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"We are currently helping them apply for a Local Investment Fund Grant of £10,000 towards new machinery which will allow them to secure even bigger contracts and improve productivity." Established in 1997, Greengrass employs six permanent staff and will be taking on several seasonal workers in the Spring. They are on course to reach a target set in 2007 to double the size of the business by the end of this financial year. Nathan recalled: "When I started it was basically mowing people's lawns, doing gardens and ground maintenance in and around Rhyl and Prestatyn. "We now specialise in a number of areas - domestic and commercial grounds maintenance, tree work and dealing with invasive species like Himalayan Balsom and Japanese Knotweed. "Since 2009 we are responsible for the entire Tai Clwyd Housing Association estate which includes 79 sites which we visit every two weeks for nine months of the year. "We've also got a contract with North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and we do all 48 of their sites. In addition, we do around 20 of North Wales Police's sites. "In the main, they are three year contracts so that gives you confidence to invest in new machinery which in turn has enabled us to have a period of three years of continuous growth. "We have to keep looking for more grounds maintenance contracts, for more customers to serve because that's the only way we can plan the growth of the company.