


Job Opportunities2nd April 2008We currently have a number of vacancies, including the following. For more details of these jobs, please contact info@silvanus-services.co.uk Landscape Manager - Cornwall / Devon Countryside Chargehand / Team Leader - Bridgewater Countryside Chargehand / Team Leader - Exeter Grounds Maintenance Chargehand Gardener - Tavistock & Exeter (2 posts) Seasonal Gardeners - various locations We often have opportunites that are not advertised and are pleased to recieve CVs in speculative application. |
North Devon Grounds Maintenance contract win1st March 2008We are delighted ot have been awarded the 5+5 year Grounds Miantanance contract for North Devon. This contract, worth approximatly £600,000 per year, was won at competative tender. The Glendale/Silvanus bid focussed on our existing presence in the region and the added value that the Silvanus tree surgery & landscaping, and EcoSci composting operations could bring for the client. The contract starts in early April, and new kit and machinary has already been ordered. |
Dave Atkinson joins as Operations Manager10th January 2008
Dave Atkinson has joined Silvanus in a new senior role as Operations Manager, responsible for the Silvanus Exeter, Bridgwater & Bristol offices. Dave, who is from a farming background and grew up in South Devon, has worked in agriculture, Environmental Contracting, and has held several roles with Fountain Forestry. Dave comments “I am delighted to be back in the South West after 10 years working elsewhere. I’m impressed with the Silvanus set up of professional and experienced managers, supporting well-equipped teams who are based locally. I am looking forward to meeting more clients in the South West over the next few weeks.”
David Adam, Silvanus Director, said “We are very pleased to welcome Dave. He comes with good experience of our industry and a strong track record." |
Silvanus wins arboriculture contracts for Somer Housing & North Somerset Council15th November 2007Silvanus ' Bristol office have been awarded two term arborociulture contracts recently. The Somer Housing contract is a 4 year contract which involves surveying & consultancy work as well as practical tree surgery. The North Somerset Council contract is the continuation of a contract held by Silvanus for the last 4 years, for practical arboriculture work on North Somerset's tree stock. Both contracts were won at competative tender. |
Silvanus & Landscapes Southwest to become part of Glendale7th November 2007Glendale Managed Services Ltd, the national green services provider, announces that it has acquired Silvanus Services Ltd and its sister company Landscapes Southwest Ltd. |
Claire Jordan joins as Exeter countryside manager1st November 2007We are delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Jordan as new Exeter-based manager for our woodland & countryside teams. Claire, who joins from the National Trust where she was a Warden, has 10 years countryside experience in a variety of roles. Claire will work to develop Silvanus’ countryside contracting teams which work throughout Devon and undertake tree planting, fencing, habitat management works. |
Her Majesty's Court Service8th May 2007We have been awarded a 3 year contract by HMCS to undertake Grounds Maintenance at all of their sites in Devon & Cornwall. Won at competitive tender, this contract involves grass cutting, hedge cutting & shrub bed maintenance. |
ParkForce1st May 2007Torridge & West Devon sign up to the ParkForce Pledge. |
Appointment of Terry Doyle as Regional Manager1st May 2007We
are delighted to announce the appointment of Terry Doyle as Regional
Manager for our Launceston-based operations. This is a new role,
providing operational support & local leadership to our technical
managers. Terry has an extremely strong industry background, having
just relocated from the South East where he was Assistant Regional
Director for Glendale. |
4 year maintenance contract won in Hertfordshire5th April 2007We have been awarded a 4 year grounds maintenance contract in Hertfordshire, maintaining part of the public rights of way network. The work involves mowing, strimming & hedge cutting paths and bridleways in part of the county. Work started almost immediately following the award, and we have recently taken delivery of a new flail mower which will be dedicated to this contract. |
Anthony Roberts joins as Landscape Manager in Nottingham2nd April 2007We are delighted to welcome Anthony to the team, as Landscape Contracts Manager in Nottingham. Anthony joins us from running his own successful landscape business, and will work to develop our landscape contracting in the Midlands. Supported by estimator Mike Dennys and working out of the established Nottingham office and yard, Anthony will cover the whole of the Midlands. This is part of the plan to develop the team in Nottingham, where we now employ 9 staff. |
Envision Environmental Audit28th March 2007"Environmental
improvement", in the broadest sense, is one of the central focuses of
the company. We believe that the work we do has, overall, a
significantly beneficial effect on the environment. |
Silvanus Services Ltd 20 years old this year1st March 2007This year Silvanus Services Ltd will be 20 years old. Originally established as the trading subsidiary of the charity The Silvanus Trust, it had 2 members of staff initially. Since then it has grown significantly, both in size and the range of the work it does, and now employs 100 people throughout the South West and Midlands. "Restoring neglected woodlands" was the original reason for the company being set up. The company still undertakes woodland management and tree planting, but has also broadened into grounds maintenance, landscaping, tree surgery and countryside management. |
West Devon Grounds Maintenance contract - won for 4 years28th February 2007We are delighted to be able to report that the Landscapes Southwest business has won a grounds maintenance contract with West Devon Borough Council. The contract is for 4 years with a 2 year extension, and was won at competitive tender. Landscapes Southwest held the contract previously so we are delighted to have retained the work, which involves grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance and some tree work throughout West Devon. The existing 4-man team will continue to work on the contract. Over the next few weeks we will be purchasing new vans, trailers, mowers & kit as part of "gearing up" for the new contract. Paul Johnson has been promoted, and is now Contract Manager for this contract as well as our work for Teign Housing. |
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