Michael Euliano knew he wanted to mechanize when he founded Technical Tree Service in Goffstown, New Hampshire, in April 2018. But he lacked both the funding and the business expertise. Euliano, now 32 years old, was a certified tree climber who came from a high-end pruning and removal background. Striking out on his own, he […]
In what appears to be a perfect merger of needs, a program in Boston is training people in search of a vocation to work in an industry historically in need of people. PowerCorpsBOS (Power Corps Boston) is currently in its second session of giving job seekers training in arboriculture and urban forestry. “At our core, […]
Marshall Badeaux grew up in the tree care industry, the son of a company owner. What makes his story different than most legacy stories is that the company owner and primary tree climber was his mother, Betsy. “She started climbing in the early ’80s, when I was an infant,” Badeaux recalls. “My dad had passed […]
It is more evolution than revolution, but the paper-and-pencil tree care industry has advanced to the modern age. As a result, some arborists’ toolboxes include not just the chain saw, chipper and grapple saw, but also the many software packages that help drive businesses to greater profitability. “We’re using it in a variety of ways,” […]
Brian Favreau is operations coordinator for Sterling, Massachusetts-based Favreau Forestry, an accredited, 12-year TCIA member company. He has been looking to hire a new driver with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) for eight months. Not having one is slowing down his business. The company has three CDL drivers and about 10 trucks that require a […]
