INDUSTRY NEWS
GROUND CONTROL
AWARDED BALI’S
HIGHEST ACCOLADE
FOR THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN AT KEW
BALI Registered Contractor Ground
Control has been awarded the
British Association of Landscape
Industries’ (BALI) prestigious Grand
Award at the 43rd BALI National
Landscape Awards 2019, sponsored
by BALI Registered Affiliate and
Headline Sponsor of the Awards
Green-tech. Ground Control’s
project, The Children’s Garden,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was
entered into the Community and
Schools Development category.
The annual BALI National Landscape
Awards, held at the iconic JW
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Marriott Grosvenor House, Park
Lane, London celebrates the skills,
hard work, quality, commitment
and successes of BALI Registered
members and are the largest
landscape Awards in Europe.
They recognise excellence in
landscape design, construction
and maintenance both in the UK
and overseas, as well as awarding
Affiliate customer service and
employer excellence.
Ground Control, a UK-based
multi award-winning grounds
maintenance provider specialising in
winter maintenance, took home the
top Award for The Children’s Garden
at the Royal Botanic Gardens,
the first significant development
within the Kew Gardens estate
for over a decade. Ground Control
developed the initial design concept,
engaged with Kew’s visitors, local
community groups and larger public
organisations before transforming a
large under-used area into a unique
play and learning space. Children of
all ages can now enjoy a beautiful
adventure space unaware they are
learning about nature, plants and
the environment.
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