News

Our partnership with FOIL Limited awarded “Climate Change Initiative of the Year”

The prestigious global health and safety award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

In partnership, we support a citizen science initiative to boost bumblebee monitoring and habitat health in Essex

Effective from 22nd April 2025, Martin joins at the start of a new financial year, marking an exciting phase of growth and opportunity for the business.

Grounds maintenance worked with Equans to create a new space for their end client

Ground Control has announced a number of senior appointments as it embarks on an ambitious three-year growth plan.

Ground Control teams up with leading insurance broker and partner Griffiths & Armour to plant a beautiful outside space in the Alder Hey Children's Hospital grounds

Ground Control has been shortlisted in the Greener Society category at the Cadent Congratulates Sustainability Awards

Joining forces to enhance the delivery of sustainable, nature-positive solutions across the UK

We’re excited to reveal that Ground Control has been shortlisted for two awards at this year's Pro Landscaper Business Awards.

Ground Control is recognised for advocating neurodiversity amongst the highways and infrastructure sector

Meet some rising stars from our 2024/25 apprenticeship scheme

Before and after drone footage of vegetation clearance works for Network Rail's Kings Heath in Birmingham over a 48 hour Christmas blockade

Ground Control joins forces with leading geotechnical and geoenvironmental solutions provider

Awarded at the 2024 VINCI Facilities Supply Chain awards

Awarded at the 2024 Essex Housing Awards 

Reflecting on her transformational impact on the company

One of the first Habitat Banks in England to be registered on the National Register

Tips for avoiding slips, trips, and falls at your facilities this winter

Ground Control Estimator announced in Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30: The Next Generation

Shortlisted for the ‘Business Impact Award’ for preventing modern slavery within their operations and supply chains and ‘Unseen Star of the Year’

In partnership with Tesco, Ground Control has gifted arboriculture and site clearance services to a new respite centre for teenagers living with cancer

Pioneering UK infrastructure maintenance as we deploy the latest, on-track-plant machinery.

Ground Control, in its continued support and development of staff, once again arranged arboriculture awareness training for managers whom manage services in the infrastructure division.

Our award-winning Chelsea Flower Show exhibition, planted at South Green Infant School and Nursery

The next generation of nature custodians continues to embrace their natural environment, two years after a pioneering biodiversity project at their school was born.

150 new Irish-based roles announced as part of a €5 million expansion into the Irish market.

The company's first Country Director for Ireland aims to scale up the operations in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

The awards ceremony also saw success being highly commended for ‘Design Studio of the Year’

Showcasing that ‘Diversity is Queen’ in partnership with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust

The prestigious global health and safety award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

We are pleased to share that Ground Control has been certified to ISO 27001:2022

We are pleased to announce and share that Ground Control has been shortlisted for two awards at the Pro Landscaper Business Awards.

Using drones to capture mission-critical environmental data and identify dangerous vegetation to limit the risk of downtime or damage to infrastructure

Network Rail and Ground Control volunteer with Scottish community garden initiative, while vegetation management works continue on the mainline between Lamberton and Reston.

The company's near and long-term targets are accepted by the Science Based Targets initiative

Our partnership with JLL sees prestigious award wins for environmental best practices and added value.

Ground Control has successfully been reverified with the Carbon Trust

Ground Control donates plants and labour to Harlow-based wellbeing charity; as featured on BBC 1

Surpassing our tree planting target, two years ahead of schedule

Celebrating our 50th year at the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery

The National Landscape Awards by the British Association of Landscape Industries

Sharing new play facilities with the community, right in time for half term 

The winners for Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30: The Next Generation have been revealed

Our tips for avoiding slips, trips, and falls at facilities this winter

Ground Control advances its portfolio with a new RRV business for rail and road infrastructure.

Enhancing amenity value and maximising the wildlife and biodiversity potential along the River Ash Corridor

The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) recognises excellence across Ground Control with five BALI awards

We're excited to share the news that Roy Candlin, Senior Account Manager, has been shortlisted for the Pro Landscaper 'Unsung Heroes Award'.

New funding from Pricoa Private Capital to support continued growth plans.

Ground Control’s environmental summit dedicated to nature recovery calls a wrap on its exciting annual cross-industry event held Thursday 7th July 2023.

Building back UK’s natural recovery in Cambridgeshire, whilst providing jobs and greater access to nature

Creating a new vegetable plot to provide fresh produce for the product development team

Thousands of charging points for the UK’s largest wholesale broadband network provider are set to be installed nationwide

Joe shares his involvement and his future with the charity

Ground Control and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust collaborate to deliver the “Bee the Change” Garden at the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

6th May 2023

Showcasing nature-positive solutions with industry experts

The Pro Landscaper Business Awards aim to ‘recognise and celebrate the greatest companies’ across 17 award categories.

Ground Control highways team donates resources from the A12 biodiversity tree planting scheme to local wilderness charity

Renovating green spaces for shoppers and pollinators

Celebrating 50 Years of Ground Control with Equans volunteers

Ground Control receives the RoSPA President’s Gold Award for the 13th consecutive year running

Restoring an Anglian Water site back to a biodiverse nature reserve

We are proud to share the news and announce that Ground Control has been shortlisted for Employer of the Year at the Pro Landscaper Business Awards 2023.

A look at the environmentally conscious Welfare Unit

Provide Community Interest Company (CIC), has recently sponsored 570 trees to be planted at the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery in Wethersfield, Essex.

Environment Agency joins volunteer tree planting at Ground Control’s Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery

Catching up with five Ground Control apprentices on their experience

UK external maintenance business certified with three-star accreditation rating in Best Companies annual awards, representing ‘world-class’ levels of employee engagement

British Association of Landscape Industries recognises Ground Control for community tree planting partnership with Severn Trent.

A perfect 45/45 score in the Considerate Constructors audit showcasing good practice with Urban&Civic

Giving back to the community is part of what makes Ground Control tick

Andrea Ellinas, Client Relationship Manager, wins The Pro Landscaper '30 under 30: The Next Generation Initiative'

Two Grounds Maintenance Gold Awards in the ‘Heritage Park/Garden of the Year’ category

Supporting the ‘Citizens Involved Problem Solving’ project to reduce anti-social behaviour in Skelton

We spoke with employee Pete Wogan about how the scheme helped fueled his mountain bike passion.

It is with great sadness that we join the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty The Queen

Another successful and exciting step with the introduction of the first automower on site in Derbyshire.

Our innovations and investments continue with delivery of new EV vans

To celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, we are excited to share our planting partnership with Severn Trent.

Adding the ‘Husqvarna EPOS’ automower to our award winning site

Ground Control signs the RMHC to support the mental health and wellbeing of rail workers

Expert panel will explore strategies to address the green skills gap

Reviewing the on-stage discussion from the Unlock Net Zero stage

Ground Control partnered with JLL and local businesses in Cambridge to celebrate and raise awareness of World Nature Conservation Day.

Ground Control arb rail team works with ecologists and leading surveillance technology to detect and protect badger habitats around Tring, Hertfordshire.

Leading experts came together to drive the biodiversity agenda

JLL and Ground Control host biodiversity workshop for partners in the prestigious grounds of the National Maritime Museum

We are very proud to to have officially recertified as a carbon-neutral company and reduced our direct carbon footprint by 691 tCO2e since 2021

Ground Control takes staff training to a new level, with industry-leading Arboricultural Awareness training

Sam Jones (Housing Sector Lead) joined an esteemed panel on the Unlock Net Zero Stage to discuss ‘How the sector is adapting to the extremes of climate change’

Excellent scores in all areas as we uphold our high standard

Abingdon’s ambitious green space enhancement programme benefits the community and local wildlife

Wayne Gorman is Human Nature: At its Best

Our work for a clean air future

Six interactive workshops will cover each stage of the roadmap

Ground Control’s flagship biodiversity event set for second summit

In celebration of the Queens Platinum Jubilee, Ground Control proudly worked with the Forest Canopy Foundation to deliver the City Schools project for the Queens Green Jubilee

Celebrating bees and biodiversity with JLL

Chair of the Green Spaces Advisory Board Ria Bailes welcomes new Board member Alex Willey

Discover how to fund green space projects at pace, at scale and right first time

Will the UK Shared Prosperity Fund provide new opportunities for green business start-ups in the social housing sector?

Ground Control received the fantastic accolade of “Sustainable Company of the Year”

Ground Control receives the RoSPA President’s (12 consecutive Golds) Award 2022

B Corp status reflects company’s commitment to biodiversity net gain

Ground Control supports Severn Trent with the planting of 2022 acres of Commonwealth Forest across the Midlands  

Ground Control is one of over 300 signatories to The Climate Pledge, supporting a global commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040

Ground Control is shortlisted in two categories at 2022 Pro Landscaper Business Awards

IRATA rope access specialists complete complex vegetation clearance at Liverpool Lime Street’s historic tunnel portals

Ground Control dedicates ‘First Avenue’ tree to Essex eco-champion at showcase nature recovery project

Forklift truck distributor Briggs Equipment has teamed up with Ground Control on a sustainable tree planting initiative in Braintree, Essex

UK first – training pathway expanded to help young people with learning difficulties

Ground Control and Severn Trent plant 10,000 trees across the West Midlands ready for the Commonwealth Games

Ground Control supports National Grid to reinstate an overgrown bridleway in a Somerset village

Grounds maintenance team works with London Fire Brigade to advocate healthy lifestyles and wellbeing

Celebrating national tree week with sustainable native planting at EQUANS facilities

British Association of Landscape Industries recognises Ground Control for outstanding staff development

Ground Control has planted a ‘First Avenue’ of native trees to recognise twenty-six of the UK’s environmental heroes

Marking #NationalTreeWeek 2021, Openreach and Ground Control created ‘OpenWood’ at Old Bolingbroke in Lincolnshire

Health and safety best practice from arb rail field team, EA Formby Ltd

Celebrating the launch of our Green Spaces Advisory Board

Recycled timber, community benches unveiled, as part of the National Highways, Chowns Mill roundabout redevelopment

Added value ditching services provided to railway vegetation management contract

Ground Control is amongst leading British businesses working towards halting and reversing the decline of nature by 2030

Ground Control moves into winter season greener and bigger than before

Collaborating to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles across the Timpson Group fleet

Sophie Childs, Ground Control Relationship Manager, is a winner of the Pro Landscaper 30 under 30: The Next Generation 2021

For the 5th year running, Ground Control wins Gold at the London in Bloom contest

Ground Control and Network Rail protect badger habitats whilst keeping the railway safe

Ground Control receives multiple wins

A 296-acre site, dedicated to helping landowners unlock the potential of their under-used land for nature’s recovery

Ground Control receives MoD Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award for commitment to Armed Forces

We win the award for Sustainable Company of the Year at the 2021 Pro Landscaper Business Awards

Ground Control supports East of England 'in it to bin it'

Ground Control Supports Making Edinburgh A Swift Sanctuary

Ground Control celebrates after landing an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards, RoSPA President’s (11 consecutive Golds) Award

first automated and managed EV installation & management system launch

Designed and installed by Ground Control

Ground Control enhances biodiversity and wellbeing at Longbridge by creating healthy green space

Ground Control works with Network Rail to protect the reptiles clearing trackside vegetation to create the perfect sunbathing spot

Orchids are more than just pretty flowers

Ground Control’s Hinkley Connection Project Team were proud to receive a National Grid Recognition Award for becoming Carbon Neutral earlier this year.

Ground Control partners with Essex Wildlife Trust to count bugs squashed on registration plates after a journey

We’re delighted to announce that Ground Control’s achievements were acknowledged in the respected, Best Companies List.

Ground Control wins one of the country’s most prestigious and respected business honours for the second time in five years

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work and the International Workers Memorial Day

We are pleased to confirm that Ground Control has officially become a member of Safer Highways

We are thrilled to announce that Ground Control has been recognised as an outstanding sustainability leader

Ground Control is supporting Forestry England in the restoration of local woodland by planting oak, hornbeam and cherry

Ground Control are passionate about restoring nature and are actively rewilding large parts of Britain

Ground Control’s Evergreen Fund and Make-it-Wild join forces to plant 5,700 trees at Dowgill Grange, Nidderdale

We are very proud to say Ground Control is now officially a carbon-neutral company

Simon Morrish, Ground Control CEO is recognised as Entrepreneur of the Year at the Lloyds Bank Business Excellence Awards

Ground Control has announced the appointment of a new managing director, with Marcus Watson handing over to Jason Knights

The joint ‘Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter’ is a commitment to work together to build a more balanced higher performing sector and has been backed by over 100 organisations

Ian Morehouse, Director of Winter Maintenance, Ground Control and Griffiths and Armour discuss how businesses can better prepare for winter

The Children’s Garden at Kew is an award winning example of client, designer and contractor collaboration

Evergreen Fund, supports planting of 15,000 trees near Chelmsford

Our approach to responsible business in the fight against climate change is celebrated

Revitalised outdoor space transformed for staff and residents

The 2020-21 gritting season had the busiest first night ever

The seventh edition report

How salt works to keep drivers and pedestrians safe in frosty conditions

Ground Control’s Evergreen Fund has begun to bear fruit, with an army of green-fingered volunteers planting 1,100 trees over the last two months.

Ground Control, alongside our client RBG Kew, are finalists in the 2020 Landscape Institute Awards for Children’s Garden design and build project at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

The 16th annual Sunday Times Top Track 250 league table ranks Britain’s private mid-market growth companies with the biggest sales.

Don’t be left out in the cold

Ground Control wins double gold

Introducing Haystack Business Cards

Ground Control is celebrating success in this years BALI Awards

A great opportunity to cement a relationship between our local green space at Lake Meadows and Ground Control

Ground Control is very pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Bawtree as Environmental Lead

We are very pleased to share the news that one of our young apprentices with special educational needs has recently passed all of his exams

Ground Control and Highways England Set a Benchmark With Community Artworks

Ground Control has recently hired Charlie Nash to join our ICT team working in App Support.

Ground Control is delighted to be a finalist for the Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2020 in the category “Towards Net Zero”.

After several years’ absence, the Royal Mail grounds maintenance contract is back with Ground Control! 

The combined forces of the Ground Control Winter Maintenance team and The Gritting Company are already working hard to prepare for the coming season

Ground Control transforms gardens at one of England’s largest NHS trusts, to thank staff and remember those lost to Covid-19

A new £5m investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives has been launched by Ground Control

Ground Control is celebrating after been awarded with, the Gold Accreditation

Ground Control rail teams using ‘game changing’ high tech helmets

Lewis Williams delivers NHS Care Packages to staff living in the South East

Acquisition cements Ground Control’s position as the UK’s biggest private gritting company

Acquisition of premier winter maintenance business increases nationwide economies of scale and operational efficiencies

Ground Control is currently undertaking construction works in an exciting project transforming the Manchester Metrolink’s Deansgate-Castlefield stop.

The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) is a registered charity that serves academics, professional meteorologists and those whose work is affected in some way by the weather or climate, including those who have an interest in the weather

Seed funding closed to develop innovative measurement and audit systems for carbon, biodiversity and Natural Capital trading.

Ground Control gets everything in place to tackle our biggest winter season of works yet on National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project

Rare plant habitat protected during flood defense works