Location: N69 W25195 Indiangrass Lane, Sussex
Website: www.landworkswisconsin.com
Year Founded: 1997
Product or Service offered: Landscape architecture, landscape construction, and landscape maintenance for residential and commercial clients in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Winter services include holiday decorating and snow removal.
Projected 2010 Revenue: $6.5 million
President and owner: Robert Sappey
Other key leadership members: Timothy Narr, owner and vice president; Melody Narr, owner and director of sales and marketing
Target Clientele: Residential property owners who have an appreciation for a well built and professionally cared for landscape and business property owners who understand the value a beautiful landscape can bring to their businesses.
Business Organization Memberships: American Society of Landscape Architects, Metropolitan Builders Association, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association
What has fueled your company’s growth?
“Constant adaptation to customers needs, loyal and hard word working employees, focused marketing, processes for everything we do and really cool measuring systems.”
What has been the biggest obstacle to your company’s growth?
“Probably us. We are a careful, conservative, self-critical and passionate bunch sticking to some basic principles that got us here when it comes to customer service. We think the opportunities are endless due to those values and just around the corner.”
Do you have any planned changes for your company in the coming months?
“Nothing major, except to always remain sharp and flexible.”
Who are the business people, locally or nationally, whom you admire? What traits do those people exhibit that make you admire them?
“Business people who are able to be flexible to meet their customers ever changing needs and who deliver promises in the same way they expect to receive them. The common denominator is honesty.”
What is the outlook for the business conditions of your industry over the next several months?
“The outlook for next year seems to be more promising than the last two. We’re all part of the economic problem. Everyone, including us, is skiddish about spending and we all need to change our mindsets a bit, and help each other get out of this recession.”
What has been your company’s key strategy for rising out of the recession?
“Stay focused and continue to adapt. We will probably have to go out on a limb a bit.”
