Squirrel for dinner?? So, we have a new strategy for controlling Invasive Species. Drum roll. Let’s eat them! Whilst it has long been tried and tested with Japanese Knotweed with its noted Rhubarb flavours, a “Zero waste” restaurant has taken it to a new level. Silo in east London is doing its very best to […]
Happy New Year to you all! After a long and refreshing break, we are back at it with full steam ahead! Due to increased capacity, we are now helping deliver Ground Maintenance contracts to several commercial clients across the north of England and the Midlands. We manage over 50 sites continuously and are very happy […]
Hello everyone,After a rather wet spring, it’s great to see the sun finally shining. As we all gear up to spend more time outdoors, enjoying the British summertime, we need to chat about a tricky plant – the Giant Hogweed.Giant Hogweed isn’t your typical weed. It’s a big plant that can cause real problems. If […]
And the court cases keep on coming. Further to our January blog, where a homeowner is facing a £200k+ legal bill, a recent court case lost by the Local Authority in Bridgend in Wales will have Councils up and down the country trembling with fear. No doubt, there will be waves of claims related to […]
Happy new year to you all. We hope you had a pleasant break Here is a significant reason why you must correctly declare if Japanese Knotweed was/ is at your property. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11674447/Furniture-designer-Japanese-knotweed-shed-700k-home-successfully-sues-seller.html Jonathon Downing purchased a property in South West London in August 2018 only to discover that the previous owner Jeremy Henderson incorrectly declared […]
Treatment season closes for another year, but the work doesn’t stop! We have now completed our herbicide visits for the year 2022, and we would like to thank all our team and customers for making this another record year. We have completed thousands of site visits across the UK, from Cornwall to the borders of […]
RICS & Sticks In 2012 the Royal Institute of chartered surveyors (RICS) published guidance in relation to the threat of Japanese Knotweed and how it potentially affects properties. This guidance has resulted in many property sales falling through and many sleepless nights for Vendors and purchasers. Most contractors in the industry have been advising their […]
Apologies we’ve not updated you for a while. We have had our busiest ever year and haven’t had much free time! Thankfully the economy seems to be getting back on track with development projects and an extremely strong housing market. All this results in more cases of invasive species being recorded and the need for […]
Japanese Knotweed growing season underway! After a very hectic and strange year, we are hoping everyone is getting back to normal, whatever normal is. We have been one of the fortunate businesses that have been very busy over the last 12 months, most likely due to a buoyant housing market and as a result haven’t […]