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Jeremy Corbyn Tweets Support To KCOM Groundsmen

July 7, 2017/in Local Authority, Press Release/by External Source

What KCOM Groundsmen Say As Jeremy Corbyn Tweets Them His Support Darell, 55, was says he was also told he was being sacked for working as a kit man for Hull FC while Mark claims he was told another reason for his dismissal was down to ordering too much grass treatment product and for allowing […]

Worcestershire’s Smart Cut Wins Wychavon District Council Contract

July 6, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Diane Wood

Worcestershire’s Smart Cut Wins Wychavon District Council Contract – Specialist grounds maintenance business Smart Cut Limited has retained the open spaces and verge maintenance contract with Wychavon District Council following a competitive tender. This is the fourth successive contract Smart Cut has won under a competitive tender in recent years. This latest contract for the […]

Jeremy Corbyn Tweets Support To KCOM Groundsmen

July 7, 2017/in Local Authority, Press Release/by External Source

Worcestershire’s Smart Cut Wins Wychavon District Council Contract

July 6, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Diane Wood

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Jeremy Corbyn Tweets Support To KCOM Groundsmen

July 7, 2017/in Local Authority, Press Release/by External Source

What KCOM Groundsmen Say As Jeremy Corbyn Tweets Them His Support

Darell, 55, was says he was also told he was being sacked for working as a kit man for Hull FC while Mark claims he was told another reason for his dismissal was down to ordering too much grass treatment product and for allowing casual workers to turn up and repair divots in return for a match ticket.

Both men insist they did nothing to warrant their dismissal and were never given any warnings beforehand.

They say they are not looking for compensation but just want their jobs back, and have set up a crowdfunding page to hire Gosschalks Solicitors to fight their case and take their bosses to an employment tribunal which has so far raised £5,900.

In a tweet this week Mr Corbyn said: “Support Darrell & Mark in their fight for justice & to be reinstated to the jobs they love, for the clubs they love.”

Darrell and Mark are both delighted to receive such high profile backing.

In a statement they said: “We are obviously delighted that Jeremy Corbyn publicised our case to his 1.3 million Twitter followers. We are very grateful for that.

“We hope it means more people will now visit our crowdfunding page and donate. We remain committed to fighting for justice and to get our jobs back.

“Now that we know the Employment Tribunal hearing is at the end of October we know we have four months of hard work ahead. When we get support from somebody like Jeremy Corbyn it gives us a huge lift.”

In a joint statement, the two men previously told the Mail: “We wouldn’t normally be able to afford a legal challenge like this against such formidable opposition. There is no access to legal aid and we didn’t earn big salaries so we hope the people at SMC understand why we had no choice but to take this route.

“We look forward to the day we can hold our heads high again and get back to work providing both Hull City and Hull FC with a playing surface both clubs and their fans can be proud of.”

Darrell, of Sproatley, previously said: “This is a job I have done for 27 years and there was no indication anything like this was coming.

“Both myself and Mark have worked for the SMC for 16 years. We have never been in any troubled or had any reprimand so this came out of the blue.”

The Stadium Management Company has denied the two men were unfairly dismissed.

The employment tribunal will be held from October 25-27. Their campaign has been called Pitch For Justice and you can go to their crowdfunding page to donate.

To read the original article from Hull Daily Mail, click here

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Worcestershire’s Smart Cut Wins Wychavon District Council Contract

July 6, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Diane Wood

This is the fourth successive contract Smart Cut has won under a competitive tender in recent years.

This latest contract for the maintenance of open spaces and verges, critically involves Smart Cut providing a dedicated team made-up of eight team leaders with a number of supporting operatives, to carry out all works across Wychavon District Council.

The team will undertake all grass maintenance work throughout the 664km2 Wychavon district, which includes the towns of Droitwich Spa, Evesham, and Pershore.

The scope of works to be delivered by Smart Cut under the Wychavon contract includes grass cutting on designated verges and open spaces, shrub bed planting and maintenance, management of the annual tree planting programme, stream and hedge maintenance work, and weed control.

Smart Cut, which has its head office, workshop, machinery store and training facility at Bishampton near Pershore, is part of the £5million annual turnover Smart Cut Group, and has worked for Wychavon District Council on many of its maintenance contracts since the company was founded in the early 1990s. The relationship originally began when Smart Cut’s founder Tom Rimell started The Vale Golf Course in 1989 and the maintenance contract transferred to Wychavon District Council from the DSO.

Lynn Stevens, Senior Parks and Greenspace Officer of Wychavon District Council, commented: “Smart Cut has given Wychavon good service over many years, and we’re pleased that the company has been successful in retaining the contract.

“We know that Smart Cut’s staff work well with our Greenspace Officers to effectively sort out work programmes and day-to-day schedules, and that they are very good at responding to emergencies or last-minute problems. Furthermore, Smart Cut was able to demonstrate its continuing relevant and extensive expertise, labour, resource and quick response times in the event of queries with a live, online system at its heart to deliver even speedier responses and solutions.”

Commenting on the contract win, Smart Cut Director Tom Rimell added: “Wychavon District Council was looking for a supplier with a robust environmental policy embedded in its day-to-day operations and Smart Cut’s green waste recycling systems, in place for 20-years, and our suite of tried and tested machinery and bespoke recycling bays at our Pershore base, adequately fulfilled this important, specific contract requirement.

“Not only are we able to meet all of the contract supplier criteria in this way, Smart Cut also has an enviable track record of delivery and service for Wychavon, and recently has won at least four successive contracts all under competitive tender, which I believe shows and demonstrates the quality of our work and customer service.

“We are of course delighted to have retained the contract, especially following a highly competitive tender process.”

The company’s Commercial Manager Dawn Wallis, added: “Smart Cut Ltd is thrilled to have retained the WDC verges contract once again, which I believe serves to reinforce an already strong relationship forged over many years.”

Smart Cut is a grounds maintenance contracting business specialising in all areas of grass care to include mowing, scarifying, seeding, verti-draining, fertilizing, spraying, and its team also undertakes tree planting, shrub bed planting and maintenance, hedge trimming, path edging, and hard standing spraying.

Since it was founded in 1994, Smart Cut has grown into a Group comprising five companies with a combined annual turnover in excess of £5 million, employing over 100 staff, providing grounds maintenance and landscaping services to a wide variety of customers across the West Midlands, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, including local authorities, district and town councils, sports centres, schools, pubs and housing associations.

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Jeremy Corbyn Tweets Support To KCOM Groundsmen

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Worcestershire’s Smart Cut Wins Wychavon District Council Contract

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