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5 Essential KPIs Every Landscaping Business Should Track
Sones Accountancy Services encourages landscaping business owners to track specific key performance indicators to boost profitability and offers a free tracker to help!

Plant health: regulatory developments and ministerial evidence
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has updated stakeholders on its work around two emerging pests.

Tax on double cab pickups has changed
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has changed the way it taxes double cab pickups, with the prospect of greater costs for some landscape businesses going forward.

Department for Work and Pensions Launches New Employer Engagement Strategy to Support Trade Bodies and Boost the Economy
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled a new Employer Engagement Strategy, marking a significant step forward in its mission to support economic growth and enhance recruitment services for Trade Bodies and their members.

LARSEN: Celebrating 50 Years of Professional Building Products
Larsen Building Products, a leader in manufacturing professional building products for the construction industry, is proud to announce its 50th anniversary.

Making a Splash! Green-tech to Row 500 Miles in 5 Days for St Leonard’s Hospice
After raising an incredible £30,000 for five charities in 2024, the Green-tech team is coming together again to make a splash! This time, they are picking up the oars and hoping to row their way to charity success.

Talasey unveils new look for Pavetuf and expands jointing product range
Talasey has unveiled a fresh new look for its collection of jointing products that aid the installation of hard landscaping

Environment Agency declares drought in North West England
The Environment Agency (EA) has declared a state of drought in the north-west of England, not long after warning there was a medium risk this summer.

Blakedown Landscapes supports young gardeners at St Paul's Primary School
As part of their wider commitment to delivering social value alongside their work in The Regent’s Park – where they are delivering the landscape construction for a new garden to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II – Accredited Contractor, Blakedown Landscapes has proudly completed a community garden project at St. Paul’s Primary School in Primrose Hill.

Vigilance urged as warm and dry spring increases risk from spruce tree pest
Forestry Commission calls for caution from forestry sector as Ips typographus beetle flight season gets underway potential risk from spruce tree pest due to warm and dry spring