Established in the mid 1970s in memory of BALI founder member Geoffrey Chalk, the BALI Chalk Fund provides funding and bursaries for skills development across the landscape industry.
To date, the BALI Chalk Fund has facilitated the development of industry training materials, awarded travel scholarships to enable young landscapers to learn from their counterparts overseas, provided training prizes for the winners of the national finals of the WorldSkills UK Landscape Gardening competition, and supported land-based colleges by providing trophies for outstanding achievement to students on landscape-related courses. The Fund is currently helping to support the development of an industry CPD programme.
To learn more contact BALI on 024 7669 0333.
The Grayshaw & Yeo Gardening Company ethos is to help passionate gardeners become professional gardeners.
Once you have passed our interview, plant identification test and practical trial we place you in gardens that suit your current level of knowledge. You will then gain valuable practical experience in your own client gardens.
Grayshaw and Yeo Gardening Company will support you on the next steps of your career ladder, we provide mentoring, training twice a year and £40 each year towards a day course that will help you become a rounded gardener.
Once you have discovered which aspects of horticulture most interest you we will provide advice and point you in the right direction to get grants to gain further qualifications or start a new position.
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We work across a number of sectors, bringing a wide range of experience to help your business grow. From management and business admin through to sports turf and horticulture we’re here to support you.
From years of experience comes insight; we know what companies expect and need from a training provider. We recognise the commitment employers make when engaging an apprentice. We fully understand the processes around funding and potential challenges so we can offer high-quality training and support regarding contributions and funding.
This site grew from a single page, established back in 1997, that attempted to explain the correct construction of a block paved patio for a friend who was having trouble with their contractor.
Since then it has been through at least 4 major revisions and now totals over 400 pages of top class information covering all the major paving types used in Britain and Ireland, and receives over 125,000 unique visitors each month during the season.
This version of the site has been specifically set up to improve the public perception of the paving and hard-landscaping trades by promoting best practice and best products with a free exchange of information between the three major participants - the contractors, the manufacturers and the general public. The aim is to provide contractors with a central source of information and news, to help ensure the general public and the keen DIY'ers have access to free, expert and impartial advice, and that manufacturers and stockists have a showcase for their quality products.