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January/February 2018
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
BUILDING CAMARADERIE IN
THE TREE CARE INDUSTRY
Three climbers from the Fort Collins R/C office and one
climber from the West Denver R/C office represented Davey
in the Rocky Mountain Chapter Tree Climbing Competition
at Washington Park in Denver.
The highest place for a Davey employee was 27th and most
were in the low 30s, which is pretty good for being the first
competition for all the climbers, said Natalie McNeill, district
manager, Fort Collins R/C office.
"I wanted my guys to compete," McNeill said. "It is good
for our employees to get that exposure."
McNeill and Vince Distrola, assistant district manager,
West Denver R/C office, agreed a highlight from the day
was David Devine's, crew leader, West Denver R/C office,
aerial rescue. Both recall Devine making his rescue quickly
and coming out of the tree to applause from the spectators.
"He let out this big yell and was pumped," Distrola said.
"It was pretty fun to watch."
Devine said he was really impressed with himself, especially
with it being his first time competing.
"I just stuck to the objectives and went up there and got
my rescue down as fast as I could," Devine said. "I don't
mess around when it comes to safety."
Competitor Tyler Andrews, lead foreman, Fort Collins
R/C, said competitors try to help each other during the
competition, so they are competing against everyone's
best effort.
Pictured left to right: Fort Collins R/C office competitors Torin Harris,
trimmer, Tyler Andrews, lead foreman, and Matt Mertz, trimmer.
Mike Wallace, S&S technician, fourth from left, Fort Collins R/C office,
helped judge the competition and operated the Davey bucket truck in
the throwline event. Not pictured is David Devine of West Denver.
PRIORITIZING CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Select Davey district managers from
across Residential/Commercial
operations gathered in Kent recently
on a mission to continue down the
road of excellent client experience.
The District Manager Client Experience
Council has been the driving force
behind a number of new projects
implemented operationally, and its
members continue to look for ways
to improve both the employee
experience and the client experience.
New members of the council are
Ken Cloutier, East Cleveland office;
Brian Baker, San Francisco office and
Brian Cox, Dallas office.
The District Manager Client Experience Council gathers to further Davey's client experience.
Pictured include: Ed Legge, Natascha Batchelor, Bob Meoak, Max Walter, Brian Cox, Brian
Baker, Anthony Faoro, Ken Cloutier, Shawn Kingzett, Gary Schermerhorn and Richard Foote.
"It's kind of a cool opportunity to build camaraderie in
the industry," Andrews said. "And, getting to know the other
climbers that climb in Denver and seeing the talent that
is out there."
