MAINTENANCE AT ITS BEST

Leitch Landscapes, established in 1983 by Graeme Leitch, has developed expertise and gained experience in a broad spectrum of projects and has grown into a fully-fledged landscaping enterprise capable of handling all projects in its stated fields of expertise.

Landscape contracting, being a service-orientated business, is "people" intensive and it is the company's strength in this field that has laid the cornerstone of Leitch Landscape's success.

Leitch Landscapes has the horticultural knowledge, technical ability and financial stability to meet any criteria but also surpass expectations.

Since inception, Leitch Landscapes has built many strategic partnerships. We are proud to be associated with, amongst others.

   The Tongaat-Hulett Developments
   Zimbali – Fairmont Resort
   Sun International
   ILembe
   Mount Edgecombe Country Club Management Association
   Zimbali Golf Course and Country Club

   Zimbali Estate Management Association
   San Lameer Master Homeowner’s Association
   Growthpoint
   Department of Public Works
   eThekwini Municipality

EMPOWERMENT POLICY AND OBJECTIVE

We believe that it is both our progressive and moral duty to invest in the economic empowerment of disadvantaged individuals.

We commit ourselves to adopting and implementing policies that address affirmative action in the following areas:
• Recruitment and development of staff through implementations of an in-house advancement
• Equity
• Social Responsibility

The company’s objective is to implement the transformation charter and comply with the Employment Equity Act NO. 55 OF 1998 by focusing on:

• Internal transformation which will build on the company’s internal transformation successes already achieved
• The company’s social responsibility objectives within the industry and to the broader community

EQUITY POLICY

The company commits itself to ensuring equal employment opportunity practices, by enforcing the right of fundamental equality and opportunity for all employees, as well as the right of every person to be protected against employment discrimination on the grounds of race, gender or disability.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

It is the company’s policy to develop all our people to their maximum potential capability through training in order to promote employee efficiency and to enable the company to achieve rising levels of productivity and competitiveness.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Leitch Landscapes is committed to providing our employees with a safe and healthy workplace. Senior management will be actively involved with employees in establishing and maintaining an effective safety program. Our safety program coordinator or other members of our management team will ensure on-going safety and health program activities, which include:

• Promoting safety committee participation
• Providing safety and health education and training; and
• Reviewing and updating workplace safety rules.

This policy statement serves to express management’s commitment to and involvement in providing our employees a safe and healthful workplace. Compliance with the safety rules will be required of all employees as a condition of employment.