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COMPANY PROFILE


           THE CARETAKERS




           The Caretakers was established in 2009 by Gerhard and Carla Appelcryn and is a
           leading service provider of landscape maintenance services for complexes and
           estates.  With a commitment to excellence and a love for all things green, the
           founders embarked on a journey to transform the sectional title industry. They

           became SALI members in 2021.















           Fish Eagle View landscape maintenance  Founders Hill swimming pool care and landscape maintenance











                                                                                     Carla and Gerhard Appelcryn, founders of
                                                                                     The Caretakers, at the SAGIC/SALOHC gala
           A well-maintained lawn                    Staff worker undertaking daily maintenance  dinner in June 2023.

               he Caretakers maintains and nurtures   Mission statement and vision  turn for the better. Plants were split and
               landscapes, and its 250 dedicated   The Caretakers mission is to provide   divided throughout the estate, weeds
           Temployees form the backbone of    exceptional care and maintenance services   removed from all the flower beds and
           operations, performing a diverse range of   for outdoor spaces, while ensuring   mulch brought in.
           tasks. Says Carla: “From the ground staff who   cleanliness and hygiene in the complexes
           tirelessly tend to every plant and blade of   they serve.             Founders Hill View Estate
           grass, to the site managers overseeing the   Their vision is to be recognised as   Daily schedules were implemented at
           execution of projects, and the maintenance   the premier provider of comprehensive   this site for the gardeners and cleaners
           teams ensuring that every aspect of the   garden care and cleaning services for   to follow;  mulch has been added and
           landscape thrives, each member of the   complexes.  They aim to be the trusted   new seedlings supplied in an effort to
           team plays a vital role in our success.”  partner  for  property  owners  and  improve the overall  aesthetics. A team
            Behind the scenes, the office staff ensure   management companies, offering reliable   leader ensures that the strict schedules
           effective communication,  logistics  and   and professional solutions that transform   are adhered to, and the site manager visits
           customer service. They are the backbone of   outdoor spaces into visually appealing   regularly to ensure that everything is up
           the company’s operations, providing a solid   environments. By combining their expertise   to standard. The Caretakers works closely
           foundation for the teams to always deliver   and attention to detail, they create   with the estate’s trustees so that they
           excellence.                        sustainable and welcoming communities   know what is happening on site on a day-
            The company believes that every   for residents.                     to-day basis.
           landscape has its own story to tell, and
           that it is their mission to bring that story   Project portfolio      Future plans
           to life.  Through meticulous attention to   This includes residential estates, business   There are “big expansion plans for the near
           detail, sound horticultural knowledge and   parks and shopping centres, focussing   future,” says Carla. These involve branching
           commitment to sustainable practices, they   on landscape and turf maintenance as   out to KZN in 2023 and to the  Western
           aim to create spaces that evoke a sense of   opposed to new projects.  Cape in 2024. They will also add services to
           tranquillity and beauty. They are proud to                            their portfolio such as armed guarding for
           be the trusted partner of choice for property   Fish Eagle View Estate  residential estates and taking on boutique
           owners and management companies    This estate in Modderfontein has 529 units   landscape  design  and  installations
           seeking to elevate the aesthetic appeal and   and 14 full time staff members. When the   nationally. “With this we hope to employ
           value of their complexes and estates.  company took over the site three months   even more people and undertake skills
            They are dedicated to their core values   ago, it was clear that much work would   upliftment within the industry,” she
           of professionalism, integrity and client   be needed to improve it. The Caretakers’   concludes.
           satisfaction, and always strive to exceed   staff were put into overdrive to get the site
           expectations.                      sorted out, and it has made a 180 degree   www.thecaretakers.co.za   n


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