We are delighted to share in hostel’s success as new book spotlights its long history
A new book, titled Arlington And Beyond, sets out the history of London’s historic hostel, Arlington House. It has been produced to mark the tenth anniversary of our client One Housing’s management of the building. The hostel was founded in 1905 and is the largest in Europe that caters for homeless people. Our Chequers
Chequers helps out with jubilee tree planting project
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
The Six Nations would not happen without green keepers
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
Let’s celebrate the expertise in the grounds sector
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
Chequers is supporting National Grounds Week
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
Winter maintenance: Staying ahead with proactive gritting
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
Chequers launches proactive gritting service
We are pleased to announce the launch of our 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 sites utilising national webcam footage. The default trigger is a temperate of 0c or
Chequers highly commended in Croydon Business Resilience Awards
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been highly commended in the ‘Outstanding Team Award’ category for the Croydon Business Resilience Awards. The Croydon Business Resilience Awards 2021 is the largest and most prestigious within the south London borough. The ‘Outstanding Team Award’ celebrates what makes a business stand out and reflects on how teams