Japanese Knotweed Ltd TIMELINE
As Japanese Knotweed Ltd enters its fifteenth year of trading we reflect on how the company started and where it is today – a renowned knotweed contractor that has made a few waves over time! Below you can click on the links to see more details of key timeline achievements:
2010
JKL Established November 3rd
2011
Grew a client base of residential customers and commercial clients.
2012
Joined the PCA IWCG. Secured major framework order for knotweed control with London Borough of Lambeth.
2013
3rd year in a row that the company secure more than 30% year-on-year revenue growth.
2014
Registers ‘Japanese Knotweed Not To Be Ignored’ brand trademark.
Establishes our 10 Year encompassing Herbicide Knotweed Management Plan and Insurance Backed Guarantee product for residential customers.
2015
Secures 7th regional Housing Association contract award and Framework award with Travis Perkins.
2016
Secures over 3,000 concurrent customer contracts.
Completing over 80 excavation contracts and over 8,000 treatment visits in the year.
2017
Company secures a £3m annual turnover for the year.
2018
Secures over 5,000 concurrent customer contracts.
Completing over 150 excavation contracts and over 12,000 treatment visits in the year.
JKL submit evidence to the Commons Select Committee Enquiry into Japanese knotweed and the built environment.
2019
Wins PCA Website of the Year award.
Ben Lindley (below) of JKL provides oral evidence in Westminster at the Commons Select Committee Enquiry.
2020
2-month £1.5m HS2 knotweed removal contract completed for AECOM.
Assists the RICS working group for creating a Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property Guidance Note.
Paul Ceconi achieves the highest pass-rate of the year in the PCA invasive Weeds Technician Course.
Company achieves over £4.5m revenue for the year.
2021
Wins PCA Contractor of the Year.
Secures over 6,000 concurrent customer contracts.
Helps the PCA in writing the Japanese knotweed Guidance for Professional Valuers and Surveyors.
2022
Delivers further substantial HS2 knotweed removal contracts in the Midlands.
BASIS and Amenity Assured registered.
Launches trading entity; Environment Controls to promote expanded range of services, invasive and aquatic plants, amenity weed management and asbestos in soils removal.
New Amenity Weed Management service wins first contracts.
Delivers first non-licensable asbestos removal contract.
2023
Gains full BASIS accreditation with in-house BASIS manager.
Wins PCA Highly Commended award for staff training.
Wins first large amenity AWM framework contract with Kent CC.
2024
Rated Excellent 5-stars on Trustpilot with over 1,300 reviews.
Successfully delivering Bamboo control and removal works.
Designed bespoke quadbikes to deliver Smart Amenity Weed Management that reduces herbicide usage by 60%.
AWM annual turnover reaches £0.5m.