Surrey-based Grounds Care Group (GCG) has been awarded a six figure, multi-year grounds maintenance contract to manage the outdoor estates of one of the UK’s leading social care providers, The Riverside Group (Riverside).
As part of this long-term contract, GCG will manage a full range of grounds maintenance services at more than 150 sites across London and the South East. In addition, GCG will provide seasonal gritting and ad hoc site support with requirements such as bulk waste removal, soft landscaping, one off site tidy ups and the treatment of invasive species. GCG is currently Riverside’s sole nationwide invasive weed supplier, carrying out audits and treatment plans of all invasive weeds, such as knotweed and bamboo. The new deal will strengthen the partnership and expand on the service offering.
Riverside were impressed with GCG’s track record for reliability and quality of service, as well as their ability to provide detailed site reporting. This enables Riverside to have full visibility of the services provided by GCG, while ensuring that they remain fully compliant and free from risk across all sites, at all times.
Grounds Care Group chief executive officer Adam Brindle, said: “Riverside understand that having one company managing their entire outdoor estate across London and the South East simplifies the whole process and saves time, effort and ultimately, costs.”
“Beyond this, they will benefit from our integrated and proactive approach to risk management and compliance, which is driven by our innovative leading-edge technology. This ensures greater transparency of both opportunities and risks across all of the sites that we manage. It also improves accountability and ultimately provides a better and safer experience for them, their customers and staff.”
