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SUPPLIER FOCUS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDIES TALASEY GROUP After recognising a shortage in accredited landscaping courses, Talasey Group decided to take matters into their own hands and launch their own training facility. In the summer of 2018, Talasey Training Academy (TTA) opened its doors, offering a range of City & Guilds accredited courses committed to supporting and raising standards within the industry. Led by a team of experts, each interactive course has been designed to educate landscapers, designers, college students and merchants on how to install, maintain and make the most out of their landscaping materials including; resin bound aggregate systems, natural stone, porcelain and clay paving and even artificial grass. Two landscapers from Traditional Groundworks Ltd in Essex travelled up to the TTA to undergo the Resin Bound Aggregates course, keen to expand their knowledge and build their skills to work with a different landscaping product. The team got fully involved in the day long course, taking on board the information and tips from the expert TTA trainer and tried their hand at Tel: 0330 353 0208 | Email: [email protected] | Website : www.talasey.co.uk BINGLEY STONE A bespoke service from concept to completion Bingley Stone is a family run business that is based in Yorkshire, supplying traditional and contemporary stone products for over 50 years. We ensure that all our clients, receive a professional, bespoke and quality service from the design stage, through to the manufacture and delivery. Our primary focus is the natural stone elements of landscaping and streetscapes in both public and private spaces. We utilise a wide range of beautiful natural stones that are available in a wide range of colours and varying textures. We work with the latest CAD software and state of the art CNC manufacturing, yet still have the skill and expertise to utilise traditional stone masonry techniques that ensure every project meets the high standards you would expect. We manufacture a wide variety of standard products which include paving, steps, kerbs, copings, and DDA compliant products in natural stone but more so, products produced to bespoke sizes, shapes and radiuses specific to the individual designs or requirements. We work closely with landscape architects and specifiers to support their design needs from concept through to completion. Utilising our cad team and manufacturing experience we can work with the designer from an early stage to ensure that a beautiful yet practical and workable solution is provided using our quality products and finished to a high standard. Tel: 01535 273813 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.bingleystone.com/pages/ 38 Landscape Insight | November 2018 laying Resiscape in the 15m2 training bays. Since the course, the landscapers have been putting their new skills into practice and recently did an incredible job installing Resiscape on a homeowner’s driveway. Lee Cash from Traditional Groundworks Ltd said: “We had an excellent time participating in the Resin Bound Aggregates course at Talasey Training Academy. All the staff were extremely friendly and the trainer was very open, sharing all of his expert knowledge and tips with us. What a great day!”