The History of Ebsford

2011 12th August 2011

Ebsford was born

2012 14th February

Ebsford carried out their first Japanese knotweed screening job at Abercynon School, Wales

2014 11th June 2014

Launch of new corporate branding and company website

10th July 2014

Move from 4 desk office to The Kennels within the Nostell Estate, Wakefield. Ebsford team grows to 15 + employees

2015 1st April 2015

Moved to larger premises within the Nostell estate. The Switzer Suite.
Ebsford team grows to 26+ employees

1st July 2015

Ebsford provide the National Trust with an Innovative de-silting solution at their world heritage site, Fountains Abbey.

2016 12th February 2016

Nick Hartley, Managing Director of Ebsford alongside other industry experts founded INNSA (Invasive Non Native Specialists Association) The industry body for companies involved in controlling and eradicating invasive non-native species in the UK.

INNSA aims to improve standards within the industry and offer peace of mind to clients.

30th March 2016

Improvements to our systems saw us achieve Achilles recognition, something that is crucial to our aquatic and utilities clients.

1st May 2016

Move to a larger office space – The Paine Suite. Ebsford team grows to 33+ employees

1st July 2016

Ebsford announced as the winners of the Heritage category at Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards

25th August 2016

Removal of Creamery Weir Scotland, the largest full weir removal undertaken to date in conjunction with SEPA, RAFTS and Royal Haskoning

3rd October 2016

On behalf of Partner Construction Ebsford clear JK infested site to make way for much a needed housing development. Ebsford use large scale screening equipment to eradicate 5000m3 of Japanese knotweed, eliminating the need for 556, 18 tonne lorry loads of material to be removed from site.

3rd October 2016

Ebsford move into larger scale open space works on a project to restore elements of Cherry Hinton Park, home of the annual Cambridge Folk Festival

November 2016

Ebsford achieved the standards required for ISO9001, 14000 and 18000 for its systems ensuring Health Safety, Quality & Environment are consistently at the forefront of all its operations.

2017 20th January 2017

Ebsford Environmental revealed as the Unilever Small Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards

24th Jan 2017

Honoured at the National Apprenticeship Awards for our commitment to apprenticeships

4th May 2017

Ebsford Environmental took two titles at the Property Care Association’s annual Best Practice awards event, winning the Training and Staff Development accolade, as well as Highly commended in the Innovation and Sustainability category.

4th September 2017

Ebsford Environmental appointed by the Canal & River Trust to a national 10 year framework designed to support the maintenance and protection of 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales.

10th October 2017

Awarded the Regional National Apprenticeship Award for the North East

1st November 2017

Move to larger office space – The Adam Suite. Ebsford team grows to 40 + employees

2018 19th February 2018

With Heritage Lottery Funding, Ebsford restore Georgian lakes to their former glory for Barnsley Councils top visitor attraction Cannon Hall.

11th June 2018

Ebsford & West Cumbria Rivers Trust celebrate the completion of Ennerdale Weir Removal on the River Ehen. Trout can already be seen swimming upstream where the weir used to be.

17th July 2018

Ebsford join Harrow Council to welcome the local community and 150 school children to officially open Newton Park following the 6month regeneration project.

2019 14th January 2019

Ebsford on behalf of the Borough of Poole begin work on £3.5m Poole Park Life scheme, which sees a variety of improvements being made to the area’s most popular public open space. Works to sensitively desilt the lagoon and amenity enhancements are carried out as the site remains open to visitors and whilst managing a tidal lagoon.

14th February 2019

New improved Enviroscreen Ultra launched

25th February 2019

Ebsford opens new Southern office at Lily Hill Park in Bracknell

29th March 2019

Launch of new improved website to reflect growth and service offerings

21st November 2019

PCA Awards Win

As a result of all the hard work this year and brilliant feedback on our customer journey and project delivery, we were honoured to be awarded The PCAs Japanese Knotweed Contractor of the Year award!

Ebsford were also highly commended for Japanese Knotweed project of the year for their work on a complex eradication scheme at Cryfields.

16th December 2019

Normanton Screening

Our largest screening project to date was successfully completed just a stone’s throw away from Ebsford HQ. It was a great project to be involved with, made even more special in that it was aiding the development of our region.

23rd December 2019

Silty the duck was born! Ebsfords Mascot was introduced to the wider team at Ebsford. Silty will be attending public events and help raise awareness and funding for selected charities. He’s already making a splash so look out for him on his future adventures.

2020 17th July 2020

Ebsford transitioned to ISO 45001, which is the international standard for health and safety at work and replaces OHSAS 18001. This briought us up to date with this industry standard, more than a year ahead of the transition deadline.