TABLEOF CONTENTS FEATURES
18 AN INTERVIEW WITH
BRIGHTVIEW’S ANDREW MASTERMAN When two of the nation’s largest landscape companies, Brickman and ValleyCrest, announced in
2014 that they would merge, it was big news in the landscape industry. Both venerable companies with long histories, Brickman was founded in 1939 and Valley Crest in 1949. The new company rebranded as BrightView, and Andrew Masterman took the helm as president and CEO in November 2016. Mergers are never an easy process, so we talked with Masterman to see how things are going three years after the merger was announced.
COVER STORY 22 WATER STEWARDSHIP AND
THE LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL Today the public’s attitude toward water is a blended expectation of always being available with a touch of “let’s do the right thing and conserve,” but how does that affect landscape professionals? For its part, NALP reminds us that it has a balanced policy of supporting “efforts to ensure an abundance of clean, unpolluted water to meet the needs of the world’s growing population, while also sustaining green, healthy landscapes with their many environmental, economic and quality-of- life benefits.”
25 LANDSCAPES OF THE RICH & FAMOUS
As any service company comes to recognize, dealing with a wide spectrum of clients is what makes business interesting. What makes those dealings profitable is the ability to be flexible and adapt to situations as they change. In this article, Christopher Joyce, Joyce Landscaping in Cape Cod, and Don Sussman, Town and Gardens, Ltd., in New York City, discuss how their teams deal with some of the industry’s most challenging projects and clients.
IN EVERY ISSUE
PRESIDENT’S LETTER 6 Using Water Wisely
NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES 9 Anyplace, Anytime—Certification Testing Made Easy
10 NALP on the Move 10 NALP Taps Ewell as New Director of Education and Events
11 NALP Partners with Houzz 12 Bishop Joins NALP as Director of Technical Education
13 People Academy Live Focuses on Recruiting and Retaining Employees
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14 LANDSCAPES 2017 — Invest in Yourself, Your Team and Your Business
SAFETY ZONE 27 Keeping Our Team Safe on Those Hot Summer Days
LEGALLY SPEAKING 28 Cyber Attacks Make You “WannaCry”? Save Your Tears By Planning Ahead!
FROM THE HILL 30 WOTUS Questions Continue to Muddy the Water
THE LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL > JULY/AUGUST 2017
HR INSIGHTS 32 EEOC Pursues Obama Administration Agenda
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO 33 Upcoming Events You Don’t Want to Miss!
34 Index of Advertisers
CEO’S LETTER 34 NALP Gets a New Home
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