12/02/2026
❄️Winter Grounds Maintenance: Ensuring Safety❄️
While the seasons change, our commitment to maintaining high-quality outdoor spaces remains constant.
As winter approaches, our teams are transitioning to a dedicated winter programme designed to keep your sites safe, accessible, and prepared for the season ahead.
Here is an overview of the key operations we will be undertaking during the colder months.
Ensuring Safety and Accessibility.
Keeping communities moving is our priority. We will proactively manage frost, snow, and ice on all our sites that we maintain thought-out the winter months.
Beyond winter services, our teams will manage leaf clearance and remove fallen debris to mitigate slip hazards and prevent drainage issues.
The mostly dormant season is the ideal window for structural arboriculture work. We will undertake pruning of deciduous trees and shrubs to promote vigorous growth in the spring.
To protect vulnerable planting, we will apply mulch to insulate soil and suppress winter weeds, whilst offering protection for tender species where necessary.
Protecting & Preparing Equipment.
During the winter months, our fleet of machinery will continue to undergo deep cleaning and comprehensive servicing, ensuring peak performance for the start of the cutting season.
Strategic Planning for Spring.
Winter offers us a opportunity to utilise this time to schedule enhancement works for the upcoming year. Where appropriate, we will also introduce winter-interest planting to ensure all our sites and public spaces remain vibrant and attractive throughout the year.
