Founded by Jack Moody in 1963, our company has grown and developed over the years to become one of the UK’s leading providers of landscaping and maintenance services for the construction, maintenance and environment industries. Businesses within the group include the award-winning Jack Moody Landscaping and one of the UK’s largest garden centres at our Hollybush Farm headquarters in Staffordshire, where we grow and maintain over one million plants, shrubs and trees.
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Company first registered as domestic landscaping business. Jack passed his driving test and brought his first van, a Morris Minor
First business premises purchased in Brunswick Park Road, Wednesbury, doubled his workforce and bought his first pick-up
Became a founder member of BALI, the British Association of Landscape Industries
Jack Moody accepted onto a Council’s approved contractor list and wins its first major contracts for Walsall Council, installing two football pitches
Wednesbury Fencing was formed as part of a practical expansion
Jack Moody Landscaping became a Limited Company, staff number expanded and the business moved to the present site Hollybush Farm
A garden centre is opened at the Hollybush Farm site
A small nursery was added to the group of companies, Woodbridge Nurseries in Oxfordshire
Won the Grand Award in the BALI National Landscape Awards for landscaping at Sun Alliance Insurance Office, Snow Hill, Birmingham
New investment in vehicles and machinery for the ever expanding landscaping function
Second nursery set up at Hollybush, over 100,000 plants, shrubs & trees
Jack Moody Holdings plc was formed to bring together the landscaping & garden business centre
7 acre tree nursery opens, housing over 1000 trees
Waste Management License granted, composting begins in November with contracts from numerous local authorities to receive and process their green waste collected from both kerbside and civic amenity sites
Landscaping at Grange Park Northampton – became highest contract figure awarded to a landscape company (2.1 million)
Hollybush wins BBC Gardener’s World Live Best themed contribution to show. Company wins 20 year PFI Veolia/Birmingham City council contract for green waste processing
BALI Environmental Award – Development of Composting Schemes & Systems
Company becomes the first UK compost producer to receive industry standard certification PAS100
Company becomes the first UK compost producer to receive industry standard certification PAS100
Won BALI special award for Recycled Product of the Year (for care compost). A new Retail was purchased in Oldbury, West Midlands
A & D Aquatics & Garden Centre opens in Oldbury. JM Plant Hire Ltd Was set up
As part of the continued expansion an In-Vessel composting process was commissioned
Cash and carry nursery opens at Hollybush site
Recycling site opened at Telford. New office headquarters built at Hollybush site
Completion of Hollybush redevelopment with expansion of retail space & new shopping village
Berkswell recycling site opens, near Solihull
Jack Moody Group achieved ISO accreditation status for 14001, 9001 and 45001
Charity Trust fund set up. Jack Moody celebrates the 50th anniversary of his landscaping & civil engineering business. Fleet of vehicles is expanded
Company wins contract to supply national growing media retailer with compost
Major contract win for Jack Moody Landscaping & Walsall Council regeneration scheme
Jack Moody Landscapes appears on DIY SOS donating products and expertise to an amazing local project
Gardeners World Live Silver Award – Jack Moody Landscapes partners with ShireOak Academy for second year to build a show garden entitled – A Trip Down Sensory Lane
Solar panels installed on all sites to reduce energy costs
Jack Moody LCE completes Birmingham Council Edgbaston Reservoir cycle route project
JM LCE launches new brand identity
Jack Moody LCE wins Charnley Road open space restoration and installation of skate park and play area
Jack Moody LCE purchases new fleet of vehicles to increase efficiencies
Wolverhampton City Councils awards £1m contract for Railway Cutting Development
Hollybush opens The Den coffee shop and Bee Wild childrens play area
Rider Levitt Bucknall Blythe Valley infrastructure work contract awarded £600k
Jack Moody LCE wins landscaping works at largest ALDI distribution centre in the world
Completed works for 3 different developments that proceeded to win Pride in The Job Awards 2024
Jack Moody Nursery hosts first cash and carry open day for trade customers
Achieved 38th position in the Hortweek Top 70 Landscape and Maintenance Contractors 2024
Supplied and installed plants to an award winning border at BBC Gardeners’ World, achieving a silver award and people’s choice award
Wins two BALI National Landscape Awards within Soft Landscaping and Hard Landscaping for commercial sites.
The Jack Moody Group is a key industry voice in the sectors within which we operate in, participating and contributing to many influential industry bodies, such as the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and British Association of Landscape Industries.
OUR TEAM
Jack Moody group employ over 250 people across our different business and sites
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work.
We are committed to encouraging progression and career development. 90% of our workforce have an NVQ level 3 or above in their area of expertise.
We are proud to be able to say that we have 3rd and even 4th generations of families working for us.
We are a key employer and supporter of our local community, with the majority of our workforce living within a ten mile radius of Hollybush Farm.
We value the wellbeing of all of our staff who have access to our health assured Employee Assistance Programme, giving them 24/7 access to counsellors to discuss and help with a personal life, work issues, health, managing finances and retirement.
We strongly encourage a healthy working lifestyle through team building, volunteering and our outdoor lifestyle business.