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
Chequers appoints Naomi Childe as director of grounds and landscaping
We are delighted to announce Naomi Childe as our newly appointed director of grounds and landscaping. Naomi’s key responsibilities will involve delivering safe, high quality, and on time services for customers whilst developing green spaces for our customers. This will include cyclical grounds maintenance, specialist green space designs and construction, arboriculture services (tree surveys, inspections,
How to increase recycling rates in social housing
A lot of the social housing companies we work with are keen to explore how to improve the recycling rates among their residents, and with good reason. Recycling has a big impact on sustainability, health and safety, and finances. There are also Government and local council goals to consider. In 2018 the Mayor of
How social housing partners can support the community
Our MD James Kelly discusses how and why service providers in social housing can support their communities and provide social and economic gains. Read the full article here.