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November/December 2018
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE THAN DAVEY
1. Safety, Safety, Safety: "Always
be very safe, be conscious and
preach it to your employees.
I always preached to them that
safety was number one. And
when you get behind the wheel
of that truck, you must take
care of yourself and the person
that's with you in that truck.
People want to take shortcuts,
and shortcuts are not worth
taking the chance and having
an accident or hurting somebody
else that's working with you.
'Do it right or not at all.' Everyone
has a job to do, but if you do it
right everything will be OK."
2. Make the Most of Your Time:
"See if you can help improve
the company by being safety
conscious and making sure
everybody is helping each other
out. There's room to move up
in the company. I've seen it
firsthand. If you want it, prove
to yourself that you can do it.
I always told people I don't
care where you started or how
you started. If you are going
to stay here, make something
of yourself."
3. It's a Great Company: "I liked
that everybody was friendly,
and everybody got along. Davey
is one of the better companies
I worked for and they were very
honest. There is so much trust
there. When someone asked
you to do something, it got done
and you didn't walk away from
it. People told me I probably
bled green instead of red. It's
For 28 years, George Lukianenko worked for the utility side of the tree
care industry. Twelve of those years were spent at Davey.
Lukianenko started working for Davey in Utility Services on the NIPSCO
account in 2003 and continued to work on this account until his retirement
in 2015. He was hired at Davey as a foreman. And after a few years,
he earned a promotion to general foreman.
"My greatest accomplishment was becoming a general foreman. I didn't
think that was ever going to happen to me," Lukianenko said.
Eventually, Lukianenko decided to become a foreman again and remained
in that position until he retired.
When asked about retirement, Lukianenko said it's "really good." He still
splits wood, grinds stumps and does the occasional tree removal.
"It's something that's always going to be in my blood," Lukianenko said.
LUKIANENKO'S LESSONS LEARNED:
If he's not helping people with their
trees, Lukianenko said you will
find him tinkering in his garden or
attending a gas engine tractor show.
On Thursdays, he meets his friends
for coffee and donuts.
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a great company. It's a family
company and everyone sticks
there like glue."
4. Have No Regrets: "Guys will
ask me to come back, and I
tell them if my health was a bit
better and my bones weren't
aching, I would come back.
If I could go back, I would do
it all again. I wouldn't go back
to another company. I would
go back to Davey."
RETIREE CORNER
