CONSTRUCTION FIRM WINS NURSERY CONTRACT

By: Josh Morris

A Dorset builder has won a contract to redevelop the site of a Poole-based nursery.

Greendale Construction will redevelop the Kingland Road site of Chestnut Nursery with a new shop and improved nursery and grounds.

Behind the shop, there will be a further 8,000 sq ft of retail hard standing and growing areas.

The new nursery will offer a more formal experience for customers, and will provide space for volunteers working with the registered charity SWOP (Sheltered Work Opportunities Project) to work.

During the refurbishment, Chestnut will be operating a pop-up shop at 26 Kingland Crescent in Poole town centre where it will be selling a variety of plants and accessories.

 Angela Mansbridge, project manager at Chestnut Nursery, said: "It is such an exciting time at the nursery and everyone has worked so hard to get to this stage. The improvements will benefit our current and future volunteers for years to come."

Martin Stewart, managing director at Stewarts Garden Centres, and chairman and trustee at SWOP, said: "We are thrilled to have finally got this project up and running, and are delighted to be working with such a well-regarded company as Greendale Construction.

"This is going to be an iconic building within the conservation area of Poole Park, for a really valuable charity which is going to benefit hundreds of the charity’s volunteers."

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