6 ways outsourcing your grounds maintenance can benefit your business!

No more capital outlay costs for equipment and maintenance!

Landscaping can be an expensive exercise when you factor the equipment, wages and running costs not only to create your landscaping but also maintain it.

When you outsource your landscaping, all of the additional costs are covered by the company you choose to outsource to. The cost of any breakdowns or supplies are taken care of by Horticultural Services so that you can free up capital for use in other areas. How could you use the savings from a 100% tax deductible landscaping service to benefit your business?

No more issues with staff management!

When you outsource your landscaping and property maintenance to us, we will set up a line manager to take care of all staff and administration issues so that you can focus your energy in other areas.

All staff management issues such as training, health and safety, dispute resolution and employee leave is all covered by Horticultural Services. All our employees undertake the necessary health and safety training, and are skilled in a range of activities, from diggers to mowers, planting to heavy lifting. Imagine how you could use the time and money saved by avoiding these issues to benefit your business!

No more hidden costs!

If landscaping isn't your specialty, taking into account all of the variables when budgeting isn't as simple as you think.

It’s easy to think you’ve got the budget sorted but you also need to consider the cost of: Fuel increases, insurance, public liability insurance and the extent of it, repairs and maintenance, servicing of equipment, industry compliance, regional and local government compliances, freight of plants as well as soil conditions. By forgetting to consider these, your budget could be blown before you even start! At Horticultural Services we have the experience and knowledge to know how to include all of these factors, plus some other site specific factors. What could you do with the freed up cash flow from removing the buffers from your budget?

Get Ground set to specifications that you can rely on!

No surprises - at the beginning of the process we will agree to a plan of what you can expect.

By doing drawing up specifications first, this helps immensely with budgeting as well as peace of mind. When your residents know what they are going to get, and what they aren’t, this can help with selling to them and it also sets a measurable standard which keeps us accountable for anything that happens. How could this peace of mind make your life easier?

Quality assurance - site specific visits and reports to keep you in the loop!

At Horticultural Services, we take quality assurance very seriously with site specific visits and quality control reports so you know what is happening and what stage we are at.

The reports are measurable against set specifications so you can see exactly how your site is coming along. You can determine the quantity of reporting and frequency of visits so they are entirely tailored to suit your timeframe. Your peace of mind is our number one priority! We know that the steps we take towards quality assurance enable you to be confident that the job is progressing and that it is compliant with the original agreement. Providing a monthly report also allows your villages management to remotely access the level of standards of a site without having to physically visit the village. How could quality assurance
benefit the operation of your business?

You can take advantage of bulk buying and dealing direct with manufacturers!

When you outsource your landscaping with Horticultural Services, you are reaping the benefits of our bulk buying facilities and the fact that we deal directly with manufacturers ensures those savings are passed on to you.

Our large network of suppliers means we can deal with them directly and get the best quotes – often negotiating and re-negotiating prices to get the best. Our predetermined agreements with suppliers means we can often get a cheaper price than you would be quoted which saves you money. We have an in-house mechanic who is highly skilled in all of our equipment so our repair costs are minimal. By very rarely having to outsource our repairs and maintenance and having minimal repair costs we can pass these savings onto you, which allows us to charge you a lower monthly fee.

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