Blakedown International Landscaping LLC, a subsidiary of the very successful Blakedown Landscapes (Operations) Ltd Company, in the United Kingdom, was established as a fully trading contracting company in 2007 in Dubai.

Blakedown brings with it to the United Arab Emirates a 40 year history of operating in hard and soft landscape market throughout the United Kingdom and has rapidly come to the notice of major developers in Emirates. We are working with companies from all over the globe, designing, negotiating and installing to clients exacting requirements, hard and soft landscape projects, external civil works, irrigation systems, water features and ongoing maintenance.

Clients range from large corporate organisations with multimillion dirham landscape budgets to customers with small, private villas.

Blakedown Serves the whole of the Middle East with a multi cultural team of managers, technicians, engineers and staff, delivering projects on time and within budget. Their strength is in their diverse experience, qualifications and enthusiasm of the team.

Blakedown Landscapes (Operations) Ltd in the United Kingdom are founder Members of BALI (British Association of Landscape Industries), trade members of STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute) and CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Scheme) accredited. This company also holds ISO: 9001 Quality Assurance accreditation ensuring that its procedures and process meet the high standards required. Blakedown International are able to reap the benefits of these associations to fulfil their commitments to quality, environmental sustainability and operational safety throughout all their projects.

Qatar Operations

STC Qatar Company WLL is Blakedown International Landscaping's sole agent in Qatar. From simple planting to large complex projects, they sympathetically integrate engineering with the built environment. The partnership provides a highly professional, reliable and competitive external works solution. Our commitment is reflected in the spectrum of successful completed projects.

Key Staff

Nick Barfoot – Managing Director Nick Barfoot – Managing Director
After completing his studies at Cannington College in Somerset, Nick pursued a career in retail horticulture and as a tree surgeon before joining Blakedown in 1990 as a contracts manager. A year after he joined the company, Nick opened Blakedown’s Bristol office and has progressed through the company to become Managing Director.

Nick has worked on many high profile contracts over the years, including the award winning Swannery in Llanelli, a contract that restored derelict land to a thriving marshland.
William Rowe – General Manager, Blakedown International LLC William Rowe – General Manager, Blakedown International Landscaping LLC
William is responsible for the company development in Dubai. He controls installation operations via contract managers, procurement, programming and estimating, ensuring timely project delivery, as well as project negotiations and client liaison.

William has twenty years experience in the horticulture industry, operating multi disciplined projects to a wide range of values, including developing wildlife habitats and planting over one million trees, shrubs and aquatics for Babtie Group and landscaping to Tesco store on the Isle of Man, and the largest Tesco in Europe.