Springing into action 

The spring season is an essential time to set up your outdoor spaces for success and lay the foundation for a great summer. It’s also a great opportunity to correct any issues seen on your sites over winter, whilst they are still fresh in your mind. 

Actions for Spring 

As the weather improves, the traditional grounds maintenance season begins with a need for regular mowing, hedge cutting, shrub maintenance, and weed control. To stay on top of this, we recommend a PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) grounds maintenance contract with scheduled visits, allowing site managers to focus on adding value to their sites and not on recurring day-to-day tasks. Let us take care of that for you. 

Adding value to your site 

We proudly consider the planet within our PPM model and all our services, with award-winning systems and processes, bespoke carbon dashboards and our local Field Teams tending to your sites on a regular basis.  

• Award-Winning Systems: Our client-facing portal and compliance apps are award-winning, with an industry-leading safety app. This ensures quality delivery and happy clients.  
• Carbon Dashboards: Our carbon dashboards provide clients with the opportunity to measure and understand their carbon footprint, assess their scope 3 emissions, and take action to reduce them. Dashboards are created on both a site and portfolio level and are ideal for those looking to show their sustainability initiatives in action.  
• Local Field Teams: By employing and upskilling small, local Field Teams, we create a sense of local pride and quality in our work, and through investing in local teams together, we give back to the local area, people, and businesses within the communities that we both operate. Importantly, these teams benefit from our training and systems as well as being able to work within the demands and expectations of a nationwide business, something they may not have access to naturally. 
• Identifying and Removing Invasive Species: As we move into spring and plants begin to bloom, this also includes invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam, which can be damaging to infrastructure, and Giant Hogweed, which can cause serious burns and harm to people.  

Tree Works in Spring     

Now is a great time to complete essential work and proactive maintenance, and it provides you with a unique window to complete ‘whatever you need’. For those needing to improve the health and condition of their trees, our Maintenance teams can provide mulching, feeding, and ensure that all the trees on your estate are healthy, ahead of what tends to now be hotter summers in the UK. For those looking to prune, trim and get ahead of their tree maintenance, our professional teams can complete these works for you to keep your outside spaces safe, functional and beautifully maintained. 

Looking back over the winter and storm seasons 

Spring is the perfect time to reflect on winter, with the issues and challenges still fresh in your mind. Start by asking yourself; “Did I experience any drainage issues?”  “Were there any dangerous trees?” “Have any potholes appeared over winter?” 

We can help you with all of these. 

• Tree Works: Spring is an ideal time to complete tree surveys and begin planning works around bird nesting season. Our ecology and tree experts can assess the trees on your estate and report on condition, health, damage or decay, and advise on what work is needed. 
• Identify Poor Drainage Spots: Our experts and engineering partners understand how these can be fixed. It could be as simple as a blocked drain from autumn debris, through to a wider catchment issue. Luckily, we have expert landscaping teams that can create full nature-based drainage and SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Solutions) as well as drainage experts for CCTV drain experts, gully sucking and drain repairs.  
• Potholes: Gritting, debris and winter wear can create potholes and surface damage across your private roads and car parks. Our road care solutions teams cover all manners of repairs, ensuring your sites are ready for busy summers.  

Looking forward to summer 

As we move into the summer months, now is the time to consider what plants you want to bloom, how together we manage any invasive weeds, and if there is any work you want completed ahead of winter. Ground Control’s extra work teams have a plethora of experts on hand to support you. 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us about any of the following, at any time: 

• PPM grounds maintenance 
• Tree works 
• Drainage 
• Potholes 
• Winter maintenance, including gritting and snow clearing