Why Goulds?

Gould Landscapes Ltd has archived Investors in People Standard.

We are proud to have:

• Team working atmosphere
• Open and approachable senior management team
• Established communication structure
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Focus on improving Health & Safety
• Commitment to training and development
• Clear business planning process
• Responsibility and trust
• Structured people processes – appraisals and team meetings

The organisation’ aim is to promote an expanding range of individual and multi-services to our existing and potential clients. In addition to this it aims to provide these services in a manner which conforms to the contract specification of its client, and any applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

The company is committed to a structured approach to Health and Safety Management Systems ensuring compliance with ISO 45001, legal  requirements and other recommendations of Good Practice.

Gould Landscapes Ltd is predominantly a service industry supplying labour only services to our clients. We will do our utmost to promote environmental awareness amongst our many and varied clients and actively encourage them to adopt best environmental practice and co-operate with those that have environmental management systems in place where there is sound commercial and technical rational.

Goulds recognises that management of the company’s own energy consumption and improvements, need to make efficiencies which will make sound business sense and demonstrates a commitment to the principles of sustainability and managed energy usage.

Gould Landscapes Ltd is accredited within the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) having demonstrated compliance with and sound management of current health and safety legislation.

Gould Landscapes Ltd operates through Area and Site Managers; each one being responsible for the health, safety and welfare of our employees paying particular attention to:

• The carrying out of all appropriate risk and COSHH assessments.
• Provision and maintenance of plant, equipment, and systems of work that are safe and without risk to injury or ill health.
• Arrangements for ensuring safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of all materials and substances.
• Provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary.
• Maintenance of any place of work in a condition that is safe and without risk to ill health so far as is reasonably practicable.
• Consultation with employees on matters relating to their health or safety at work.

Gould Landscapes Ltd has achieved SafeContractor accreditation.

Gould Landscapes Ltd provides health assessment and surveillance, training, safety devices and personal protective equipment and clothing as is necessary to safeguard the Health, Safety and Welfare of its employees. All employees have a legal responsibility and duty to take reasonable care to ensure their own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by their work activities.

The company considers it a priority to promote a greater awareness of health and safety issues amongst staff and seek to gain their co-operation in taking preventative measures wherever possible to minimise the risk of accidents, injury and ill health occurring at work by complying with legal requirements and company procedures.

Gould Landscapes Ltd is a proud member of British Association of Landscape Industries.

BALI Registered members can carry out works in all areas of landscaping, including but not limited to garden design, hard and soft landscaping, lawn care or artificial grass, hydroseeding, irrigation and drainage, groundworks, roof gardens and sports grounds and maintenance.

Gould Landscapes Ltd is a member of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

RoSPA’s vision is drawn from their respect for life and all that it contains – the freedom to enjoy personal choices, health, happiness, wellbeing, relationships, and a huge variety of life-affirming activities.

Our aim is to enable healthy, active lives through our skills and knowledge, while also seeking reasonable limits to potential harms that ensure these lives can be lived unhindered, and unburdened by fatal and life-changing accidents.

Gould Landscapes Ltd is a member of Safety Schemes in Procurement.

Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) is the mutual recognition scheme for occupational health and safety standards. SSIP facilitates mutual recognition between health and safety pre-qualification schemes saving time, effort and cost of multiple certifications.

Gould Landscapes Ltd received a certificate of assurance and complies with the requirements of the Cyber Essentials Scheme.

The scope of this certification covers the IT infrastructure currently used within Gould Landscapes Ltd including, but not limited to, servers, workstations, mobile devices, network equipment, firewall hardware, anti-virus and software applications. All equipment within the scope of this assessment is at the Gould Landscapes Ltd head office in Dartford, Kent and regional offices in Derby, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Fareham, Liverpool and Newcastle.