CASE STUDIES

Problem 4B Landscape & Construction Inc. approached weed control initially with glyphosate-based products and supplementary hand weeding. However, they found this approach was ineffective for several reasons. Firstly, and mainly, the overall adverse health...

Problem Tim and his team recognised that customers are a lot more conscious of the negative impact of chemicals on health and their surroundings. With the increased demand from clients for a herbicide-free and organic method to weed control, Tim and the team knew they...

Problem Situated in the picturesque part of South Devon, Flete Estate is family-run and currently under the management of John Mildmay-White. John took over the running of the estate from his father in 2019. His father converted the home farm to organic in 1990, and...

PROBLEM: Minisink Valley were using string weeders and other traditional practices which they were finding time consuming and costly due to the number of man hours needed. Being a school district – it was of paramount importance they had a solution suitable for...

Problem 1. With a strong environmental focus in the company and weed control as a large part of their business, The Green Team were aware of the changing legislation around herbicides and as they always look to do find the best way of operating, the wanted to look...

Problem Having moved to manual methods (weed whacking and hand-pulling) the city were finding that they were spending much greater time and cost on these intensive alternatives. The high frequency of weed regrowth with hand-pulling adds a repetitive labour cost and...

The Vale of Glamorgan Council Problems The council wanted to move away from using herbicides to control weeds and unwanted vegetation growth. As holders of 10 Green Flag awards for their parks and green spaces, a key criteria of the award specifically looks at park...

Problem Lemire were looking for an effective herbicide-free solution as they were finding previous methods used such as hot water, unreliable and inefficient. They were receiving an increasing number of requests for  environmentally-friendly weed control along the...

OVERVIEW Royal Warrant holder Burleys, part of the TCL Group, has been managing a variety of estates all over the UK for local authorities, housing associations and property managers for over 60 years. They brought Foamstream into their product portfolio after being...

PROBLEM 1. Using traditional methods of killing weeds, such as herbicides, meant that operators were unable to work during normal working hours as it posed a threat to the public and animals. They were also unable to carry out work in herbicide-free areas. 2. Labour...

Problems Filter bed performance is compromised when moss growth is prevalent. Controlling weeds via hand weeding is costly on time and labour and was proving ineffective. Unwanted vegetation growth has negative effects on asset life-span. Essential to have a solution...

Problems  Duty of care upheld by the council to protect their residents and their workforce Council were concerned about the potential toxicity of herbicides Parents have growing concerns about the use of herbicides in public spaces  and around their children Needed a...

Problems New regulations meant that contractors needed to take more responsibility around reducing use of herbicides in public spaces. Parents have growing concerns around the use of pesticides around their children Needed a solution safe for use around people,...

PROBLEMS Controlling weeds via hand weeding is costly on time and labour Weed regrowth was fast due to not being able to treat seeds and spores Difficult to plan labour due to weather Essential to have a chemical-free solution suitable for use around theme parks and...