We are pleased to announce that ADT College have extended their existing grounds and gardens maintenance contract for a further three years (after going out to public tender). We look forward to continuing our long term relationship with ADT. ADT have upgraded their contract to include weekly litter sweeping of their car park and pathways.

The Green Team GMC Ltd have purchased a Kersten K200 sweeper. This will be used on sites where we maintain artificial surfaces. Regular sweeping of the artificial pitch ensures that the surface is safe, providing the user with the best possible artificial playing surface.

We are very pleased to announce that The Green Team (GMC) Ltd have won the contract to maintain Northolt High School's full size artificial surface sports pitch. Maintenance of an artificial surface is extremely important, ensuring the playing surface is clean, safe and that there is not a build up of moss and weeds which will damage the surface.

The Green Team would like to announce the purchase of a Stumpmaster STM25-18E stump grinder. This will be used by our tree surgeons in our arboriculture department. The Stumpmaster is able to grind out tree stumps and roots, thus enabling replanting in the same area. Removing old tree stumps is recommended when considering the health and safety implications of someone tripping or falling on the tree stump.

The Green Team would like to announce the purchase of a Ford Transit LWB transporter and a Ford Connect vehicle. These new vehicles have been supplied in white, and will be sporting our new green and black company logo. These vehicles will be used for general grounds maintenance duties.

We are very pleased to announce that The Green Team (GMC) Ltd have won the contract to supply grounds maintenance to The Dene Hospital in West Sussex. The contract with The Dene is to provide grounds maintenance services for the nine acre secure hospital site. The duties consist of grass cutting and weed control.

We are pleased to announce that the following clients have extended their existing contract's for a further three years.

• St Francis Catholic Primary School
• Southmead Primary School
• Knollmead Primary School
• Beecholme Primary School

The contracts are to carry out grounds and gardens maintenance, including, grass cutting, plant and shrub maintenance and weed control and leaf clearance.

The Green Team GMC Ltd have purchased a Kubota GZD 28 Zero turn Grass cutting Machine. This will be used on medium sized sports fields and school pitches. The cutting deck is powered via a PTO shaft and not by a belt thus ensuring more power is given to the cutting blades.

In view of our increasing business and workload, we welcomed four new employees to The Green Team (GMC) Ltd during February 2005.

Japanese knotweed is not an easy plant to control. The extensive underground rhizome system sustains the plant even when top growth is removed. Therefore, the aim of any control programme should be to target the rhizomes. This is best achieved using a chemical treatment. Translocated herbicides such as glyphosate and 2,4-D amine may be used in the UK in riparian areas providing consent is obtained from the Environment Agency. In areas where there is no risk of run-off to watercourses and where no sensitive vegetation (including trees and shrubs) will be affected, the herbicides triclopyr, picloram and imazapyr may be used. The latter three herbicides are persistent in the soil and may delay planting of replacement species. Herbicides are usually applied as a foliar spray but can also be applied directly to target plants using a weed-wiper or herbicide glove. Good results have been achieved by injecting glyphosate into hollow stems immediately after cutting.

The Green Team (GMC) have been building up their skills and knowledge to efficiently and effectively remove Japanese Knotweed. As a result we have been asked by Wandsworth Council to treat and eradicate Japanese knotweed which is appearing at a number of sites. The Green Team have set up a database with all affected sites and have contacted clients with a plan of action to eradicate the problem, we are continuing to monitor these sites.

For more information visit:     [The Japanese Knotweed Alliance - Information Site]

We are pleased to announce that the following clients have extended their existing contract's for a further three years.

• Hatfield Primary School
• Hampton Junior and Infant School

The contracts are to carry out grounds and gardens maintenance. This includes grass cutting, plant and shrub maintenance and weed control and leaf clearance.

The Green Team GMC Ltd have purchased Two Bowcom Trikes, which will be used for line marking and weed control.

We had taken a Bowcom Trike (with line marking kit) on demonstration and were so impressed with the results that we bought two. The Weed control trike will be predominately used on large hard standing areas such as housing estates, hospitals, schools, car parks etc. Spraying times will be dramatically cut, making the whole process more efficient and cost effective. The Line marking trike will greatly reduce the time it take to mark out a sports field.

We are very pleased to announce that The Green Team (GMC) Ltd are now contracted to supply grounds maintenance to Springfield Hospital, We will be supplying grounds maintenance services to the Hospital Estate. Duties include, grass cutting, shrub, plant and hedge pruning and cutting. In addition to the scheduled works, there are various proposed landscaping schemes and arboricultural works planned.

We are very pleased to announce that The Green Team have been awarded the contract to supply grounds maintenance to Aragon Primary School. The contract duties consist of grass cutting, shrub, plant and hedge pruning and cutting, leaf clearance and border maintenance.

We are pleased to announce that the following clients have extended their existing contract's for a further three years.

• Heathfield Primary School
• Ackroydon East TMO

The contracts are to carry out grounds and gardens maintenance. This includes grass cutting, plant and shrub maintenance and weed control.

We are pleased to announce that All Saints Primary School of Wimbledon have extended their existing contract for a further three years. The contract is to carry out grounds and gardens maintenance. This includes grass cutting, plant and shrub maintenance and weed control.