Truetimber Academy Director Jeff Inman Finds High Value in the CTSP Program
In 2017, when Scott Turner, owner of Truetimber Arborists, Inc., in Richmond, Virginia, saw a need in the industry for formalized training, the company formed its own three-year trade school – Truetimber Academy. Today, Jeffrey S. Inman, Jr., Truetimber Academy director and the company’s risk performance manager, has found lessons from TCIA’s Certified Treecare Safety […]
Training Your Replacement
Wherever you now stand in your career, you were once the “newbie” – the new employee, the new ground worker, the new trimmer, perhaps even the new owner. In each and every one of these changes – pages, if you will, in the story of your life – you were trained and you then needed […]
TREE Fund announces grant and scholarship awards
At its May 2021 meeting, the TREE Fund Board of Trustees approved the following grants and scholarships. Congratulations to all recipients! Hyland R. Johns Grant Richard J. Hauer, Ph.D., University ofWisconsin-Stevens Point“Tree Health Implications of Long-term Strategies to Treat Emerald Ash Borer: Long-term Effects on Tree Injections and Tree Tissue”$24,967 This project will determine the […]
EOS: System of Simple Steps Creating a Contagion for Tree-Industry Leadership
EOS is infectious, in a good way. And it’s spreading throughout the tree care industry. Alan Jones, former TCIA Board chair, caught the bug when the Association began its foray into the Entrepreneurial Operating System with training three years ago. He brought it from TCIA headquarters in New Hampshire to Virginia and surrounding states. Jones […]
TCI Virtual Summit’ 21
TCI Virtual Summit is NOT your typical Zoom meeting! TCIA has built a robust program on a high-quality easy-to-use platform that will immerse you in the quality experience you expect from TCIA. EDUCATION 25 world-class business, safety and arboriculture sessions built to bring your business and skills to the next level. Live Q & A […]