John Bourne & Co Ltd

Our new Shelton 6 tonne universal sand and gravel hopper was put to the test on its first outing, with 600 tonnes of Washed Sports Sand to spread across three polo fields at @hurtwoodparkpoloclub Another @thebourne_group collaboration with sand from @bourne_amenity , delivery by @johnbourne_co and spreading by @bourne_sport , along with vertidraining and raking in. The design of our new hopper allows for three uses, including filling drain runs, spreading material via the attached spinners and filling secondary hoppers with the attached elevator. Multiple tasks, more efficiency! We look forward to trying out all the features. Contact us for more information on 01797 331670 or email [email protected]

Another beautiful day for delivering our Screen Surface Woodchip to @ldcltd for mulching new saplings. Our Screen Surface Woodchip provides a great, hard wearing surface, great for mulching and moisture retention. This product is also certified for use in children’s play areas (BS EN 1177:2008 Certified.) Measuring at 10 - 30mm, and this product has minimal dust and fines. Thanks to @johnbourne_co driver Shannan for the photos! 🚛📷

@thebourne_group working together seamlessly - sand courtesy of @bourne_amenity , haulage by @johnbourne_co spreading, overseeding and vertidraining service by @bourne_sport . Charlton Park Rugby Football Club, @charltonparkrfc based at Broad Walk in Kidbrooke, are one of south east London’s most prominent rugby union clubs, founded in 1893. Contact the Bourne Sport team on 01797 331670 or email [email protected] for details on our sports turf services.

@thebourne_group collaboration: working alongside sister company @bourne_amenity to supply Lovell Landscapes with our Medium Ornamental Bark. The team are providing landscaping services at the Persimmon Homes Ovinia Chase development, Minster on Sea. Our Medium Ornamental bark is a 50:50 blend of white wood and darker ornamental spruce bark. It is a 0/75mm product and our most popular bark mulch, offering a good consistent finish. “Ovinia Chase offers a choice of one, two, three and four-bedroom new homes. Designed with family life in mind, the development also features green spaces and a brand-new play area.”

We have recently been supplying @naolandscapes for works at the LeShuttle terminal, Folkestone. “LeShuttle (formerly Eurotunnel) is undergoing a major, five-year “once-in-a-generation” upgrade of its UK (Folkestone) and French (Calais) terminals. This redevelopment aims to modernise the experience, incorporating new infrastructure to manage post-Brexit Entry/Exit System (EES) requirements, which involves significant changes to the car park and, by extension, landscaping.” Materials for these significant upgrades include our: Cockleshells, 4/10mm Marine Shingle, BS8601 Subsoil, 0/2mm Building Sand, Ornamental Bark and Premium Blended Topsoil. Look out for the new planting on your next trip across the channel! Thanks to NAO for having us to visit.

Delivering our Woodland Amenity Mulch to @treesforcities . Thanks to @johnbourne_co driver Shannan for the photos! In 2024, Trees for Cities partnered with Croydon Council to plant over 3500 trees at Ashburton Playing Fields, Croydon. 180 volunteers helped with the planting, and this year the charity’s team are re-mulching to ensure the young saplings continue to thrive. Our Woodland Amenity Mulch is predominantly white wood and comes from local tree surgeons as the result of chipping whole trees, which in this case, will go on to pass their essential nutrients to thousands of new trees! “Ashburton Playing Fields are part of a green corridor which runs from Addington Hills through Addiscombe, Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens Allotments, Ashburton Playing Fields, Long Lane Wood and up to South Norwood Country Park. Long Lane Wood is a remaining fragment of the Great North Wood and is home to Bywood Avenue Bird Sanctuary. Being part of this green corridor, the new woodland area will provide great additional habitat for wildlife.” “The planting design has been set out to ensure ample space is maintained for sporting activities and other recreation. Walking routes have been taken into consideration and the design incorporates clear pathways and open areas of woodland. The individual trees along the pathway will offer shade along the walking route and will also add depth and interest to the space. Scrub islands within the south section of the site will support butterflies and other invertebrates.”

We’re once again supporting the incredible @hospiceintheweald ’s annual Christmas tree collection campaign. Earlier this week, we collected over 70 trees to contribute towards the charity’s target of 2,600 trees and goal of raising £57,000, to support people facing terminal illnesses and those important to them. By providing our green waste collection services, we are proud to support the vital care the hospice provides, while facilitating environmentally responsible tree disposal. A @thebourne_group  collaboration with @johnbourne_co ’s bulker grab and assistance from @gardenscapedirect . Thank you to Lewis and Paul for all their efforts again this year.

Happy New Year 2026! A cold start to the year, but we’re already out on the road and ready to go 🚛❄️🏙️ Set to deliver over 3,500 new homes, Dagenham Green boasts over 10-acres of open space with landscaped central parks. We’re delivering a great range of materials to regular client, @elitelandscapesltd , for this large scale development - so far including our Intensive Lightweight Subsoil and Topsoil, BS3382 Multipurpose Topsoil, Grassland Soil, Cohesive Subsoil and Lawn Rootzone. “On the site of the old Ford stamping plant, Phase 1 of the project will feature a mix of homes centred around green open spaces, including a new urban park with a large pond to reflect the area’s waterside heritage. Pocket gardens, growing areas, and engaging landscapes provide places to explore along with 3,000sqm of children’s play areas.” We look forward to seeing the project progress!

Maximising efficiency: “Every year our specialist soils and substrates are specified on projects further and further afield from our blending and manufacturing facilities. In order to fulfil these orders promptly, while keep costs competitive for our clients, we collaborate with the other @thebourne_group companies to bring backloads from these sites, making use of our strong nationwide supply chain.   Thanks very much to @johnbourne_co driver Kevin, for documenting his day showcasing this; starting with an ongoing landscaping project in Bristol. Nu-Landscapes needed several tipper loads of our Lake Margin Soil, which we manufacture at our facility in Sevenoaks, Kent. Utilising our own @johnbourne_co fleet, meant we could make this delivery early in the morning, before stopping by our friends at Tarmac in the Forest of Dean to backload with Deansett Gravel (aka Redgra) for a school client @acscobhamschool in Cobham, Surrey. Following this drop, a quick visit to @sibelcogroup at their Godstone quarry to backload to our Newenden HQ with 20 tonnes of Play Pit Sand for our sister company @gardenscapedirect , to bag up for their retail clientele. Due to our extensive range of materials, and varied client base, we are able to maximise the efficiency of the @thebourne_group and keep costs as competitive as possible throughout the country. With some joined-up thinking from our hard working logistics team, we can provide the best service possible to our clients, while running our fleet as efficiently as possible.   A total 356 miles were covered, in order to service these 3 customers, with only 48 of those miles being empty or “dead” miles. This works out at around 13-14% of the distance travelled without a load, versus the current industry standard of around 30%. One of our ongoing goals is to consistently operate at less than 20% empty, as a commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, so backloading and working with fellow hauliers is a good place to start.     Great work from the whole team! - Jonathan Bourne

For the eighth year in a row, we’re proud to announce our fleet has achieved FORS Gold Accreditation ✨ New to the team this year, Sara Roberts, our Transport & Compliance Officer, has successfully demonstrated the requirements for this high level of accreditation, which include our year-on-year improvements, advanced staff training, engagement with supply chain and sustainability strategy. An exceptional achievement Sara, and a huge thank you for all your efforts - a truly well-deserved success. FORS Gold is the highest level of accreditation under the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, recognising best practice in safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility, and compliance across fleet operations. Achieving Gold requires meeting rigorous standards and demonstrating continuous improvement well beyond the legal requirements. We continue to improve our fleet of vehicles by introducing new and updated lorries every year, with the addition of six new vehicles this year, these have replaced older vehicles in the fleet, all meeting the high specifications required for FORS Gold. FORS also allows us to be up to date with new and developing safety and compliance data and changing legislation. Being a member of FORS means we can be confident in our drivers and fleet - sending out a strong message to our customers of safe and compliant working

Great to revisit @maylimltd at Grosvenor Square Gardens and deliver our loose Biochar. The understanding of biochar has developed greatly over recent years, and we are seeing a marked increase in its use. Often mixed with our Structural Urban Tree Soil, Blended Topsoil or to create bespoke Stockholm Soil blends. For this site, we supplied the material loose for distribution across the park by the Maylim team, integrating it with our BS3882 Certified Topsoil already on site. The existing soil in the gardens was heavily compacted over years of use, therefore incorporating biochar with the new topsoil will help improve aeration and drainage, while channelling water and nutrients, thanks to retaining much of the original wood’s structure. Each fragment will also provide a habitat for beneficial microbes. Thanks to Maylim once again for having us, it’s great to see the gardens coming along. @johnbourne_co

Supplying @acrelandscapesltd for their works at St Paul’s new Junior School, Barnes - founded in 1509, the leading independent school provides education for around 1000 boys aged 7-18. So far for the project we supplied our Sandy Loam Subsoil, TS6 Blended Topsoil, 10/20mm Angular Shingle and Hard Woodchip. St Paul’s Junior School project consists of two new buildings: Junior School East and Junior School West. The schools will be linked together by an external play space named, ‘The Barn’. “External drainage incorporates storm and foul water diversion, porous surface overflow pipework and a rain garden. Soft landscaping will include shrub herbaceous planting, hedge planting and grassland meadow, in addition to a rain garden. Hard landscaping will include linear concrete block paving, permeable black and coloured tarmac, permeable resin bound aggregate, play bark and a hybrid turf system, in addition to in-situ rubber safety surfaces.” @johnbourne_co