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Apprenticeships Sow Seeds for FUTURE SUCCESS The first step is often the hardest for anyone hoping to start a new career. New entrants are equally as important for employers to ensure that skills acquired by previous generations can be preserved. Nurture is committed to offering opportunities for those with the ambition and determination to succeed in a very demanding industry. Working in partnership with Acorn Environmental Solutions, Nurture is providing young unemployed local people with environmental apprenticeships. Acorn screens the applicants who then progress to a City and Guilds qualification in sharps handling, health and safety, manual lifting and customer care. For those young Employee Awards Congratulations to all the worthy winners of the Employee Awards: Dave Gibbs, Birmingham Business Park: George Kerr and Jimmy Milligan, Kilmarnock: Darren Millis, London: Harry Reeve and Kev Bradford, Newton: Neil James, Wiltshire: Ian Hendley, Stockley Park: Paul Sykes, The Stoop. All have been recognised for going that extra mile, so a very big thank you from the Management Team. people who pass the course Nurture guarantees an interview with the best securing the coveted one-year apprenticeships. The apprentices are trained on the job and receive additional advice from Acorn’s training partners. To date Nurture has supported four unemployed youngsters into work and are training them in the ways of Nurture. Simon Blackley, Nurture Director, commented: “It’s a pleasure to support and develop young people and give them the key work skills which they can build on.” LONG SERVICE RECOGNITION Nurture’s people are at the heart of the business. As well as growing our own talent we have been very fortunate to acquire dedicated and experienced staff as a result of acquisitions. Dave Gibbs joined Nurture last year but has been based at Birmingham Business Park since 1992. The 148 acre site is home to more than 100 occupiers. Dave has been the site supervisor for over ten years and oversees the works with a 5-man team all based onsite. The site is maintained to a very high standard and consistently impresses the client, tenants and visitors alike. Dave added: “I’ve always enjoyed the work here; no two days are the same. What’s great about working on a Park like this is being able to look back on a job well done.” Inspire Us! We hope that you enjoyed this newsletter and discovered something new about Nurture. If you want to know more about us, or have any news you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. Email: peter.fane@nurturelandscapes.co.uk Nurture Landscapes Ltd Nursery Court, London Road Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6LQ Tel: 01344 234000 Fax: 01344 234001 Email: info@nurturelandscapes.co.uk Follow us on Twitter www.nurturelandscapes.co.uk Nurture at a glance 410 EMPLOYEES 185 MOBILE TEAMS 38 STATIC SITES 25 DEPOTS

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