Case Studies
Case Study 1
A large manufacturing site based in Nottingham contacted us to take over the
grounds maintenance contract improving on service quality and value for money.
The grounds consist of ten acres, including grassed areas, roadside herbaceous
borders, car park display borders, hedged boundary fence lines and a formal border
area containing both herbaceous and perennial plants.
Town & Country Grounds were then contracted to carry out grounds improvements,
grounds maintenance and design and planting to the entire ten acre site. This
contract is for a period of 12 months initially with a view to extension on successful
completion.
Our grounds improvement targets have been to clear the site of decaying and
overgrown growth to all borders, which had become a problem for the client due to
lack of maintenance. We reviewed the areas requiring immediate attention, namely
the frontage of the building and entrance areas, and made an initial start at clearing
all areas of unsightly weeds, decaying plant material and overgrown shrubbery, this
then allows us to explore the potential of the site with regard to replanting and
redesigning the layout of the border to its full potential.
Throughout the year we will be carrying out regular site visits to maintain all lawned
areas. This will involve scarifying, re-seeding, turfing, lawn cutting and boxing off of
cuttings and ensuring leaf debris from surrounding trees is kept free from all lawns.
We then need to address the car park areas. These had initially been dealt with by
the previous contractor who had began replanting of a small area, we now intend to
continue the re-design and planting of all car park areas in line with improving the
overall look.
The site was built on a former coal mine. This has added a number of key issues
which we have had to deal with, poor soil conditions for planting and maintenance,
and an overgrown mound area which we are currently looking at ways to improve as
this is unsightly at the moment.
Our work with this company is a continual improvement of their site, which the
company has stressed they want to improve now they have taken over ownership of
the building and land, and we are working alongside facility
Case Study 2
An international transport company based in Nottingham contacted us to takeover
managing their 2 sites. The grounds contained grassed areas, roadside herbaceous
borders, car park display borders, hedged boundary fence lines and a formal border
area containing both herbaceous and perennial plants.
Town & Country Grounds were then contracted to carry our grounds improvements,
grounds maintenance and tree services to this site. This contract is for a period of 12
months initially with a view to extension on successful completion.
Our grounds improvement targets have been to clear the site of decaying and
overgrown growth to all borders. All areas are extremely overgrown as the company
have never employed a grounds maintenance contractor. We reviewed the areas
requiring immediate attention, namely the frontage of the building and entrance
areas, we are now carrying out an extensive clearance of all entrance and roadside
borders, with pruning and cutting back of large shrubbery and fence line hedging.
The site also requires extensive weeding and implementation of future weed control.
Throughout the year we will be carrying out regular site visits to maintain all lawned
areas. This will involve scarifying, re-seeding, turfing, lawn cutting and boxing off of
cuttings and ensuring leaf debris from surrounding trees is kept free from all lawns.
We then need to address the main reception area, this contains formal borders and
hedging and is at present overgrown and in neglect. We are therefore currently
improving this area by clearance, weeding, pruning back of all growth and then
replanting of these areas, as they are bare and currently unsightly.
Our work with this company is a continual improvement of their site, they are keen
that the site is well maintained and both employees and visitors alike can benefit from
well maintained entrance areas and staff areas.managers to look.
Case Study 3
A Country Council contacted Town & Country Grounds to quote for one of their
parish councils. The grounds comprise of grassed playing field with surrounding
perimeter hedge, grassed cemetery and grassed churchyard area with surrounding
perimeter hedge.
Town & Country Grounds were then contracted to carry out grounds maintenance
services to this site. This contract is for a period of 12 months initially with a view to
extension on successful completion.
Our grounds maintenance targets have been to continue an already existing contract
for maintenance to all site areas. Ensuring grassed areas are cut and mulched on a
fortnightly basis. All obstacles such as play equipment and seating to the playing field
and gravestones and benches to both the churchyard and cemetery are also
strimmed and kept clear of unsightly weeds or overgrowth of grass. On a twice yearly
basis hedge pruning and shaping is to be carried out to both the playing field area
and churchyard.
Our work with this parish council is of continual maintenance of their sites which
should be kept to a good standards and left tidy and respectable after each visit. at ways
this can be improved to benefit both staff and visitors alike.
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