'The partnership with English Landscapes has measurably improved standards in the City and has enabled both parties to monitor, audit and where required to reallocate expenditure through the Open Book Accounting. We have an excellent working relationship with English Landscapes which has produced good results and a stability culminating in the upwards trend in our cleanliness figures and our success in Britain in Bloom.’
Gary Pittaway, Operations Manager, CV One Limited

BALI National Award Winner 2007 - Grounds Maintenance of Public Grounds
Heart of England in Bloom 2007 - Gold and Overall Category Winner
Britain in Bloom 2006 - Silver Gilt
Britain in Bloom 2006 - Public Park Award - Greyfriars Green
Heart of England in Bloom 2006 - Gold
Heart of England in Bloom 2005 - Gold and Overall Category Winner
Britain in Bloom 2004 - Silver Gilt and Overall Category Winner
Heart of England in Bloom 2004 - Gold and Overall Category Winner
Heart of England in Bloom 2003 - Gold and Overall Category Winner
Heart of England in Bloom 2002 - Silver

English Landscapes has been working with CV One since September 1999, based on their alternative proposal at the time to operate a true partnership with the client, jointly working to achieve ambitious Key Performance Indicators and using open book accounting to manage resources.

The contract comprises:

Cleansing of streets, precincts, shopping areas, public open places, land and service areas
Maintenance of grass areas, shrub areas, herbaceous beds, rockeries and rose beds
Design, supply and planting of spring and summer bedding plants and bulbs
Maintenance of hedgerows

One of the successes of the partnership is the added value to the contract. This can be demonstrated by over 200 items of extra works that have been carried out over the last year alone using our core resource at no extra cost to CV One.

English Landscapes takes a pro-active approach in its partnership with CV One; together contniually reassessing performance in order to make further improvements in the service. Initiatives have included a 'Litter Line', a Grafitti Hotline, the implementation of a permanent night shift and the deep cleansing of popular areas of the City.