Tag: Labor

A behavioral risk expert discusses how climate change is impacting human behavior, creating an increased risk of workplace violence.

Toro Company Foundation, ARA Foundation, and rental companies complete most recent Community Impact Project with creation of Angora Frog Farm park in TN.

Are women the untapped labor resource that we’ve been waiting for in the Green Industry? Should we be strategically targeting female power to round out our landscaping teams?

In 2022, a variety of landscape industry trends impacted design-build contractors, and will continue to have an impact in the years to come.    Previously, Judson...

From one man without a truck to a local leader with 60+ employees and four divisions. A Timeline Of Accomplishments Mike Sanders, Owner Crimson Valley Landscaping Rockford, IL 1....

With labor shortages affecting all industries, it seems fitting this Labor Day to take a look at unemployment rates and other employment statistics across...

Landscape material procurement marketplace GoMaterials released a report today detailing the severity of 2022 plant shortages. According to the report, "The sizes impacted by...

Look for more outdoor brands, style versatility, and breathable rainwear this season. What’s trending when it comes to workwear and gear for landscaping professionals? The...

Lawn and landscape crews travel from site to site throughout the workday—and when doing so, they assume the duty of keeping themselves and others...

One attraction to a lawn care or landscaping career is the ability to work outside rather than being stuck inside behind a desk all...

The recent rally cry for labor has been unprecedented. Intensified need has owners venting their struggles to find and keep good help. But in...

Record-breaking temperatures in 2021 — including July, the earth’s hottest month on record with 200 million Americans under heat advisories — increased worker deaths...

New data from Jobber reveals the lawn care and landscaping sector, or Green industry, was not as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic last...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a memorandum updating its enforcement guidance for compliance safety and health...

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) is applauding Reps. Cuellar (D-TX), Joyce (R-OH), Keating (D-MA) Pingree (D-ME), Chabot (R-OH), and Harris (R-MD) for...

Each year during the first week of May, OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down week raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to...

Increasing productivity increases profits, and scheduling and route optimization are two key areas where landscaping companies can see significant productivity gains with small investments....

This article is presented in conjunction with “H-2B: The Basics” and “H-2B: The FEWA Perspective.” Finding employees has become one of the biggest issues in...

If an industry-wide landscaping labor shortage wasn’t enough of a problem, add the cost and difficulty of recruiting seasonal employees. These are primary reasons...

For a lot of lawn and landscaping companies, the off-season poses a unique set of challenges when it comes to staffing. Being a seasonal...