Landscape Management, December 2014
Cautiously optimistic New normal Recovery mode These are all terms that have sprung up in the LM Industry Pulse report over the last several years as the effects of the Great Recession caused trouble for the green industry You wont see them in this years report What will you see A confdent outlook Upward price movement Healthy revenue growth and improved profts In fact 90 percent of landscape companies are in the black Of course its not all good news The top challenge Its tough December 2014 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET S3 to fnd qualifed labor On the pages that follow we share the numbers and whats behind the numbers of the 2014 Industry Pulse Methodology For the 2014 Industry Pulse report LM surveyed subscribers online in October and November garnering 350 complete responses Respondents were offered the chance to win one of three 100 gift cards as an incentive Based on the number of responses we assume a 5 percent margin of error Unless otherwise noted all charts and fgures in this report come from this survey Industry Overview S4 Labor report S10 costs report S11 customer report S12 Year in review S14 PHOTO isTOck cOm fPm I
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