Contractors cite rain in hosepipe plea
11 May 2012 | by Jez Abbott
Industry unites to pursue turf-watering exemption as businesses report mounting sales losses from continuing restrictions.
Woods, shorelines and a trail in Scotland are to be protected thanks to a £2m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant for six projects to prompt volunteers to get involved.
Industry unites to pursue turf-watering exemption as businesses report mounting sales losses from continuing restrictions.
Representatives from the landscape and turf industry are calling for water companies to review their Temporary Use Bans and provide concessions following last month's record rainfall.
Concern raised over environmental safeguards set out in National Planning Policy Framework.
Frustration within the turf and landscape industries continues to grow over water companies' interpretation of hosepipe ban exemptions.
Countryside-based entrepreneurs hoping to secure grants of up to £1m from a Government scheme aimed at boosting rural businesses have been warned that they have just days to submit their initial applications.
Contractors report that lack of clear advice from water companies leaves them in limbo as hosepipe bans begin to bite.
The head of professional services at the Institute of Groundsmanship is urging local authority groundsmen and green space managers affected by hosepipe restrictions to appeal to their local water authorities for leniency.
Water companies' reversal of hosepipe ban exemption for newly laid turf dismays industry leaders.
BALI and the Society for Garden Designers have produced template letters to encourage their members to lobby water companies and MPs.
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