It’s been 10 years … Wessex Grounds Services are celebrating our 10th anniversary.
Conceived back in 2013
Starting with the very beginning of our story, imagine the idea of Wessex Grounds Services being born from a discussion over a coffee. I, Stephen Harris, was obviously over 10 years younger then and decided that it could work and that I wanted to take that leap of faith.
The realisation, OMG I’m starting a business!
First things first was the business plan for the bank to secure some initial funding. After giving the bank the hard sell, the next step was setting up the company with Companies House to make it official. Then came finding a site and obtaining essential equipment. The company started with me and two other employees, Mark Parfett and Iain Hewitt (Mark is still with us). Now we needed to start to generate leads and obtain work. I will always remember our first two clients, The Sir John Colfox School and The Duchy of Cornwall (we are still working for both)
The bit between that moment and now is a long story, full of lessons learned, successes and failures. I’m delighted to say there are many more successes than failures! One of the biggest hurdles for our company to overcome was the one thing that we could never have even imagined – Covid 19.
A big ‘Thank You’
Whilst I was thinking about this article, I knew I wanted to thank everyone who has, at various stages in Wessex Grounds Services history, played an important role.
So here is a massive ‘Thank You’ to Wessex Grounds Services staff past and present. We have a very professional team and we wouldn’t be the company we are today without your effort and drive. To those that have moved on to new ventures, we hope your journey is going well and thank you for your contribution.
Our clients – by far too many to list – I would like to thank you on behalf of Wessex Grounds Services for allowing us to innovate and deliver our services to you.
Wessex Grounds Services is a company I am immensely proud of, not just for the business but also the people. We have grown from 3 employees to currently a team of approximately 30 people operating out of 3 strategically placed depots and from minimal equipment to a fleet of tractors, vans, excavators, mowers and other assorted items of equipment, a few of which can be seen below. I am also very pleased that we have been able assemble a first class landscaping and tree care team, to compliment our excellent grounds maintenance teams.
There is so much to our company today that it is impossible to sum it all up in one article, but if you should require our services in landscape design, grounds maintenance, consultancy or horticulture then please do get in touch – enquiries@wessexgroundsservices.co.uk
I will leave with this simple sign-off: here’s to the next 10 years, we are looking forward to the challenges and achieving even greater goals.
Stephen Harris – Wessex Grounds Services
