Amy Burkett was sworn in to a three-year term on the Tree Care Industry Association Board of Directors during a virtual ceremony held during TCIA’s Annual Meeting, also held virtually this year, on February 8. Burkett is co-owner, along with her husband, Tyler, and CEO of Burkett Arbor Care, LLC, a seven-year TCIA member company […]
Blake Duval, CTSP demonstrates how to safely perform a climber crane tie-in. Before putting a saddle on and getting right to work, you must make equipment inspection part of the job. Equipment gets inspected every time before use. That frees the mind to then start thinking about the work on hand that day without wondering […]
Cut-resistant chain-saw pants should be a part of any tree workers PPE. Click here to read the article. Erick Palacios, CTSP was training contract workers to fell and remove thousands of trees damaged by the many wildfires. They came from different parts of the U.S., and everyone had their favorite brand of cut-resistant pants. Erik […]
The first three items occurred in October and November but were missed in previous TCI Magazine Accident Briefs reports. Homeowner injured in struck-by A homeowner was severely injured October 1, 2020, in Edgecomb, Maine, when a large tree he was cutting down snagged the tree next to it, snapping the second tree off, which then […]
Principium Capital, LLC, in January released its annual report on the state of private-equity investment in the landscape industry. The report includes existing private-equity platforms, new platforms during the past year, exit transactions and add-on acquisitions. The report identifies 30 private-equity platforms in the lawn and landscape space, plus an additional seven platform investments in […]
