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May-June Davey Bulletin 2018

The Davey Tree Expert Company provides residential and commercial tree service and landscape service throughout North America. Read our Flipbooks for helpful tips and information on proper tree and lawn care.

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13 May/June 2018 | THE DAVEY BULLETIN Davey Chairman Karl Warnke speaks during the 2018 Davey Shareholders' Meeting. Retiring Davey board member Dawson Cunningham was recognized at the annual shareholders' meeting. From left are Davey Chairman Karl Warnke, Cunningham, his wife Kaye Bowman, and Davey President and CEO Pat Covey. 6 percent above our plan, and that's on three months weather-wise anybody in Ohio can appreciate." While revenues remain strong, Covey said meeting staffing needs remains a challenge. "The single biggest issue we have is finding people," he said. Covey said Davey has actively addressed recruiting and retention needs by creating recruiting hubs, developed to move recruiting personnel closer to field operations teams, leveraging its online recruiting tool, Ed (employee development), to create talent pools to draw from, and emphasizing recruiting on social media to reach a younger audience. "We've done a number of things to put a bigger spotlight on recruiting, engagement, training and retention," he said. Davey has also done this by encouraging greater community outreach, expertise building and technical innovation. To do so, the company has broadened its programming and content on social media and news outlets to highlight employees who already excel in these efforts. "We're measuring how much our employees give back to the community," he said. "We're constantly sharing our expertise through the media. We're promoting Davey as the technical experts, the go-to people with regard to anything and everything tree care related. It all feeds into building brand support around corporate responsibility, and getting employees invested in working for Davey as more than just a job."

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