As winter closes in, now is the time to take grounds maintenance seriously, according to phs Greenleaf, which has been providing expert planting and grounds maintenance services to businesses for over 25 years.
While it might be tempting to ignore outside spaces during the colder autumn and winter months, grounds maintenance is vital at this time of year to keep employees and customers safe and to keep your premise looking its best.
Stephen Dieppe, Managing Director of phs Greenleaf, said: “Your outside spaces are just as important as your indoor spaces, especially from a health and safety perspective. It’s not just about maintaining a great first impression with clean and well-maintained grounds, it’s about ensuring that you are meeting your duty of care to staff and visitors and keeping everyone safe. Overhanging bushes and trees can pose a serious safety risk, especially on windy days.
“With autumn here already, your walkways and paths will also quickly gather leaves and other materials, which can be slip and trip hazards especially on wet days. Regular path clearance and maintenance is crucial at this time of year to stay compliant with health and safety legislation.
“The cold weather is just around the corner too, and gritting and grounds maintenance is vital in icy or snowy conditions. Timely gritting will tackle dangerous slippery conditions and avoid any health and safety implications for your business. There’s no need to worry about grit causing a mess inside your premise either – phs Greenleaf uses white marine salt, not the traditional brown rock salt, to minimise visible dirt being carried into buildings. Our salt is also sourced only from the UK to reduce carbon emissions.”
phs Greenleaf offers a comprehensive gritting service which takes into consideration the broader impact on premises and budgets. Its gritting services have no set charge for the whole winter, meaning customers only pay for the visits attended. They can also utilise intelligent scheduling, meaning that if the temperature gets to zero or lower, a grit visit will be triggered. A visit will also be triggered if snow is forecast for a customer’s site helping them stay ahead on safety.
Part of the phs Group, phs Greenleaf supplies over 8,000 customers in a range of sectors with high quality horticultural and gritting services, including hospitality and leisure venues, retail spaces, public buildings, commercial premises and even Buckingham Palace. phs Greenleaf holds a Royal Warrant – the mark of recognition for those who have supplied goods and services to the royal household for at least five years. Since 2010, phs Greenleaf has held a Royal Warrant for the installation and maintenance of plant displays in Buckingham Palace.
Its services include indoor and outdoor plants, artificial and live planting, living walls, hanging baskets, grounds maintenance and Christmas trees and decorations. As well as supplying and installing everything from potted plants to live trees, the team conducts regular maintenance visits on site to tend to the plants they installed.
