Qualgex Grimshaw (Photo credit: Grimshaw Group)

Spring is often the time when you take a good look at your tennis court and realise that you really need to tackle the moss, especially after all the wet weather we had last year.

Now is a good time to get prepared and we recommend using Qualgex but please remember that to ensure it works effectively you need to spray when the temperature is above 6 degrees Centigrade and rain is not imminent.

Please remember that it is unwise to use an iron (ferrous) based weed or moss killer on your tennis court.

The end result can be that your court becomes marked with rust stains which are very difficult to remove.

We have just added handmade bricks to our Nostalgia Building Supplies shop.

Blending by hand and selective positioning in the firing kiln all helps to create a beautiful brick reflecting centuries of craftmanship.

They are available in both metric and imperial sizes and various colours.

www.nostalgia-building-supplies.co.uk

If you have had the pleasure of trying to cater for bats whilst trying to renovate, refurbish or rebuild then you may have hit a few snags.

Here is a beautifully simple solution to provide shared accomodation to hopefully keep you, the bats and the planners happy.

There are 3 designs available and they can be made to match a multitude of brick types.

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Supplying a huge range of reproduction and reclaimed building materials including London Bricks, Fireplace Surrounds and Cast Iron Gates and Railings.

We are looking forward to working with Nostalgia’s existing customers and suppliers whilst growing this well respected business.

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The properties in this unique shopping area are separated by 32 caryatids (figures based on the classical models on the Erechtheion in Athens).

Two date from 1840, made by the original London sculptor Rossi and the remainder were created by a local man from Tivoli Street.

I hasten to add we are not touching the caryatids, just the paving and road surface!

Russell Grimshaw and Pat Baillie-Lane (our Sports & Maintenance Manager) popped over to Kings Stanley yesterday for the hand over of a cheque and plaque for the Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association competition.

King Stanley won first prize and North Nibley the runner up.

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I had a very pleasant telephone call from Chris Meakin at Worley Parsons reference the works completed at Tewkesbury.

He said that they were “highly impressed with the professionalism of Grimshaws and the way in which our guys got on with the job in hand. They certainly had not expected, or previously experienced, such a professional approach by any surfacing contractor….it was also clear that we understand and can meet National Grid/Transco stringent safety standards”.

Chris said that he had visited the Tewkesbury site today and was impressed with the standard of workmanship and particularly so the macadam surface around the parking bollards, hence the telephone call.

Peter Grimshaw

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Great news, Kings Stanley have just been awarded Best Playing Field of the Year, with the runner up North Nibley.

Meanwhile Chipping Campden won Best Playground of the Year and the runner up was Bredon.

As the official sponsor, Grimshaw see it as an opportunity to put something back into the local sports community we have been working with since 1947.

Unfortunately the youngest member of the testing team did reach overload again this year, ‘please mummy, I don’t want to go to another playground’!

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You may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but just in case you end up with more than you know what to do with, Grimshaw will be offering snow clearance services in Cheltenham again this year.

So make a note of our number

01242 513251

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