We have appointed Andy Hodgson as our new head of grounds. Andy will be the senior internal contact for all grounds and landscaping queries, as well as managing relationships with key customers and generating new business. He’ll also take a strategic approach to identifying growth opportunities and ensuring that we meet all contractual and
At Chequers, we work with a number of housing associations to help them maintain their outdoor spaces. Because of the value that outside, green spaces add to people’s quality of life, our relationships give us a huge opportunity to positively impact thousands of residents on the sites we look after. The pandemic proved that
Chequers and Central & Cecil (C&C) have signed an agreement that will see us providing grounds maintenance services at C&C’s 49 sites in London. We have provided cleaning services for several years and will now tend to the outside spaces as well. Starting in April, C&C residents will see fortnightly gardening services being delivered
It’s Grounds Week and this year’s focus is on lawn care. We maintain a lot of lawns and green spaces for our clients, and often their residents, to enjoy. In the social housing and local council sector, we are a leading landscaping specialist, and we play a pivotal role in helping people enjoy their
The Chequers team has created six wild-flower planting plans for our customer Southern Housing – one of the largest housing providers in the UK. And, as part of our social value initiatives, team leader Dennis Reynolds (pictured above) has also made an individual bug hotel for each area. The hotels will encourage a
We are delighted that our grounds maintenance team has been able to help with the planting of a maple tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy project. The tree planting initiative has been created to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and invites people from across the UK to ‘Plant A Tree For The
While you sit back and enjoy the final games of the Six Nations, take a minute to look at the pitch. Do they all look the same? Each is unique, the pitches in Murrayfield, Twickenham, Cardiff, Dublin, Paris and Rome may look similar, but the work required to create them is varied and talented
This week is Grounds Week, dedicated to celebrating grounds managers, operatives and apprentices. It is sometimes difficult to see what people in the grounds sector do, and green spaces can often be taken for granted, as if they are maintained by magic. However, the wealth of expertise involved in creating a green space
It’s National Grounds Week, which highlights the vital role grounds staff play in keeping green spaces accessible and making sport possible and Chequers is supporting the week and driving awareness of how skilled this industry is. A lot of expertise is required to keep our green spaces clean and green and growing, and grounds
The importance of gritting should never go under appreciated and neither should the significance of being proactive in your winter maintenance. Businesses are accountable for all injuries in the working environment and the safety of employees is paramount. Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive show slipping and tripping to be the single most common
Part of the Churchill Group, we are a specialist services partner predominantly in the housing sector, providing facilities services that have a positive impact on people’s homes, workplaces and communities.
