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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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July/August 2025
Employee training is paramount to Davey remaining a leader
in the green industry when it comes to fulfilling our mission
of exceeding client expectations. Recent trainings over the
past few months, during which the company lived out this
belief, included workshops related to turfgrass, aerial
rescue, risk assessment and soil care for multiple offices
and service lines.
The Turfgrass Summit, attended by employees from East
Coast offices in Residential/Commercial (R/C) services
in March, looked at turfgrass management, disease and
identification. The trainings also discussed sales tips, service
performance skills and sustainable efforts.
"The summit helps us be a total service provider to our
clients," Charles Shonts, district manager, Naperville office,
said. "I gained a lot of knowledge of turfgrass and with that
came the confidence to identify issues and solutions to any
problems that arise. Zane (Raudenbush) makes it very easy
to learn about turfgrass, he puts information into a format
that is easy to understand, and he does a stellar job of
teaching the class." Raudenbush, manager of research
operations, Davey Institute, conducted the turfgrass training.
An aerial rescue event brought in regional skills trainers for a
EMPLOYEE TRAININGS CONTINUE TO KEEP DAVEY ON TOP
session focused on safety and education for four offices
of Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, in Eastern
Massachusetts in March. There, employees reviewed tree
climbing, bucket-truck aerial rescue when someone be-
comes stuck or unconscious in a tree, how to climb a
spar tree and first aid.
"It exposes people to situations they're not used to, and it's a
great event that brings in a lot of the younger crew members,"
Mike Tilton, foreman, Needham office, said. "Teaching
climbers to rescue is important because if you only have
the crew leader know how to rescue someone, if you aren't
ready for a situation where that leader needs help, you'll be
sitting there unprepared. It's better to have that knowledge."
Out west in the Bay Area, R/C arborists from Northern
California took part in the Factors and Forces Risk Assessment
Training, which explains how to complete a tree-risk
assessment from the perspective of a climber, groundperson
and sales arborist. The training included information on the
five factors and five forces impacting tree health.
"The Factors and Forces training furthers Davey's mission
by prioritizing lives," Stephen Hannibal, trimmer, San Francisco
office, said. "Davey strives to have as few incidents as
EXPERTISE
Thirty-three R/C employees from Northern California attend the Factors and Forces Risk Assessment Training at The
Davey Tree Surgery Company's main office in Livermore, Calif., in May. Pictured are some of the attendees.
