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Is our skills shortage at an all-time low?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:37:14 +0000

Enrolment on the new Agriculture, Land Management and Production T Level is now open. These two-year courses, introduced in 2020, are equivalent to three A Levels, and arguably offer a new opportunity to attract new people to the industry. T Levels, or Technical Levels, create a route into the industry for those who prefer a […]

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Barometer June 2023: Is a slump in the housebuilding sector having a domino effect?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:00:33 +0000

The housebuilding sector has had a tough year so far, if Marshall’s half-year results are anything to go by. The building products supplier reported a 30% drop in its profit before tax for the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2022, leading to it taking “decisive action” to save £9m […]

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Barometer May 2023: Are nurseries feeling the heat from the hosepipe bans?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:00:05 +0000

There’s little change in confidence from last month, it would seem. Only 20% said they were feeling more confident, whilst the majority (60%) of respondents said they felt the same. This includes nurseries, despite 60% saying that their quotes were up from the previous month. It might be down to relief that there’s “no sign […]

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Barometer April 2023: Is high inflation continuing to take its toll?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:00:34 +0000

The number of respondents more confident than last month has nosedived this week to just 19%. That’s not to say confidence has dipped, though; 67% said they feel the same as last month, and 44% reported feeling more confident then. As one domestic landscaper told us, “The industry is picking up.” They have experienced an […]

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Barometer March 2023: Are garden designers feeling the pinch?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Tue, 30 May 2023 08:00:41 +0000

In the month of the King’s coronation, confidence had increased for nearly half (44%) of our respondents, up from 41% last month – not that the coronation had anything to do with it, as far as we know. And it’s unlikely the economy would have either. It remains smaller than pre-Covid levels by 0.5%, growing […]

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Barometer February 2023: Could confidence rise along with temperatures?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Tue, 02 May 2023 08:00:15 +0000

It was starting to look as though confidence was growing as the year went on; from only 21% feeling more confident than the previous month back in January, to 27% in February, and jumping up to 50% in March. It’s now taken a bit of a tumble, though fortunately not back to the same level […]

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Barometer January 2023: Has the cost-of-living crisis hit the landscaping industry?

The Pro Landscaper Team — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 08:00:42 +0000

It was bound to take its toll eventually. Since 2021, the cost-of-living crisis has been a constant cloud hanging over the heads of UK consumers. And despite the news that Britain’s inflation rate could drop to below 2% by the end of the year–having reached a 41-year high of 11.1% last October – the landscaping […]

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UK Landscape Barometer: December 2022 findings

The Pro Landscaper Team — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:00:42 +0000

This month, the barometer has brought to light some positive news: confidence is on the rise from last month, and enquiries and turnover from December 2022 are either the same or on the up from the previous year. With spring around the corner, could the rise in the confidence this February compared to January be […]

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UK Landscape Barometer: November 2022 findings

The Pro Landscaper Team — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:20:12 +0000

As the new year begins 17% of our respondents have reported an increase in confidence. Despite this increase being only 1% more than the previous month, this could suggest a positive start to the year, despite an ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the loss of two large commercial landscaping companies towards the end of last year […]

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UK Landscape Barometer: October 2022 findings

The Pro Landscaper Team — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 22:25:57 +0000

There has been a steady fall in enquires this year, similar to that of the lack of confidence in the industry. However, as the year comes to a close, we are seeing 6% of our respondents gain confidence in just one month (from 10% of respondents feeling more confident in November 2022 to 16% in […]

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