National Grounds Week Posted on February 28, 2022April 5, 2022 by adrian It’s National Grounds Week, which highlights the vital role grounds staff play in keeping green spaces accessible and making sport possible. It is sometimes difficult to see what people in the grounds sector do, and green spaces can often be taken for granted, almost as if they are maintained by magic. However, the wealth of […] Continue Reading
Winter maintenance: Staying ahead with proactive gritting from Chequers Posted on December 1, 2021May 4, 2022 by adrian The importance of gritting should never go under appreciated and neither should the significance of being proactive in your winter maintenance. Businesses are accountable for all injuries in the working environment and the safety of employees is paramount. Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive show slipping and tripping to be the single most common […] Continue Reading
Chequers launches proactive gritting service Posted on October 28, 2021December 1, 2021 by adrian Chequers, our specialist services provider, has launched a comprehensive new winter maintenance service, including proactive gritting and snow clearance. The nationwide services are automatically triggered by Met Office forecasts, which are monitored daily at the exact location of client’s sites utilising national webcam footage. The default trigger is a temperate of 0c or below during […] Continue Reading
Chequers highly commended in Croydon Business Resilience Awards Posted on October 7, 2021October 12, 2021 by adrian We’re excited to announce that our specialist social housing provider, Chequers, has been highly commended in the ‘Outstanding Team Award’ category for the Croydon Business Resilience Awards. The Croydon Business Resilience Awards 2021 is the largest and most prestigious within the south London borough. The ‘Outstanding Team Award’ celebrates what makes a business stand out […] Continue Reading
Chequers appoints Naomi Childe as director of grounds and landscaping Posted on October 4, 2021October 8, 2021 by adrian Chequers, the specialist social housing provider of The Churchill Group, is delighted to announce Naomi Childe as the newly appointed director of grounds and landscaping. Naomi’s key responsibilities will involve delivering safe, high quality, and on time services for customers whilst developing green spaces for our customers. This will include cyclical grounds maintenance, specialist green […] Continue Reading
Chequers wins a three-year ground maintenance contract with Thrive Homes Posted on May 6, 2021May 4, 2022 by adrian Chequers, our specialist services business for the housing sector, has won a three-year contract with Thrive Homes to provide ground maintenance and arboriculture services. Continue Reading
How social housing partners can support the community Posted on December 16, 2020June 18, 2021 by ilona viteikiene James Kelly, MD of Chequers, discusses how and why service providers in social housing can support their communities and provide social and economic gains. Read the full article here. Continue Reading
Chequers joins the Churchill Group Posted on September 17, 2020June 18, 2021 by ilona viteikiene We are delighted to welcome Chequers to the Churchill Group. The company is a specialist services provider that offers a range of FM services and works predominantly in the housing sector. We take great pride in our community and charity work and look for partners who share the same values. Chequers works with a handful […] Continue Reading