Millstone Landscapes Ltd Blog

TW Southlands Hospital

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are pleased to have secured the contract to landscape a 106 unit site, Southlands Hospital, in Shoreham for Taylor Wimpey South Thames.

Forum One Car Park Whiteley

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have recently completed the planting of the new Forum One Car Park in Whiteley.  The project only took us 4 weeks from start to finish.  Our Client was delighted with the final results. Quote from Client “It certainly is looking good. Thanks to you and your team for all your efforts”.  We hope now to be given the opportunity to work with Dorelbury Construction again on many of their future projects.

North Berstead Relief Road Opening

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have recently completed the planting of the new Bognor Northern Relief Road.  The project saw us plant over 10,000 tree whips along the embankment and landscape the surrounding fields.  We were delighted to be involved in the procession convoy which marked the opening of the road.

Message for Barratts Project Manager “BDW would like to congratulate your entire team at Millstone Landscapes Ltd for your dedication and hard work you have all done in completing this extremely large project on the Bognor Northern Relief Road , and on delivering on time and in a very professional manner. We appreciate your hard work done in difficult circumstance’s at times , and with the scale and quality of planting being 100% accurate a feat in itself , we look forward to doing similar projects again with you.” S Akehurst

Millstone Charity Clay Shoot

Millstone Landscapes Ltd held our annual Charity Clay Shoot event on Sunday for our clients. A great day was had by all, with Taylor Wimpey SC winning the highest scoring team again for a consecutive year  Pat Bourne is shown collecting, the highly sought after, ‘Golden Pigeon’ trophy. A raffle on the day help us to raise £500 for Charity.

Barnfield Drive Landscaping Contract Secured

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have successfully won the contract to landscape the proposed new Retail development in Barnfield Drive, Chichester. Quote from Sales Manager ” We are delighted to have recently secured the contract to implement the landscaping around the new retail park. The scheme will see us plant over 10,000 plants. We aim to complete the works in Spring this year.

Pye Homes – Woodstock

Millstone Landscapes Ltd has successfully won the contract to landscape Phase 2 of the Pye Homes Development at Marlborough Place, Woodstock.  We are delighted to have won the contract, which will see us implement the landscaping to 58 new homes on the edge of the Cotswolds.

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

May we take this opportunity to wish all of our clients, employees and families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Thank you for your continued custom/support throughout 2015. We hope for a prosperous and successful 2016.

Linden Homes – Crowdhill Green Contract Secured

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are delighted to have secured the contract to landscape 81 units at Crowdhill Green for Linden Homes Southern. Crowdhill Green is an exciting new development in the semi-rural village of Fair Oak. The Linden Homes development will comprise of a collection of 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes. As always, we will strive to create a high quality landscaped development for them.

Christmas Tree Donation – Wellington Park, Waterlooville

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have recently donated and planted a specimen Christmas tree at the Taylor Wimpey, Wellington Park development.  We have donated the tree to Denmead Parish Council, in the hope that it will be enjoyed for many years to come by local residents during the festive period.  We planted the tree in the center of an open space area as a focal point to passing motorists and residents. We are currently implementing the landscaping across site for Taylor Wimpey, including the creation of a large Urban Park.  The park will be completed in three phases, opening fully in late 2017. We are aiming to enter the Urban Park into the national BALI awards once completed.

Taylor Wimpey Augusta Park Phases N & O Contract Secured

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are delighted to have secured the contract to landscape Phases N & O of Augusta Park, Andover for Taylor Wimpey Homes, West London. It will involve us landscaping 192 units and also creating a large central open space for the future residents.  We will run the site from our regional offices in Andover for a period of 2years.

Quote from our Sales Manager “This is our second site now for TW West London, following their site in Hounslow. We are committed to ensuring that we continue to provide a highly professional and reliable service for them.  We very much hope to continue our good working relationship with them onto many more of their future developments”.

BDW One Eight Zero Site Secured

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are delighted to have secured the contract to landscape the Barratt Homes Flagship development One Eight Zero at Bedhampton.  The contract will see us landscape 46 high specification properties. Situated on Bedhampton Hill, the development has panoramic views over Langstone Harbour. We have previously landscaped the Show Home Garden on the development also.

Greenplan Homes Garden Transformation

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have successfully completed the landscaping works for the Greenplan Homes development in Hassocks.  Our workforce worked considerably hard through the wet conditions to get the project completed on time and to a very high standard. The photographs show the considerable difference from the start of the project to job completion. Quote from our onsite Team Leader Jim Hart “I think this is what you you call job satisfaction. To go on a building site, stay for a few weeks and leave it like this”. The project is a prime example of the high standard of work we are capable of achieving in a limited time frame.

Taylor Wimpey West London – Merrivale Place, Hounslow

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are delighted to have secured our first contract for Taylor Wimpey West London.  The contract will see us landscape Chic 1, 2, & 3 bedroom apartments and elegant 3 & 4 bedroom town houses in the nations capital. We will do our utmost to ensure, that the landscaping is carried out to our regular professional high standard.

Sales Manager Quote “Our reputation for quality is beginning to spread further afield. We hope that this is just the start of our possible long term working relationship with Taylor Wimpey West London”.

Locksbridge Park, Phase 2 Contract Secured

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are pleased to announce that we have secured the Phase 2 landscaping contract at Locksbridge Park, Andover for BDW Southern Counties. The works will see us landscape 110 new homes at the development.

Quote from Sales Manager “We are delighted to be able to continue our working partnership with BDW Southern Counties on Phase 2 of this impressive new development.  We will do our utmost to ensure that the landscaping is installed and maintained to our usual high standards”

Montague Park Phase 5 Contract Secured

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are pleased to announce that we have successfully won the site landscaping contract for Phase 5 at Montague Park, Wokingham.  We are delighted to be continuing our working relationship with BDW Southern Counties on this award winning, highly desirable development.

David Wilson Bedhampton One Eight Zero Show Garden

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have completed another Show Home garden for David Wilson Homes at their new development, One Eight Zero, at Bedhampton.  The Show Home garden was designed in-house and installed by our team of professional landscapers.  Given a very tight deadline, we successfully managed to carry out the works in 5 days from start to finish. The Sales team at David Wilson Homes are absolutely delighted with the end result.

Quote from David Wilson Homes ” May we express our sincere gratitude to your team for the recent Show Home landscaping at our One Eight Zero development. The way in which you managed to successfully complete the works within the very limited timescale is a real credit to your company. Your team of guys on site implemented the works in a highly professional and efficient manner. We are very pleased by the end results’.

Millstone Landscapes Ltd Wins – Best Large Business – at the Observer and Gazette Business Awards

We are delighted to announce that Millstone Landscapes Ltd won the Best Large Local Business Award in the Regional Observer & Gazette Business Awards at Avisford Park on Friday Evening.  Voted for by a panel of judges, we beat several astute local companies to become overall Winners of the large business category.  As winners we will automatically be entered into the South East awards in October being held at Brighton’s Grand Hotel.

Quote from Directors “We are delighted to have won this award.  It makes us proud to be recognised for the work we have done.  May we express our thanks to all of our staff members for their continued efforts in helping the company grow to become a successful local business”

Charity Fundraising Event

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are holding a charity fundraising event this week in aid of Comic Relief. We hope to raise enough funds to help this very worthy cause.  As a company, we do our utmost to encourage support to worthwhile charities.

Brighton Pavillion Landscaping

   
Millstone Landscapes Ltd have completed the re-turfing of the grounds at the Brighton Pavillion.  The area was used over the Christmas period as an ice rink and was left in a poor condition after its removal.  The works involved us preparing the existing soil and turfing a total area of 3176m2.  The photographs show how we have transformed the area back to its original condition.

Barratt Homes Relief Road Planting, Felpham, Bognor Regis

We are currently completing the final phases of landscaping on a new relief road being installed as part of the infrastructure works at St Mary’s Park Felpham. We have planted over 200,000 whips along the road with large areas hydro-seeded to create wild flower meadows. The contract is due for completion in May 2015 with the road opening in the Summer. We will be maintaining the planting until final adoption by the council highways agency.  We have also secured the contract for the plot landscaping at the next Phase of the St Mary’s development.

Taylor Wimpey, Wellington Park, Waterlooville

We are very pleased to have been appointed principal contractors for the Taylor Wimpey development at Waterlooville.  We will be commencing with the sites structural landscaping during February 2015 and we will continue with the phases until site completion.  We will be creating a large Urban Park, with playing fields and recreational spaces.  The Urban Park landscaping will commence in March 2015 and will continue for 3 – 4 years. Phase 1 of the Urban Park will hope to be open to the public in Summer 2016.  Several large natural ponds and woodland will be created by us to encourage local wildlife to flourish. Footpaths will be installed for the residents to use and enjoy the area for many years to come.

Linden Homes, Graylingwell Park Phase 5 Contract Won

Millstone Landscapes are delighted to have secured the landscaping contract to Phase 5 of the Linden Homes development at Graylingwell Park, Chichester.  We hope that this will be the start of a long and succesful relationship between us on this flagship site in the heart of Chichester. We will do our utmost to ensure that the landscaping is carried out to the highest of standards.

Charity Christmas Raffle and Auction

Linden Homes Guildford held a charity raffle and auction before Christmas of which Millstone Landscapes Ltd donated a prize. They managed to raise a fantastic sum of £2933.00 for the Royal Marsden and The Emily Ash Trust.  We are delighted to have been able to contribute towards the success of the event.  We would like to congratulate Linden Homes Guildford on organising the event, which proved to be a great success for two very worthy charities.

Merry Christmas To All From Millstone Landscapes Ltd

May we take this opportunity to Wish all our clients a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  We look forward to working with you again in 2015.

Kingsmore Park Contract Won For Kier Homes

Millstone Landscapes Ltd are delighted to have secured the landscaping contract for Kier Homes at Kingsmore Park, Woking.  A total of 224 new homes for social rent will be built within a sustainable community in the Westfield area of Woking. This will be the first contract we have undertaken for Kier, and we are fully committed to ensure that the landscaping is carried to the highest of standards.

Linden Homes, Felbridge. Show Home Garden

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have recently completed the design and construction of the Show Home gardens at a multi-million pound development in Felbridge for Linden Homes Southern.   Using structural planting and stone features we were able to create a contemporary garden with a modern twist. Our Projects Manager Jake Smith coordinated the works from start to finish, ensuring that the garden was completed on time and within budget.  The Linden Homes sales team were delighted with the end result.

Millstone Charity Clay Shoot 2014

Millstone Landscapes Ltd held our annual Clay pigeon shoot on Sunday for our most valued clients.  Despite the wet weather, everybody enjoyed themselves.  The surprise shot this year was our projects coordinator Jake Smith who managed to shoot 38 out of 50 clays.  This year’s winners were Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties who won by shooting 82 clays out of 100.  Our hand crafted Golden Pigeon trophy was presented on the day to Pat Bourne and Matt Barnes. By holding a raffle on the day, we collectively raised £320.00 for our Local Charity. The event proved to be a great success.

McDonalds Drive-thru Landscaping

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have recently completed a landscaping project at a drive-thru McDonalds in Farnborough. Working with Galamast construction, we managed to complete the project within a tight deadline to a very high standard. Works included planting a Mobilane living wall and a variety of tree/shrub planting. Our clients were very happy with the end result.

David Wilson Petersfield Show Home Completed

Millstone Landscapes Ltd have recently completed another stunning Show Home Arena for David Wilson homes at Foxfield Grove, Petersfield.  We managed to complete the works in 4 days from start to finish.  The photographs show the plots on Monday compared to the finished gardens on Friday. They show what can be achieved by us in such a restricted time period. The sales team were delighted with the final result.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Millstone Landscapes Ltd recently held a Coffee morning in aid of raising funds for Macmillan Cancer appeal.  The event was kindly held and organised by Liz at her home in East Lavant.  We successfully managed to raise £220.00 on the day.