Landscape Management, December 2015
Industry Pulse Continued from page 54 CommerCial market On the commercial side of the market some data show confdence is waning but landscape companies report a strong year on this side of the business The Conference Boards quarterly Measure of CEO Confdence came in at 48 for the third quarter down from 58 in the second quarter A reading of more than 50 points refects more positive than negative responses Likewise the National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism remained at a below average reading of 961 The 42 year average is 98 On the bright side is the Building Owners Managers Association Internationals 2015 Experience Exchange Report an annual offce sector benchmarking study which showed increases in income and expense categories for privately owned U S offce buildings Namely the roads and grounds expense category increased 81 percent from 25 cents per square foot in 2013 to 27 cents per square foot in 2014 56 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET December 2015 We dont want to raise prices the spring after an election There can be a lot of emotions going on Derek blumberg Weve seen since 2007 on up people werent putting as much money into landscaping said Tom Hougnon president and CEO of Reliable Property Services a 32 million commercial landscape and snow frm with operations in three states Now in some cases they have to whether its a safety issue with overgrown trees and shrubs or just old sign beds that need to be updated Were seeing more and more customers putting money back into their landscape which obviously is a positive for us Additional reporting by Dillon Stewart
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