Landscape benchmarking reports available

How does your company’s financial performance compare with other lawn and landscape companies in your area — across the country for that matter? Find out in the newly updated 2008 Operating Cost Study for the Green Industry report. More than 200 companies nationwide contributed data from their 2007 income statements, balance sheets, and operating costs to this report, which features trending analysis for the industry. Click here to order your copy.

Lawn & Landscape magazine recently released its Benchmarking Your Business report. In an uncertain market riddled with variables, the one thing landscape contractors can control is their numbers. This report is a comprehensive guide to your profit and loss. Use it to measure business success. Click here to obtain a PDF version of this report.

Economics of Bidding and Estimating

Landscape service firms must do 2 things if they are to make money in today's competitive Green Industry environment -- (1) develop an accurate estimate of hourly field-labor costs and (2) develop a system to fully recover overhead expenses. Once this is accomplished, generating realistic (and profitable) bids and estimates becomes a much more straightforward task. Benchmarking the firm's performance relative to similarly-sized businesses is also a mandatory managerial task for those who desire to see their business grow and prosper. More detailed information can be found in a presentation delivered at the recent education seminar held by the Southeast Texas Nursery Growers Association. Click here to view this presentation.