GCR recently spoke with Nick Burrows, the Chief Exec at Notcutts, to see how they’re taking advantage of the business opportunities social media is now presenting to both them and companies across the globe. As a garden centre your customers are often influenced by trends. For example, sustainable planting has increased in popularity lately. Indoor planting has risen in favour more
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Article by Stephen Ensell, GoLandscape The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. – Steve Jobs I’m sure you have been asked that question, ‘What is your dream job?’. How many of us are actually employed in a dream job! Surely the more realistic question is,
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Mental health awareness in the workplace It’s okay not to be okay With some devastating suicides hitting the headlines in the recent months, it seems that a conversation surrounding mental health – specifically men’s mental health – has opened up even more than before. So why is it so important to continue this conversation and how can we as
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Online PHD Degrees have reported the habits of highly effective leaders.
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Undertaking an apprenticeship is a great way to get a foothold in the career you want. An apprenticeship is a training programme that allows you gain skills and recognised qualifications whilst working. Horticulture careers caught up with Hampton Court Palace apprentice, Daniel Allingham to discuss his experience so far and his plans beyond gaining his qualification. Tell us a bit
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Leading landscape supplier Green-tech has been announced as a winner in the 2019 BALI National Landscape awards ‘Employer Excellence – turnover over £2.5m’ category. The standard of the entries submitted has been described as ‘Phenomenal’ by award organisers BALI. Green-tech was described as “demonstrating exemplary standards of professional excellence.” They will find out if they are the overall Principle Award Winner
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Mental health organisation, Mente, has said that businesses can improve mental health at work by being more strategic. They should use the employee data available to them. In today’s business landscape, huge amounts of data surrounds all organisations, large or small. Data can improve all aspects of a business’s functioning, but not all types of data are used well. Employee data is
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BALI GoLandscape continues to gather momentum in promoting the landscape industry to both the next generation and career changers looking to start a role in landscaping. Where we feel GoLandscape is really making a difference is through the work that our ambassadors do, by providing a friendly face in schools and with their pupils. Ambassadors inspire pupils to consider their
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Specialist knowledge and dedication to the sector drives continued growth of HL Services Ltd, providers of Grounds Maintenance, Horticultural & Landscaping professionals and seasonal workers HL Services Ltd is celebrating five years of being in the business of helping clients find experienced and qualified staff, from entry level to senior management positions, within the Grounds Maintenance, Horticultural and Landscaping sector.
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Landscaping is the happiest profession in the country, according to a survey carried out by Bark.com. Gardeners also made the list of happiest profession at number nine, whilst Tree Surgeon came in at number 10 of unhappiest professions. Bark asked 40,000 of its professionals across over 43 different sectors to fill out its Happiness Survey. The aim was to how
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