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Should/Could LJN support a Charity ?

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IOG Saltex 2010

September 7, 2010 to September 9, 2010 – Royal Windsor Racecourse

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Philip Voice commented on Graeme @ BGS's event 'IOG Saltex 2010'

I've just spoken to the IOG press office about WiFi access during Saltex and they tell me that it's not available through them (rather poor in this media centric world we now live). I've explained to Colin that we might all want to Tweet, micro-blo…

on Tuesday

Graeme @ BGS replied to David Strong's discussion 'Mares Tail'

I have had great success in getting rid (or at least controlling it!!) the horrible stuff by using Nu-Shot

August 26

Kerry Jackson is attending Graeme @ BGS's event

IOG Saltex 2010 at Royal Windsor Racecourse

September 7, 2010 to September 9, 2010

Billed as the UK's most important and dynamic event for the grounds care, sports facilities, amenities, landscaping and estate management sectors.

August 25

Graeme @ BGS replied to Gary RK's discussion 'Should/Could LJN support a Charity ?'

I think it is an excellent idea. In the past we have donated a percentage of the takings towards particular causes. For example, quite a few of our clients have suffered (or have family members) from a stoke and even a pound from each job over a we…

August 22

Graeme @ BGS replied to Peter Davis's discussion 'Speed !'

And boy isn't it a joy to mow afterwards - no fighting against the thatch and a quicker cut regardless of what speed you run your mower at.

August 22

Graeme @ BGS replied to Peter Davis's discussion 'Speed !'

Totally agree - A roller has no negative effect as far as compaction - this is supported by the IOG and also a lot of research in the USA. Mowing is just one part of lawn care - it is a science and one that far too many people think they can get a m…

August 22

Graeme @ BGS replied to Miranda's discussion 'Hayter With large roller on the back'

Tests have proved that using a roller mower had no negative effect as far as compaction and produced no consistent changes in turf colour or quality. In fact a four wheel mower will cause more localised compaction. However roller mowers and wet gras…

August 22

Graeme @ BGS replied to Gary RK's discussion 'Equality Act 2010 & employing staff'

My wife has recently become disabled (hence I haven't been on the site much). Try looking at the Act from a disabled persons point of view! It is required and yes unfortunately some people wiho know the "system" may try to use it against employees b…

August 20

Graeme @ BGS replied to thegardensurgery.com's discussion 'Toadstools in lawns'

Wouldn't worry too much but suggest picking them or sweeping them off before mowing.

August 20

Graeme @ BGS commented on Kerrie John-The garden design Co's photo 'artificial lawn and composite deck'

Nice - I knew you would eventually come round to using a fake lawn! :-)

August 20

Graeme @ BGS commented on Stuart Marler's blog post 'Fake or Artifiicial Grass'

Very nice Stuart - What lawn did you use in the pictures?

August 20

Graeme @ BGS replied to Kerry Jackson's discussion 'Curtain twitchers'

I think Kerry would go and knock on their door and introduce himself.

August 13

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The BGS Group of Companies

First Name:

Graeme

Surname:

Mann

Telephone:

01252 416 373 or 07765 388 988

Email:

info@thebigoutdoors.co.uk

Website:

http://www.fake-lawns.co.uk

Skype Name

thebgsgroup

Twitter

http://twitter.com/thebgsgrp

About Me:

We are a professional domestic and commercial lawn cutting and garden maintenance company.

Our services are always tailored to suite the clients requirements and no job is too big or small.

We always approach our business and our client base in a spirit of partnership. We will not enter at the cheapest price in the hope to simply win a contract and then default on service at a later stage to ensure profitability. We cost each service from a position of quality and sustainability. We will offer an appropriate and fair balance between cost, quality, and timeliness, and will ensure our clients receive the service for which they have paid, at a standard which they deserve.

Please note that we have a seperate specialist Block & Estate Management / Housing Association team.

Contact us for a free detailed evaluation of all your ground maintenance requirements. We provide effective communication with all our clients and their residents through an experienced workforce who actually care about the service they provide.

Each property has a dedicated Property Manager and support staff.

Looking for Artiticial Grass / Astro Turf - we are fast becoming the leading installers of fake lawns covering the South East of England.

Yards in West End and Deepcut covering Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire

What is your profession i.e. Landscaping, gardening, greenkeeping - other

gardening

If you are a professional gardener, landscaper or garden designer, list the services or special skills that you have

All aspects of gardening maintenance undertaken such as:
Mowing
Sales and installation of Artiticial Grass / Astro Turf
Lawn treatments
Hedge works
Tree reduction and clearance
Turfing
Tidy ups
Leaf clearance
Bed maintenance
Fencing
Patios

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Graeme @ BGS's Blog

So you no longer want to mow your own lawn

There comes a point in life when you can’t (or don't want to) undertake the mowing of your own lawn perhaps for health reasons, lack of time or equipment, whilst away on business or holiday.

Maybe you have tried to get that perfect lawn but somehow have never quite managed to archive this or perhaps you just need a helping hand to rectify a particular problem?

Looking after your lawn is hard work particularly if you want to develop and sustain a quality lawn and I am sure most home owners can… Continue

Posted on April 26, 2010 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

A good lawn starts with a good cut

Lawns can be one of the most work intensive items you will have in your garden and in order to develop and sustain a quality lawn you need to know your lawn type, when and how often you should mow the lawn. Mowing too often, too little, at the wrong height or at the wrong times can seriously degrade the condition and vigour of the lawn.

I see more lawns that have been damaged by poor mowing practices than lack of or over dosing with chemicals or soil structure problems.

Mowing correctly isn’t… Continue

Posted on April 25, 2010 at 11:06am — 2 Comments

Artificial lawn installation Aldershot

Samples were shown to the clients last week and they decided on using NAMGRASS Green Meadow. The new lawn was picked up on Saturday from the UK offices of Namgrass and we commenced the install yesterday.

… Continue

Posted on April 20, 2010 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Solving a poorly installed artificial lawn problem

We received a very distressed phone call from a wonderful lady who had a problem with her artificial lawn and wondered if as the local experts in the area we could assist.

Upon arrival you were greeted with a smell that I could only describe as – well you can’t describe it I have never encountered such an odour before but it resembled what I would assume to be rotting flesh. My immediate thought was a buried body or a collapsed drain!

The artificial lawn was saturated and as soon as you walked… Continue

Posted on April 2, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

New artificial grass supplier launched in UK : Namgrass

On the 1st of November 2009, NAMGRASS UK was officially launched.

Namgrass is one of the leading artificial grass companies in Europe that can design, produce and distribute high-end artificial grass products for all residential purposes. They are globally responsible for more than 50 million m² of installed artificial grass.

Having checked their product range I was very impressed with the quality and affordability. The grasses no longer resemble the green grocers display table and all have th… Continue

Posted on December 7, 2009 at 3:13pm —

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At 8:31am on February 1, 2009, Philip Voice said…: Hi Graeme

Welcome to the site and I hope it works for you and your business.
Take a look at the page welcoming new members and if I can ever elp at all then please get in touch.

Kind regards

Phil Voice

At 7:13pm on February 6, 2009, martin said…: Hi Graeme

The lawnflight is quite a heavy mower so the stripes are outstanding with or without the mulch kit.

Last year i only got to use the mulch kit for about a month as the ground was just to wet to use it, but the when i did there was no waste to come away at all.

The lawn does have to be dry and fairly short for it to work but if like i do cut my lawns once a week even twice a week there should be no problems.

The only disadvantage with the mower is that they are heavy and they have a weak drive i think thats down to the weight. I bought my 2nd this year from a local dealer for £780 with mulch kit which was a bargain.

Hope this helps m8 if you need anything else just let me know

cheers

Martin

At 8:14pm on February 6, 2009, martin said…: lol i would be the first in line

At 7:55pm on February 18, 2009, steve loftus said…: 01252........you must be close,im in ash/aldershot

At 9:06pm on March 10, 2009, Kerry Jackson said…: Oh my lord, im actually stuck for words.
I really cant believe that a complete stranger has left such a kind message, bless you Graeme, such a large boost with such a small amou nt of words.

Best wishes

Kerry

At 7:13pm on March 11, 2009, Kerry Jackson said…: Im like a little seed thats been lying dormant, ive kept busy churning out numerous projects, now weve been recognised for our efforts, im self taught in all aspects, walked away from school with only an A level in art, spent all my life in gardens and now................well watch this space .
Im on fire with drive and passion and i creave exposure so i can really let go, if you send me an email i'll post you back some of my designs, perhaps you could" preach the word" regarding me designing to whom ever wishes to have my creations.

Do you think my site is starting to look professional?? We only accept truthful answers as we love to take heed of negativity in all aspects of our proffesion, its the only way to progress

regards

Kerry

At 10:00am on March 12, 2009, Roy Buckland said…: thank you all for your welcome,I am hoping to find this site very helpful.Roy

At 6:45pm on April 19, 2009, Jill Le Claire said…: Hi there-love to offer a design-l run Little-Havens www.little-havens.co.uk 01428 751472- can offer serious imagination and sensible prices.

At 2:51pm on April 25, 2009, Barry Richardson said…: The system I developed for a company called Oaklands based in Chesham has been operational for some years, currently their system does not schedule as he prefers to do it himself, but it runs all other operations, if you are interested I can download a trial - I have a set up where you request me to come on line and I then log in and can sort out stuff or do on line training.

If you run quick books or some other finance program then all we do is batch the month end results into your accounts as a single entry.

You will need to have a copy of Access 97 as a minimum.

Regards

Barry R

At 5:29pm on May 3, 2009, Colin Cross said…: Hi Graeme
Glad that you got one over on the restaurant you were working at. You are right about restaurnts not wanting to pay. My daughters boyfriend does gardening and he had three of them belonging to the same company and they were bad payers and in the end he dropped them all.
regards
Colin.

At 6:42pm on May 6, 2009, Philip Voice said…: Thanks Graeme

Having been a distributor for Huxley Golf installing synthetic golf greens I might have a little input into this :-))

At 8:05pm on May 13, 2009, Cat Fereday said…: If I'd have logged in yesterday, you would have had my '5-star' rating of the day... as it is, you'll have to accept that honour today! Thanks for viewing Andy's Mo' vid.

At 10:50am on May 18, 2009, Sarah Trotter said…: Thanks BGS.......any suggestions for an alternative nickname?!!
It's great being the inspiration for comments such as " Oh how wonderful.......what an amazing job........I remember the tree house I had/wanted as a child etc etc."
Spread the word...dream.

At 9:07am on May 19, 2009, James Miles said…: Thanks Graeme

At 11:20pm on May 24, 2009, Cat Fereday said…: Saw lots of other peeps doing the profile photo change thing and thought it was a new trend!

At 6:27am on May 26, 2009, James Miles said…: Hi Graeme
Thanks for your email and all your advice, looking forward to my next turf job!!!fingers crossed

At 4:00pm on May 31, 2009, Andrew Hugh Dixon said…: Cheers,
looks like a great site....

Andy

At 7:31pm on June 3, 2009, Kristen said…: only about 5-7 business days, depending on the detail

At 9:52pm on June 8, 2009, Kerry Jackson said…: Hi Mr Mann

Changed the profile photo as I was getting a little hacked off looking at my mug, god knows what the LJ clan was thinking looking at my face on the left hand side of the home page, any way love this simple but effective new photo, try as you will the image gets worse as you focas in on it, hows tricks for you?? busy I trust.

regards

Kerry

At 10:06pm on June 8, 2009, claudia de yong said…: Popped in to Angie's today at the last minute to measure the entrance. So worried Leo is going to ruin the new garden-I came home covered in his you know what having trod in it everywhere!! Help!!