Business Theatre - Day 1

Over the past decade, Karen McClure Garden Design has experienced changes in trends and styles of gardens, as well as for running a business. In this talk, the team share insights into developments, how they have learnt to flex and adapt, managing client expectations and strategies that have helped drive the studio's growth. They will reflect on lessons learnt, how these have shaped their processes, procedures, and the development of a strong portfolio and hard-working team.

Discover simple, actionable ways to reduce your corporation tax. From pension contributions to smart asset purchases, this talk covers effective HMRC-approved strategies tailored for small business owners in the landscaping industry.

Joblogic take to the stage to share inspiration and information on their field service management software 

You adore the design work, but do you dance around the proverbial handbag when it comes to talking about money with clients? Do sales conversations leave you uneasy, undermining your own pricing, or worried about scaring clients away? This session shows you how to replace dread with clarity, confidence, and calm, so you can focus on what you love – designing.

Last year, Belderbos Landscapes celebrated its 20th anniversary. To mark the milestone, husband and wife team Ed and Claire Belderbos decided to transfer their shares into an employee ownership trust - essentially putting the future of the company in the hands of their employees. Claire shares the decision behind this, the journey they took for Belderbos Landscapes to become employee owned, and the lessons they have learned along the way.

From becoming part of the Domis Construction Group in 2020, to purchasing Pickmere Nursery - which has now become home to its state-of-the-art headquarters - one year later, to acquiring Urban Landscape Design, Wright Landscapes has gone from strength to strength, with people at its core. It’s now branched out into outdoor living, with an impressive show garden at its site, and will be launching its own training academy. So, how did it get here? Find out from managing director Lee Webster and business development director Chris Blaisdale.