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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.

A warm welcome to Dodsworth Ltd, the latest addition to the Nurture family.

Dodsworth Ltd was founded in October 1990 by Julie Dodsworth and her husband Simon. Based in Yorkshire, Julie, a coalminer’s daughter, joined the industry at just 16 as an apprentice florist. With a natural flair for creativity, her skills, along with her passion, developed over time through constant practice and observing and learning from her seniors.

Caring for our Communities

As the ongoing impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic continues to affect all, charities have been hit exceptionally hard; with the imposed restrictions on social interaction enormously affecting their fundraising capabilities – the main source of income for the majority