SCAPEWORKS AUSTRALIA - Key Persons
As our business started to really grow and develop, it was evident that our daily workload was also increasing at a rapid rate. The number of large commercial projects we were being asked to supply to was growing and we needed to ensure that we managed these projects at an optimum level, as we saw this as a major part of the future of our business. In 2014, Chris joined our team and made an immediate impact on our ability to manage commercial construction projects, as well as focusing on customer relationships and alliances to ensure a repeat customer base. Chris brings a high level of project management & planning ability and ensures that both our domestic and commercial customer base receive a quality service from start to finish.
Chris has completed a Cert III in Landscape Construction & Horticulture and has worked with some of Sydney's largest and most respected commercial Landscape companies.
Commencing his employment in 2007, Chris came to Scapeworks Australia with a Cert III in Landscape Construction & Horticulture, and also attained a Cert IV in Business Sales & Management. Being relatively early days in our business history, our fleet and staff numbers were substantially less compared to what we are today. Chris has seen the business grow & develop over the past decade, and oversees the daily management of our staff, truck allocations and overall business model.
Darren joined the Scapeworks Australia team in 2020 and was officially the first employee in our history to fill the role of WHS & Compliance Manager. Like many large businesses in our industry, the need to ensure safety and compliance across our operation had become a necessity and would be vital to our continued growth. Often being contracted by tier one builders and being engaged to work on high profile construction sites, it is a mandatory part of our service and our commitment to our staff and customers that we maintain a thorough and stringent Work Health & Safety plan.
Darren has decades of experience in project and policy management, and has been instrumental in assisting Scapeworks Australia become one of the most trusted and compliant landscape suppliers in NSW.
Glen began working at Scapeworks Australia in 2008 and came with a long history of experience in the mushroom growing and earth moving industries. His knowledge of mechanics and ability to manage a growing landscape yard proved vital to the growth and ongoing success story that our business would prove to become.
Glen has played a pivotal role in managing our multiple depots and has gained worldwide recognition for his knowledge and ability to troubleshoot and maintain our fleet of EB Blower Trucks and CAS Rockslingers.
Blower trucks were first introduced to Australia in 1997 when Jon built two truck mounted machines in conjunction with a local engineering company. Jon had previously spent time working as a labourer for a USA based Blower Truck business while travelling and was excited about the potential of bringing this technology and methodology back home to Australia.
Over 20 years later, to say Jon's vision has been a success would be an understatement. Starting operations with two hand built machines, and to now have a fleet comprised of ten Blower Trucks and four Rockslingers servicing Australia wide, this is truly a remarkable Australian business success story.
Beginning his employment at Scapeworks Australia in 2011, Luke initially commenced working here as a support crew member on our fleet of Blower Trucks. As the months progressed, Luke showed a keen interest in the machinery and expressed a desire to progress from his role at the time to attain his HR truck license and eventually become a full-time operator and supervisor. Luke did just that, and within 2 years had also attained his HC truck license and eventually became the full-time operator of our newest and most powerful HD semi-trailer blower truck. Luke remained in this role for many years until 2019, when an opportunity presented itself in the way of a project estimator position within our business. Luke was well versed in our operation and very aware of the site-specific logistics required for us to provide a top shelf service.
Luke accepted his new challenge and role as Project Estimator and currently visits many of our sites to provide a site measure along with advice and assistance in ensuring a smooth and thorough experience for our customers.