50 Facts!

In celebration of our 50th anniversary we came up with 50 interesting and peculiar facts to help you learn more about our company and the team. Be sure to follow us on our social media platforms to keep up to date with our weekly fact updates!

Blakedown has…

1) Completed over 2000 projects.

2) Planted over 10,000 semi-mature trees.

3) Hosted One Dinosaur - Dippy at the Natural History Museum

4) Provided 0ver 50 communities with new Play Areas.

5) Purchased over 3000 pairs of boots.

6) We have helped to regenerate over 50 parks throughout London.

7) Laid over 100,000 tons of tarmac.

8) Installed over 50 miles of fencing.

9) Priced over 5000 tenders.

10) Supplied over 1,500,000 tons of topsoil.

11) Worked with over 75 Landscape Architecture Practices.

12) Constructed five cemeteries.

13) Planted over three million shrubs.

14) Worked in over 500 schools and colleges.

15) Worked on over 580 community projects.

16) Bought more than 5780 hard hats.

17) 165 directly employed skilled operatives.

18) 50 years of maintaining sites throughout the U.K

19) Twenty two projects which are currently underway.

20) Laid over 20,000 tonnes of Mortar.

21) Installed over 5,000 lights.

22) Installed over 50 water features.

23) Worked in 5 of London’s most well-known museums

24) Laid over 10,000m2 of Resin bound footpaths.

25) Won over 75 BALI Awards.

26) Planted over 25,000 standard trees.

27) Planted over a million bulbs.

28) Purchased over 10,000 Hi-Vis Vests.

29) Purchased over 10,000 pairs of Gloves.

30) Purchased over 15,000 sets of Heras fencing.

31) Recycled over 250,000 tons of material.

32) Refurbished one greyhound track.

33) Supported over 50 community events.

34) Worked in ten Royal Parks.

35) Worked in 32 London Boroughs.

36) Worked in over 50 universities.