Tag: employees

RC Mowers Vallejo

Problem Solving: RC Mowers Finds A Robotic Solution For The City of Vallejo

City of Vallejo cites safety, ease of use & efficiency as the reasons to put RC Mowers' slope mowers to work on their toughest terrain.
Safest Love Lawn

Love Lawn: Which States Ranked Safest For Outdoor Jobs?

With OSHA's recently proposed rule for federal heat protections, Lawn Love ranked 2024's Safest States for Outdoor Workers.
Envu Great Place

Envu U.S. Named Great Place To Work

The "Great Place to Work" distinguished certification has been awarded to Envu U.S based on employee feedback.
excessive heat, worker safety

Proposed Rule Would Protect Workers From Excessive Heat

If finalized, rule would help protect approximately 36 million workers and substantially reduce heat injuries, illnesses, and deaths in the workplace.
Vampires

Which Cities Would Dracula Dig?

To make finding the perfect place to live less of a pain in the neck for Dracula and his ilk, Lawn Love compiled its 2023 ranking of the Best and Worst Cities for Vampires.
Ruppert Awards

Ruppert Landscape Holds 2023 Awards Ceremony

Ruppert Landscape awards multiple employees during their 2023 employee appreciation banquet in Rockville, Maryland.
recruiting employees

Need Employees? Your Website Is The Key To Recruiting

When it comes to recruiting employees, your website can be instrumental to success. Make a plan, and build it well.
Carhartt women trades

“For The Love Of Labor” Grant Promotes Women In Skilled Trades

Carhartt created its "For the Love of Labor" grants to increase female representation in the skilled trades. Applications are due February 17. With the skilled...

Stellar Industries Transitions to 100% Employee-Owned Company

Stellar Industries, an employee-owned and operated manufacturer of high-quality mechanic trucks and cranes, tire service trucks, hooklifts, roll-off cable hoists, trailers and service truck...
Bobcat Giving

Giving Tuesday News: Doosan Bobcat’s Fall Giving Campaign Donates $250,000+

Doosan Bobcat North America (Bobcat) employees recently wrapped-up their fall giving campaign, exceeding total donation goals. The company donated more than $250,000 to local...
employee recruitment

Tech & Attracting Young Talent

Why technology plays a role in employee recruitment and retention. While there’s historically low unemployment rates and a lack of available labor in every business...
recruiting employees

Need Employees? Your Website Is The Key To Recruiting

If there’s one silver lining from the pandemic, it’s that growth has come more easily for many lawn and landscaping companies. However, the recruiting...
H-2B employees

H-2B: An Employer Perspective

This article is presented in conjunction with “H-2B: The Basics” and “H-2B: The FEWA Perspective.” Finding employees has become one of the biggest issues in...
Toro

Toro Horizon360 Business Software Available To Landscape Contractors

Designed to help landscape contractors increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their businesses, Toro® Horizon360™ business software is now available. Over the past 18...
employees

Business Management: Never Lose A Star Performer

There is one area of workforce development in which nearly every manager I’ve encountered is lacking. Certainly, many managers need to give more frequent...
COVID-19 crisis

How Is Your Company Helping During The COVID-19 Crisis?

For over 30 years, Turf has received support from lawn care professionals, and manufacturers and service providers to the lawn care and landscape...
landscape construction

Ruppert Landscape Recognizes Employees With Annual Awards

Employees of Maryland-based Ruppert Landscape were honored recently as the company presented its annual awards at a banquet held at the Bethesda North Marriott...
off-season employees

Staffing In The Off-Season

For a lot of lawn and landscaping companies, the off-season poses a unique set of challenges when it comes to staffing. Being a seasonal...
GPS tracking

GPS Tracking Provides Owner View Into Vehicle Usage

When landscape company and lawn maintenance work crews drive service vehicles from job to job throughout the day, how much can unauthorized long lunches,...
Ruppert Landscape

Landscape Crew Has A “Field Day”

It’s not uncommon for high-end landscape clients to spend six figures or more on a project. When Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Stone Mountain,...
Firewise Landscaping

Firewise Landscaping

Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock Scholarship

Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry

Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.

Featured Videos

[VIDEO] Dickies®: Discover Workwear That’s Anything But Uniform

Looking for uniform solutions for your large team? An unmatched inventory and versatile looks are just a few reasons why companies trust Dickies®.
Capital One Center, Ruppert Landscape

A Capital Idea

Ruppert Landscape meets multiple challenges to transform a live-work-play idea into reality at the Capital One Center.
Desert Foothills Landscape

Desert Decadence In An Arizona Landscape Design

Even in the extreme heat conditions of Southern Arizona, Desert Foothills Landscape designed and installed a stunning, functional landscape while also being water and climate conscious.
snow removal, insurance coverage

Is Your Insurance Snow Blind?

Unique risks involved with snow and ice removal mean that adequate insurance coverage is critical to protecting your business.
snowstorms

Compact Cleanup Solutions

In the wake of snowstorms and natural disasters, it's essential to be prepared with versatile equipment to support restoration efforts.