Entries are now open for the Pro Landscaper Podium Awards 2020, sponsored by Bourne Amenity, following the hugely successful launch of the awards at the inaugural FutureScape Spring this year. With podiums being one of the fastest growing trends in the landscaping sector, Pro Landscaper wants to recognise those who have built, designed or supplied beautiful landscapes on these structures. The
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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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Online PHD Degrees have reported the habits of highly effective leaders.
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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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On Tuesday 24th September, YMCA Training and BALI GoLandscape hosted their first collaborative apprenticeship levy coffee morning. At the picturesque Hampton Court Palace on a particularly rainy morning, Horticulture Careers’ Brand Manager Liam Colclough was in attendance amongst a small group of employers and training providers. The purpose was to discuss the benefits of welcoming an apprentice amongst their workforce.
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On Tuesday 19th November, the UK’s must-attend leading landscaping event and a vital addition of any landscape business schedule for the past 8 years; FutureScape will return to Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey. One day, one show, one landscape: FutureScape is an intense and informal one-day show featuring seminars and sessions full of practical business advice and a chance to connect,
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Have you thought about incorporating Apprentices into your business? Come along to YMCA Training & GoLandscape’s Apprenticeship Levy Coffee Morning and learn about how Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way to help you develop your existing talent, reduce staff turnover and give your business the skills it needs to succeed. Where: Hampton Court Palace – Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AU When: 8.30-10am, 24 Sept
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Make sure you are prepared for your new starter and make them feel welcomed into the team by following these 8 tips, provided by Pro Landscaper magazine. Make an announcement – ensure that the rest of your staff is aware that a new starter will be joining them. You don’t want the new starter to feel uncomfortable if they turn
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Pro Landscaper Agenda: Mental Health At Work A happy workplace is a functional workplace. Taking care of your own mental health, and being aware of the mental health of those around you, is crucial when it comes to productivity and team spirit. This month Pro Landscaper asked what companies are doing to improve employee’s mental health, how self-employed people can
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