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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
Environmental Management, Inc. (EMI), based in Plain City, Ohio, recently created a safety champion program in an effort to increase their teamās engagement and focus on safety. āIt’s hard to have people be engaged with safety,ā says Joe Payne, environmental health and safety associate director for EMI. āA lot of people were just like, āOh, […]
Adding a drug-free workplace policy to your lawn or landscape company can be intimidating if youāre afraid youāll lose your employees. Rob Ambler, president ofĀ Ambler Industries, based in Furlong, Pennsylvania,Ā says it was this fear that stopped him from enacting a drug-free workplace policy sooner. āYou canāt start it fast enough,ā Ambler says. āProfessionally, it was […]
Franz Witte understood the value of working with a partner from the very start when he founded Franz Witte Landscape Contracting, Inc., based in Nampa, Idaho, with a college friend in 1971. After his friend moved on to another career, Witte and his wife Vicki were the sole owners of the company until 2007, when […]
If most of your business historically comes from word of mouth, it can be hard to see the value in investing in marketing strategies, but these practices can help ensure your pipeline is always full regardless of whether past customers are talking about your landscape business. The good thing is there are numerous marketing channels […]
On Aug. 20, 2024, the National Association of Landscape Professionals hosted over 50 scientists from EPAās Office of Pesticide Programs and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at NALPās annual Advocacy Field Trip event. This year it was held at the Manassas branch office of Virginia Green Lawn Care and at the Northern Fauquier Community Park […]
An order maker, or a client representative, is someone who is always looking for opportunities to enhance client properties. This starts with understanding the clientās wants and needs. You can uncover these by viewing their inspirations on Pinterest and asking lots of questions. āWhat are your hot buttons?ā Marty Grunder, president and CEO of Grunder Landscaping […]
Tom Lied passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2024, at the age of 90. Lied was the former CEO and co-owner of Liedās Nursery Company, based in Sussex, Wisconsin, and was a founder of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA), now known as NALP. Lied spent a lifetime landscaping, starting in 1946. He officially […]
Just like any other piece of technology, adding a drone to your landscape companyās tools is an investment. If youāre not sure what purposes they could serve in your operations, check out how these landscape businesses have used drones to take their efficiency and accuracy to new heights. Marketing The main reason many landscape companies […]
Interested in sustainability or elevating your customer service? Gather takeaways from Sebert Landscape about their environmentally friendly approach to landscaping and client relations at NALPās Field Trip in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 17-18, 2024. Founded by Jeff Sebert in 1985, the company is the fifth-largest commercial landscape contractor in the Midwest. Sebert Landscape specializes in […]
AI is a lot like a baby tiger. It causes excitement and interest, but not many people are asking the harder questions about who will take care of it and ensure it doesnāt hurt anyone. If youāre wondering what the answers to some of those challenging questions are, Noelle Russell, leading AI innovator and practitioner, […]
