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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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