It's getting better

There’s plenty of evidence, albeit circumstantial, that we are slowly pulling out of recession. As we get busier we will find ourselves searching for new staff- but we will not want to spend a fortune getting hold of suitable applicants – those days have gone –perhaps for ever. Our new job site www.landscaperjobs.co.uk is the essence of simplicity – it does everything it’s supposed to do without frills. You can place and advertisement for staff on the site 24/7 and it works out costing around £1 a day.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has now entered into final agreement for the Triathlon Homes joint venture company to purchase 1,379 affordable homes on the Athletes’ Village development. The signing of terms for affordable housing concludes the agreement-in-principle announced by the ODA and Government last month.
After the Games, the Village will create 2,800 homes and the agreement now reached will see Triathlon Homes purchase 1,379 of the homes to become available as affordable housing in legacy, including affordable rented, intermediate market rented and part-buy part-rent (shared ownership) homes, together with shared equity housing.
This is one of the best examples of legacy. The planners have taken extreme care to ensure that this once poisoned derelict land in east London will be a source of pride, pleasure and commerce for generations to come. It’s going to be the biggest urban park to be created in Europe for over 150 years and will require the services of landscapers, arborists and horticulturists for the next 150 years.
Well the weather’s been, if nothing else, entertaining. The grass has been growing fast so this months look at walk behind mowers is timely. Our feet are worth looking after- the feature on safety boots is worth a glance or two. It’s been a busy time for the aborists there were many new machines at the Arb show worth the reporting.

This months front cover

Roadsides will always require the services of our readership. In the UK we have,2,705 miles of motorway, 29,934 miles of A roads, 18,779 miles of B roads as well as an astonishing 195,395 miles of minor public roads.
The Ferris Dual Drive Range comes in a variety of deck sizes from 36” up to the larger 52” deck, making it ideal for a large range of pedestrian grass cutting applications.
All Ferris machines are constructed with a 1 /4 “ thick steel frames , thus resulting in a walk behind mower that is built to be tough and durable, resulting in un-parallelled traction and stability. Ferris pride themselves on offering patented independent suspension throughout their whole range.
Their Dual Drive Comfort control is available in both a 48” deck with 19hp engine and 52” size deck with 25hp engine. For the operator it offers a cruise control bar with independent forward control levers for added comfort. Sensor-Grip technology detects operator presence by moisture from the hands of the operator (with or without gloves) . Figures of 80% efficiency are achieved at a forward speed of 6mph, which means mowing up to 1.2 hectares per hour - Tel 0121 511 0400
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