Month: February 2022

Pro Landscape Business Awards 2022

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Landscaping Company £1M – £5M Turnover

A couple of weeks ago we announced that we had been shortlisted for the 2022 Pro Landscape Business Awards. We are thankful to be in the running for this award and are all very much looking forward to the event. We wanted to share some more information about the awards and the categories that will be decided on during the day.

The Pro Landscape Business Awards focus on how well companies run their business. Sustainability, corporate social responsibility, profitability, commitment to the landscaping sector, and client/supplier relationships are all areas reviewed as part of identifying the shortlist and overall winners.

 

 

There are a total of fifteen categories ranging from ‘Garden Design Company’ to ‘Industry Collaboration’ and from ‘Supplier and Service Provider’ to ‘Sustainable Company of the Year’. Panoramic Landscapes has been nominated in the ‘Landscaping Company £1M-£5M Turnover’ category. This category was created to celebrate the business achievements of medium sizes businesses. Judges will be looking for examples of consistent brief fulfilment, relationships within the industry, staff morale and prospective development opportunities.

Please feel free to look at the Pro Landscaper Business Awards blog post to see the various categories and the companies that have been shortlisted.

 

Doing the Numbers

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We Have a New Finance Director

As we continue to grow, we are pleased to announce that we have appointed a new Finance Director, Greg Sheringham. Greg joined on the 2nd of February and comes in to strengthen our management team and look after all financial matters.

 

 

Greg will be responsible for providing management accounts, including forecasts and cash flow management. He will also handle all payroll and pension matters including Inland Revenue submissions and similar for our subcontractors, including our commitments under the CIS scheme.

Greg previously worked within the construction sector as the Financial Controller of a group of companies and prior to this, he was head of finance at a large business (170+ employees) within the FMCG sector. Greg is experienced in business finance (specifically in construction) as well as producing complex cashflow forecasts to be used in investment models.

We welcome Greg to the Panoramic team and hope that he has some bigger and bigger numbers to manage as our growth continues.

 

Panoramic Shortlisted for Pro Landscape Business Awards

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We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the 2022 Pro Landscape Business Awards. A set of awards which focus on how well companies run their business. Profitability, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, commitment to the landscaping sector, and client/supplier relationships are all areas reviewed as part of identifying the shortlist and overall winners.

 

 

Panoramic Landscapes has been nominated to run in the ‘Landscaping Company £1M-£5 Turnover’ category. This category was created to celebrate the business achievements of those with a turnover between one million and five million pounds. Judges will be looking for examples of constant brief fulfilment, relationships within the industry, staff morale and prospective development opportunities.

The 2022 Pro Landscaper Business Awards which will be the fifth of its kind will be hosted at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf, London on Friday 22nd April 2022. We are all looking forward to the event and the opportunity to spend the afternoon celebrating with the wider landscaping community.

Please feel free to look at the Pro Landscaper Business Awards website to see the various categories.

 

Vanoramic Additions

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Six New Vans Join the Panoramic Fleet

We have recently added six brand new Ford Transit vans to our fleet, all liveried in the Panoramic Landscapes style. These will keep us mobile, getting to and from all our projects.

An interesting fact is that the Ford Transit, which we have selected, is actually Britain’s best selling vehicle. It outsold the Vauxhall Corsa, Britain’s bestselling car in 2021, with a total of 99,185 registered in all variants.

 

 

Three of the new vans replace previous vehicles, each of which had racked up over 150,000 miles service. Meanwhile, the other three are additional to our fleet and will help us to continue our growth.

Let us drive your next soft landscaping project. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

 

Feed Our Future Growth

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New Business Development Director Required

Having achieved substantial growth in the two years plus period since company launch we now need someone to further accelerate that process. We are looking for a driven Business Development Director with experience working in the landscape and construction sectors.

 

Business Development Director

 

We are one of the foremost providers of soft landscaping services across London and the Southeast, working with both private and public sector contractors, creating beautifully landscaped environments. We have great relationships with our contractor customers and provide a high-quality service that keeps them coming back.

The main purpose for the new Business Development Director, will be to nurture, develop and execute a robust strategy to further grow the business. The benefits include a Salary package of £75,000, Company pension and Company vehicle, Mobile phone and laptop provided. There is the potential to move to a hybrid working from home role in the future.

To apply, please see https://bit.ly/32Y9qGW for further information and then send your CV to info@panoramiclandscapes.co.uk

 

Apps to Make it Easy for Tree ID

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Tree and Plant Identification in the Palm of Your Hand

There are now a number of apps available, both for iOS and Android devices, which make identifying a particular tree or plant much easier. We have undertaken some research and identified the following, with a section of their descriptive text, which you may like to consider downloading.

 

 

 

Tree ID: Field guide app for trees in Britain. A visual guide to identifying trees of the British Isles. All native and naturalised species covered. No connection to the internet or mobile network is needed. The guide has been created by professional published ecologists. Discover more about each species with fascinating facts, folklore, history and uses – from medicine to musical instruments. 4.6 stars.

Plant Identification++: Identify plants in a snap. Take a picture with the phone’s camera, or pick an image from your library, then use the advanced machine learning algorithm to identify the plant in the picture. Convenient and fast! Instantly identify tens of thousands of plants, flowers, trees, leaves – powered by advanced artificial intelligence. 4.6 stars.

Picture This – Plant Identifier: Instantly identify plants. Accurate, fast and content rich! In addition to description and plant care tips, enjoy beautiful plant pictures from around the world. Capable of identifying 10,000+ plant species with an accuracy of 98%, better than most human experts. 4.7 stars.

Plant ID: Allows you to identify plants, flowers, leaves, trees and herbs quickly and accurately. All you have to do is point your camera, take a picture and artificial intelligence will tell you what the plant is in seconds! The app will also show you additional useful information about the plants. The machine learning model used can identify over 10,000+ plant species with an accuracy of 98%. This covers the most commonly requested plants from Europe, the United States, India and Australia. You can also store all of your identified plants in a simple to use user interface. 4.3 stars.

iplant: Fast and accurate recognition of plants and flowers based on artificial intelligence. Just photograph or select plant images from the gallery on your mobile phone to quickly identify plants. Automatically save identification records and quickly search history records. Share plant images and information to Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter etc. 4.2 stars.

British Tree Identification: An interactive British tree identification app from the Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. In just a few steps, you can identify native and common non-native trees in the UK, whatever the season. Use bark, twigs, buds, leaves, flowers and fruits of our A-Z guide full of stunning, clear images to identify the most common British trees. 3.7 stars.

PLNT: Identifies any plant, tree, weed or flower with 95% accuracy – better than most human experts! Highly accurate plant identification. Whether you manually search for the plant or simply take a picture of it. The AI-powered system provides an immediate result. Explore nature and its wonders while you’re on the walk: combine visual pleasure with learning new things about flora. 4.2 stars.

 

We hope you find these useful in your work.  For tree, plant and landscape advice, for your next commercial soft landscaping project, please contact us.