LANDSCAPERS GATHER TO DISCUSS INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

George Davies Turf recently welcomed over one hundred gardening and landscaping professionals to its site in Milton Keynes as part of the BALI regional event, ‘Riding the Waves of Business’.

The day included a line-up of presentations, inspirational speakers within the sector and Q&As covering mental health challenges in the industry, environmental changes, business recruitment, staff retention, personal development and more.

George Davies, founder and managing director of George Davies Turf said, “There’s no question our industry is shifting due to a number of external challenges such as climate change, recruitment and skills shortages and even mental health, so we were blown away by the success of this event which was all about these usually unspoken about topics."

Ben Parkinson, director of The Garden Project Co and BALI Midlands Regional Chair added, “The day was insightful, informative and inspiring, and a great opportunity to network and build deeper relationships with others in the industry. A massive thank you to George Davies Turf for hosting– they had the perfect site to be able to deliver our biggest ever regional event and the feedback from attendees was fantastic.”