying customers in the south of England has always been a challenge for the company, with the majority their best-selling products requiring transport to and from the main site in Derbyshire.

Managing Director Trevor Broadhurst told The Landscaper “The acquisition of Romney Holdings is a strategic investment for us to expand our presence in the South of England.

The additional facilities will provide valuable storage and acquired a new dock and storage facility site Rye, Kent.

The acquisition comes as part of Long Rake Spar’s long term expansion strategy, which has previously seen the company move from strength to strength as a supplier to an extensive range of industry sectors.

The new location offers unparalleled logistical efficiency, giving merchants in the South East and London the

manufacturing capacity to enable us to meet growing demand for our products and continue to provide our customers with the excellent levels support our clients expect.”

Once developed, the site will greatly increase Long Rake Spar’s stock holding facilities enabling the company to respond more rapidly to customer demands and increase their national presence as a decorative aggregate supplier.

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Artificial Grass

Blowing bubbles

Students at an Essex specialist science and sports college were ‘blowing bubbles’ when their new artificial sports

answer session and signed autographs.

‘Big Sam’ presented St Michael’s School with the five-a-side

pitch and air dome was opened recently by stars from

tournament winners’ trophy then spoke passionately about

Premiership football team West Ham United.

the benefits The Dome offered students and budding sports

Hammers manager Sam Allardyce, debutant Reece Burke

stars.

and vice captain and longest serving current player Mark

He said: ‘It was important for me to be here to encourage

Noble opened The Dome at Great Baddow High School in

as many schools as possible to build a facility of this quality, to

Chelmsford.

give an opportunity for youngsters of all ages to enjoy team

The development was made possible by funding from

sports. When you’ve got a facility as good as this and when

Sport England’s Inspired Facilities scheme, which funds the

you enjoy that facility, then the boys and girls don’t realise the

renovation and modernisation of grassroots sports facilities.

physical demands they are putting on themselves, because

ETC Sports Surfaces collaborated with long term sports

they’re enjoying it. That’s the key thing for me.

fencing partner Zaun and sports pitch design consultants

‘Whether it’s football, rugby or tennis, physical education

Surfacing Standards Ltd to put in the new double skinned

is so important for the whole life experience as you grow up.

air dome, which houses two 43m x 33m five-a-side football

This a fantastic facility and I’m sure the students will respect it

pitches and is 9m high at its highest point, surrounded by Duo

and make tremendous use of it. Hopefully, one day, we’ll have

Sports fencing.

a Great Baddow High School pupil running out for West Ham

West Ham development coaches led training sessions and ran a tournament for local primary schools at the launch event.

at the new stadium.’

Headteacher Carrie Lynch said: ‘It was brilliant to have Mr

Both Noble and Burke, who made his Premier League debut

Allardyce and both members of West Ham United Football

just four days earlier, joined the training and a question and

Club and the West Ham United Foundation at the launch of the air dome, supporting our commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles and all year round sports participation for our students.’

The Dome is connected to the ground with over 100 anchors installed at 1.5 metre intervals. It includes a diesel fired heating system and hanging LED floodlights, while the translucent membrane allows daytime use without lighting.

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They offer many options which are designed to suit each specific project; from modular logos which can be produced to match any depth of background surface and placed in the correct location on-site and then cut into the pitch or sideline surface, or the logo can be cut to then be placed into the actual pitch / sideline surface. We use our automated cutting tables to produce all the mats and we can ship either direct to the project location or to the manufacturer.

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The decline of the British front lawn has seen an increasing amount of homeowners turn from green to grey over the last decade however LazyLawn is encouraging gardeners to choose a brighter alternative to paving.

Research for the Royal Horticultural Society has shown the number of British gardeners replacing their traditional front garden with gravel or paving, has tripled over the last 10 years*.

LazyLawn is supporting the call for homeowners to bring back the British front lawn and to reverse their dull and gloomy paved front gardens, but with a low maintenance, hassle-free alternative.

The report showed that 24% of front gardens were either partially or wholly covered in an assortment of paving, bricks, tarmac and concrete. More than a quarter - 28% of people polled said there was no greenery at all in their front gardens.

A typical suburban property some 50 years ago with a wellspruced front garden, would’ve been judged by neighbours on the street, all competing for the ‘kerb appeal’.

But with an increase of cars on the roads and busy family life taking priority, people have since looked for a low maintenance alternative, avoiding the weekly mowing chore.

Unlike LazyLawn, paving has come with its environmental set-backs and has increased the risk of flash-flooding over the years.

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The UK’s leading specialist seeding contractor

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Our client specialises in commercial landscaping projects throughout the UK.

Large commercial company seeks estimator to join their management team.

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successful candidate will have either a background in grounds maintenance or

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estimating within construction and/or landscape industry. Must have good

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Changing Places

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T T Lincolnshire-based British Hardwood Tree Nursery Limited has promoted NICK HOPPER to Business Manager to develop the operational side of the business as well as continuing to streamline and strengthen their procurement and sales capabilities.

The company, fresh from celebrating their 25-year anniversary, remain committed to the specialist supply of trees, hedging plants and planting accessories into the UK forestry, farming and landscaping markets.

Nick joined the leading hedging supplier’s team in 2014 from a sales role within the UK forestry and timber industry and his promotion comes less than a year after joining the 10-strong team at British Hardwood Trees.

Initially focusing on building new partnerships and maintaining and developing existing relationships within their supply network, Nick’s role has been extended to take on board a broader operational perspective.

Nick spoke of his appointment and is “excited and keen to take on this prominent position within a company at the forefront of its field.” He continued “Taking on the operational side of the business, I can explore a broader reach of strategies to improve our processes for the ultimate benefit of our UK customer base.”

Everris UK has announced the appointment of KEVIN WHITBY as its new Marketing Communications Co-ordinator.

Kevin said: “Everris is a dynamic company and their reputation speaks for itself. I feel this is a fantastic opportunity for me.

“I am looking forward to working with the Everris team who I know well from my previous job and helping to promote the brand and the products which are already so well respected within the industry.”

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BEN GREGORY from Worcester has been promoted to Product Development Coordinator at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford.

The 23-year-old will liaise with the sales and production teams at the company to define areas to investigate and innovate.

Adam Dunnett, Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries, said: “I would like to congratulate Ben on his promotion. “Within his role Ben will investigate methods of adding value by the evaluation of new stock to the nursery and different ways of presenting current lines and ranges to our customers in the amenity and retail sectors.

“It is a new and really exciting role within the company and will be critical in our drive to stay as market leaders in product development and innovation.”

Ben, who has a degree in Horticulture, explained: “I am really excited to start trialling new and improved varieties to develop, progress and modernise our range to bring to market.”

“I hope to help lead Wyevale to the forefront of the industry to become known for our new, exciting and exclusive plant offers.”

The gt Specifier team has expanded with the arrival of FRANCIS PETERS, a history graduate from York St John University who joins as Specification Assistant.

Francis will be assisting and supporting the team with research and analysis projects which include sourcing information on upcoming and ongoing landscaping projects and estimating project costs. gt Specifier is the specification arm of leading landscape supplier Green-tech; working with landscape architects and specifiers to offer technical support, advice and solutions for landscaping projects.

Green-tech now boasts a team of 50 and continues to go from strength to strength. The number of product lines it offers and stock holding capabilities make it one of the largest landscape suppliers in the UK. Greentech is currently building a purpose made £3 million complex to house their expanding business which includes the growing gt Specifier team.

When not working, history-mad Francis pursues his passion by visiting castles and battlefields. Whilst he’s enjoying his time at Green-tech, one day he’d love to run a museum.

Francis comments, “I’m really enjoying working at Green-tech with the gt Specifier team, especially the research element and speaking with architects about forthcoming projects. I find it fascinating that they are creating buildings and landscapes that will stand for a long time - they are creating history.”

For more information on gtSpecifier visit www.gtspecifier.co.uk

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