Ulyett Landscapes

What Ulyett Landscapes does

Ulyett Landscapes Limited is a privately held grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor founded in 1967 and headquartered in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, with a satellite operations site in Markfield covering the Leicester area. The company delivers a full-service outdoor environment offering split between commercial and domestic clients: recurring grounds-maintenance contracts (approximately 350 active contracts across 300+ sites plus around 25 new-build housing sites) form the recurring revenue base, supplemented by project-based soft landscaping, hard landscaping, arboricultural works, fencing, gritting and snow clearance, and ancillary lines such as ROLO training courses, face-fit testing, and seasoned logs retail.

The firm operates an integrated quality, environmental, and health-and-safety management system accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, and holds BALI, CHAS, Safecontractor, SMAS, and Construction Line credentials — pre-qualifications that underpin access to UK public-sector and tier-1 construction tenders. Its commercial client base spans national housebuilders (Barratt David Wilson Homes, Taylor Wimpey East Midlands, Harron Homes, Dukeries Homes, Westerman Homes), major contractors (Jackson Civil Engineering, Laing O'Rourke, GF Tomlinson, North Midland Construction), local authorities (Nottingham City Council, East Lindsey District Council), NHS trusts (Kings Mill Hospital, Lincolnshire Community Healthcare Trust), and schools, with a separately marketed domestic division serving homeowners.

Revenue is generated through subscription-style recurring maintenance contracts, quote-based project work, hourly usage billing for gritting, fixed-price training courses, and unit-priced retail products. The company employs roughly 60 full-time staff (including a dedicated 25–30-person grounds-maintenance team) with long tenure, runs an apprenticeship pipeline, and is led by Managing Director Mark Burton and Finance Director Katie Burton as an owner-managed private limited company with no disclosed external investment.

Name

Ulyett Landscapes

Legal name

Ulyett Landscapes Limited

Website

https://ulyettlandscapes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ulyett Landscapes Limited is a privately held, East Midlands-based grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor founded in 1967, serving commercial clients (housebuilders, contractors, councils, NHS, schools) across ~350 recurring contracts and domestic homeowners with full landscaping, arboricultural, and winter gritting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (IMAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA), Lawn Aeration & Overseeding (Core Aeration, Seeding) (HSAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Grounds maintenance services
• Commercial landscaping services
• Arboricultural tree works
• Gritting snow clearance
• Domestic garden maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grounds Maintenance Contracts: Regular ongoing grounds maintenance contracts for commercial and domestic clients, providing recurring revenue from approximately 350 regular contracts
2. Landscaping Project Work: One-time project work including soft landscaping (turfing, seeding, planting), hard landscaping (paving, decking, fencing), and arboricultural works on new build sites and construction projects
3. Gritting and Snow Clearance: Hourly charged snow clearing and gritting services, particularly for commercial clients on VIP programme
4. Training Services: ROLO Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness courses (£106 plus VAT per candidate) and Qualitative Face Fit Testing (£20-35 per person) offered to external candidates
5. Seasoned Logs Sales: Sale of seasoned hardwood logs, bulk bags/crates, net bags, and kindling to domestic customers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ulyett Landscapes delivers grounds maintenance and landscaping services through dedicated directly employed teams, covering regular contracted maintenance of over 300 commercial sites and project-based soft and hard landscaping, arboricultural works, fencing, gritting, and snow clearance. A parallel domestic division provides garden maintenance, turfing, artificial grass, patios, decking, ponds, planting, tree work, and fencing to residential customers, with ancillary revenue from ROLO training courses, face fit testing, and seasoned firewood sales.

Product overview

Ulyett Landscapes is a grounds maintenance and landscaping company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services organized into commercial and domestic divisions. The commercial services include Grounds Maintenance, Soft Landscaping, Hard Landscaping, Arboricultural Works, Gritting and Snow Clearance, and Fencing. The domestic services encompass Garden Maintenance, Turfing & Seeding, Artificial Grass, Patios & Paving, Decking, Ponds & Water Features, Planting, Tree Work, and Fencing. The company also offers ancillary services including ROLO training courses, Face Fit Testing for safety compliance, and a Seasoned Logs retail product. The Lawn Doctor Service provides specialized lawn care as an add-on to standard garden maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grounds Maintenance Recurring grounds maintenance for commercial and public sector sites covering commercial mowing, sports pitch line marking, weed clearance, invasive plant management, specialist lawn care, hedge and shrub pruning, tree services, site clearance, and environmental maintenance. Delivered by dedicated directly employed teams to approximately 350 regular contracts and over 300 active sites.
• Soft Landscaping Soft landscaping services including turfing, seeding, planting, and show house garden installations for commercial developments and residential gardens. Active on around 25 new home building sites alongside commercial clients.
• Hard Landscaping Hard landscaping services including paving, patios, decking, fencing, driveways, walling, and pathways for commercial and domestic clients.
• Arboricultural Works Tree surgery services for commercial clients including crown lifting, stump grinding, pruning, thinning, and tree felling, with green waste recycled into mulch or compost. Delivered with complete risk assessments and method statements ensuring compliance with current legislation and health and safety regulations.
• Gritting and Snow Clearance Winter gritting and snow clearance services for industrial parks, business parks, car parks, schools, universities, and private properties, with hourly pricing and a VIP client priority service including a 24-hour emergency telephone number.
• Garden Maintenance Domestic garden maintenance including grass cutting, tree and shrub pruning, hedge cutting, lawn edging, weeding, weed treatments, lawn care, and litter picking for residential homeowners.
• Turfing and Seeding Lawn installation using high quality cultivated turf with ground preparation, spraying, levelling, and watering, plus cost-efficient seeding for larger areas, delivered to residential customers.
• Artificial Grass Installation Low-maintenance artificial grass supply and installation available in 28mm, 35mm premium, and 35mm luxury options for domestic customers seeking maintenance-free evergreen lawns.
• Patios and Paving Patio and paving installation offering traditional rustic to modern contemporary styles using Yorkstone, granite set, natural or Indian sandstone, and block paving for residential properties.
• Decking Decking installation for garden seating areas, island decks, centrepiece feature decks, and pergolas with gazebos for residential customers.
• Ponds and Water Features Water feature and pond installation including sculpted bubble pools, planted wildlife ponds, and modern stainless steel or slate designs for residential gardens.
• Planting Expert garden planting with the management team providing over 100 years of horticulture experience to design tailor-made schemes with suitable plants and shrubs for domestic customers.
• Tree Work Professional tree care services for residential customers including pruning, thinning, tree felling, crown lifting, and stump grinding, with waste recycled into mulch or compost.
• Fencing Fencing installation for both commercial and domestic clients offering close board, kneel rail, close boarded panel, trellis, picket, palisade, post and rail, metal fencing, concrete posts and plinths, plus wooden and metal gates.
• ROLO Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness Course Accredited ROLO (Register of Land-Based Operatives) training course priced at £106 plus VAT per candidate, accommodating up to 10 candidates per session at the Blidworth head office. The course is a prerequisite for LISS/CSCS skills cards and the certificate (issued by BALI) is valid for 5 years.
• Qualitative Face Fit Testing Face fit testing service for tight-fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE) ensuring compliance with COSHH, CAW, and CLAW regulations. Priced at £20 per person with customer-supplied mask or £35 per person with mask supplied; each test takes approximately 30 minutes with block bookings available for on-site testing.
• Seasoned Logs and Firewood Retail firewood products including seasoned hardwood logs in large crates (£120 each or 2 for £200), bulk bags/crates of various hard and soft woods (£80 each or 2 for £150), smaller net bags (£8 each), and kindling. Available for delivery or collection to domestic customers.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• British Association of Landscaping Industries (BALI)coreOthersFounder members of BALI since its inception. BALI is the leading trade association for landscaping industry. Ulyett is also an approved ROLO training provider under BALI's scheme. ROLO (Register of Land-Based Operatives) Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness Course is pre-requisite for LISS/CSCS skills cards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tivoli Group: UK commercial grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor serving retail parks, local authorities and commercial estates with a similar portfolio (grounds maintenance, landscaping, gritting, arboriculture). Comparable scale and customer overlap make it a direct regional/national competitor.
• Bourne Amenity: Specialist UK grounds maintenance contractor focused on sports turf, amenity horticulture and commercial grounds care. Comparable in the grounds maintenance side of Ulyett's book, particularly for schools, sports clubs and council clients where it overlaps with Ulyett's commercial segments.
• John O'Conner Grounds Maintenance: Essex-headquartered commercial grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor of broadly similar size (~£40m+ turnover) offering grounds maintenance, soft/hard landscaping and arboriculture to local authorities, housing associations and commercial clients. Most directly comparable in operating model and customer mix to Ulyett's commercial division.
• Ground Control: UK-wide grounds maintenance, landscaping and winter gritting contractor with significant commercial and public-sector book. Comparable across all of Ulyett's core service lines and a likely bidder on the same enterprise and council frameworks.
• Aspect Landscape Services: UK grounds maintenance and landscape construction contractor serving commercial, residential and public-sector clients with a similar mix of recurring maintenance contracts and landscaping project work. Comparable in customer base (housebuilders, councils, commercial estates) and contract structure.
• GLP Landscapes: Midlands-based grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor serving commercial and public-sector clients with a service portfolio closely matching Ulyett's (grounds maintenance, soft landscaping, gritting, arboriculture). Geographic proximity makes it a particularly direct competitor for East Midlands framework work.

Broad incumbents

• idverde: UK's largest commercial grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor, formed via roll-up of multiple regional players. Comparable to Ulyett in service mix (grounds maintenance, soft/hard landscaping, arboriculture) but operates nationally at materially greater scale, making it both a competitive threat for framework tenders and the benchmark acquirer for regional consolidation.

Regional players

• Whitehall Landscapes: Leeds-based commercial landscaping and grounds maintenance contractor serving Yorkshire and the North of England. Comparable service mix (grounds maintenance, soft/hard landscaping, arboriculture) and competes with Ulyett for the North of England maintenance sites it has extended into.

Others

• British Association of Landscaping Industries (BALI): UK trade association for the landscaping industry, of which Ulyett is a founder member. Listed as an ecosystem participant because BALI membership and its ROLO training scheme are part of Ulyett's accreditation moat and service offering, and BALI accreditation status is a peer signal of competitive positioning.
• M.J. Church Plant Hire & Groundworks: South West-based contractor providing plant hire, earthworks and grounds preparation services to construction and development clients. Tangentially comparable because it serves many of the same housebuilders (e.g., Persimmon, Redrow) on plot works alongside which Ulyett delivers its soft/hard landscaping.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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