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171 170 Growth Rings earned $11.6 million in annual revenue. By 2020, total annual revenue had reached $1.2 billion, and the Davey Company employed more than 10,000 people across the U.S. and Canada – up from about 2,800 in 1979 and 6,200 in 2007 – who provided diversified tree services, grounds maintenance and environmental services for the residential, utility, commercial and government markets. roughout its long history, Davey has thrived by maintaining a focus on excel- lent client experience and employee strength. And thanks to its longevity, Davey has evolved beyond just a tree-care company. Today, Davey prides itself on the flexibility that comes with an improved ability to work collaboratively. Employees across all of Davey's service lines can pool their resources to serve massive projects oriented around a single client in a way that other green industry companies are incapable of doing on their own. Like the crew of a massive ship, employees in Residential/ Commercial, Utility services, Commercial Landscape Services, Davey Resource Group and the Davey Institute are all capable of working together to chart the most efficient and effective course – for both the client and the company. is collaborative spirit, having only grown since the employee acquisition, is another example of the camaraderie emboldened by the employee-ownership model. By every measure, Davey Tree has achieved success. Yet there is still more to come. And the success of the Davey Company will be measured by its employees. Not just in terms of sales and territory growth, but Davey's future success will be measured in the growth and development of its employees, and whether the company achieves its goals in ways consistent with the values and culture that guide its workforce. As they have for more than 140 years, the employees of Davey look forward to the opportunities ahead and will be prepared for the challenges that await. Covey said the Davey SEED Campus is essential in ensuring employees are equipped with the tools they need to meet and exceed those challenges. "We're making a huge commitment to building out a campus that's committed to taking people with a great attitude who want to work outside and giving them everything they need to be successful in the company," Covey said. "e ability to expand our classroom space, our diagnostic and laboratory capabilities make us a leader around research and client experience. But the part that really is by far the most important is the ability for us to attract people because we have this industry-leading training facility. It's going to be a great tool to showcase to prospective employees. People will be excited hopefully about joining a company willing to have an indoor climbing facility, classrooms, and other elements supporting our commitment to training and educating the workforce. at as much as anything is going to set us apart in the industry. "And choosing a career, for a lot of people these days, also is about what their company is doing around its values, whether it's a company that cares about what's going on in the community, and if it's a company that's socially responsible, that cares about their people, that has empathy, and that focuses on those kinds of personal and philosophical issues," Covey said. "e results will come for a company and its employees who do the right thing. It matters not just that we succeed. It matters how we succeed. at is how we are approaching the future here at Davey. at is why we believe we will reach the goals we have set for ourselves. And that is why we believe Davey will continue to be a pillar in the communities we serve and in the green industry for a long time to come." Chapter 11

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