The landscaping company was started in 1959 by Henry Shannon who saw the need for a company that provided good service and good standards of work. it was a hard life in those days as there were no machines to dig, load or move materials around as there are today. No mobile phones either!
The company, as others were, was extremely reliant on its workforce and Henry was fortunate to find the best. Not long over from Ireland he found many of his own relations along with others were best suited to the work as they all had farming backgrounds and were used to the work. This paid off and many of the employers stayed with the company for over twenty years or more. The work then and through the sixties, seventies and eighties was generated by the Greater London Council, the Inner London Education Authority and the various local councils throughout the London area.
The demise of the GLA and the ILEA along with the cut backs in spending that affected all councils in the eighties meant that the same number of firms were chasing fewer and fewer contracts, Henry realised that this could not continue and looked for alternative business opportunities.
Henry had always wanted to have his own garden centre and in 1988, an opportunity arose to purchase some land in Forest Hill, London, very close to the company's existing offices. This seemed like a good time to diversify and the land was purchased and he set about building the garden centre.
The garden centre opened in 1989 and the first few years were a struggle as the whole country fought to get out of the recession that was with us then, But the perseverance , determination and hard work that had started the company originally showed again and business started to improve/
In 2012 2 we recently received the Mayor Of Lewisham's Business Award for Best Customer Service.
Our company has been pleasing customers for years. In fact in July 2014 our Garden Centre will be 25 years old and we will be organising a few special events and offers to celebrate this so please keep your eye on facebook and twitter and sign up to our newsletter.
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Our company was in existence as a landscaping company since 1959 and won major awards for works carried out. The ultimate being the '1988 Principal Award for hard Landscaping Construction' awarded by the British Association of Landscapes Industries. This was for works carried out at Coin Street River Walk, Upper Ground, London SE1, the site between the OXO Tower and the old London Weekend Television Studios by Blackfriars Bridge.
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