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As youāve crafted your landscape companyās culture, youāve probably outlined your mission and core values. One aspect that you might not have delved into is your shared vocabulary. A shared vocabulary is a shared understanding of what certain words or phrases mean within an organization to help them communicate more effectively. For example, you may […]
If you’re growing fast, you might be wondering how to scale your systems, including your metrics, your reporting and your transparency to support that. This is particularly critical as you spread beyond one geographic location. āDon’t get bogged down in the outputs, the EBITDA, the retention,ā says Joe Socolof, COO of Landscape Workshop. āThose are […]
For Sebert Landscape, sustainability and success go hand in hand. While visiting the fifth-largest commercial landscape contractor in the Midwest, attendees were able to gather multiple takeaways touring their facilities during the NALPĀ Field TripĀ on Sept. 17-18. Based in Bartlett, Illinois, Sebert Landscape was founded in 1985. The company specializes in commercial landscape maintenance, installation, enhancements […]
Michael Hatcher & Associates, based in Olive Branch, Mississippi, has a fleet of over 70 vehicles on the road every day. They have achieved an average annual reduction of 95% in the cost of their auto claims and an 87% reduction in the frequency of auto claims. This is in part thanks to their partnership […]
As your landscape companyās operations grow, one of the questions that will arise is if it is time to bring some of your services in-house. Starting out, it makes sense to subcontract others for specialties you aren’t particularly well-versed in or simply don’t have enough work to support throughout the season. Yet bringing your trades […]
This article is written in an āAs Told Toā format. John Munie is the founder and president of Focal Pointe, a $50 million firm specializing in commercial landscape maintenance, based in Caseyville, Illinois. During the early years, I would look at the Top 100/150 lists and wonder what those guys knew that I didnāt. How […]
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 […]
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 […]
