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immense problem for the industry, so it’s important to look at the work you need to perform in the spring and recruit now. Crew Checklist: This comprehensive jobsite checklist ensures your crew(s) don’t overlook any details. Now is a good time to review and determine if revisions are needed. Scope of Work: Before you lock in your clients, go over your scope of services and update anything to clearly state what the customer should expect. What is your standard cleanup service vs. additional cost services? Don’t be afraid to offer bundled packages for higher margins. While this checklist isn’t an earth-shattering new idea, it is a reminder that sometimes the Checklists simplest idea can Who doesn’t love have a big impact a good checklist? on what you do, Well, some people keeping you on don’t I guess, but task. It’s equally checklists are a important to keep simple, powerful tool these checklists updated to keep professionals m to your changing business on task and make sure @A .co li a k s o ck e i S a b e l ni k au - a d o b e. s t and equipment mix. Should you details aren’t overlooked. And determine it’s time for something new, in this day of doing more with less, who we’re here to help. couldn’t use a little help? This month, Gigi Wood talked with The most important checklist for manufacturers about what mowers are a landscape professional right now is a good fit when you’re ready to take Spring Cleanup Preparedness. Here’s on more, and larger, jobs (pg.22). Take what it should cover: a look at this month’s Equipment & Technology column (pg.16), where Brant Spring Cleanup Preparedness Kukuk from Ditch Witch discusses ways Equipment: Look at your trucks, machines can help short-staffed landmowers, lawn tools, powered equipment scapers. Lastly, Bryce Gill writes about and trailers. Make a note of what needs battery-powered equipment taking the repair or replacement and make that lead in the landscape industry (pg. 36). expense now. A Maintenance Checklist Prepare for spring and give yourself a is helpful here. leg up on success. Labor: The labor shortage remains an iving in Wisconsin, winter is an event we prepare for every year. We pack up the patio furniture, winterize plants, get out the storm windows, have the fireplace inspected, throw a bag of cat litter in the trunk of the car, dig out the winter gear, tune up the snow equipment… the list goes on. But this year, it seemed all for not. At the time I write this, I think the southern U.S. states have gotten more snow this winter than my small sliver of Wisconsin. It was nice to “take a winter off ” this year. I get it, warm states. But now, here we are — March 20 marks the first day of spring and there’s plenty of work to be done preparing for the changing seasons.
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