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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
|
May/June 2018
FIELD NOTES
TOM REINER
plant health care coordinator
The Care of Trees
Hamden, Connecticut
OWNER'S BOX
"
I do a lot of safety
training with the crews.
One thing I always
tell them is that I want
them to go home happy
and healthy at the end
of every day. It's foolish
to take chances with
your life and your
health. If you're unsure
about something, ask.
Ignorance kills. Davey's
single-minded focus
on safety has made
me re-examine how
I act outside of work,
too. My wife used to
tease me that I'd talk
about safety all day,
but then not be the
safest at home. There's
been a pretty dramatic
change. For safety to
really mean something,
you need to practice
it – even when you're
not at work.
"
Elizabeth River Landscape Management, a commercial landscape company based
in Suffolk, Virginia, has joined The Davey Tree Expert Company family of brands.
Elizabeth River Landscape Management provides specialized commercial
landscape management services in addition to irrigation, landscape installation,
tree care, snow removal and emergency response.
"Elizabeth River is excited to join Davey for many reasons. Most importantly,
we value their commitment and enthusiasm toward honesty, customer service
and high-quality full-service landscape and tree care," said Jason Fawcett, CEO,
Elizabeth River Lawn and Landscape, Inc. "With Davey, not only will our
employees have additional career and training opportunities, but they will also
have the opportunity to participate in Davey's employee-ownership program."
Dan Joy, executive vice president and general manager, commercial services,
said Davey is excited to welcome the talented and client-focused employees of
Elizabeth River Landscape Management.
"Elizabeth River Landscape Management is a commercial landscape company
with a great reputation and this change allows their clients to experience Davey's
diversified service offerings in this area," said Joy. "Clients will still see the same
focus on exceptional service, but also now have access to Davey's technology
and equipment, and research and development capabilities provided by the
Davey Institute."
Based in Suffolk, Virginia, Elizabeth River Landscape Management has 130
employees at additional locations in Virginia Beach, Yorktown and Richmond,
Virginia, operating a total five territories. The territory branch managers are:
Chris Dempsey, Suffolk landscape; David Hartung, Suffolk grounds maintenance;
John Janin, Yorktown; Chris Phillips, Richmond; and Josh Piquette, Virginia Beach.
Fawcett will continue to lead the Elizabeth River Landscape Management offices
in addition to serving as regional manager of Davey's South Atlantic Commercial
Landscape Services region.
Welcome to Davey!
ELIZABETH RIVER LANDSCAPE
MANAGEMENT JOINS DAVEY
