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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Our 2023 Graduate Operations Programme is now open for applications. This 18-month rotational programme takes you across all areas of Ground Control, focusing on exceptional operational delivery. Solid career path progression with great starting package including EV Car! 🚗 If you are a future Managing Director, this programme is the one for you 💯 Click on the link below to apply.
As part of our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging Ground Control were proud sponsors of The Women of The Future 2022 Summit held in London this week, with 18 of our female leaders from across Ground Control hitting the pause button to learn from Global Leaders whose unique perspectives and expertise , challenge and inspire. A global forum for leaders , assembling a unique community of dynamic current and future leaders, it was a day of connections, inspirations and insight with focus on Authentic Leadership, Resilience and Influence.
Listen to how landowners, corporate leaders, biodiversity experts and public bodies from across the UK discuss the actions they are taking to turn nature recovery ambition , into action.
September has welcomed 5 new Operational Graduates into our teams to commence their Ground Control Careers. Over the next 18 months they will experience a full rotational programme across all areas of the business, to develop their people and technical skills, and support their development as future leaders. Human Nature - At its Best
We're a business with a continuous learning culture , and encourage all our people at every level to become the very best that they can be. As a key player in minimising disruption to our nation’s infrastructure, we've taken staff training to a new level, with industry-leading Arboricultural Awareness training for those who manage services in the rail and infrastructure division.
Our biodiversity summit, Green Gains Live, aims to inspire public and private sector landowners and share the know-how to better utilise land to support nature's recovery. We are delighted to announce that Tony Juniper CBE Chair of Natural England will once again join us as keynote speaker - sharing insight into the holistic importance of investing into biodiversity as a national priority, and the vital role nature recovery networks will play in our ability to protect and enhance our natural world. #GreenGains #GroundControl #COP26 #Biodiversity #Sustainability #LandManagement
On Friday 22nd April, Ground Control received the fantastic accolade of “Sustainable Company of the Year” at the 2022 ProLandscaper Business Awards. The Pro Landscaper business awards 2022 are particularly special as it celebrated five years of these awards. It brings together the landscaping community for an afternoon to celebrate the excellent standards set within the landscape industry. We’re extremely proud to announce that Ground Control were announced the winners of ‘Sustainable Company of the Year’ As a company we have proudly embed sustainability at the core of our ethos, our leadership, and our day-to-day operations. The notion of sustainability is firmly embedded in our business plan and strategic goals and is demonstrable in flagship educational events, such as ‘Green Gains Live’, and is actioned in environmental projects such as the ‘Wildfell Centre for Environment Recovery’. Ground Control’s Group Sales and Marketing Director, Brain Smith said:
Ground Control has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as having met rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to sustainable goals ahead of profit. Ground Control joins a community of 4,800 B Corp businesses around the world. Ground Control’s B Corp certification is a pioneering step in the UK ground maintenance industry reflecting the business’ commitment to biodiversity and sustainability. This signals a shift towards greater accountability and transparency in the sector and across the country. Chris Turner, Executive Director of B Lab UK, says "Welcoming Ground Control is an exciting moment because they have an opportunity to lead the way within the external maintenance industry. Their commitment to doing business differently will be an inspiration to others and really help spread the idea that we can redefine success in business to be as much about people and planet as it is about profit.”
January hosted the launch 🚀 of our four brand new Ground Control Leadership Academy 2022 Programmes. The bespoke GC programmes have been created in partnership with ACP Training , supporting our high achievers across the business to learn, develop and embed transformational leadership skills at 4 key stages of their Ground Control career. #Embark , #Intensify, #Accelerate and #Optimise will take 70 colleagues on an 12 month experiential learning adventure, culminating in an intrapreneurial challenge delivered 'Dragons Den' style. To follow their journeys use #GCAcademy2022
We bought a farm! 'The Wildfell centre for Environmental Recovery' will showcase a blue print on how to rebuild biodiversity. Working in partnership with our customers , we hope to amplify opportunities to reinstate nature on underutilised land.
