Bringing Alder Hey gardens to life with Griffiths & Armour

Ground Control teams up with leading insurance broker and partner Griffiths & Armour to plant a beautiful outside space in the Alder Hey Children's Hospital grounds

Ground Control was delighted to team up with partner Griffiths & Armour during the chartered insurance broker's 90 year anniversary, to provide Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with an area of planting as a permanent contribution to the hospital grounds.

G&A funded the planting of an area next to the Catkin Building, an impressive community, mental health, and outpatient building. Ground Control joined G&A and hospital volunteers in the planting of 90 specially selected plants, trees, and shrubs in the new garden area.

Carl Edwards, Executive Director at Griffiths & Armour commented:

“The team were delighted to volunteer their time to roll up their sleeves and do some digging for a long-term project in a very special hospital here in Liverpool. We hope that as the hedgerow grows, it will be part of the new landscape around Alder Hey for the next 90 years. Many thanks to Ground Control for their help on this project.”

As landscaping and environmental experts, Ground Control helped to facilitate the works. The trust expressed their delight, that a rather uninspiring area will be transformed into a wildlife haven as the plants take root – enhancing the grounds for both visitors and patients for years to come.

Gary Pettigrew, Construction Manager at Ground Control said

“It was a pleasure to work with the Griffiths & Armour team to plant a hedgerow alongside the Catkin Building at Alder Hey. It was a morning well spent – and thankfully the weather was kind to us too.”

Kieron O'Toole, Senior Capital Projects Manager at Alder Hey Children's NHS added:

“I’d like to thank Griffiths & Armour, Ground Control and our many volunteers at the hospital for donating both their time and resources. We look forward to watching the hedgerow grow over time and become a fixture of the new grounds of the hospital.”