What about you, guys. This is Robbie from Premier Lawns,
Belfast Northern Ireland today's video just a real quick video I'm over in
England at the UK lawn care conference based down in Cambridge it's an absolutely
amazing event there's about 80 different companies here with a combined turnover
of worth something like 30 and a half million. Companies here that have twenty vans on
the road there's a lot of guys like me just small guys just started, trying
to figure it out. The the bigger guys actually are happy to share some of
their knowledge about how they've grown, which is absolutely amazing. Networking you do . . . .
Some of the talks we've had today and yesterday were
absolutely fantastic alright and I interviewed a few couple of guys before they go off
home and say it's been an absolutely fantastic time so thank you for watching
stick around see the rest,
yeah hi I'm Jim Cooley I own and run Lawncare in Wiltshire
I'm one of the original members actually which was the lawn care network is there
that all care association and so we started doing this 8 members and it's
grown nicely over the years there's over a hundred people here at this conference today
best biggest conference so far and it's so good to see so many independent lawn
care companies here and I'm sure we can encourage people to get involved
certainly becoming the main Association in our industry other games that have
come down and senior set up and assume isn't thing for a small business to
build upon down and and and see one of the big days in operation well thanks
you know I think I still see myself in a small business of course you know we
have grown over the years I've been I've been doing I've been in the business for
30 odd years but I was started no I think in about 2005 and we try to do a job
properly we've got about 16 employees now nice little set up so we'd always encourage
people to come back see what we get up to especially the
smaller businesses which are finding their way in the industry always
delighted to show you around.
my name's Ben Sadler I'm head of operations for Top Grass
we've got around 7,000 customers, got about 18 vans and 33
employees I really enjoy the networking side of the UK law case Association
meeting the people and we're all facing the same difficulties same
challenges so it's interesting to hear how different people talk to those that
the same problems that you're dealing with presentations always very good to
learn stuff there's been some presentations on soil today and how to
look after your soil a motivational speaker yesterday I saw Richard
Buchanan's up these national brilliant and ya know I'd encourage everyone to
come if you if you're a Member of the Lawn Care Association I'd encourage you to come in you learn and gain from it.
Hi My name's Russel I'm the owner of Lawn Tiger I'm based
down in in Surrey on the West Sussex border and do professional lawn
treatment and lawn renovations here today there's this huge amount great and
presentation of scientists about soil science marketing networking just
everything we need to really support us in the lawncare business
so yeah I'm gonna go away with loads of ideas from the best source of information in the business
Hi my name's Dave from the LawnTech
been established for about three months and Nottinghamshire
first conference yeah I really enjoyed it we've great Network here this great
speakers yeah great time really enjoyed it
I'm Oliver Eastwood from Greenkeepers Lawn Care Service
and come to the conference have been coming for 10 years now
started up a business in late 90s and I've grown to nearly 4,000 customers
I've always found it to be really informative and really good to be able
to share ideas and network with people and every time I come I bring some oh I
take something away with me so yeah
David Salt Lawncare machinery Rochdale
Hi My name's Tony Earls and I'm the owner of Trinity Lawns
I've been in this business since 2003 - so 18 years
and I've come to this event which is the UK Lawncare network
because we're a common voice other people are interested in growing their businesses
of information current and legislation
network go in chat to the other people see what problems they have in
the industry and help me get round and we talk about all sorts of things we're talking
about software we talk about customer retention and we talk about how we're
gonna market our businesses next year
my name's Ian Kenyon I'm a committee member
of the UK lawn care Association I first came to this event in 2017 when I was
looking at the lawn care market and trying to learn a little bit more about
the way that operates the reason why I'm here this year is obviously I'm here to
represent the committee but also I think it's all about shared information so to
the other support the new members and help them to not make the mistakes that
you make when you're new in this industry is really helpful
and of course I also learn loads and lots of stuff while I'm here as well so
that's it for me really that's why I'm here at this event
I'm Lindsay Smith I'm the auditing and Compliance Manager for basic
registration and we look after the lawn care industry
hi I'm Robin from lawn care for you just up down the old conference it's been great really
positive met lots of people similar guys individual guys in lawn care as one with
bigger companies it's been great great food from social aspect lots of learning
lots of soil nutrition advice machinery on business and planning and health and
safety so if you're looking to come next year highly recommend a look at the UK
lawn care conference website there's lots of information on that thank you you