Mitie has acquired Biotecture, a leading specialist in designing, building and maintaining ‘living walls’ which transform indoor and outdoor urban spaces by improving air quality and biodiversity, while also enhancing workspace design. The acquisition expands Mitie Landscapes’ business to include ...

Gareth Kirkwood OBE has been appointed the new CEO of Nurture Landscapes. Kirkwood joins the nationwide landscaping specialist this month from The AA Roadside Services where he held the role of Managing Director. His appointment coincides with a period of ...

Churchill Group’s specialist services provider, Chequers, has launched a comprehensive new winter maintenance service including proactive gritting and snow clearance. The nationwide services are automatically triggered by Met Office forecasts, which are monitored daily at the exact location of client’s ...

Churchill Group’s specialist services partner for the housing sector, Chequers, has appointed Naomi Childe as its Director of Grounds and Landscaping. Childe’s key responsibilities will involve delivering safe, high quality, and on time services, whilst developing green spaces for its ...

From contaminated chemical industry land to a world-class 80-acre training complex, Manchester City’s Etihad Campus has now become a major biodiversity success story thanks to its partnership with landscape and grounds maintenance specialists idverde Built on a former chemical plant, ...

With two months until the COP26 climate summit begins, landscape and maintenance contractor, Ground Control, has launched a new rewilding centre – one of the largest in the country – to showcase and share the best biodiversity and sustainability practices ...

As part of its commitment to help support biodiversity across the UK, Mitie Landscapes has become a Corporate Patron of British Conservation Charity, Plantlife. Mitie will be working with Plantlife to support its evidence-based approach to conservation, which will include ...

Landscape and maintenance contractor, Ground Control, has strengthened its employer credentials by committing to pay its workers the Living Wage. Its employees across the country will earn £9.50 per hour – or £10.85 if based in in London. Both rates ...

Artic have recently renovated the Pine Therapy Ward’s Garden at Darent Valley Hospital in collaboration with the Hospital’s charity. Following the Ride to Amsterdam to raise money for the Small Baby Unit and new Breast Cancer software, when the charity ...

In the face of climate change and water shortages, grounds maintenance specialists, GRITIT, provide advice on what organisations can do to protect their green spaces and ensure they contribute to the business. As the cold weather draws in, it’s always ...