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gvlandscape
Contributor 3
2 months ago

Landscape Maintenance Business - Considering Restructuring Production Crews

When I first started in the landscaping business in 2015 I started running 2 person production crews that would do basic bed maintenance and mulching which is the core of business. I then for some reason or another we started running 3 person production teams likely in 2017 and have every since. Taking a long look at our payroll numbers annually and just efficiency I think it would be best to move back to a 2 person crews as we go out with a dump truck equipped with a dump trailer and walk behind skid steer so our equipment makes us more efficient to go back to a 2 person crew. 

How many team members are on your landscape maintenance crews? 

How many team members are on your landscape installation crews?

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lawn care
property maintenance
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  • bedellmgmt's avatar
    bedellmgmt
    Jobber Ambassador
    2 months ago

    Efficiency is the key to profitability with landscape maintenance work - especially to keep the work long-term IMO. Over the past decade equipment has cut the need for labor drastically in my business so I highly encourage seeing how far you can stretch this.  Your margins will likely improve considerably as a result!