A couple of weeks ago I shared how Grunder Landscaping prepares the night before to make our morning roll-out more efficient. This week I want to add to that by showing you how we maintain an orderly shop. When you have a place for everything and everything is in its place, you reduce chaos and your indirect time. And that’s ultimately money in the bank.
Sure, it takes time to organize your shop and keep it that way, but a little bit of planning and discipline goes a very long way:
If your shop needs its own fall clean-up, start this week by:
Recycling, donating, or disposing of items you no longer need
Designating spaces for commonly used tools, equipment, and materials
Labeling the designated spaces; at GLC, we’ve drawn the outlines of tools on our shelves so it’s clear to everyone what goes exactly where
Stressing the importance of neatness to your team—in your shop and especially on job sites
Landscape pros who tour our facility are often amazed by the level of organization we have in place. It’s part of our secret sauce, and now you can see for yourself what goes into it at our upcoming GLC Fall Field Trip on September 30–October 1. Spots are extremely limited this year so please register soon if you want to attend. As we do every day at GLC, we will be following proper protocols to provide for everyone’s safety.
Have a great week and, as always, if we can help you in any way at The Grow Group, drop us a line at grow@growgroupinc.com.
Marty Grunder
President & CEO
The Grow Group & Grunder Landscaping Co.