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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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March/April 2018
THE DAVEY DOUBLE-TEAM
As all Davey employees know, it's
not who does the job that matters.
It's ensuring the job gets done right.
That's why Lee Mueller, project
developer, Davey Resource Group
(DRG), continuously looks for new
opportunities to collaborate with
nearby Davey service lines.
"I want to solve my clients' problems
in the best way possible, and at Davey,
we can always find a way to get the
job done. Demonstrating that we
can solve any need strengthens our
relationship with clients," Mueller said.
"If DRG doesn't have the capacity, we
fill in the gaps by working with other
service lines."
Collaborations with R/C offices
happened multiple times throughout
Mueller's multi-year relationship with
the city of Ferndale, Michigan. DRG
provides the city with an array of
Above: After hearing about the risk this
tree posed, it only took the North Detroit
R/C team 20 minutes to clear their schedule
and arrive at the property.
Left: Before the R/C office handled
this removal, the Michigan DRG natural
resource consulting team was working
with the city of Ferndale on a tree inventory
among other initiatives.
services including a tree inventory,
urban tree canopy assessment,
ordinance review and management
plan. But still, DRG occasionally needs
help from R/C crews.
Take, for example, last August when
a large tree began failing on private
property, threatening multiple buildings.
Within 20 minutes of hearing about it
from Mueller at DRG, Jake Swearingen,
sales arborist, North Detroit, R/C,
was on the scene.
"We all reacted fast. The oak tree was
about 5 feet in diameter and 90 feet
tall, and it was split right down the
middle," Swearingen said. "If it fell, it
would have probably wiped out four
houses. As soon as I saw this tree,
I called two crews."
Liam Docherty, foreman, Ryan
Ferguson, foreman, Chris Darnall,
climber, and John Gasperich, trimmer,
MY DAVEY
joined Swearingen with a bucket truck
and wood chipper in tow. While waiting
for the crane operator, the team spent
two hours planning the removal while
the city evacuated nearby homes.
Once they got started, it took nearly
14 hours, over the course of two days,
to remove the tree.
Afterward, Swearingen knew the city's
employees were happy and relieved.
The client also let Mueller know how
important it was to them that the oak
tree was removed safely and quickly.
At Davey, when service lines
collaborate, we can get the job done
better, faster and more efficiently.
Plus, the city of Ferndale learned how
working with multiple Davey teams is
twice as nice.
