Developing Business In The Garden Industry
2011 Winners
Holland Landscapes Reigns Supreme
Essex based Holland Landscapes have been named the supreme winner at the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) Awards 2011. This years sellout event took place at Kensington Roof Gardens in London on Thursday 10th February 2011.
The awards, sponsored by Bradstone, which celebrate their 15th anniversary this year, recognise and promote the very best in landscaping undertaken by APL members in categories that range from smaller projects to garden maintenance to contracts of over £100,000. The awards are a celebration of the high standards that have been achieved by members demonstrating the APL’s commitment to quality landscaping.
APL members attending the event heard from Andrew Fisher-Tomlin, former Chairman and fellow of the Society of Garden Designers who spoke about changing trends in homeowner garden use. Motivational speaker, Jake Meyer who broke Bear Grylls' Everest record at just 21 and is Ambassador for The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards scheme, Youth Sport Trust and the Princes Trust, spoke about his inspirational global adventures with the APL audience.
Commenting on the awards, APL Chairman and Chairman of Judges Mark Gregory said, “It is fantastic that this years awards have been so well supported, with a record number of APL members, growers, garden retailers, manufacturers and suppliers attending – demonstrating the importance of landscaping across the whole supply chain.”
This year’s judging panel consisted of APL Chair Mark Gregory (Landform Consultants), Stuart Marler (TVG Landscaping), James Alexander Sinclair (Garden and landscape designer), Chris Young, Editor The Garden Magazine and Mark Wood of Bradstone, sponsors of the event.
The Award categories for 2011 are: The Supreme Winner, Landscape/Garden scheme (under £15,000, £15,000 - £30,000, £30,000 - £60,000, £60,000 - £100,000 and over £100,000), Hard Landscaping, Maintenance, Commercial Garden, and Special Feature.
Details of all this year's winners can be found by following the link below.
Last updated: 23/08/2011 18:52