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Grounds Maintenance
A well-maintained property doesn’t only mean having clean facilities and working building systems. The space outside of the building itself has to also be subjected to regular maintenance.
This is where grounds maintenance comes into play to ensure the property surrounding the facilities is functional and leaves a good first impression.
If you continue reading this article, you will learn:
what does ground maintenance covers
which organizations need it the most
what is the core of a grounds maintenance team
and where to find grounds maintenance services
What does grounds maintenance cover?
There are many types of outdoor spaces. As such, grounds maintenance covers a wide variety of different services which includes a lot of seasonal work and has 3 main purposes:
create a pleasant outdoor environment
ensure a functional outdoor environment
preserve property value
Here is an extensive list of tasks that are performed as a part of ground maintenance:
lawn maintenance (grass cutting, scarifying, edging…)
hedge cutting and maintenance
tree works (tree planting, felling, surgery…)
plantingartificial grass
fencing
gutter clearance
pruning, weeding, and cultivation of shrub beds
gardening and pest control
irrigation system maintenance and repair
snow clearance and grit application
cleansing of open spaces (picking up litter, emptying bins, etc.)
maintenance of hard surfaces (like basketball and tennis courts)
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The River Rase runs through it east to west, approximately 13 miles (21 km) north-east from Lincoln, 18 miles (29 km) east from Gainsborough and 16 miles (26 km) south-west from Grimsby. It lies on the main road between Lincoln and Grimsby, the A46 and is on National Cycle Route 1 (part of EuroVelo 12) of the National Cycle Network.[2]
In 2001 the town had a population of 3,200.[3] In the 2011 census he population of the civil parish was 3,904.[4]
The town is known for Market Rasen Racecourse and being close to the epicentre of a 2008 earthquake.
