Groundsman Rates

[Alex O]

It depends where you are in the uk and if you want a qualified groundie £120-150+
or an unskilled labourer £100+.
A decent groundie will have their own ppe.
[emoji106]

Around £80 here for a Groundsman but know companies that pay less.

[eggsarascal]

17 minutes ago, Alex O said:

Around £80 here for a Groundsman but know companies that pay less.

Self employed?

[Sheepy]

Key thing here is do you want a Groundie or a brash dragger, brash dragger £100. Groundie wants to be on at least £130 Self employed, any less and there selling themselves short, painters are on £150 a day at the moment and my dog could do that.

[Alex O]

Self employed?

£80 yes

[Alex O]

Key thing here is do you want a Groundie or a brash dragger, brash dragger £100. Groundie wants to be on at least £130 Self employed, any less and there selling themselves short, painters are on £150 a day at the moment and my dog could do that.

What part of the country are you in? Down here in Plymouth and good climber would be £120-£130 a day and Groundsman £80 and not necessarily with out saw. Not sure about the rest of the country but it’s every Tom,Dick and Harry setting up a tree business and pretty much buying the work and undervaluing the industry by quite a lot.

[eggsarascal]

8 minutes ago, Alex O said:

£80 yes

Wow.

 

 

[Coletti]

£80 yes

That's appalling!

[Alex O]

I don’t know anyone else that pays more than that around here, the market is a disgusting around here for prices. Some get away with charging more than the average day rate but don’t seem to have regular work and tend to hire there machinery in

[eggsarascal]

16 minutes ago, Alex O said:

I don’t know anyone else that pays more than that around here, the market is a disgusting around here for prices. Some get away with charging more than the average day rate but don’t seem to have regular work and tend to hire there machinery in

What's the rate for two blokes, Transit size tipper and a load or two away?

 

I realise every job is different, but a ball park figure.

[Mark Bolam]

As long as people will work for it people will carry on paying it I suppose.

 

Not exactly a sustainable business model for a genuinely self employed groundsman though.