We have maintained our small business status while acquiring new work for the upcoming year. We are grateful for what we have achieved and look forward to another great year!
The declared statewide drought requires everyone to do their part conserving water. The latest summer 2014 CACM’s Law Journal (article by Matt Ober), outlines a few great ideas to make some long term reductions. 1) Engage Residents- Member participation with the solution in reducing water such as creating a water conservation committee is a great start to making a positive change. These committees can identify drought tolerant plants, irrigation modification or reductions, as well as eliminate poor drainage and water run-off. 2) Change Rules/ Adopt Policies- Associations should be considering new ways to reduce water. Policy changes could include limiting watering to certain times of d
For over a year, we have used a great company called Fleetmatics. It is a company that provides GPS tracking and reports in real time. We have all of our vehicles installed with the device to help us better manage our employees. Fleetmatics recently posted a blog on their site about our success. This is the overview: “Coast Landscaping, like many businesses, continuously aims to be more efficient by saving time and money. The business looked to fleet management technology to help achieve this goal and has found success with the Fleetmatics solution. Fleetmatics has helped the company significantly lower its fuel bill. “Our gas bill alone has decreased by approximately 25% annually simply
Tomorrow is Independence Day and the weather forecast says is should be in the high 80s! Though taking a much needed day off for the holiday, any other Friday, work would be in full swing, regardless of the hot weather. Since summer has arrived and hot days are inevitable, it is really important for everyone, specially those outside (and those working outside) to be protected against heat and the illness it can bring. What is Heat Illness? Heat illness is when the body’s temperature control can’t maintain an acceptable internal temperature leading to a dangerous increase of a person’s core temperature. It develops from exposure to high temperatures with inadequate or unbalanced fluid repl