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Indoor Garden Design join the Nurture family

Indoor Garden Design has since grown to become one of the leading suppliers of premium quality, design-led planting schemes across London, bringing nature back into the workplace. They count the likes of Sky and WeWork amongst their impressive corporate client base, along with leading names in hospitality to complement Nurture’s own portfolio in the installation of plant displays at hotels, retail spaces and event venues as well as other settings in and around London.

Rokill achieve Investors In People Gold award

Investors In People is an international award that recognises excellence in high performing companies that achieve success through their people.Investors in People is delighted to award Rokill, We invest in people, gold accreditation.Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, said: “We’d like to congratulate Rokill. Gold accreditation on We invest in people is a fantastic effort for any organisation, and places Rokill in fine company with a host of organisations that understand the value of people.”Only 17% of our accredited organisations achieve Gold.The assessment process is robust and initially involves a meeting with the Senior Management Team and an on-line survey for all team members. The assessor then selects a sample of people, across all of the teams for an in-depth interview.Commenting on the award, Rokill Director Chris Turner said: “Rokill sets high standards and expectations and Gold accreditation means that we have the policies in place but more than that, it means everyone takes ownership for making them come to life.This award is a team effort and recognises our people for their commitment and dedication to being the best! We believe that the success of our company begins and ends with our people. We are immensely proud of our achievement and would like to thank everyone at Rokill for their part in achieving the award”

Supporting the development of new industry talent

The Nurture Landscapes Group supports the development of new industry talent by becoming a BALI Chalk Fund Gold champion!The Fund established in 1975 with a legacy from the widow of Geoffrey Chalk, a founder member of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) and a previous owner of Gavin Jones Ltd who the Nurture Group acquired in 2018.

Nurture receives RoSPA Gold Medal (6 consecutive Golds) Award

Nurture Landscapes receives a RoSPA Gold Medal Health & Safety Award. This is Nurture's sixth consecutive Golds Award, ensuring its staff get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards.

Why we need to maintain our outside space for emotional wellbeing

Mental Health Awareness Week, organised by the Mental Health Foundation, runs each year. This year’s theme of ‘Nature’ is particularly poignant with lockdown restrictions easing and people once again allowed to socialise at both indoor and outdoor locations.

Carbon Neutral 2030 - Here we come..

As part of our ongoing commitment to the environment and meet our carbon neutral by 2030 target, the Nurture Group have invested over £350K this year in new handheld electric equipment, replacing existing fossil fuel machinery. Currently 16% of the static sites we manage use fully electric handheld machinery, and this will increase to 63% by spring this year, with a target to have 90% of static sites using fully electric handheld equipment by spring 2022.