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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
SSC Services for Education, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, provides custodial, facilities maintenance and grounds management services to educational facilities. They have around 170 accounts across the U.S., and one of the hardest roles for them to fill is grounds management positions. Part of their solution to this challenge is their manager-in-training (MIT) program, which provides […]
When youāre designing an aesthetically pleasing and functional space for clients with a small landscape, itās critical to consider the installation and maintenance of the project as well. āWe canāt design something that we arenāt able to install,ā says Rebecca Jacobson, vice president of sales and marketing for Santa Rita Landscaping, based in Tucson, Arizona. […]
If you continually go to the same well for your workforce, eventually this recruiting method will dry up. This is why itās essential to diversify your talent pipelines. āAs an industry, we have failed to expand our opportunity reach,ā says Parke Kallenberg, managing partner with ADVANCE Consulting Group. āWhat I mean by that is ā […]
In a perfect world, youāll be able to decide exactly when you want to exit the business, and your team will be well prepared for this change. However, life rarely goes according to plan, which is why you need to develop your strategy for succession early on. Chris Psencik, partner and vice president of […]
NALPās Landscape Technician Certificate Program isnāt just a great tool for providing basic training for your team on landscape maintenance, landscape installation and irrigation. Itās also being utilized by prisons to help set up returning citizens for success. āPrisons are drawn to the program because it offers structured, industry-recognized training that leads to employable skills,ā […]
Itās common for clients to have an extensive wish list when theyāre thinking about the backyard of their dreams. While itās easy to include all of these elements on a larger property, this can be much trickier when working within a smaller footprint. āIt’s very human of us to want everything and the kitchen sink,ā […]
You may think slip and fall incidents are only a concern if you provide snow and ice management services, but slip and falls, as well as trip and falls, are becoming an increasing issue for landscape maintenance companies. āThere is a direct connection between the increasing advertising by personal injury law firms, the number of […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. In the next 10 years, Monarch Landscape Management, based in Houston, Texas, is looking to become a $100 million company. Currently, the company is at $14+ in annual revenue. Jason Mathers, president of Monarch, says the […]
Succession planning goes beyond ownership. Team members get sick. Employees can leave for various reasons and when you donāt have contingency plans in place, it can be a serious setback for your company. āLosing a branch manager, department head, or operations leader can have just as significant an impact on day-to-day operations and team morale,ā […]
Preventive maintenance is key to improving your overall efficiency and uptime. However, if youāre still using pencil and paper to track your equipmentās maintenance needs, you can be missing out on developing a true competitive advantage. Instead, utilizing fleet management software can help you avoid increased costs and lost revenue. āIf you place equipment […]
