About Us
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RANKED 18TH LARGEST
MAJORITY EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY
ON THE EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP 100 LIST
Company Overview
Founded in 1880, Davey provides a variety of tree
care, grounds maintenance and consulting services
for the residential, utility, and commercial and
government markets. We have 152 facilities in the
United States (including 40 owned and 112 leased
facilities in 45 states) and 16 facilities in Canada
(including four owned and 12 leased facilities in five
provinces). Our employee ownership is a key driver
of our innovation, collaboration and client focus. As
employee owners, we care deeply about, and are
invested in, the success and future of our company.
In 2013, we had more than 7,300 employees and were
ranked the 18th largest majority employee-owned
company on the Employee Ownership 100 list,
according to the National Center for Employee
Ownership (NCEO).
We are rooted in our 135-year history, taking pride
in the legacy that our founder, John Davey, began.
He instilled his philosophy to "do it right or not at all"
in the culture of Davey. This philosophy continues to
guide us in our daily operations and inspires us to be
responsible corporate citizens.
Our Business Segments
Residential and Commercial Services: Residential
and Commercial Services provides services to our
residential and commercial customer. Services include
the treatment, preservation, maintenance, removal
and planting of trees, shrubs and other plant life; the
practice of landscaping, grounds maintenance, tree
surgery, tree feeding and tree spraying; the application
of fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides; and, natural
resource management and consulting, forestry research
and development, and environmental planning.
Utility Services: Utility Services is principally engaged in
providing services to our utility customers—investor-owned,
municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives. Services
include line-clearing and vegetation management around
power lines, rights-of-way and chemical brush control,
natural resource management and consulting, forestry
research and development, and environmental planning.
Governance and Ethics
We integrate responsible stewardship considerations
into all business decisions, including our operations,
workplace environment, and strategic planning of
new and existing products and services. Operating
responsibly and ethically, caring for our employees,
and protecting the environment and the communities
we serve are our highest priorities.
Board Structure: We have 15 executive officers
and our board structure can be found in our Annual
Report at http://goo.gl/g2pxOR. The board has three
committees—audit, compensation and governance.
Read more on the Board Committee Charters page
of our website at http://goo.gl/8r5Uks.
Corporate Responsibility Governance: Oversight of
our corporate responsibility efforts is from our corporate
responsibility team, consisting of representatives from
across the organization, including operations, corporate
purchasing, facilities, human resources, environmental
management, financial accounting, communications
and information systems. The team meets on a regular
basis to determine Davey's corporate responsibility
priorities, goals and timelines, and reviews them with
our president and board of directors. The team actively
contributed to the content of this report.
