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When it comes to maintaining and nurturing
this green and pleasant land, nobody does it better than Wigan Borough’s
Grounds Maintenance team.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s Grounds Maintenance Service recently
picked up the title of the best performing grounds maintenance service
in the UK at the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards.
The team of 160, who maintain all of Wigan Borough’s parks, green
spaces, sports pitches and trees, beat 74 other council’s from all four
corners of the UK to win the award.
APSE compares all aspects of the service such as value for money,
quality assurance, environmental practices, staff development and
customer care by benchmarking it against other local authorities.
Paul Barton, Head of Grounds Maintenance Services for Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust, said, “We are very proud to receive this extremely
prestigious award. It is especially pleasing because it recognises the
hard work of all of our staff and further underlines our commitment to
providing top quality services to the residents of the Wigan Borough”.
The Grounds Maintenance team specialises in a range of services
including: arboriculture (tree care); sports turf and care;
environmental cleansing; hard surface marking; planting and weeding;
landscaping; and other general grounds maintenance services.
The team is responsible for maintaining 500 hectares of recreational
green space; 19 parks; 10 countryside sites; 97 sports pitches; 2 golf
courses; 9 cemeteries; 10 war memorials; 155 hectares of Council housing
land; 60 hectares of Council highway land; 140 school grounds and over
4000 trees.
Rodney Hill, Chief Executive of Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, said,
“Our Grounds Maintenance team are the epitome of professionalism and
dedication. We are delighted they have picked up this accolade as they
have to deal with some very demanding situations, such as the recent
storm damage, but they always come out on top. I would like to thank
each and everyone of the team for their commitment and I hope they
continue to provide residents from across the borough with an excellent
service.”
Paul O'Brien, Chief Executive of APSE, said, “These awards recognise the
very best in local authority front line services, rewarding excellence
and continuous improvement. Delivering value for money and quality
services for the UK taxpayers. The achievements of local authority
direct service providers are a real cause for celebration”.
For further information about Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s Grounds
Maintenance Services please visit
www.wlct.org/greenspaces or call the
general enquiry number on 01942 776612.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this press release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Media and Public Relations Manager, on 01942
486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Photograph: The attached images show Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s
Grounds Maintenance team pictured with Rodney Hill, Chief Executive of
WLCT; Stuart Murray, WLCT’s Executive Director for Environment and
Sustainability; and Paul Barton, Greenspaces Manager for WLCT (centre).
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to help people across the Wigan Borough to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active . It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship.
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