by Holly Chapman | 27 May 26 | News, Sustainability
Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has been named within the Sunday Time Best Places to Work, in partnership with WorkL, for its third consecutive year.
One of 218 medium-sized organisations across the UK to make the 2026 list, Tyler Grange achieved “excellent” ratings across every key category measured – including wellbeing, empowerment, reward and recognition, information sharing, pride and job satisfaction.
In celebration of Tyler Grange’s hat trick year, managing director Jon Berry comments:
“Retaining our position in the list reflects the environment we’ve worked very hard to create – one where people can thrive professionally and personally, while continuing to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. It is ultimately the passion, talent and commitment of our team that makes Tyler Grange what it is today.”
Judges praised the B-corp for its 29% productivity increase following its adoption of a four-day working week, alongside a range of progressive employee benefits including enhanced parental leave, life insurance, access to an in-house clinical psychologist, resilience and mindfulness coaching, and its well-known “petiquette” policy, which welcomes well-behaved dogs into the workplace.
Zoe Thomas, editor of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, also comments:
“Our winning employers span sizes and sectors – from tiny charities and specialist law firms to multinational fast-food chains and utility giants, and everywhere in between.
“The thread joining them is the belief that a happy workforce is a stepping stone to better performance, faster growth, and bigger profits. More than that, there’s a collective instinct that a contented rank-and-file is a worthwhile business goal in and of itself.”
Tyler Grange also announced Myllium recently, a newly founded international network of experts leading the way in nature, climate, sustainable and societal progress.
by Holly Chapman | 18 Feb 26 | International, News, Sustainability
Myllium is newly founded international network of experts leading the way in nature, climate, sustainable and societal progress.
Environmental consultancy, Tyler Grange, has become a founder member of the new collective due to its aligning values. “By coming together, we’re more strategically placed to influence people and the planet and to achieve our ambitious five-year strategy, explains managing director Jon Berry.
The formation of Myllium, meaning fertile ground and the root-like mycelium structure, provides a platform for experts in ecology, arboriculture, landscape planning, green infrastructure design and sustainability.
Katarina Walter, chief executive of Myllium explains the international collective:
“In forming Myllium, we’ve created a handpicked collective of the most expert firms and leaders in field – creating a powerful platform from which we can scale, share expertise, and provide the best science-based innovative solutions to increasingly complex challenges. By pooling our knowledge across disciplines and geographies, we’re perfectly positioned to support even the largest international clients, operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.”
Tyler Grange’s leadership team and brand will remain the same, while all current owners of the business have reinvested and become shareholders in Myllium.
by Holly Chapman | 24 Nov 25 | News
Launched by The Growth Collective, The Gathering is a new monthly podcast dedicated to practical advice and ideas for personal growth joined by special guests.
A standalone entity created and delivered by Tyler Grange staff, The Growth Collective is a training platform, with the podcast launch coming as the first phase of its own launch.
The podcast will be hosted by co-founder and managing director of Tyler Grange, Jon Berry alongside the company’s people, pleased and purpose lead Harry Madeley.
The first episode, which is available now, features purpose-led entrepreneur Hannah Cox. director of betternotstop and The Better Business Network, she shares her story behind Project Salt Run on top of her personal journey.
A first-time ultra marathon runner, Cox intends to become the first person to run 100 marathons in 100 days along the Inland Customs Line, a boundary stretching 4,200km across India and Pakistan.
Berry says comments on the podcast launch:
“We’re starting out as a place for sharing and learning, but who knows how and where it will grow. It will become whatever our listeners want and need from us next.”
Listen to The Gathering’s first episode here.
by Holly Chapman | 06 Aug 25 | News
B Corporation Tyler Grange celebrated its 15th anniversary at its Summer Solstice party last month. The environmental consultancy invited clients and collaborators for a day of Q&A discussions, food and music.
Since 2010, Tyler Grange highlights its invoice total of £56m, over one million trees being surveyed, more than 2500 bat boxes being specified and planning permission being delivered for in excess of 15,000 new social houses.
The firm has also helped to deliver over 3,000 hectares of new green infrastructure and public open spaces in the UK.
A four-day week consultancy, employees have enjoyed 134 non-working Fridays since the initiative first came into play.
Tyler Grange has also been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for two consecutive years, is a member of the Better Business Network, supports the Better Business Act and is an accredited Living Wage employer.
Jon Berry, co-founder and managing director says, “we’ve always adhered to a strong set of values, and created a place where people feel safe to be their authentic selves, to make mistakes and to learn”.
Over its lifespan, Tyler Grange has also brewed and gifted 6,500 cans of its low carbon beer.
by Holly Chapman | 27 May 25 | Commercial Landscaping, News
UK-wide environmental consultancy, Tyler Grange has been named as one of The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work for the second year running.
Analysing 50,000 organisations across the world, employee experience specialists WorkL conduct research which shows the correlation between engaged employees and productivity.
Those companies with higher survey scores have shown harder working, loyal employees with lower staff turnover, fewer sick days and increasing applicant numbers.
One of the best 187 medium-sized (firms with 50-249 employees) places to work 2025, Tyler Grange comments:
“This is a massive achievement for our Tribe. One that reflects the fantastic effort and energy of the people who make us who we are.”
The company has been commended for its four-day working week, and in-house psychologist, enhanced parental leave and fatigue support. A cohort of 89 employees, Tyler Grange has been recognised for listening to its employees and their feedback.
The company celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and three years of achieving its B-Corporation certification which was awarded in November 2022.
by The Pro Landscaper Team | 21 Feb 25 | Long Reads, Sustainability
By Jon Berry, managing director and co-founder, Tyler Grange
Give your employees access to more eco-friendly schemes and initiatives
To inspire your team and promote a larger sense of purpose, make your workplace culture more eco-friendly, give employees access to eco-friendly schemes and initiatives.
At Tyler Grange, we’ve recently switched to climate-focussed pensions provider Cushon, which invests in real projects and infrastructure for fast positive climate impact. The money we invest into our pension pot makes real climate change happen and we also get to vote on environmental and social governance issues on its interactive app.
Jon Berry, managing director and co-founder
We also use B Corp carbon-negative network provider, Honest Mobile and, because billions of perfectly good smartphones drop out of use each year, we give our Tribe refurbished, pre-loved models, rather than new.
All our company vehicles are also now electric, and an electric car scheme is available to all employees, through Octopus.
Go beyond environmental and sustainability accreditations
Working towards – and indeed, achieving – environmental and sustainability accreditations is a great starting point. But to make your sustainability purpose and principles authentic, they must be embedded into an organisation’s culture and underpinned by bold and transparent actions.
Make it easier for your team to make small changes and encourage education amongst your clients and collaborators. We’ve created an in-house Decarbonisation Team to drive our emission reduction strategies and as a member of the Better Business Network, our Tribe, partners, and collaborators all have access to Carbon Literacy training.
We also promote employee volunteering, mainly for environmental charities and organisations, as that’s where our experience lies. As well as helping the environment, green volunteering also provides employees with many personal benefits, such as improved health and well-being and a greater sense of belonging and purpose.
Sustainability is not a responsibility for tomorrow, but an imperative action for today. Be transparent and be innovative. Don’t make excuses, change should be hard, but it also make you a better business.
Reduce bureaucracy for more sustainable operations
As well as taking many steps to improve our environmental sustainability, we’ve also really focussed on how we can enhance our business sustainability, including cutting down on bureaucracy, unnecessary meetings and journeys, and other inefficiencies.
In preparation for taking part in the UK’s four-day week pilot in 2022, we did a great deal of work – and made significant investment in technology and systems – to ensure we were ready long before we went live. This includes working out where we weren’t using our time most efficiently and how time and cost savings could be made.
We’re now much more productive, efficient, and effective. Working 80% of the time, we’re achieving 109% productivity, which means we’re 29% more productive. Our Tribe is also 28% less tired and 14% happier, according to our Alertness App. And we’ve also reduced our emissions by traveling 24,000 business miles less each year – an average monthly decrease of 21%. They’ve been reduced further by electrifying as many journeys as possible and using public transport.
Make your supply chain as sustainable as possible
Again, to inspire colleagues and to promote a greater sense of purpose, sourcing products and services that align with your culture and values.
As a certified B Corp, we work with suppliers – including 25 fellow B Corps – that share our commitment to minimising environmental impact. These include Project Merchandise and Social Supermarket for our office supplies, branded merchandise, and gifting. Our website is 100% renewably powered, hosted by Krystal and Octopus Group, is an energy provider for our owned offices. We also work with Compare Your Footprint for emissions reporting.
Internal and external e-newsletters are managed on the Ecosend platform, which reduces email carbon footprint and reinvests a proportion of profits into carbon capture initiatives, and plants trees to offset each email campaign. And our sustainable printer offers no-water use printing and zero waste to landfill since 2009.
Tyler Grange is a member of the Better Business Network and supports the Better Business Act – both of which promote a cleaner, greener, fairer future for all. It has seven UK offices located in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff and Cirencester, in the Cotswolds and has just been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 and was named SME Employer of the Year at the InsideOut Awards 2024. It has also recently received Living Wage Employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.
For more information visit tylergrange.co.uk
by Bethany Vann | 06 Jan 25 | Long Reads, Sustainability
Off the back of winning Pro Landscaper’s Sustainability & Biodiversity Leadership award, Tyler Grange’s quality data & B Corp lead, Kay Geoghegan delves into how she ensures the B-Corp consultancy remains at the forefront of sustainability stewardship.
What does your current role entail on a day to day?
My role varies throughout the year and is largely project-driven – spanning several months at a time – whilst multitasking smaller, ad hoc requests. The projects I work on range from B Corp research and improvements to environmental management and carbon reduction strategies, and quality management to internal and external audit prep, as well as key accreditations, certifications, and framework updates.
I really enjoy data analysis and supporting the wider team with all kinds of bespoke requests. I also have the ability to remember exactly which information has been saved where, and within which documents and reports, which comes in very handy indeed. This complements my organisational skills – ensuring we’re able to get projects over the line on time and within budget.
How did you come to take point on Tyler Grange’s sustainability journey?
Tyler Grange has long planned its sustainability journey and B Corp certification – it’s a very natural fit for our values and ethics – however, in the early days, there wasn’t anyone in the business who knew how to implement it.
My previous role within the business already kept me busy, so we invited an intern, from the University of Exeter, to work alongside me for two months – collating background information to inform our B Corp business case. I enjoyed learning about it so much, I asked if I could project manage the certification process. I think they were secretly hoping that I would!
What advice would you give to another company beginning its sustainability journey?
Create your B Impact Assessment (BIA) account sooner rather than later – it’s always better to be ahead of curve when adopting the changes you want. B Corp aligns perfectly with our disciplines and the people who work in this industry and, by looking at the BIA requirements, it’s easy to see whether it is achievable for you to undertake the certification yourself or consider professional support to guide you. Its free to create an account, so you have nothing to lose and, even if it seems unlikely that you can reach full certification at the moment, the framework provided is a really useful guide to highlight and help you adopt best practices.
The B Corp community is actively encouraged to buy from, and sell products and services to, each other, offering discounts and even freebies. It’s a fantastic, caring network to be a part of; everyone is so willing to help, even from within the same sector, because we just want to see each other thrive in making our environment and our communities better for everyone, for all generations to come.
The Tyler Grange team at the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards 2024.
Sustainability and social value are proving to be the direction clients are actively choosing from their suppliers. SMEs account for 61% of the UK workforce and 51% turnover, so innovative, disruptive, and fast-paced SMEs making the shift will help accelerate climate action quicker than the slower moving larger organisations and governments; pushing purpose-driven change through our business leaders and entrepreneurs and really helping to spread the word.
What sparked the ambition to become B-Corp certified?
Our Managing Director, Jon Berry, saw an article on Innocent Drinks’ B Corp certification, back in 2018, and it struck a chord with him. Tyler Grange had always wanted to put people and the planet at the heart of everything, by conducting business in a non-corporate way, and B Corp provided the framework to track our performance and enabled us to be part of a global community working together to make a real, positive change.
I submitted our business case in 2021 and the rest is history. The owners of Tyler Grange needed very little convincing to push ahead.
How do you ensure the company remains at the forefront of environmental stewardship?
Learning about how Tyler Grange can remain at the forefront of environmental stewardship is my absolute passion; I actively seek out key webinars and training resources, upskilling at every opportunity. I enjoy researching where we can adopt strategies to improve our business, and networking with like minded people is great fun and very rewarding. I’ve been invited to co-chair the newly formed Gloucestershire B Local group to help spread the word and encourage others; signposting to tips, organisations and resources. Our collective aim is to connect like-minded companies and promote social and environmental responsibility in business across the county, as part of a wider 18-strong B Locals UK network.
What drew you to Tyler Grange?
Prior to joining Tyler Grange, I worked at the Arboricultural Association, so I was already familiar with – and very much enjoyed the ethos and culture of – the people I met in the industry. I really liked the way that Tyler Grange did things differently and, as I also moved house at a similar time, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to switch my life up a bit. And I’m still here, almost seven years later.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Judging by the thoughtful designs and ideas shared at the awards ceremony, it’s wonderful to see the passion for change already taking place. It’s good to have deeper visibility into where your products come from and take pride in knowing that you are not only doing less harm, but actively doing more good through better informed decisions.
2025 will see the tenth anniversary of the B Corp movement – and the fifteenth anniversary of Tyler Grange – with over 2,300 UK B Corps and 150,000 people in the UK working for a B Corp, and over 9,200 global B Corps across 105 countries with almost 880,000 workers.
The movement is growing – it’s the change we need to see, and I would wholeheartedly encourage others to consider their own purposeful journeys.
by Aidan Williams | 10 Oct 24 | Long Reads, News
On World Mental Health Day it’s important to take note of something that, whether visible or not, will impact businesses because at the core of every professional is a human being with stresses and worries.
So we at Pro Landscaper reached out to the likes of Tyler Grange and Nurture Group to find out their approaches to the subject and how they handle the matter.
It’s sometimes subtle, it’s sometimes frustrating, but the rewards of looking after the human being behind the professional will always pay dividends.
We spoke to Harry Madeley, people, places & purpose lead at environmental consultancy firm Tyler Grange who says: “At Tyler Grange we acknowledge the importance of our tribe’s mental health every day, not just on 10th October.”
Tyler Grange were notable back in 2022, for trialing and subsequently keeping, the four-day working week.
Madeley continues: “We’ve also always believed that a company’s culture is its ultimate competitive advantage and that its people are its greatest asset. That’s why we do everything we can to create and maintain the very best culture, which is founded on valuing everyone’s mental health – and is open and inclusive about it.
“Our 85+ employees benefit from many wellbeing initiatives – including free counselling and ongoing mentorship – as well as career development and training programs.”
Before piloting the four-day week, the company set about asking further questions about employee wellbeing, through an alertness app it developed. This gave the company more information about wellbeing and happiness and allowed it predict an employee’s risk of fatigue by collating daily user inputs.
Madeley continues: “The support we offer employees is varied and includes being able to choose mentors from within and outside of the business, as well as covering the cost of BACP-accredited counselling sessions and creating an environment where everyone – including our most senior leaders – feels able to talk.
“As consultancy life can be stressful, we also have an in-house Clinical Psychologist at Tyler Grange, who runs workshops and one-to-one sessions.
“The team also works with a resilience consultant to build our self-awareness, mental fitness and empathy to better understand and support each other.”
Employees also have access to its Help@hand health and wellbeing support app, which also includes unlimited mental health consultations, 24/7 remote GP appointments, a 24/7 helpline for practical support.
Madeley concludes: “Such is our commitment – and success – at supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our team, we’re often asked to speak at key events and exhibitions that focus on employee mental health and benefits.
“Relevant to multiple industries, we share our experiences of ‘doing business differently’ and the huge benefits this brings to our team, their families, and our clients.”
Nurture Group emphasise the benefits of working in horticulture, but also discusses how it has tried to incorporate it into its work.
It also makes a clear focus on protecting the individuals who in turn go onto provide the professionals who carry out its work.
Sue Wishart, chief people officer at Nurture Group explains: “At Nurture, our people are the most important part of our business.
“The services we provide are only possible because of the expert and passionate individuals who have dedicated their life to our shared goal of creating a healthier, safer and more beautiful world.”
In particular, Wishart nods to the wellness projects the company has worked on, showing how it displays its desire to tackle mental health issues.
“We know that working in horticulture has its many health benefits for not only the body but the mind too,” says Wishart.
“Our recent work on several wellness gardens projects is testament to the value we place on the outdoors for its therapeutic benefits.”
The group has made a big effort with mental health first aiders, who have proved very valuable to the company. By promoting an understanding throughout the company, employees know they have a port of call who they can go to for support.
“We understand that life isn’t always easy and do all we can to prioritise the mental health of our workforce. Throughout our business we have several mental health first aiders (MHFA).
“These members of staff are there to support early identification of mental health issues and provide a safe space for individuals to talk about their problems and provide emotional care and help with seeking professional support through our 24/7 employee assistance programme.
“Our MHFAs have attended mental health crises, helped de-escalate situations and ensured urgent professional help is sought. Where required, our MHFAs are there to provide ongoing support.”
In addition to this, Nurture is a platinum partner of Perennial, the UK charity supporting those who work in horticulture or have retired from the industry.
Perennial recently teamed up with Grief Works, an app offering help to those facing bereavement, to help those within the horticultural community.
Wishart says: “We encourage our employees to contact Perennial for additional free advice and information, which is available 24/7 for bereavement, redundancy, family breakdowns and many other problems.”
by Bethany Vann | 12 Jun 24 | Commercial Landscaping, Nature & Biodiversity, News
B Corp environmental consultancy Tyler Grange receives Living Wage Employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.
Officially recognising that all 80+ members of staff at the consultancy are paid a fair and real living wage, making Tyler Grange one of 14,000 UK businesses – from a total of 5.6 million – to be accredited.
The real living wage is the UK wage rate based on the cost-of-living and is introduced voluntarily by employers.
The Foundation independently calculates a minimum rate of pay in line with the cost-of-living annually and is based on the best available living standards in the UK.
Under the real Living Wage rate, a full-time worker earns over £3,000 more, each year, than someone earning the National Living Wage of £11.44. In London, this increases to more than £5,000.
Tyler Grange’s managing director, Jon Berry, reflects on the accreditation, saying: “It’s our responsibility to support all aspects of our employees’ wellbeing – financial is one of them, so that they feel confident talking about money and asking for help when it’s needed.
“It’s especially important as cost-of-living pressures continue to be felt and with the accumulated debts that many people bring to their first jobs. We’re tackling the issue head-on.”
Berry goes on to say paying a real living wage is “absolutely the right thing to do” for Tyler Grange’s employees, who he goes on to say are the businesses “greatest asset.”
Tyler Grange joins other Living Wage accredited employers including Oxfam; Vodafone; Ikea; Lush; Aviva; KPMG; The Open University and Richer Sounds.
The consultancy was also recently recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.
It is also a member of the Better Business Network and supports the Better Business Act.
by Bethany Vann | 24 Jan 24 | Nature & Biodiversity, News, Supplier News
Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has opened the doors to its seventh UK office in Cardiff.
This latest investment looks to support the B Corp firm’s growing involvement with Welsh architects, housebuilders and developers to deliver their projects.
Operating from Cathedral Road, north-west of the city centre, the office is led by associate landscape consultant Owain Keeley- a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
The office opening coincides with the recent updates to Chapter Six of Planning Policy Wales that were announced last October and introduced with immediate effect to address the natural emergency declared by the Welsh government.
Jon Berry, managing director of Tyler Grange, says: “We’ve long been working with businesses in Cardiff and across Wales and, whilst we are well known here, having a physical presence in the city puts us in an even stronger position and enables us to work even more effectively and efficiently with Welsh businesses.
“It’s a move that shows how Tyler Grange is actively investing in Wales – not only with the new Cardiff office, but also in creating jobs as the team here grows.”
This news follows the publication of Tyler Grange’s first impact report back in December.
by Bethany Vann | 18 Dec 23 | News, Supplier News
Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange is marking one year of B Corporation status by publishing its first impact report.
The report outlines its B Corp achievements thus far, alongside its commitments for the future and goals for recertification in 2025.
Since implementing a permanent four day work week, the business has seen an almost 30% increase in productivity and a 60% decrease in absences.
The change in hours has seen the firm cut its emissions by traveling 24k business miles less each year – an average 21% monthly decrease.
“As a business for good, we’ve always believed that growth must not come at the expense of our ethics,” says Jon Berry, director of people, places & purpose at Tyler Grange.
Berry goes on to highlight the firm is now “working within a framework for continuous improvement across all B Corp Impact Assessment areas.”
The consultancy plans to achieve a B Impact Assessment Score of more than 100, after achieving 91.3 in its first assessment, with the minimum verified score being 80.
With additional plans to improve its sustainable travel strategy and further investigate how to report on individual carbon emissions if the business and its activities were to expand.
In addition to its SDG achievements, Tyler Grange has recently won several industry awards, including Pro Landscaper’s Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards, in association with Kress, where the firm won ‘Best Arboriculture Company’.
The full report can be found here.
